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WIFW Grand Finale Titled "Mode OF India" |
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The organisers of the upcoming edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), have announced that they are going to mark the grand finale of the fashion week with the collections that are inspired by India. They said that the collection would showcase the patriotism of the fashion designers and the leading designers like Anamika Khanna and Ashish Soni will be displaying their collections in the grand finale. The organisers have named the grand finale, as "Mode of India" and it will definitely showcase something unique to the fashion enthusiasts.
The Vice President (Market) of ITC`s Lifestyle Retailing, Mr. Atul Chand has announced the theme for the grand finale and said, "The grand finale at the coming event will showcase two bright young stars of Indian fashion, who have earned much global acclaim". The Director General of FDCI, Rathi Vinay Jha added, "Both creative experts are very dynamic and vibrant. They have evolved their own signature style and contributed largely in putting Indian fashion on the world map".
The sources from the Indian fashion industry have informed that this is the 11th edition of one of the leading fashion events in India and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is organizing this from 12-16 March this year. While commenting on the theme of the grand finale, one of the designers, Anamika Khanna said, "Both of us have derived our respective collections from India and it is going to be all about our nation. We are proud to be Indians and that is what we are going to showcase on the ramp via our silhouettes".
According to the sources related to Anamika, the designer has dipped into the inexhaustible treasure trove of textiles and craft of India and hence, her collection has become an "edgy, clean and uncluttered" one. Anamika has used the fabrics like satin, jacquard, silk, textured cotton, organza and georgette while creating her collection and the dresses like skirts, coats and jackets are available there in her collection. The source also said that the colour palette of Anamika`s collection include the black, blue-blacks and charcoal and "the collection is bordered towards dark shades".
While talking about their collection in more details, the other designer, Ashish Soni said, "All the literal images that we have about our country - our collections would break all of them. The idea is to bring out the essence of Indian fashion. I mean, if flanked by international labels, where we are spaced. Our products are of international standards with the Indianness intact". He added that the colours such as charcoal, dark blue, ebony and bitter chocolate are the most prominent ones in his palette and he has used the fabrics like Cashmere in knit and woven, Viscose knits, flannel wool and leather while creating his collection.
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