26 March 2022, Mumbai:

As part of the FDCI Khadi presentation, six brands showcased their unique takes on handloom textiles at the joint Fashion Design Council of India x Lakme Fashion Week.

The second day of the FDCI × Lakmé Fashion Week focused on sustainable fashion as an array of brands looked to modernize eco-friendly textiles and innovate responsible design solutions.

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Brands Mossi, Abhishek Gupta Benares, Anavila, Anju odi, Charu Parashar and Rina Dhaka came together to showcase Khadi’s versatility Mossi presented an elegant, clean and architecture-inspired take on Khadi.

The garments comprised drapes and a bold colour palette of red, white, and black. Abhishek Gupta Benares’ menswear and womenswear collection focused on the fabric manipulation and structure of Khadi, Meanwhile, created in collaboration with Burdwan weavers, Anavila’s collection used natural dyes and modern-style Jamdani motifs to celebrate the region’s craft heritage.

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Anju Modi’s collection was feminine, delicate, and featured an array of occasion wear. The collection used a sattvic colour scheme including haldi, chandan, keshari, designed to have a harmonising effect. Charu Parashar used Khadi to dress the modern bride for collection ‘The Khadi Bride’.

Khadi silk was used for kurtas and sarees in metallic tones with opulent floral embroidery. Rina Dhaka focused on lightweight and skin-friendly textiles this season.

With an off- white and cream colour palette, Dhaka played with textile to create an ethereal aesthetic. Actress Kangana Ranaut walked as the showstopper for the Khadi presentation in a white saree, overcoat, and ample jewels. 

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

South Asia and Middle East’s largest retail intelligence organization, the Images Group launched the 21st edition of India Fashion Forum, India's largest fashion retail intelligence event, at The Leela Ambience in Gurugram.

As per Akhilesh Prasad, President & CEO, Fashion & Lifestyle Business, Reliance Retail, the industry's future is ever-changing and dynamic, and it needs to create more adaptable models, Saloni Nangia, President, Technopak, kicked off the forum by sharing fashion retail industry insights through the lens of economy and GDP, the overall fashion industry, and key trends for 2022 - 23.

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She emphasised the impact of COVID-19 on consumer spending power and expressed her optimism that the industry will recover in the coming years, with an estimated 10 percent increase in GDP per year until 2025.

The India Fashion Forum 2022 is a platform for outstanding, eye-opening innovation in the fashion industry, ranging from agile design tools to exceptional in-store tech influencers, from the dynamic science of fashion retail analytics to hyper-targeted social marketing. 

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CREDITS: Technopak.

25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Alpona Designs and Shriya Khanna launched their latest collections featuring contrasting rich florals with sculptural modernity at the joint Fashion Design Council of India x Lakme Fashion Week.

Alpona Designs’ collection & The Eden Garden was rich-colored botanical discordance of clashing print mixed with classic silhouettes of saris, kurtas, lehengas, and dresses.

The collection mixed blossoming flowers and exotic birds with digital prints for an eclectic yet wearable appearance.

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Its notable items included a drop-waisted copper-toned dress resembling a bohemian flapper and a saree that mixed houndstooth check with blooming floral prints.

Eponymous designer Shriya Khanna’s collection was inspired by Peter Collingwood's Macrogauze textile pieces.

The collection featured geometric patterns that gave it a modern, almost futuristic feel.

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Its color pattern comprising rice blue, navy, white, and coral gave it an Avant-garde concept and translated it into wearable designs.

From March 23 to27 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, the FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week is broadcasting physical runway shows on the organizers’ respective websites and social media accounts this season. 

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

Featuring icy metallics and intricate details, the new collection, Winter Rain’ by designer Samant Chauhan launched at the joint FDCI X LFW this season.

The collection created a world of permanent winter inhabited by eleven women in regal gowns.

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Using delicate Chikankari embellishments, swathes of black, and ethereal silvery hues, the collection showed the beauty to be found in the darker human emotions.

Known for his conceptual collections, this season Chauhan used the runway to create an entire winter landscape with snow, clouds, and leaf-bare trees. The collection was refined and kept a formal air and told his story through beautiful detailing on classic silhouettes of gowns, cocktail dresses, and tailored sets.

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The collection was primarily womenswear but concluded with actor Manoj Bajpayee closing the show as the showstopper wearing a silvery suit. Both Chauhan and Bajpayee hail from Bihar and have a long standing friendship, Bajpayee told News18 about his latest role. 

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CREDITS: Fashion Network.

26 March 2022, Mumbai:

On March 15th C.L.A.S.S. Eco Hub launched the 3rd edition of C.L.A.S.S. ICON Award, the annual competition with the aim of sponsoring and rewarding a visionary creative who is able to combine design, responsibility, innovation, and communication.

This is the call to action launched by Giusy Bettoni, C.L.A.S.S. CEO and founder, together with former C.L.A.S.S. ICON winners and sustainable fashion experts Gilberto Calzolari (2020) and Duarte (2021), during the latest C.L.A.S.S.

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ICON Instagram Live.

In the course of the social media panel, our guests shared their fruitful experiences with the C.L.A.S.S. team and its partners on their way to a more sustainable fashion business: “C.L.A.S.S. ICON opened so many doors in terms of suppliers that provide sustainable and certificated fabrics and are willing to help you out, while in general, it is not easy to be a small brand and have big factories helping you find the right materials.

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And finally, we really appreciated the everyday support from the C.L.AS.S. team who pushed us and challenged us to always try more sustainable ways of doing business.” Says Ana Duarte, founder of Duarte and winner of C.L.A.S.S. Icon 2021.

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25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Cocoblu Retail is going to take over the fashion, apparel, and accessories business of Amazon's largest seller Cloudtail, which is going to shut down in about a month's time.

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Amazon will not hold any equity in Cocoblu Retail, the way it has stayed away from another new seller, Dawntech Electronics, which has taken over Cloudtail's electronics business since last November.

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Dawntech is owned by South's leading real estate company, Salarpuria- Sattva Group.

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CREDITS: ET Dt 25-03-2022 (The news article has not been edited by the DFU Publications staff).

26 March 2022, Mumbai:

Brands Rara Avis and Shruti Sancheti made a joint presentation of their collections on day one of the FDCI X LFW.

Rara Avis by Sonal Verma launched a new ready-to-wear collection & Hodophilic which was inspired by the rich landscape of human emotion. The collection transitioned into metallics and highlighted traditional Indian craft techniques.

Its notable items included A-line retro-style dresses and gold fringing.

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Designer Shruti Sancheti presented a more traditional take on ready-to-wear through her Alchemy.

The collection featured delicate Mughal era embellishments and handcrafted details on gowns and sets.

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Running from March 23 to March 27, the FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week is being held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium at India Gate in New Delhi for the first time this season.

The physical runway shows are broadcast live on the organizers’ respective websites and social media accounts this season and designers can retail their wares at the fashion week’s designer showroom segment. 

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

J J Valaya presented the luxury brand ‘JJV’ with eco-conscious Tencel textiles at FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week.

This year as the designer celebrated his 30th year in fashion JJ Valaya launched his all-new bridge-to-luxury brand “JJV”, as an eco-conscious collection made from TENCEL™ LUXE filament yarn, which is derived from renewable wood sources in a closed-loop Lyocell process.

The TENCEL™ LUXE filament yarn will define the landscape of luxury fashion with its silky smoothness, liquid-like drape, colour vibrancy, and yarn strength.

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With the world opening its doors for travel, JJ Valaya’s bridge-to-luxury line celebrates occasion wear when on the go! Closing Day 1 with an easy-going, fun, and celebratory collection made from Tencel Luxe, Valaya presented conscious luxury with utmost flair.

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The debut “JJV” collection “Rumeli – the Summer Story” was an appealing line for fashion-conscious women.

JJ Valaya showcased a vibrant and experimental tone at FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week 2022.

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CREDITS: TOI First Post News18 Peeping Moon  (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

24 March 2022, Mumbai:

Falguni Shane Peacok plans to launch an intergalactic-inspired collection named ‘Earthbound’ at the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week.

Bollywood actor Ananya Pandey will be the showstopper at the showcase.

Known for dramatic silhouettes and glamour, Falguni Shane Peacock will mix bright hues with futuristic tailoring this season.

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The promotional video released for the collection by the FDCI on Instagram m on March 22 shows skin-tight bodysuits in contrasting colours and gowns will certainly play a key role.

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The brand has always been intrigued by space and the collection is based on the concept of a group of people returning to earth after spending 50 years on another planet, says Shane-Peacock.

After fifty years of inhabiting other planets, it is likely to have developed a sort of uniform from living in a colony. But when they head back to earth, they will celebrate colors and textures in all their glory, she adds. 

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