FDCI Presents Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2018 in association with NEXA

#AIFWSS18 - EVENT RECAP

FDCI ANNOUNCES THE SHOW SCHEDULE & LIST OF DESIGNERS PARTICIPATING IN THE 31st EDITION OF AIFW AW’18

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced the show schedule and list of designers for the 31st Edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week in association with Nexa Autumn Winter 2018. The five-day event will be held from March 14-18 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. 

Almost 100 designers will present their ideas through the medium of ensembles on the runway and exhibit area, making it a memorable season.

From showcasing the power of handlooms to an ode to digital revolution, from taking a stroll down memory lane through retrospectives to introducing fresh formats — this year we will be homage to lots more. 

Announcing the schedule, Sunil Sethi, President FDCI said, “We, at the FDCI, have always believed in introducing newer ideas to break free the monotony. Taking this spirit forward, every evening of Amazon India Fashion Week will have the vibrancy of a grand show, instead of just a last-day grand finale, in order to commemorate as many designers as possible and to celebrate inclusivity.”

SHOW SCHEDULE AIFW AW’18

MARCH 14-18, 2018

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Lodhi Road, New Delhi

DAY - 1

WEDNESDAY: MARCH 14, 2018

3:30 PM                OPENING SHOW BY SAMANT CHAUHAN                                                            MSA 2

                                                                

5:00 PM               ANUPAMAA BY ANUPAMA DAYAL

                               PATINE                                                                                                                              MSA 1

                                                                                                                                                                                    

6:30 PM               DEFIANCE BY ADARSH GILL                                                                     

                                 SHYAMAL & BHUMIKA                                                                                                   MSA 2

8:00 PM               ABRAHAM & THAKORE                                                                                                  MSA 1

9:30 PM               NEXA PRESENTS

ASHISH N SONIGAURI & NAINIKA                                                                                 MSA  2

DAY – 2

THURSDAY: MARCH 15, 2018

                                

2:00 PM               PEARL ACADEMY PRESENTS

INFLUENCE

A SHOWCASE BY PEARL ALUMNI                                                                            MSA 1

3:30 PM               RAHUL SINGH

SAAJ BY ANKITA

KARISHMA DEEPA SONDHI                                                                                         MSA 2

                                                                

5:00 PM               KOMMAL AND RATUL SOOD

PAWAN SACHDEVA

ROHIT KAMRA                                                                                                                    MSA 1

                                 ( Men’s Show )

6:30 PM               NOT SO SERIOUS BY PALLAVI MOHAN                                               

                                 VINEET BAHL                                                                                                                MSA 2

8:00 PM               MALINI RAMANI                                                                                               

                                 NIKASHA                                                                                                                        MSA 1  

9:30 PM               HONOR  9 LITE PRESENTS              

NITIN BAL CHAUHAN                 

RINA DHAKA                                                                                                                    MSA  2

                                

DAY - 3

FRIDAY: MARCH 16, 2018

12:00-2:00PM  FDCI – AMAZON

DESIGNER BOUTIQUE SEMINAR                                                                                MSA1   

3:30 PM               AARTIVIJAY GUPTA                                                      

ABHI SINGH     

ILK                                                                                                                                             MSA 2  

5:00 PM               MADHU JAIN

                              SANSKAR BY SONAM DUBAL                                                                                         MSA 1

6:30 PM               TOM TAILOR    FASHION SHOW                                                                                   MSA 2

8:00 PM               LIVA PRESENTS

                                 ANJU MODI

  ESHAA AMIIN

 AKAARO BY GAURAV JAI GUPTA

 NIDA MAHMOOD

  PINNACLE BY SHRUTI SANCHETI

 WENDELL RODRICKS                                                                                           MSA 1

9:30 PM               INDIE EYE PRESENTS

SHIVAN & NARRESH                                                                                                        MSA  2

                                

DAY - 4

SATURDAY: MARCH 17,2018

               

2:00 PM               AEKATRI BY CHARU VIJ

AUTRE BY GAUTAM GUPTA

DIKSHA KHANNA

KANIKA GOYAL LABEL

PRIYAM NARAYAN                                                                                                          MSA 1

                                                                                                                                   

3:30 PM             PINNACLE BY SHRUTI SANCHETI

                             SAHIL KOCHHAR                                                                                                              MSA 2

                                                                

5:00 PM               RABANI & RAKHA

SIDDARTHA TYTLER                                                                                                      MSA 1

6:30 PM               SET WET PRESENTS                                                                                     

DHRUV VAISH

NOUGHT ONE

SAHIL ANEJA                                                                                                                    MSA 2

( Men’s Show )

8:00 PM               péro                                                                                                                                       MSA 1

9:30 PM               NAMRATA JOSHIPURA                                                                                                  MSA  2

DAY - 5

SUNDAY : MARCH 18,2018

PEARL PORTFOLIO – FUTURE OF FASHION

Haryana Girl Manushi Chhillar Is the New Miss World

The 54th Femina Miss India World 2017 winner Manushi Chhillar from Haryana has been crowned Miss World 2017 in the Sanya City Arena in China PR. Manushi was chosen from among 108 contestants at the beauty pageant.

Manushi, born to doctor parents, studied in St. Thomas School in Delhi and Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women in Sonepat.

In an interview during her grooming for Miss India, she said: "The only thing I believe is certain in life is uncertainty and this is what is amazing about the pageant."

Reita Faria, a medical student, was the first Indian to win the Miss World title in 1966. Manushi incidentally is also a medical student.

With Thanks: Yahoo News : LINK

Full Crowning Moment of Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar from India

3 NIGHTS IN BALI – Free draw for all EFWA2017 ticket purchasers

One of their newest sponsor – Bali Eco Stay – has stepped in to offer a fabulous prize draw for those attending Eco Fashion Week Australia Nov. 23-27, 2017, and they couldn’t be more excited the details with you.

The Prize – 3 nights at Bali Eco Stay in the heart of Bali in an open-air, over water jungle bungalow surrounded by nature – total prize value $1058. This bungalow features 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and can provide accommodation for up to 4 people. The lucky winner can choose to bring up to 3 friends/family members. Airfare and ground transportation not included.

Who can enter – Everyone who purchases a ticket to come to EFWA from Nov. 23-27, 2017 are eligible. You may enter once for each night you purchase a ticket. The more nights you come, the better chance you have to win.

How to Enter – There will be a sealed boxed in the entry. After showing your purchased ticket, please place your business card (or substitute) in the box.

About The Resort – Bali Eco Stay offers a green sanctuary in the heart of Bali where travellers reconnect with nature, discover pure food and immerse themselves in tropical food forests, traditional Balinese culture and jungle life. Enjoy relaxing while surrounded by nature in your open-air, over-water bungalow. Feast on authentic Balinese home cooking prepared with love and respect for nature using organically grown food. And explore all our unique area has to offer – lounge in freshwater rock pools, learn traditional crafts with our Kakek (grandfather) and explored untouched landscapes and village either by foot, bike or scooter. Check out their website at www.baliecostay.com

Conditions – Booking is subject to availability (not available July – August, and Nov 15 – Jan 15).

Draw Date – The winner of this amazing prize will be drawn on our final day – Monday, November 27th – just before the final 2 runway shows. All entries for tickets for that day’s shows must be placed in the box no later than 8:45.

About Bali Eco Stay

Australians Cath and John Blundstone, with their Balinese family Mini and Agung, joined forces to create Bali Eco Stay. Their vision was to design the property as a working model of sustainability, and a beautiful place where rice paddies meet the jungle. Bali Eco Stay, a mountain resort offering nourishment for all your senses within a natural setting of food forests, rice fields and towering mountains reaching as far as the eye can see.

What distinguishes Bali Eco Stay from the rest is that it will not be found along the well-beaten tourist trails of Bali. Its remote location provides a unique opportunity for travellers seeking something different and off the beaten track to experience another side of Bali – the Bali from 40 years ago with its untouched pristine landscapes and charming villages steeped in profound local customs.

Source: Eco Fashion Week

Indie Eye to be launched in Milan in 2018

Indie Eye, a brand that explores the area of avant-garde eye-wear design in India, is a collaborative initiative by a designer, Tanira Sethi and an artist, Jayanta Roy, guided by a product development and design expert, Sunil Sethi.

The product line is uncontrolled by the set norms of fashion and seeks to redefine the ‘regular’. It is meant for free thinkers, people who believe in self-expression and have an ‘eye’ for individualistic fashion.

The project was conceived at the serendipitous meeting of the three creative minds at Jayanta’s art exhibit. Fascinated by the metaphoric take on eye-wear, two years hence, the brand is proposed to be launched in Milan in 2018. Indie Eye is currently designing unconventional, bespoke objects d’art on request.

Source: W five

NIDA MAHOOD Presents Collection at Amazon India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2018

The collection is a celebration of India and the Indian Woman. This collection is a collaboration between acclaimed designer Nida Mahmood and Active Lifestyle brand Deivee by Milind Soman.

The collection is made of four distinct lines representing a region of the country. The collection takes inspiration from the rich culture, colors, and textiles of the region.

Nida takes inspiration from the ageless art of Ikat for the collection celebrating East India. While the indigo dyeing and printing techniques charmed her to create the west collection. For the collection to celebrate North comes from the rich Banarasi brocades. She was drawn into the Mughal patterns of  DELICATE FLOWERS AND LEAVES on DELICATE CREEPERS. FROM DOWN SOUTH WE WERE ENAMOURED BY THE UPPADA AND NARAYANPET SARIS. COLOR BLOCKING AND VARIOUS KINDS OF STRIPES FORM THE MAIN SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS PART OF THE COLLECTION.

The silhouettes used in the collection is inspired by the women of India. Its designed to offer maximum comfort from the treadmill to the dance floor. Keeping the theme of inclusiveness and body positive imagery of brand Deivee the range is designed for #every-Body.

The highlight of the collection is that its completely made of 100% recycled plastic bottles. Its made with a quick dry technology and is anti-microbial too. This sustainable Athleisure range also has the first ever running sari. The Running Sari ensures the collection is suitable for all Indian women across shapes, sizes & sensibilities. This collection is a true celebration of India and the beautiful Indian woman.

Source: FDCC PR

Samant Chauhan presents The White Cancas at AMAZON INDIA FASHION WEEK SS’18

It was a bridge between Middle Ages and now, and a time when you had looked up at the sky and could never look away as Da Vinci said. A time of no binding compulsions and a time of overthrowing the status quo. It was the renaissance, the age of knowledge. And then, there were stories.

The light filtered and split by the magnificent broken glass windows I saw in Paris in a chapel on a cold January morning made me wonder about magic and truth, the crossover between the two and the eternal quest for beauty. Everything was chaos. They imagined a world with a prism. They wanted to understand darkness like Da Vinci who said the canvas should be painted dark because everything in the world is dark except when exposed to light. They wanted to tame light, to embolden it.

The writers and painters were tortured with this search for knowledge and yet, there was mystery and there was temptation like Dr. Faustus, immortalized by Goethe and then by the brilliant Christopher Marlowe. In the play of this renaissance era, Dr, Faustus, a man of science and logic, is tempted by Mephistopheles who asks for his soul to enlarge the kingdom of Lucifer. And yet, Mephistopheles had faith. The play defines the eternal dilemmas between faith and science.

Magic eludes us. Science informs us. As a designer, this confusion is my muse. The quest, an inspiration and a thirst for beauty. I seek that bridge between knowledge and magic. In the flowers that we have painted, I have created my own. Because that's what renaissance made you do - create and create boldly.

And then, there was art nouveau or the idea of total art. I saw it everywhere. Outside the Paris metro, on the buildings, etc. It was a liquid style, the flowers melting into ivory backgrounds and it was the art of thankfulness. And then you ask what is magic and logic and all the complexities of life against the simplicity of lines and muted colours of decorative arts. I liked the rebellion of the line and the art movement that dismissed the superiority of the liberal arts. Why does Paris look beautiful? Because it is total art.

This is an ode to the blank canvas, to total art, to free art you can see from the streets and the self-actualization and to all metaphors for life and light ~by ChinkiSinha

Source : FDCC PR