Fdci Unveils Names Of 130 Designers To Participate At Wifw Ss 12
INDIA FASHION TO SHOWCASE SPRING SUMMER 2012 FORECAST AT
WILLS LIFE LIFESTYLE INDIA FASHION WEEK SS 12 EDITION
8 – 12 October, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
FASHION DESIGN COUNCIL OF INDIA
RELEASES UNPARALLED PARTICPATION LIST
130 DESIGNERS ACROSS RUNWAYS AND EXHIBIT STALLS
New Delhi, September 24, 2011: Fashion Design Council of India, today announced the power-packed list of participating designers for the biggest fashion event of the country – Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2012. FDCI has assembled some of the esteemed names in the fashion industry to set trends for spring-summer 2012. These renowned designers are all set to weave a stunning presentation of cutting-edge fashion at the grand venue of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), Hall No. 18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 8-12 October, 2011.
LIST OF PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS (WIFW (S/S’12)
RUNWAY DESIGNERS
- Label – Ritu Kumar
- Rina Dhaka
- Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna
- Wendell Rodricks
- AM:PM by Ankur & Priyanka Modi
- Anita Dongre
- Gauri & Nanika
- Geisha Designs Paras & Shalini
- James Ferreira
- Kavita Bhartia
- Malini Ramani
- Manish Malhotra
- Namrata Joshipura
- Nandita Basu
- Rajesh Pratap Singh
- Sanchita
- Savio Jon
- Shantanu Goenka
- Saaj by Ankita
- Shipra Gupta
- Surbhi Chawla
- Amit GT
- Anand Bhushan
- Anupamaa by Anupama Dayal
- Charu Parashar
- Dev r Nil
- Manish Gupta
- Manoj Dubey
- Mynah’s Reynu Taandon
- Nachiket Barve
- Nida Mahmood
- Nikasha Tawadey
- Pankaj & Nidhi
- Pero by Aneeth Arora
- Petanu by Pashma
- Preeti S. Kapoor
- Raakesh Agarvwal
- Rahul Mishra
- Raj Shroff
- Rajdeep Ranawat
- Rehane
- Samant Chauhan
- Tanvi Kedia
- Urvashi Kaur
- Vineet Bahl
- Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant
- Alpana & Neeraj
- Atsu by Atsu Sekhose
- Divyam Mehta
- Ela by Joyjit Talukdar
- Hemant & Nandita
- Joy Mitra
- Morphe by Amit Aggarwal
- ‘my village’ by Rimzim Dadu
- Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan
- Rahul Reddy
- Soltee by SulakshanaBhanuni by Jyoti Sharma
- Chandrani Siingh Fllora
- Dolly J
- Niket & Jainee
- Rahul Singh
- Taurus by Dhruv & Pallavi
STALL ONLY
- Abraham & Thakore
- Ashima – Leena
- Krishna Mehta
- Manoviraj Khosla
- Monapali
- Neeru Kumar
- Ranna Gill
- Tarun Tahiliani
- Abhishek Gupta
- Anjana Bhargav
- Indian by Manish Arora
- Madhu Jain
- Neeta Bhargava
- Niki Mahajan
- Priyadarshini Rao
- Shantanu & Nikhil
- Swapan & Seema
- Varun Bahl
- 11:11 by CellDsgn
- 5X by Ajit Kumar
- Anand Kabra
- Anjali Sharma for French Curve
- Ekru by Ekta & Ruchira
- Elisha W
- Gaurav Gupta
- Jatin Varma
- Nalandda Bhandari
- Nandita Mehtani
- Payal Singhal
- Preeti Chandra
- Sonali Mansingka
- Sonia Jetleey
- Walnut by Nidhi & Divya Gambhir
- Abhijeet Khanna
- Aditya Dugar
- Dozakh by Nitin & Isha
- Ekta Singh
- Jaya Rathore
- Koga by Jenjum & Jasleen
- Komal Sood
- Mrinalini
- Nakul Sen
- Niharika Sharma
- Nikhita Tandon
- Nimirta
- Pallavi Singhee
- Prama by Pratima Pandey
- Priyanka Kakkar
- Rinku Sobti
- Ritu Pande
- Rohit Mittal
- Sonia Sarin
- Umesh Vashisht
- Varija Bajaj
ACCESSORY DESIGNERS
- 5 Elements by Radhika Gupta
- Amrapali by Rajiv Arora & Rajesh Ajmera
- Art Apparel & Accessories by Shelina & Camelia
- Felix Bendish
- Fluke Design Company by Rashmi Dogra
- Nitin Vijay
- Janavi
- Malaga by Malini Agarwalla
- Meera Mahadevia
- Pinky Saraf
- Poem by Sonia Sekhri
- Shalini Arts
- SRZ by Shahrukh Zaidi
Commenting on the participating designers, Mr. Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI said, “Continuing our legacy of bringing the best names of the fashion fraternity to WIFW, an exceptional business of fashion event, we are once again proud to introduce a host of talented Indian designers. We look forward to five days of splendid fashion put together by an array of brilliant designers and wish them the best.”
Atul Chand, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC’s Lifestyle Retailing Business Division, said, “Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week has been scaling new heights, edition after edition and I applaud all the designers in making this the country’s most prestigious event. There is great synergy in the association of our premium lifestyle brand Wills Lifestyle with the event and we look forward to further strengthening the strong and deep – rooted partnership that we have established with the fashion fraternity.”
Fashion Design Council of India: A not for profit organization FDCI is the apex fashion council of India. Represented by over 300 designers, FDCI takes Indian fashion global by promoting the ‘business of fashion’. For details visit www.fdci.org
About Wills Lifestyle: ITC’s Wills Lifestyle has been established as a vibrant fashion brand for the premium consumer. Wills Lifestyle offers a complete lifestyle wardrobe for the premium consumer, incorporating the latest fashion trends for both men and women. A nationwide chain of 65 exclusive specialty stores in 30 cities provides the Indian consumer a truly ‘International Shopping Experience’. For details visit www.willslifestyle.com
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