61 Power Packed Designers On The Ramp @ Wifw Aw 11

61 Power Packed Designers on the Ramp @ Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter April 6-10, 2011

New Delhi, February 24, 2011: The Fashion Design Council of India today announced the star-studded list of runway designers showcasing at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2011. Featuring magnificent creations of around 61 designers, WIFW AW will bring a plethora of talent on the ramp with great commercial appeal at Hall No. 18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from April 6-10, 2011.

Announcing the names of participating designers, Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI, said, “This year we have a robust list of extraordinary and enviable designers who will display their creative brilliance on the runway. We have truly become a pan India fashion week with solid representation from leading designers across geographies participating at this business of fashion event. I wish all of them, the very best as they gear up to participate at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2011.”

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 compliment 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. I know that we have the very best of Indian fashion industry showcasing their collection this season and we wish them the very best.”

Runway designers showcasing at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011

• Akaaro By Gaurav Jai Gupta
• Alpana-Neeraj
• am:pm by Ankur & Priyanka Modi
• Anamika Khanna
• Anand Bhushan
• Anand Kabra
• Anita Dongre
• Anupamaa by Anupama Dayal
• Ashima-Leena
• Atsu by Atsu Sekhose
• Charu Parashar
• Dev r Nil
• Gaurav & Ritika
• Gaurav Gupta
• Gayatri By Gayatri Khanna
• Geisha Design by Paras & Shalini
• Hemant & Nandita
• James Ferreira
• Joy Mitra
• Kallol Dutta 1955
• Kavita Bhartia
• Koga By Jenjum & Jasleen
• Manish Malhotra
• Masaba
• Monapali
• my village by Rimzim Dadu
• Namrata Joshipura
• Nikhita Tandon
• Niki Mahajan
• Neeru Kumar
• Pankaj & Nidhi
• Payal Jain
• Péro by Aneeth Arora
• Preeti Chandra
• Prama by Pratima Pandey
• Rabani & Rakha
• Rahul Mishra
• Rahul Reddy
• Raj Shroff
• Rajesh Pratap Singh
• Rehane
• Reve by Khushali Kumar
• Rina Dhaka
• Rishta By Arjun
• Ritesh Kumar Ridzyn
• Ritu Kumar
• Rohit Bal
• Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna
• Sabyasachi
• Sanskar by Sonam Dubal
• Smallshop JasonAnshu
• Soltee by Sulakshana Monga
• Sonia Jetleey
• Swapan & Seema
• Tanvi Kedia
• Urvashi Kaur
• Varun Bahl
• Virtues by Ashish Viral & Vikrant
• Walnut by Nidhi & Divya Gambhir
• Zubair Kirmani
• Zurhke by Rajdeep Ranawat & Naresh Chauhan

The Hi5 designers will be announced shortly.

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

For further information contact:

Edelman India
Ridhima Mehra / Anushka Bishen
ridhima.mehra@edelman.com / anushka.bishen@edelman.com
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