The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex fashion body in India, today announced the distinguished list of runway designers and the schedule of the biggest fashion event of the country, the WIFW Spring-Summer 2014.
The FDCI has once again brought together the most coveted names in the business of fashion. Asia's biggest five-day fashion feast takes off from Oct 9-13, 2013 at Hall no. 18 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The design extravaganza promises to unleash the latest trends and push the proverbial style envelope. 113 designers will be presenting their cutting edge designs, making it a treat for buyers and viewers.
Announcing the names of the participating designers and the schedule, Mr. Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI, said, “WIFW highlights the limitless boundaries of design as designers showcase their creative best. A leader in the global fashion event circuit, the WIFW has the highest number of designers who choose to make this event the chosen one for their debut. The excitement is building in anticipation of what will hit the runways as established and greenhorns gear up to make their presence felt with brilliant presentations."
Mr. Atul Chand, Divisional Chief Executive, ITC’s Lifestyle Retailing Business Division said, “The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week has always set new benchmarks in showcasing the best of Indian fashion. Continuing with our commitment to strengthen the business of fashion we present yet another glorious convergence of India's most talented designers. I wish them the very best for their upcoming shows and making a mark with their fabulous collections.”
The schedule of the fashion packed week includes the onset of the week by talented young designers, Anupama Dayal and Masaba and the display of designs by many more exciting designers.
SCHEDULE
Day 1, Wednesday – October 9, 2013
3:15 PM Opening Show by
Anupamaa by Anupama Dayal
Masaba MSA 1
4:30 PM Annaikka by Kanika Saluja MSA 2
Urvashi Kaur
5:45 PM Nachiket Barve MSA 1
Nida Mahmood
7:00 PM Geisha Designs by Paras & Shalini MSA 2
8:15 PM Special Show MSA 1
9:30 PM Gauri & Nainika
Malini Ramani MSA 2
Day 2, Thursday – October 10, 2013
3:15 PM Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta MSA 1
Paromita Banerjee
4:30 PM Pia Pauro
Shivan & Narresh MSA 2
5:45 PM Manish Gupta
Samant Chauhan MSA 1
7:00 PM am:pm by Ankur & Priyanka Modi
Amit Aggarwal MSA 2
8:15 PM Pankaj & Nidhi MSA 1
9:30 PM Rahul Mishra MSA 2
Day 3, Friday – October 11, 2013
3:15 PM Niket & Jainee MSA 1
Prama by Pratima Pandey
Rajdeep Ranawat
4:30 PM Bodice by Ruchika Sachdev MSA 2
Jenjum Gadi
Mrinalini
5:45 PM Dev r Nil MSA 1
Zubair Kirmani
7:00 PM Payal Pratap MSA 2
Sanchita
8:15 PM Namrata Joshipura MSA 1
9:30 PM Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna MSA 2
Day 4, Saturday – October 12, 2013
12:45 PM Hi 5 by
Autre by Gautam Gupta
Niharika Sharma
Poonam Dubey
Rinku Sobti
The Next Episode by Shantanu Singh
2:00 PM Abdul Haldar MSA 2
Rehane
3:15 PM Nikhita – Mynah Design MSA 1
Ritesh Kumar
Surendri by Yogesh Chaudhary
4:30 PM Hemant & Nandita MSA 2
Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan
5:45 PM Charu Parashar
Rabani & Rakha MSA 1
7:00 PM Krishna Mehta MSA 2
8:15 PM Péro by Aneeth Arora MSA 1
9:30 PM Fiama Sponsor Show MSA 2
Day 5, Sunday – October 13, 2013
12:45 PM Hi 5 by
Ankyra by Priyanka Kakkar
Josh Goraya
Shweta Kapur
Vedangi Agarwal
Verb by Pallavi Singhee MSA 2
2:00 PM Dolly J MSA 1
Joy Mitra
Vaishali S
4:00 PM Soltee by Sulakshana
Virtues by Ashish Viral & Vikrant MSA 1
9:30 PM Wills Lifestyle Finale MSA 2
PARTICIPATING DESIGNERS
Runway Designers
Geisha Designs by Paras & Shalini
Krishna Mehta
Namrata Joshipura
Pankaj & Nidhi
Péro by Aneeth Arora
Rahul Mishra
Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna
Abdul Halder
Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta
am:pm by Ankur & Priyanka Modi
Amit Aggarwal
Annaikka by Kanika Saluja Choudhry
Anupamaa by Anupama Dayal
Charu Parashar
Dev r Nil
Gauri & Nainika
Hemant & Nandita
Malini Ramani
Manish Gupta
Masaba
Nachiket Barve
Nida Mahmood
Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan
Paromita Banerjee
Payal Pratap
Pia Pauro
Rabani & Rakha
Rehane
Samant Chauhan
Sanchita
Shivan & Narresh
Soltee by Sulakshana
Urvashi Kaur
Virtues by Ashish, Viral & Vikrant
Zubair Kirmani
Bodice by Ruchika Sachdev
Dolly J
Jenjum Gadi
Joy Mitra
Mrinalini
Niket & Jainee
Nikhita Tandon - Mynah Designs
Prama by Pratima Pandey
Rajdeep Ranawat
Ritesh Kumar
Surendri by Yogesh Chaudhary
Vaishali S
431-88 by Shweta Kapur
Ankyra by Priyanka Kakkar
Autre by Gautam Gupta
Josh Goraya
Niharika Pandey
Poonam Dubey
Rinku Sobti
The Next Episode by Shantanu Singh
Vedangi Agarwal
Verb by Pallavi Singhee
Stall Only Designers
11:11 by CellDSGN
5X by Ajit Kumar
Aafreen by Rakesh & Vandana
Abhijeet Khanna
Abhishek Gupta
Abraham & Thakore
Aditya Dugar
Ashish N Soni
Atsu by Atsu Sekhose
Bhanuni by Jyoti
Chhaya Mehrotra
Divyam Mehta
Easel by Neeta Bhargava
Elisha W
Indian by Manish Arora
Kartikeya
Kavita Bhartia
Khem by KHushboo & prEM
Kiran Uttam Ghosh
Monapali
‘my village' by Rimzim Dadu
Mynah's by Reynu Taandon
Nikasha
Niki Mahajan
Nimirta
Preeti S Kapoor
Rahul Singh
Ranna Gill
Ravage by Raj Shroff
Rimi Nayak
Ritu Pande
Rohit Mittal
Saaj by Ankita
Sahil Kochhar
Samor by Pragya & Megha
Satya Suman
Schön by Sakshee Pradhan
Shyam Narayan Prasad
Sonia Jetleey
Swapan & Seema
Taika by Poonam Bhagat
Tanieya Khanuja
Tanvi Kedia
Tarun Tahiliani
Vineet Bahl
Wendell Rodricks
Accessory Designers
5 Elements by Radhika Gupta
Art Apparel & Accessories by Shelina & Camelia
Caitanya by Jushmi Barooah
Felix Bendish
Janavi
Meera Mahadevia
Nappa Dori by Gautam Sinha
Outhouse by Kaabia & Sasha Grewal
Shalini Arts
Silverline
ABOUT FDCI
A non-profit organization, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), is the apex body of fashion design in India, represented by over 350 members. Founded on the premise of promoting, nurturing and representing the best of fashion design talent in the country; its prime objective is to propagate the business of fashion.
Website: www.fdci.org
ABOUT WILLS LIFESTYLE INDIA
Synonymous with elegance and effortless style, ITC's Wills Lifestyle is a vibrant fashion brand for the premium consumer. It offers a complete lifestyle wardrobe, incorporating the latest fashion trends for both men and women. A nationwide chain of exclusive specialty stores provides the Indian consumer a truly delightful shopping experience. Currently there are 93 Wills Lifestyle stores in 40 cities. It is also available in leading department stores, multi-brand outlets and online portals across the country.
For details visit www.willslifestyle.com
