WIFW selects most promising talent for Hi-5 Category
05 Mar '07
3 min read
As India's only fashion trade event focused on the Business of Fashion, WIFW draws the biggest domestic and international buyers, media and fashionistas. This will therefore prove to be a golden opportunity for these designers to show their creativity and mettle to India and the world.
Apart from their excellence and quality in design, these budding designers have a passion for fashion. And while they are considered new talent, they come backed with strong credentials. Samant Chauhan enjoys working on natural fibres.
He has participated in the Singapore Fashion Week and was the Ist runner up at the Asian Young Designer Contest SFW'05. Shubhra, a strong believer of creativity with a cause, has won the Femina Design Contest, Zubair Kirmani, who hails from Kashmir, is known for blending contemporary minimalism with classic heritage.
Neetu and Raj from Bangalore are futuristic in their feel, bring forward collections that are a sophisticated grunge for new age feel that brings forward ladies feminine robotic side. Ameet Sikka is a graduate from NIFT with a post grad diploma from Nottingham Trent University, specializing in woman's wear, laying special emphasis to cut and form, using a mix of fabrics and textures.