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India’s leading designer Rohit Bal remembered

As the fashion world mourns the death of iconic Indian designer Rohit Bal, FashionUnited has collected comments from across the world, as the designer enchanted Hollywood and Bollywood alike, counting celebrities like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan among his customers and...

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Iconic Indian designer Rohit Bal dies aged 63

Renowned Indian designer Rohit Bal died of a cardiac-related issue on Friday night in New Delhi at the age of 63. The designer underwent an angioplasty seven years ago and was hospitalised last year for a heart condition. Due to his health issues, he had taken a break from fashion but returned a few weeks ago to show his last collection “...

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Sustainable creativity shines at R|Elan circular design challenge

At the 6th edition of the R|Elan Circular Design Challenge, held during Sustainable Fashion Day at Lakmé Fashion Week in India, seven finalists showcased their extraordinary talents in sustainable fashion. This platform, in partnership with the United Nations, continues to highlight the creative forces shaping the future of eco-conscious...

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Graduate Fashion Week International launches in Mumbai and presents first of its kind runway show at Lakme Fashion Week

Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind Graduate Fashion Week, are proud to announce the start of Graduate Fashion Week International (GFWi) this October 13 th -16th 2022. Marking the launch of the first ever international chapter of Graduate Fashion Week International (GFWi), final year students and recent graduates from 27...

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In pictures: Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019

Lakmé Fashion Week, India’s biggest and most important fashion week, took place with its Summer/Resort 2019 edition from 30th January to 3rd February 2019 at Jio Gardens in Mumbai. It is jointly organised by cosmetics and beauty services brand Lakmé and IMG Reliance Ltd. and once again drew designers, brands, industry insiders, retailers, buyers...

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Lakme Fashion Week: The Woolmark Company x Pero x Bhuttico

In association with high-end fashion label Péro from New Delhi and the wool weavers’ co-operative Bhuttico from Himachal Pradesh, India, The Woolmark Company brought a unique fashion experience to the ‘Sustainable Fashion Day’ of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019, showcasing a special collection of ‘Grown in Australia, Made in India’...

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I Was a Sari wins Circular Design Challenge

I Was a Sari, Stefano Funari’s label that turns saris (and other discarded materials) into lifestyle clothing, has won the ‘Circular Design Challenge Award 2019’, India’s first award for sustainable fashion. It was presented to the winners at a gala event held at Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) Summer Resort 2019 in Mumbai that drew to a close on...

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I Was a Sari wins Circular Design Challenge

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Lakmé Fashion Week features sustainability, menswear and celebrities

On Sunday, 3rd February 2019, Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019, held at Jio Gardens in sunny yet unseasonably pleasant Mumbai, drew to a close, after five days of runway shows, cooperations, awards and celebrities becoming models for a day. Unlike fashion week formats in New York, London, Milan and Paris, Lakmé Fashion Week has always...

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Lakmé Fashion Week boosts Indian talent through new partnerships

Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) has partnered WeWork and IMG Reliance for a fashion incubation program has in order to support young talent and provide them with relevant opportunities to grow within the fashion industry. This is expected to push up growth and create opportunities to network and learn from peers in diverse fields of creativity and...

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Key numbers - How much money Lakme Fashion Week makes

Mumbai - With the start of Lakme Fashion Week just a few days away, FashionUnited asks how much income such an extravagant event generates, how much money visitors spend and how much money the city of Mumbai itself makes? Although Lakme Fashion Week is far from big money spinners like New York and London, based on our calculations the total...

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Money-Makers: What Mumbai earns from Lakme Fashion Week

With various European fashion weeks and New York Fashion Week Men's drawing to a close at the end of the month, it is time to head east to India for Lakme Fashion Week, which will take place from February 1 to 5 2017 at the recently opened Jio Garden at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai. With 15,000 visitors expected to attend this season of...