Kolkata Fashion Week set for flying start from Sept 9

05 Sep '09

6 min read

“It's a great feeling to be a part of this fashion extravaganza. Kolkata Fashion Week is really coming up with great promises and I am very excited to get this KFW platform to showcase my collection and also get to know the Kolkata market which I think has a huge prospect. Moreover, I really appreciate Emami KFW's attempt to promote India's treasure of natural fibre and happy to be a part of this noble endeavour”, said Designer Ms Neeta Lulla.

“I am really excited to be a part of the second season of Emami Kolkata Fashion Week. This is a great opportunity for established as well as emerging designers to come together and showcase their creations. I am really looking forward to the Emami KFW as this year's theme, 'Earth Couture' is very close to my heart as I love to work with natural fabrics like cotton and silk. I am sure the second season of Emami Kolkata Fashion Week will be a super success with its great line up of designers, models and creations. This edition of Emami KFW is already showing great promise”, said Designer Anita Dongre.

“Bengal has a rich tradition and history of textile and weaves. By bringing attention to the benefits of natural fibres with its 'Earth Couture' theme, Emami Kolkata Fashion Week is celebrating the true spirit of conscientious high fashion. I am proud to canvass my collection at Emami KFW which is a marriage of haute couture with a cause. We are getting an opportunity to acknowledge our debt to tradition and weavers”, said Designer Mr Rocky S.

“Emami Kolkata Fashion Week is something for which I am looking forward to with eagerness and high expectations. Kolkata is a vibrant city and Emami KFW is undoubtedly another value addition to the cultural capital of the country. The 'Earth couture' theme is a very innovative thought and will definitely take fashion to a different level”, said Designer Mr Manish Malhotra.

“The response I got from the inaugural edition of KFW was way beyond my expectation. I am more than happy to continue my association with KFW in its second season as well. My collection will complement the theme 'Earth Couture' and am look forward to an exciting moment at Emami KFW this time as well”, said Designer Mr Narendra Kumar.

Top models of the country including Indrani Dasgupta, Sapna Kumar, Joey Matthews, Lakshmi Rana, Noyanika, Sonalika Sahai, Neha Kapur, Bhawana, Candice Pinto along with others will be sashaying down the ramp showcasing the exclusive creations of these designers.

The emerging designers who will be participating at KFW II are Leena Taneja, Tejas Gandhi, Kaushik & Pallob, Abhishek Vyas, Indira – Vedaant, Amita Chittora, Soma Nath, Kritika & Prayrana, Shweta Chhawchariya, Vinit Agarwal, Nimirta Lalwani, Souvik & Aditi, Pankaj Kumar & Ajeet Parihar, Jaya Mishra, Debarun Mukherjee, S S Surya, Aditi Jaggi, Aarti Vijaygupta, Pallavi Singhi, Swati Srivastava, Radhika & Sayantan and Arjun Agarwal.

Conceptualized and designed by Mindscapes Maestros Events & Sports Management Private Limited, a part of Mindscapes Group Of Companies, Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) Season II will be a five – day fashion extravaganza focusing on the theme 'Earth Couture' as the year 2009 has been declared as “The International Year of Natural Fibre” by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. KFW II will be held between 9th – 13th September, 2009 at ITC The Sonar Kolkata.

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