ighty-two designers showcase their creations between March 12-16 at the 11th annual Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. Held at the massive Pragati Maidan exhibition complex in New Delhi, India's top designers use the event to present their collections to 150 buyers from London, Paris, Tokyo and Europe as well as domestic retailers and wholesalers.
A model displays the creations of designer Suneet Verma on the 1st day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (A/W'08) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. (PTI Photo by Vijay Verma)
Forty different ramp shows are scheduled during the five-day event for 61 designers. The rest are presented in their respective stalls. The number of ramp shows has grown from 29 at last year's Fall/Winter event.
Fifteen designers, including Charu Parashar, Rahul Reddy and Nitin Bal Chauhan, make their debuts at the Fashion Week.
A model walks the ramp displaying designer Suneet Verma's creation on the 1st day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (A/W'08) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
(PTI Photo by Vijay Verma)
A model displays designer Mandira Wirk's creation on the 1st day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (A/W'08) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. (PTI Photo by Vijay Verma) |
A model shows off part of designer Suneet Varma's Autumn/Winter 2008 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW), in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) |