Fashion Week Blog

By Vineet Bahl

Vineet Bahl - Delhi Fashion Week

Delhi is home for me. I started my fashion training here and when I returned from Nottingham after further specialization, my first internship and job was in this city. Later when I launched my label, this city became my business base too.

However it has taken me three years to show here! After numerous showings in Bombay, Sydney and odd in store promotions in Paris & New York I am finally showing in Delhi. I can t describe the feeling- thrilling and a sense of home coming.

Thrilled because its home turf I am showing to and nervous because I hope it is received well. Being my first time in Delhi, I am showcasing a retrospective line, which has pieces from my previous 5 outings in fashion weeks in India and abroad.

Ever since Delhi Fashion Week has happened to me, I am constantly asked or quizzed why DFW and why not other platforms for a Delhi Debut or with 3 fashion weeks, will it kill the market.. When I see and interact with my fellow peer group in designing fraternity, I can feel the change. There is a sense of camaraderie that was totally missing earlier. I have some great friends and besides hanging out together we ideate and brain storm on certain fronts. Of course this is so because we realize that everyone has different fortes and specialization and that everyone has his/her place under the sun. There is no room for insecurity to set in.

I see DFW in this context as an ideal platform to showcase, as it is an even keel for all participating designers, where the common lingo is of talent and creativity and nothing else matters.

By Sumeet Nair

I visited Paris for a quick trip before Delhi Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009. It was important to touch base with our partners and other industry leaders there.

Delhi Fashion Week has tied up with MC2 (showroom shown below), one of the finest showrooms in Paris to work on and consult with creative Indian fashion designers. The Fashion Foundation of India will work closely with MC2 to enable Indian designers to streamline their processes as well as collections, and take Indian fashion to the next level

MC2 Showroom in Paris - Work in full swing

MC2 partners Benoit Jutel and Magali Charruyer along with Catherine Gouin discussing their plans for Delhi Fashion Week and collaboration with the Fashion Foundation of India (below).

Brainstorming Session on Indian Fashion - Benoit, Magali and Catherine at MC2

(Below) Another view of their showroom in Paris. Their preparations for Paris Fashion Week are in full swing with collections coming in everyday. I really appreciate the time they spent explaining to me how a showroom works, the merchandising process, and sales books, order forms etc required to be done by designers. A special thanks to Catherine and Imad.

MC2 Showroom in Paris

Welcome to Delhi Fashion Week.

With a firm resolve to turn Delhi into an important fashion destination, Delhi Fashion Week will be showing the Spring Summer 2009 collections of 30 highly creative designers over 5 days from October 14th through October 18th 2008. An innovative format, the it will set new standards for the Indian fashion industry and create greater opportunities for designers.

Delhi Fashion Week is supported by the Fashion Foundation of India (FFI), an apex body for fashion in the country.