‘the Delhi’ in Delhi Fashion Week
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.
Tags: Creativity, Delhi, Delhi Fashion Week, Designer, DFW, Indian, Indian Fashion, Indian Fashion Designers