The Indian Fashion industry is expanding rapidly and there is a need to consolidate the industry with a common objective of actively promoting growth and development. The Fashion Foundation of India is founded with a purpose of capacity building for the Fashion Design and Manufacturing Industry. It is set up with the intent of bringing together leaders from across sectors to help grow the fashion and design industry in India as well as overseas. The Society will be a proactive body involved in multiple design, fashion, and craft initiatives to help advance the industry.
The following entities have come together and have laid the foundation of the Society (Founder Members)-
| Anamika Khanna |
(Anamika Khanna) |
| Atsu Designs |
(Atsu Sekhose) |
| Azara |
(Neeraj & Alpana) |
| Hemant Lecoanet |
(Hemant Sagar) |
| Kotwara |
(Meera Muzaffar Ali) |
| Malini Ramani |
(Malini Ramani) |
| M/s Varun Sardana |
(Varun Sardana) |
| M/S Rao |
(Priyadarshini Rao) |
| Rahul Reddy |
(Rahul Reddy) |
| Rathore |
(Raghavendra Rathore) |
| Reflect Inc. |
(Gaurav Gupta) |
| Risa |
(Abhijeet Khanna) |
| Rohit Bal |
(Rohit Bal) |
| Tahiliani Design Pvt. Ltd. |
(Tarun Tahiliani) |
| Small Shop |
(Jason & Anshu) |
| Incube Fashion Pvt Ltd |
(Sumeet Nair) |
The Fashion Foundation of India will address both macro and micro issues affecting the fashion industry in India. The Society will work towards marketing ‘India’ as a ‘design hub’ and promote India as a new ideology in design like Japan, New York and Belgium in the past.
The Foundation will work closely with designers to understand their needs and bottlenecks and endeavour to provide customized solutions. It will work towards furthering the business interests of each designer by giving such assistance as soft loans, grants based on the business proposals made by each design house. The Society will also help in developing infrastructure to enhance the business capability. It will commission studies and research to bring forth various aspects of fashion industry. A legal cell will be set up to assist the design houses in matters including IPR, Licensing, Contracts, and Arbitration etc.
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