Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 3
The second edition of the North East India Fashion Week, organized by Affluent Ray of Light (ARL), will be held from June 3-5 at Itanagar.
The NE India Fashion Week is an initiative by ARL with a motive to globalize the social and cultural aspects of the different tribes of NE India by extracting traditional roots and making an effort to embolden NE fashion designers, weavers and craftsmen.
Founding members of the Guwahati-based ARL including Chief Executive Oficer (CEO), Siramjeet Das and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Yana Ngoba at a press conference on Sunday disclosed the objectives and core values behind the fashion week.
Yana said NE India Fashion Week would provide a platform to all stakeholders within the NE with special focus on weavers and craftsmen and to network and alliance with partners and markets across the globe. The event is also aimed at promoting and supporting weavers and craftsmen to help sell their products in the national and international markets and to empower NE women by providing them networking opportunity. The fashion week would also pave the way for creating business and branding opportunities to industries directly or indirectly linked to retailing handloom and textile fashion.
Yana informed that the first edition held at Itanagar in 2015 witnessed 34 designers from the North East region, besides several designers from mainland India showcasing their designs and products.
This year, 25 designers from across the country including Delhi, Rajasthan and Bihar have confirmed their participation so far, she added. The selected designers will get the opportunity to introduce their designs in the London Fashion Week as well as other international fashion events, Yana informed.
Established and upcoming designers from the North East states including Rupert Wanlambok (Meghalaya), Ongtiong Kichu (Nagaland), Gloria Ovung (Nagaland), Milli Indra Dangngo (Arunachal Pradesh), Techi Yapar (Arunachal Pradesh), Suliya Swu (Nagaland) and Doichong Buchem (Nagaland), also shared their experiences, their designs and motifs, and expectations for the upcoming fashion week.
Later in the evening, the designers from the North East also organized a ‘Promo fashion show’ at Hotel Acacia.
