New Delhi---ANI,(January 19,2002.)The Lakme India Fashion Week, organised by Fashion Designing Council of India was recently held at New Delhi's Taj Palace. India's best fashion desginers share a platform to provide yet another feast to the eyes."Lakme India Fashion Week " an event organised with prime objective to create business and to facilitate one-to-one interaction between designers and buyers in the trade.

Fifteen models sashayed down the ramp displaying three of the most outstanding outfits from each designer's two collections - Pret-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) and Diffusion (a line between ready-to-wear and trousseau/couture).The objective of the event, says Sumeet Nair, executive director of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), is to create business relationships and to facilitate a dialogue between designers and trade buyers.

Formed in 1998, FDCI represents business interests of the designer fraternity across the country.Most of the designers who had participated in the event last year, feel that the fashion show offers a good opportunity to showcase their products under one roof. Designer Vijay Arora spoke in glowing terms about his collection.Another designer Monisha Bajaj, says nature's elements which inspire her, find an expression in her designs.

India's another reknowned designer Rohit Bal says his "shine" collection projects the wearer's mettle and comprises intense colours - from gleaming gold to burnished copper. The 34-year old designer's sense of aesthetics is finely honed, and each of his creations is handcrafted to perfection, with meticulous attention to detail.Ashima and Leena Singh have always had a unique, distinctive style and an original, traditional appeal in their collections. Their designs are now well established and reputed today.

From unique and exquisite dresses to the innovative and futuristic hairstyles-- the fashion week something for everyone in the audience. Second of its kind organised in India, the India fashion week, had it all-- dead serious business mingled with loads of fun. Such high tech fashion events which showcase the best of world fashion are commonplace today - a wonderful platform to exchange views on fashion. POONAM DAGAR,ANI,JANUARY 20,2002.

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