3rd edition of North East India Fashion Week – The Khadi Movement

-S.P.CHOPRA (spchopra2015@gmail.com)

New Delhi: The third edition of North East India Fashion Week–The Khadi Movement flagged off at Itanagar’sNyokumLapang Today. The three-day fashion extravaganza, scheduled to conclude, was organized in association with Arunachal Government and Arunachal Tourism. This was the third edition of the event and the show not only attracted the local designers and talent but also international designers like Joseph Aloysius Montelibano from Philippines flied down to Arunanchal to showcase his collection.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of North East India Fashion Week, Fashion Designer andFounder of Yana in Style,Yana said, “Handlooms and pure weaves are in trend globally, people do give the due respect to organic colors ,natural fabrics and the efforts and talent that goes into creating these designs. Northeast has never had dearth of handlooms, and after years of weaving magic in their looms, the weavers, and their artifacts are gradually becoming crucial elements in fashion.”

 “I am very happy to be a part of the North East India Fashion Week as the designs and fabrics being displayed at the event were traditional.I learnt a lot by interacting with the local weavers and designers. It was a knowledge and talent exchange program for us. I am happy that Yana has been able to provide these indigenous weavers and designers a platform to showcase their talent and tradition,” said fashion designer Joseph Aloysius Montelibano.

Apart from the fashion show, there were spectacular performances of  Guru RewbenMashangva and Saka Mashangva; Apatani Folk Dance by PariiBagoteam from Hong Village; singer DapiTashi and Monpa Folk Dance by Mon DirangLhaksom team, showcased the myriad colours of the region and made it an evening to be remembered from a long time.