An evening with Haute and Hide for the Fashionistas!!!
The Leather Council of India hosted their annual Leather Fashion Show 2016 on the 1st February with a wide display of the latest and trendy collections of leather products from across India. The leather fashion show is organized yearly with the India International leather fair IILF by Indian finished leathers manufacturers and exports association IFLMEA showcasing leather products from various producers from all over India. They represent the niche craftsmen and the organized industrial sector of the country which over all employs 2.5 million people and mostly women.
This fashion show presenting the latest trends and colours on the leather products was held on the sidelines of the 31st edition of the India International Leather Fair (IILF) organized by the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) in association with the Council of Leather Exports (CLE) with support of apex leather bodies at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam in Chennai from January 31 to February 3, 2016.
IILF – India International Leather Fair – is a platform for global manufacturers and exporters including national players engaged in the leather industry, to come forward and get together to display their products and services and conduct business.
It was a great take off as the curtains went up for the Fashion show honored with the presence of Mr. Shafeeq Ahmed (IFLMEA Chairman) at the event. The event was show stopped by the Tamil Nadu cine star, Ms. Sakshi Agarwal who walked the ramp along with Actress Kavya Shetty and Mr. Tyson Khan International Indian top model.
The fashion show started high on the feminine quotient with enviously in-shape female models showcasing a range of jackets and skirts. A bunch of adorable child models, girls and boys, sauntered down the ramp, while some just tottered along, flashing cherubic smiles. Next came a brigade of sculpted males. Bharthiya International, Universal, Supreme, Viari, SSC, TATA International were some of the participating brands. The show was attended by the stake holders in the sectors from the product designers to the retailers and folks with great zeal for leather fashion. The moves and rhythm was perfectly timed under the tasteful choreography of David Michael who along with Jacob from RightMindz metamorphosed the evening into a stunning event. The overall show featured the export potential of the Indian leather industry which was rightly put together by Rightmindz a 360 degree event management company who have done some major events across the country.
Apart from showcasing a wide range of apparel and accessories, the fashion show is committed to the Prime Ministers ‘Make in India’ promotion for further extending India’s global appeal for investment in the leather sector too. The leather sector is known for its consistency in high export earnings and it is among the top ten foreign exchange earners for the country. This fashion show runs in line with the Leather Fair with a renewed focus for the industry to target a turnover of equal to USD 27 billion in exports and domestic business by the year 2020 by adding employment to another 3 million people. Representing an attitudinal shift in how India relates to investors as a true business partner, the campaign has been designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, protect intellectual property, and build best-in- class manufacturing in India.
