Designer Stella McCartney's strong voice against using animal skin in fabric seems to have found listeners in the Indian fashion fraternity.The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has decided to join hands with the People for Ethical Treatment ..

For the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, the FDCI has joined hands with PETA to open the week with a big announcement.PETA and FDCI are announcing the Fashion for Freedom Boycott Bill on February 15, the first day of the week. Under it, the organi ..

As many as 100 agencies dealing in silk products on Thursday threw their doors open for silk lovers here.These agencies from 16 states are participating in a national-level exhibition-cum-sale of exquisite handloom silk products which is named, ' ..

Seems that the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology  (NIFT) is not keeping up with the trend. The premier institute will not hold any fashion show in its two-day annual cultural event which will begin on Friday thanks to the facu ..

 Delhi-PETA's US affiliate, along with Stella McCartney, are urging fashionistas to shed fur and leather in the lead up to New York, London, Paris, Milan, Delhi and Mumbai Fashion Weeks with a viral video expose of the skins trade, hosted by ..

 WIFW (Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week) is associating with the Japan Fashion Week Organization.That means we get to see a slice of the Tokyo Fashion Week here. There will be a joint fashion show by three Japanese designers. A special delegat ..

The B-town divas, with their international style sense, are bringing the creations of who's who down on the Indian red carpets.Since the very moment she stepped on the red carpet at Cannes in vintage Jean Paul Gautier, Sonam Kapoor had not only g ..

Institutes can now enroll a maximum of 500 studentsStudents in polytechnic, engineering and other colleges can now pursue vocational courses, with the All India Institute of Technical Education on Tuesday launching a national curriculum framework for ..

Day 3 of the recently concluded fashion week in the city came to an end with a bang with designer Swapnil Shinde's Spring/Summer 2012 collection titled Speed.The collection, presented by Gitanjali, was inspired by the speed of sound - more specif ..

India as a nation is progressing at breakneck speed and this reflects in its fashion space too, a leading British designer says, noting this country should leverage the skills of its artisans to become a global leader."I think India as a nation  ..

Priyadarshini Rao designs for the urbane, hip woman of today. After much success, Mineral, her brand now launched yet another store in Mumbai.The 700 sq.ft store retains a vintage style signature of the preceding Mineral store designs, but the shop f ..

“Korvai” is a simple Tamil word meaning “in sync”. But in Tamil Nadu's textile circles the mere mention of the word sparks passionate arguments about heritage, history and handlooms, about tradition being replaced by &ldqu ..

A total 981 students from the minority communities of the state will be entitled to rebate of full course fee under merit-cum-means scholarship scheme in 85 enlisted educational institutions across the country, the state ministry of minority affairs  ..

Veteran designer Wendell Rodricks  has carried the sartorial legacy of Goa to a new level by documenting it in "Moda Goa" - a first-of-its kind pictorial and illustrative fashion chronicle of the state. He says Goa was the cradle of In ..

Paolo Canali shares his views on Indian fashion.Do you think Indians are fashion forward? Indian styles undoubtedly have a global appeal and have a huge fan following.People are quite aware of the international fashion trends and have a good sense of ..

Play with colours this season and experiment to give yourself a new lookThe season of winter brings with itself a huge assortment of apparels to be tried and experimented with. From sweaters to pullovers, cardigans, jackets, mufflers, stoles, shawls, ..

The new Fashion Design College, which was inaugurated by deputy commissioner Manish Ranjan, started functioning at the Holy Cross Social Campus here to provide training to families belonging to the weaker section of the society.The college has been d ..

Three students from National Institute of Design (NID), Gandhinagar, have designed garments for medicos which will be showcased during a fashion show at Medicall - 2012 a medical equipment exhibition to be held at Gujarat University Exhibition Hall f ..

Fashion designing students of Patna Women's College have put their creations on display  at an exhibition, 'Tints & Shades', which opened on the college campus on Thursday. Many of the creations are a mixture of traditional Bihar ..

Designer J.J. Valaya will bring the curtains down on the autumn/winter edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), the second time will do so, and quite fittingly on the 20th anniversary of his debut in the field."This is the secon ..