Fashionista, The School of Fashion Technology, held its annual Fashionista Fashion Festival for 2014 on June 3 in the premises of Dilli Haat, INA. Fashionista, which is a premier institute providing education in fashion technology, is also the biggest ever fashion school of the industry. The event had a grand opening witnessed by celebrities like Reynu Tandon, Vandy Mehra and many more. The fashion show was anchored by famous model, dancer, actor and anchor Shivani Wazir.
The themes of the garments designed by the students was Golden Paradise, depicting the beauty of the colour gold with floral arrangements using brief silhouettes in combination with velvet, net, lycra and zari; Melange which spread the brightness of florescent colour on the ramp with free flowing garments innovatively laid and draped in net and georgette and accessorised with beads and pearls; Dark Shadow which structured garments depicting the mystery of night with the use of velvet, rexin and net to enhance the beauty of the colour black; and Sin City which showcased sinful garments designed on the purest colour, white. The garments were made using fur, net, lycra and feathers. These ostentatious garments were accessorised with Swarovski crystals.
The interior design students showcased their talent by decorating the stage with elegant flowers. The ramp was decorated keeping in mind the theme Blissful Petals. The audience and the guests appreciated the work of the interior design students. The most prestigious award given away that evening was the Budding Designer Award. Harneet Kaur, Trisha and Shalini Bath were awarded after an intensive review of the designs created by them.
On the occasion, Neetu Pavan Manikatalia, MD, Fashionista said, “At Fashionista, we want students to get maximum exposure of the industry during studies. The concept of starting this event came from that thinking only. We want students to get best of the industry knowledge from us and apply it as per their expertise in the field so that they will make theirs as well as ours name bright. Year after year, this event is turning up as a great stage for budding designers to showcase their creativity and work with experienced people from fashion fraternity.”
The event was also graced by Page 3 regulars from the fashion fraternity who judged the student creations. Reynu Tandon, fashion designer and owner of Mynah designs who was present at the event said, “Fashionista is providing a great platform to the budding designers. I have attended this event in the past too and loved the amazing understanding of students about their themes.”
Vandy Mehra, Group Director, Pret Study by Janak Fashions Pvt. Ltd was also present. He said, “These events are helping students to understand the working of industry during their studies.”
Other awards given away were:
- Best academic student 2014 – Vashvi and Nitesh
- Best student 2014 – Yoshit Chhabra, Rahul Kumar, Pooja Choudhary
