Indian High Commission celebrated a special 'India Day' at the London Fashion Week. The event took place in Victoria House, London on February 15. It was a fashion show of the attires designed by young designers from the Inter National Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) in India and was backed by the London School of Trends.
Sarees from different parts of India were at the heart of a first of its kind India Day celebration, making it a visible presence within London’s mainstream fashion consciousness.
Mrs Ruchi Ghanashyam, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK said,“This event is a true labour of love, with sarees borrowed from personal wardrobes, including mine, to showcase this living heritage that is such a part of our daily lives.
“This is a tribute to all the wonderful craftspeople and weavers who create these most amazing combinations. Each state has a different weave and so much of science, art and creativity goes into the making into each saree,” added the envoy, as reported by the PTI.
Smriti Irani, the Union minister of textiles, in a video message screened at the event said, “These thousands of weaves bring to you the rich diversity of Indian textile. The saree is not only a cloth, a significant reflection of our textile legacy, it is also a matter of Indian pride.
UK Foreign Office minister Lord Tariq Ahmad, Israeli ambassador to the UK Mark Regev and Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem were among some of the key guests at the India Day at the London Fashion Week, which opened on Friday 14thand concluded on Tuesday 18thFebruary.
