Even as the split in the fashion industry has shown designers and organisers dividing loyalties between two industry bodies for the forthcoming fashion season beginning this month, for models it spells a bonanza with more opportunities.
A group of designers led by Sumeet Nair, formerly Executive Director of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), recently branched off to form another fashion body, the Fashion Foundation of India (FFI). Both the groups are hosting fashion weeks in the national capital this October, their dates close to each other.
"Well, I think this divide has brought forward a host of opportunities for newcomers like me in the field," says Nikita, a model who will be showcasing designer clothes at the FDCI-backed Wills India Fashion Week (WIFW).
"Previously it was impossible to even get a chance to meet the top designers and today I see them frequently," she says.
Malvika, a model selected by the Delhi Fashion Week (DFI) says, "If I think objectively, then I have my solidarity with the fashion industry. I think they should remain one body. Otherwise, it is great for me -- there is no doubt that I have gotten more opportunities."
Caption: Model Carol Gracias shows off a Ranna Gill creation at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week's autumn/winter showing earlier this year. Ranna will continue to showcase at the WLIFW and is even on the panel of judges for model selections this time around.
Text: PTI
Photographs: Manish Sharma
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