With Lakme and IMG completing 10 years of association with fashion in India, N Rajaram - Vice President, Lakme; Ravi Krishnan - Managing Director, IMG - India; Anil Chopra - Advisor, Lakme and Vikram Raizada - Vice President and Head of Fashion, IMG - India, unveiled the names of the participating 50 designers and 10 sponsors.
To mark the evolution of the Indian fashion industry through the decade, LFW will organise a unique show, titled "Celebrating 10 years of Fashion", themed as "THEN – NOW – FOREVER", on the opening night (September 18, 2009), at 9:30 pm. The show will have many a past Lakme Grand Finale designers, showcase their collection. This promises to be a fitting celebration of last 10 years of fashion in India.
LFW Spring/Summer 2010 will see 6 designers in the GenNext category, 2 designers in Emerging and 38 established designers showcasing their collections and 4 accessory designers in stalls. Tarun Tahiliani will conclude the event with the Lakmé Grand Finale collection. All designers will showcase their garments for buyers from India and across the globe from countries like France, Hong Kong, Middle East, South Africa and USA.
This season, Gitanjali returns as the associate sponsor while Skoda-Auto, Westside, DHL, Grey Goose and Marie Claire continue to illustrate their support; new sponsors including Samira Habitats, Philips and iNIFD are also collaborating with LFW. Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai remains the official venue and hospitality partner.
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