Tarun Tahiliani, Anita Dongre, Ritu Kumar, Rohit Bal, to Gaurav Gupta. Only the finale designers from LFW’s journey were on stage. Manish Arora, Wendell Rodricks and Sabysachi were absent.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Bunch of useless idiots having fun at the expense of their equally brainless patrons. That’s what fashion shows are.
As for Sabyasachi, he does not need anybody’s stamp of approval.
Bunch of useless idiots having fun at the expense of their equally brainless patrons. That’s what fashion shows are.
As for Sabyasachi, he does not need anybody’s stamp of approval.