Bollywood stars grace Kolkata Fashion Week

This is the first time that a full-fledged fashion extravaganza is taking place in the City of Joy. Conceptualized and designed by Mindscapes Maestros Events & Sports Management Limited, a part of Mindscapes Group Of Companies, KFW has none other than Indian Cricket Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the event’s Brand Ambassador. The theme of the fashion week is Return To The Roots. Adds Dhoni, “I am really happy to be associated with the Kolkata Fashion Week. I hope it will be a long term success and that my association will benefit the event to a large extent.” Several renowned designers like Bibi Russell, Narendra Kumar, Mona Pali, Zubair Kirmani, Manoviraj Khosla, Sharbari Dutta, Abhishek Dutta, Anjana Bhargav, Marg and Dev R Nil, amongst others, are showcasing their new collections in the event. The designers are delighted too. An excited Khosla says, “I am indeed excited to participate in the Kolkata Fashion Week. For the first time, a fashion event of a huge magnitude is happening in the City Of Joy and I just had to participate.” World famous Bangladeshi designer Russell points out, “I am absolutely thrilled to launch my 2009 collection at Kolkata Fashion Week. This year has been declared the Year of Natural Fibre, which I am extremely excited about. For the last 15 years, I have been working hard with our weavers and crafts people to promote our natural fibres. I am doubly honoured, as a Bengali, to participate in the Kolkata Fashion Week, where the focus is on our magical weaves”. The fashion week also has India’s top 35 top models walking the ramp.