Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) 6Degree, a fashion talent and tech platform, hosted their first mentoring programme in association with Lakme Fashion Week to select three designers who will showcase at the forthcoming winter-festive edition of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) here.
Titled #GetLFWReady, it was a two-day fashion mentoring programme where emerging designers got a word of advice from fashion industry veterans like Neeraj Gaba, Yogesh Chaudhury, Amit Khanna, Urvashi Joneja, Ajay Kumar, Feroza Dalal and Gautam Vazirani.
The workshop was a mix of designing, photography, styling, image building, merchandising/retailing of products and gave insights and guidance on showcasing at the fashion week. It was held from July 25.
Out of the nine designers who participated in the programme, three will get selected to showcase their collection on the runway at The 6Degree Show at LFW, which will be held at St. Regis here from August 24-28.
The emerging designers presented their collections to the mentors, and the names of the chosen ones will be announced in the first week of August.
Nikhil Hegde, Co-Founder and CEO, 6Degree said: “We take special pride in discovering new designers, many emerging from smaller cities with extraordinary talent and flair.
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