Day 1: NIGHTIME TALES Designer Varun Bahl opened the Autumn-Winter 2016 edition of Amazon India Fashion Week with “Nocturn”, an autumnal fairytale peopled by jewelled owls, scurrying squirrels and thousands of the designer’s favourite — flowers.
THE Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has announced a line-up of three designers who will showcase their collections in a specially curated, first menswear show at Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2016. Here’s w
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