FASHION CONCLAVE NATIONAL
CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, INDIA
By IFAB MEDIA - NEWS BUREAU - January 25, 2024 | 47 4 minutes read
Chitkara University’s, Department of Fashion Design, Chitkara Design School hosted scintillating Fashion Future Forward Conclave over a span of 2 days at its sprawling campus, on Chandigarh - Patiala Highway.
The Fashion Future Forward Conclave offline conclave saw industry experts with reputable fashion brands and Fashion design Studios as well as academics engage with cohorts of students. This allowed the flow of ideas and exchange of dialogue with the current fashion and design students of CDS.
Dialogue on future of sustainability, digital green marketing and online retail, the rise of athleisure wear, Metaverse and global future directions in the fashion industry were raised by the fashion design students. Fashion students discussed topics the way fashion design practises are evolving, the use of biodegradable materials and leveraging lightning speed algorithms to create complex structures and 3D models.
Presiding over the event from the fashion industry were Ashish N Soni, Design Director at Ashish N Soni, Ikos Designs Pvt. Ltd., and Narendra Kumar Creative Director – Amazon. Urvashi Kaur - Founder Urvashi Kaur – A conscious luxury label and Karishma Shahani Khan - Creative Director Ka-Sha, INDIA, Karan Berry- Founder and creative director Mr Berry, Co-founder Karleo couture , Bespoke footwear label AKA. Nitin Kapoor CEO and Co-founder of Iba Crafts and Mahima Prasad -Manager - Ajio Luxe, Reliance brands were noteworthy participants from fashion industry.
Speaking of his interaction with the students, Soni said, “The students were very enthusiastic. They were very keen to know and learn what the industry experience is. The kind of questions posed was very interesting and I think based on that there is a huge potential.”
“There is always a divide in academia and professional practice. Events like these are really helpful for both the students and us industry experts to have these conversations. Some of the questions that the students had prepared really challenged us to put on our thinking hats. I really enjoyed the conversation,” Narendra Kumar said.
By encouraging interpersonal dialogue at the conclave, the Chitkara University has created a transparent environment for interaction between industry experts and students. This explored the gap between the expectations of the employers and the aspirations of the youth.
Chitkara School Design School, Fashion design department is an institutional member of FASHION DESIGN COUNCIL OF INDIA, FDCI. Their students have had the opportunity to assist designers and work as event crew at the national level for FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week in New Delhi and Mumbai. They bring back that learning experience and try to recreate a professional fashion show experience for our students on the campus. The University audience experienced the spectacular fashion presentation learnt what all goes behind the scenes for fashion show, the journey of conceptualizing a fashion collection and immaculate execution from concept to catwalk presentation.