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SILF at Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week (Autumn Winter’09)
18th-22nd Mar’09
Hotel Intercontinental Eros, Nehru Place
SILF showcased an exquisite collection of garments made by renowned
fashion designers at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Autumn
Winter’09). The garments, designed and conceptualised by the well known
fashion designers have been made with textiles woven by weavers, once
affected by leprosy and their families.
The designers who devoted their time and effort for this intiative were
David Abraham, Anjana Bhargava, Ashima – Leena, Ritu Kumar, Varun
Bahl, Anju Modi, Payal Jain, and Ria Ali. Focussing on the need to
empower people affected by leprosy, Anju Modi said that “people affected
by leprosy have the skills and the designers are appreciative of their
talent. We are working to provide design inputs to make their products
marketable and have visited their colony in Faridabad to explore the
opportunity of coming out with a line for cottons.”
Ayesha Mohan (of Gulaal fame) also supported SILF’s fight against stigma
associated with leprosy. Walking the ramp for Anjana Bhargava and
wearing the jacket designed by her, made of the fabric woven by people
affected by leprosy, Ayesha Mohan sent a strong message that leprosy
does not spread by touching or wearing products made by people affected
by leprosy. She was also appreciative of the quality, the softness and
the warmth of the fabric.
For Anjana Bhargava, this is just a beginning. She is committed to
working with the leprosy affected and invited everyone associated with
the Fashion Industry to join this movement.
WIFW provided a great opportunity to not only create awareness about
leprosy, but to also bring greater visibility to the skills and
abilities of those affected by leprosy.
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