HT Bureau
Guwahati, Sept 25: To give a grand platform and encourage the numerous boutiques and indigenous artisans of the region, the Rignai Fashion Clan is organising Tripura Fashion Week at Agartala Town hall on September 24. Rampal Jamatia, Tribal Welfare & Handloom, Handicrafts and Sericulture, Government of Tripura inaugurated Tripura Fashion Week. Susanta Chowdhury, minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Information & PWD (DWS), Govt. of Tripura was the chief guest while mayor, chairman of TRTC, Dipak Kumar, and Balai Goswami, chairman at Tripura Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. were special guests.
The opening show was presented by celebrity designer Yana Ngoba Chakpu. Other designers who showcased their collections were Anindita Karmakar, Debarati Das, Snigdha Majumdar, and Nivedita Chakraborty from Tripura.
“The event gave a grand platform to the numerous indigenous designers of Tripura who will be given access to newer markets and networking opportunities through this platform. It is all about encouraging and bringing out the talented artisans and boutiques of Tripura to showcase their collections through fashion. We are glad that we got the opportunity to create something different and add something new to the fashion world,” said Dr. Rakhi Debbarma, CEO of Tripura Fashion Week.
“It was a very successful event. People have never seen such show before. This kind of show happened for the first time in Tripura it seems. Soon we will announce the date of the 6th edition of North East India Fashion Week which will be held in Guwahati.
Selected designers and weavers who participated at Arunachal Fashion Week, Tripura Fashion Week, and Nagaland Fashion Week will get the chance to showcase their collection during the North East India Fashion Week in Guwahati,” said fashion designer and founder of Yana in Style, Yana Ngoba.