The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), will retell the story of Muga silk, the pride of Assam, with a show at the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter’17.
In keeping with its commitment to the ‘Make in India’ campaign, the FDCI is all set to transform the runway with a pleasing blend of luxe and tradition of this famed golden thread at an offsite venue – National Rail Museum in the capital. The offsite show will be held on the day two of the four-day fashion extravaganza, slated from March 15-18 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, in the capital.
The North-eastern state of Assam has been producing the royal silk and the weavers have been an intrinsic part of the national identity offering handlooms with an inbuilt shimmer. This is an earnest attempt to safeguard the Assamese legacy and its fabulous and celebrated craftsmanship. One of FDCI’s experienced designers – Samant Chauhan, who has been working with Muga Silk and has already done a show in Shillong to promote and preserve the fabric, will weave magic yet again at AIFW in New Delhi.
