VAN HEUSEN ANNOUNCES THE GRAND FINALE DESIGNERS

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Posted in: Fashion n Modelling on Monday, 31 August 2009 00:00

Published on Monday, 30 November -0001 00:00

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Van Heusen announced Ashish Soni; Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna, as the Van Heusen Grand Finale designers for the forthcoming Van Heusen India Mens Week. They will present their Spring-Summer 2010 lines as the final show on the final day of the event scheduled to be held on September 11-13, 2009 at the Grand Hotel, New Delhi.

“Presenting a collection for the Grand Finale always comes with a sense of great excitement and I would like to thank Van Heusen for this fantastic opportunity and congratulate FDCI for putting together yet another great initiative”, said Ashish Soni.

The finale collection by Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna revolves around the concept “Hypernature”- the now nature phenomenon caused by the industrialization of human culture. The duo draws inspiration from linear structures, geometrical lines and is greatly inspired by modern contemporary art.

Commenting on the partnership, Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna, said: “We feel honoured to be chosen as the Grand Finale designers at the first Van Heusen India Mens Week. It is an exciting time for men’s fashion in India as for the first time the country’s best menswear designers have come together under one roof to showcase their collections.”

The designers’ exclusive lines are being created for Vdot by Van Heusen and will retail out of Van Heusen and Vdot stores in the beginning of next year. “These designers are among the most sought after designers in India, well known for their excellence in design and clothing construction. I have been a customer of theirs over the years and I have found them to be in tune with international styling,” said Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI.

FDCI also announced the shortlisted contenders for the ‘Van Heusen Emerging Designer of the Year’. An independent jury deliberated over the 70 entries received from fashion institutes across the country, before deciding on the final three. Amalraj Sengupta, a NIFT Kolkata graduate; Divyanka Bedi, a graduate from Raffles Design Institute, Mumbai; and Varun Arora, a student at Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi, have been selected as the finalists of the Emerging Designer of the Year Contest.

“With the best fashion designers across the country showcasing their exclusive men’s line for the first time at the Van Heusen India Mens Week, we are certain the event will raise Men’s Fashion to a new level,” said Shital Mehta, COO, Van Heusen.