Indian Beach Fashion Week 2023 kicks off with show by Vikram Phadnis

Diwar (Goa), Feb 14 (PTI) The India Beach Fashion Week 2023 (IBFW) began here at Diwar Island near Panaji with ace fashion designer Vikram Phadnis presenting his collection.

The ninth edition of the fashion gala is being held over the course of three days at Diwar Island, named Island of Love by the organisers.

The event on Monday began with Phadnis, who has designed clothes for celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Sushmita Sen, Malaika Arora and others, showcasing his resort wear collection.

In the evening, designer Srishti Kaur presented her collection from her label Eliferous at the venue which has sea-facing ramps and open-air shows on the riverfront and in colonial style villas.

Talking to PTI on the sidelines of the event, co-founder of IBFW Pallav Ojha said with the current edition, they are targeting young fashion enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, designers, content creators and artists, as well as fresh graduates and early innovators.

“Their vision and outlook, design aesthetics and technology can help build India’s biggest creative ecosystem with consumers and brand custodians who stand up for green space energy and a circular usage economy,” he added.

Deepak Chhabra, Managing Director of Timex Group India, said the IBFW provides the perfect platform for the fashion community.

“We are super excited to be a part of the IBFW. It will be a great place for us to empower the young and brave new designers of this era, staying abreast with the latest innovation, creative outlook and technologies in the fashion world,” he said.