Source: CCTV.com

03-27-2007 09:23

India Fashion Week concluded with a philanthropic message in New Delhi on Sunday. Support for children's rights was on the agenda with designers pledging part of their profits to the Non-Governmental Organization "Parivartan".

Working for the cause, the design team of Gunjan and Rahul from the "Sirali" brand, presented a collection mingling traditional and contemporary visions. Their designs a mix of Indian and western sensibilities.

Children are often employed in India's fashion industry for weaving and embroidery work. The Fashion Design Council of India, or FDCI, in its commitment to social causes has picked up the issue. It seeks to create a greater awareness of the problem amongst designers and ask them to make sure children are not used on their work.

Rathi Vinay Jha, director-general of Fashion Design Council of India, said, "This event we are actually giving it to support the consciousness to be raised against child labour and also the need to nurture childhood and to help children grow in a happy environment."

Sixteen designers donated items for auction to raise money for the cause.

The Indian capital has enjoyed a lively week of activity. Over 80 international and 100 domestic buyers were in Delhi to see work by a record of 87 designers. Among them was Rina Dhaka, Indian fashion's queen of cool, who came up with a light and wearable collection.

Indian fashion industry is currently worth 1.8 billion US dollars, and growing at a staggering 20-30 percent year on year.

Editor:Liu Fang