The Fashion Design Council of India is a not-for-profit organization that works to further the business of fashion in India and ensure its sustainable growth. It promotes and nurtures its over 400 members, who represent the best in Indian fashion. These members include fashion and accessory designers and professionals, educational institutions and corporates.
The FDCI’s calendar of events includes the bi-annual Lakme Fashion Week (prêt) for Autumn-Winter in and Spring-Summer in October, held in New Delhi & Mumbai. It also hosts India Couture Week, the country’s most exclusive and premier fashion event, every year in July, held in New Delhi.
Other than these, the Council collaborates with the Textile Ministry and the Commerce & Industry Ministry, Government of India, as well as other countries and organizations on hosting fashion- and textile-related events and initiatives and creating opportunities for FDCI members across India and abroad.
Fashion and textile - related programmes and collaborations with the Government of India, other countries and private organizations in India and abroad
The FDCI News Room section provides up-to-date announcements, press releases, and media coverage, keeping you informed about the latest developments in the fashion world.
The FDCI Members section highlights the esteemed designers, brands, and industry professionals who are part of the Fashion Design Council of India.
The FDCI Blog section offers insightful articles, interviews, and trends from the fashion industry, providing a deeper understanding of style, design, and innovation.
The FDCI Careers section offers opportunities to join India's premier fashion council. Explore current openings and become a part of the dynamic world of fashion and design.
The FDCI Events section highlights the latest fashion shows, exhibitions, and industry gatherings, offering a glimpse into the vibrant world of fashion and design.
From healing crystals, to dressing body types and not genders, raw wool to unconventional shapes, Akshat Bansal is thinking out-of-the-box! By Asmita Aggarwal Small town boys have this innate desire to succeed, quite different from Metro cities, maybe it has to do with fewer opportunities, and exposure back home. Akshat Bansal of the label Bloni is interesting, from Hisar, went to Central Saint Martins, decided not to...
Growing up in Uttarakhand, Abhishek Paatni’s love for Formula 1 and Motor GP brought him to fashion, this time, he has expressed his need for the thrill of speed in his ‘racy’ menswear line. By Asmita Aggarwal You would never expect an electronic communications engineer, and MBA to switch sides, turn designer, but what can one say – Abhishek Paatni of the label Nought One is a...
His label serenades linens, he gives them a hip feel, with zips, tassels and hints of embroidery, for a new age man, who wants to experiment, but not go overboard. By Asmita Aggarwal He comes from a well-read Bihari family, father is a professor of English and mom botany, at Patna University; his sister is a doctor in the US. He studied at Doon School, worked in...
