Mr Amar Khatri, Director, INIFD Deccan said that INIFD Deccan has come a long way since its inception. The different themes under the main theme are as follows:. This Fashion show is a tribute to all those women who are every day playing their role with perfection in all sectors of life.
They are playing multiple roles of a mother, daughter, sister, wife and a working professional with remarkable harmony and ease. But while doing so, women also take care to strike a balance between their commitment to their profession as well as their home and family. Women empowerment implies the ability in women to take decisions with regard to their life and work and giving equal rights to them in all spheres of life like personal, social and so on. With the steady increase in the number of working women, they have gained financial independence, which has given them the confidence to lead their own lives and build their own identity. Women are increasingly getting empowered to decide the course of their lives and professions and realize their fullest potential. Women empowerment is the much-talked-about issue today. This year, INIFD Deccan’s Annual Fashion Show theme was – “TREZIRE – The Awakening”. One such event that plays a key role in preparing young minds to enter the fashion design industry is the Annual Fashion Show.Įach year students study the forecast and create fashion collections of the calibre of international fashion runways that are commercially viable in India and abroad as well. The bottom line: it is important to be culturally aware every day of the year.Situated in one of the by-lanes of one of Pune city’s hustling and most visited locality – Deccan, INIFD Deccan – Premium Fashion and Interior Design Institute, hosted their Annual Fashion show on the 12th of January 2019 at the Westin Hotel, Pune. The institute not only provides A+ grade education system but also focuses on practical knowledge, celebrity workshops and industrial projects. It can be difficult to understand the hurt that culture appropriation can cause. It is imperative to be aware of what culture appropriation is and how it can negatively affect others. Often, when it comes to costumes, stereotyping cultures can occur. With Halloween right around the corner, it is important to remember the cultures not just costumes. Visser said “Here, we are able to give a space to wear clothes to display one’s culture and to be comfortable doing so.” He continued to talk about the goal of the event, “We really want to teach about the hurt that misrepresentation can cause.” Jaliyah Wesley, one of the models, commented on why she participated in the fashion show “I did it because I like to show off the African culture side of me.” For many of the other models, it gave them similar pride and joy to embrace their culture and share it with others by wearing traditional clothing in the show. The models also displayed make-up and hair that was appropriate for the culture they were representing. The outfits were all very beautiful and elegant, incorporating traditional elements of color, styles, and textures. There were six models total exhibiting authentic fashion from various cultures including Ho Chunk, Chinese, Japanese, African, and Black American. Visser stressed how important it is to be culturally aware, because appropriating someone else’s culture is hurtful and disrespectful. Events like the multicultural fashion show are great places to assimilate with different cultures without appropriating them. It’s important to appreciate and celebrate different cultures but to also respect them on a day-to-day basis.
The main take-away from this was that assimilation is not the same as appropriation. The presentation focused on defining what these were exactly, what they look like, and how they can affect others. The goal of this event was to educate people on different cultures as well as culture appropriation.īefore the show began, Luke Visser, the Laux hall director, gave a short presentation on cultural appropriation, cultural appreciation, and cultural exchange. The fashion show featured student models displaying cultural wear from around the world. The first annual multicultural fashion show was hosted by Laux Hall along with the Students Educating and Embracing Diversity program (SEEDs) on Wednesday, Oct 26 at Eagle Basement.