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New Delhi [India], September 1: Delhi Fashion Week 2026 was efficiently held on 27 August 2026 at ITPO, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, as a part of the five-day Film Expo India held from 25 to 30 August 2026. The vogue presentation celebrated Indian handlooms, Khadi and the wealthy cultural heritage of Northeast India via vogue, artwork and cultural performances. The occasion was organised by Delhi Fashion Club in collaboration with Film Expo India, in affiliation with NEHHDC, and executed by VOY Media & Events. The present was directed by Harshit Dhingaun, Celebrity Fashion Director, Chairman of Delhi Fashion Club and Founder of Delhi Fashion Week.
Naari Shakti – Weaving Viksit Bharat | International Reinvent Northeast – Season 8
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The vogue occasion introduced collectively designers, vogue college students, weavers, fashions, cultural performers, celebrities, influencers and professionals from totally different components of India, making a platform to advertise Indian textiles, girls empowerment, conventional craftsmanship and up to date vogue.
The occasion was graced by Chief Guest and Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh. The Guests of Honour included Shri Mara Kocho, IES and Managing Director, NEHHDC, Government of India; Dr. Avneet Kaur, journalist, professor and leisure skilled; Mrs. Jyoti Yadav, Director, Exhobuzz Pvt. Ltd., organisers of Film Expo India; Dr. Kiran Sethi, Delhi Police Sub-Inspector, recognized for her girls empowerment initiatives and popularly recognised as ‘Lady Singham’ Mrs. Ledia Awomi Zhimomi from Nagaland, representing the power of girls from the Northeast; and Dr. Neetu Malhotra, Principal of Satyam Fashion Institute.
The occasion additionally noticed the presence of Tracy Chakma, Bollywood dance superstar and younger tv persona related to Sony TV, who attended as an Influencer Guest. Along along with her, a number of influencers and personalities attended the occasion, with chosen personalities being recognised with the Global Business and Influencer Awards for his or her contribution and affect throughout enterprise, leisure and digital platforms.
Among the award recipients have been gurgaon based mostly Mauli Oberoi as greatest Luxury influencer from gurgaon Royalika Ahuja, Bollywood actor and recognised face of Clinic Plus Shampoo, including additional superstar presence to the style and leisure gathering.
The central theme was ‘Naari Shakti – Weaving Viksit Bharat’, celebrating the power and contribution of girls whereas selling India’s handloom traditions, Khadi, indigenous craftsmanship and cultural range.
A key section was ‘Viksit Bharat Sutra – Season 2’, introduced by the fashion-design college students of Satyam Fashion Institute. The college students showcased up to date robes created utilizing wealthy Khadi and handloom materials. Under the steering of Dr. Neetu Malhotra, the gathering demonstrated how conventional Indian textiles could be reworked into fashionable vogue silhouettes whereas retaining their heritage worth.
Adding glamour to the Khadi presentation, Mrs. Universe Oceania 2025 Archana Niranjan walked the runway because the showstopper for the Satyam Fashion Institute Khadi assortment. Her look added a world magnificence and vogue presence to the section and additional highlighted the class of Indian handloom and Khadi.
The Viksit Bharat Sutra presentation additionally featured a Phulkari-inspired assortment and dance efficiency, including a particular contact of Punjabi tradition to the celebration of Indian handloom and Khadi. Models from totally different components of India participated within the section, reflecting the nation’s range and the spirit of bringing regional traditions collectively.
International Reinvent Northeast – Season 8
One of the foremost points of interest of Delhi Fashion Week 2026 was ‘International Reinvent Northeast – Season 8’, a particular vogue and cultural presentation devoted to the textiles, girls, weavers, entrepreneurship, artwork, tradition and tourism of Northeast India.
The Meghalaya showcase featured designer Batkyntilin Mawthou from Shillong and weaver Iaineh from Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. They introduced up to date designs created with Ryndia silk, bringing indigenous Meghalaya textiles into fashionable vogue whereas preserving their conventional identification.
The Meghalaya Ryndia silk assortment featured superstar dancer Kanchan Chakma because the showstopper. Kanchan Chakma, who appeared on Super Dancer Chapter 5 on Sony Entertainment Television, introduced a powerful performing-arts presence to the runway and helped showcase the sweetness and flexibility of Ryndia silk via up to date vogue.
The Meghalaya assortment highlighted the inventive and cultural heritage of the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia communities, whereas offering larger visibility to Northeast designers and weavers and demonstrating the industrial potential of conventional textiles in up to date vogue.
Another presentation underneath International Reinvent Northeast celebrated the Naari Shakti of Northeast India via conventional and up to date cultural clothes representing the area’s numerous communities and weaving traditions. The runway represented the Seven Sister states, showcasing conventional costumes, indigenous textiles and the work of Northeast weavers.
A particular Manipuri dance efficiency by performers from Manipur added a vibrant cultural dimension to the occasion and showcased the sweetness and heritage of Meitei tradition.
International Reinvent Northeast – Season 8 was supported and sponsored by NEHHDC with the help of the Northeast Council (NEC), a unit underneath the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India. The presentation highlighted the broader goal of selling Northeast India’s entrepreneurs, designers, weavers, artisans, indigenous merchandise and cultural tourism.
The Meghalaya showcase additionally related with PRIME Meghalaya – Promotion and Incubation of Market-driven Enterprises, the Government of Meghalaya’s flagship entrepreneurship initiative supporting native startups and entrepreneurs via coaching, incubation and funding. The vogue platform helped showcase the artistic and industrial potential of Meghalaya’s textiles and craftsmanship.
Models from Across India
Models from totally different areas of India participated within the vogue displays. The International Reinvent Northeast section featured Zara Limz from Nagaland, Lisa from Meghalaya, Ananya from Assam, Anita Daimary from Bodoland, Rupanjana from Kolkata and Dechan from Leh, together with a number of different fashions who travelled from throughout the nation to take part in Delhi Fashion Week.
Their participation mirrored the spirit of nationwide integration via vogue, bringing collectively India’s numerous communities and cultural traditions on one runway.
The runway additionally featured fashions sporting conventional sarees from NEHHDC’s Purbashree model, showcasing genuine Northeast materials together with Eri Silk. The presentation highlighted the standard, magnificence and cultural significance of those textiles and supplied larger visibility to Northeast handloom traditions. Purbashree clothes could be explored via its official platform at Purbashree.
The occasion was supported by Swiss School of Beauty as Make-up Partner, DCOP as Photography Partner and Dfashion as Digital Magazine Partner.
Delhi Fashion Week 2026 at Bharat Mandapam introduced collectively vogue, schooling, handloom, Khadi, girls empowerment, entrepreneurship, artwork, tradition, leisure and tourism on one platform. Through Viksit Bharat Sutra – Season 2 and International Reinvent Northeast – Season 8, the occasion highlighted India’s conventional craftsmanship whereas offering visibility to designers, college students, weavers, artisans and cultural communities.
The presence of Archana Niranjan, Mrs. Universe Oceania 2025, as showstopper for the Khadi assortment and Kanchan Chakma, superstar dancer and Super Dancer Chapter 5 performer, as showstopper for the Meghalaya Ryndia silk assortment, added additional glamour to the 2 key displays, whereas the participation of celebrities and influencers together with Tracy Chakma and Royalika Ahuja introduced collectively vogue, leisure and digital affect.
The vogue present in the end mirrored the spirit of a various and culturally wealthy India, bringing collectively conventional textiles, up to date vogue, girls empowerment, cultural performances and the distinctive cultural identification of Northeast India underneath one platform at Bharat Mandapam.
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