India Intimate Fashion Week Successfully Concluded Its 4th Season Virtually Amid Pandemic

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Hailing from the popularity of 3 successful seasons, the India Intimate Fashion Week (IIFW) - the country's largest and one of its kind fashion weeks successfully concluded the 4th season virtually. Following the fashion weeks, the decision of a visual format was taken keeping in view the ongoing pandemic, which has led to the longest lockdown across the world for safety reasons. The virtual IIFW Show received global volunteer participation by the models, associations, and partnerships from various countries.

Speaking about this concept of one of its kind Virtual Fashion Show, Amit Pandey, Media Head, IIFW further added "Our endeavours are focused to create a new and real career and business opportunities in the fashion industry as well as for related brands to showcase themselves. We are glad that Virtual show has opened doors, created new hope and triggered motivation for everyone who is playing a vital role in the fashion industry in India and internationally."

Talking about the challenges faced to launch the Virtual IIFW, Niraj Jawanjal, Founder, IIFW said, "We are headed by unprecedented times, when we began the process of conceptualizing the show a lot of our team members, models etc. nudged as they felt they were out of shape or unfit. A lot of our members were also not in the towns, cities or had the right equipment to join us in putting the show together this year, however, we are delighted to say that the Team IIFW was finally able to jump the roadblocks and conceptualized a creative route to engage and encourage members of our fashion industry in India and around the globe. We were delighted to be able to successfully celebrate men and women, lingerie, confidence and resilience like each year but with more enthusiasm."

IIFW's various teams worked extensively over several zoom meetings (and countless cups of coffee) and reached out to a stunning and diverse mix of women globally. Team IIFW faced many challenges in shaping up this projects as many models had to back out from their participation commitments due to worrying COVID situations, smaller homes, absence of right merchandise, shortage of make-up & hair related things and cosmetics, sickness and also because some models caught COVID and the show took more than expected time to complete. But finally, team IIFW could complete the show preparation as desired and came out with this outstanding Virtual product. IIFW Show Director Snehal Oswal, Stylist Dhanashree Sawant hosted countless Training and Grooming Sessions with the models and prepped them not only for the walks and posing but also spent a lot of time motivating them and building back their confidence.

Known for its innovative approach, IIFW has always presented concepts that imply strong social message and is all-inclusive from plus size fashion, queer fashion, to fitness fashion. It has also initiated dialogues around body positivity with its 'BOO THE TABOO' movement.

This year, the IIFW partnered with Le Desir by SHOTS, Netherlands famous lingerie brand as their official lingerie partner and for the successful execution of the Virtual Show. Le Desir showcased a line of sensuously beautiful and latest lingerie that was well-appreciated and the brand is all set to foray into the Indian market in association with the IIFW & Candy Shop India (IIFW's Distribution & Channel Partnership arm).

On associating with IIFW, Le Desir's Hein Schouten, Director Sales & Maura Claes - Brand Head stated, "We have been eyeing the right time and opportunity to enter in India and with the opportunity such IIFW Virtual Show; we realized it as the best fit for our plans" Le Desir is a premium, lingerie brand recognized worldwide and it has an extensive range of products which we believed would impress Indian audience so where are very excited about the collaboration as well as showcasing 29 of our new designs at the show. We are humbled by the response we received from the show."

Cover Image Courtesy: India Intimate Fashion Week