Luxury fashion brand Vivienne Westwood will host its first-ever fashion show in India at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on April 1.
Vivienne Westwood to host its first-ever fashion show in India on April 1
The show will be organised in partnership with the Department of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra and Vivz Fashion School.
Vivienne Westwood will showcase a collection created with the natural hand-woven Indian silks and Khadi cottons and wool sourced from across India provided by Khadi India.
“Vivienne Westwood has long championed craftsmanship and heritage, using artisanal fabrics within their collections. Through working with and promoting artisans and small heritage production, Vivienne Westwood is proud to promote more environmentally sustainable forms of fabric production and support traditional skilled jobs and the communities around them,” said a statement from the brand.
The fabrics used for the collection have been sourced from various regions of India and created by Indian artisans using traditional techniques.