Gen Next designers raise social issues with debut show at LFW

Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2017 opened today on a powerful note with Gen Next designers addressing social issues like human trafficking, abuse, gender biases and illiteracy through their designs.

The young brigade included designers Akshat Bansal, Simiran Kabir Sharma, Deepak Pathak, along with designer duos Saaksha Parekh-Kinnari Kamat and Shenali Seema-Rinzin Lama.

The five budding labels, which made their runway debut courtesy INIFD, had varied inspirations, but the theme of women with strong sense of self, was common in all the presentations.

"I come from Himachal and my mother is my biggest inspiration. As a child, I have seen her wearing sarees with shoes and hence for me there is no difference in men and women's clothing.

"I feel we don't need to talk about equality as they are already superior to us. The voice of the my label will always be same. I will always try and focus on the real life issues through my designs," Sumiran told

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