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The
year 2007 saw models and designers from Northeast region
making their mark at different levels in the fashion
industry.Esther Jamir, a well known model from Nagaland
and Shruti Agrawal, whose mother hails from Sikkim
walked the ramp for leading designers during the Wills
Lifestyle India fashion week at the National capital. |
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Esther feels proud to represent her state, and wishes
that other models from the region would also make a
name in the glamour industry.
"They
(girls) should come out and try. They are not trying
and once they will try, people will consider their
looks as common Indian commercial look. Right now,
people differentiate us. But once the northeast girls
come up, they will take us as common Indian looking
models," Jamir said. |
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The
Sikkimese beauty Shruti Agrawal, said: "It has gone very
well, and this fashion week has proved positive for me."
Shruti has also featured for the second time in the
much-acclaimed Kingfisher Swimsuit special Calendar
2008.
Nordon
Wangdi, a fashion designer from Sikkim also showcased
his spring/summer collection at the fashion week. It was
a flamboyant line that was inspired by the stuffed Rag
Doll.
He
feels the time has come when the country recognizes the
talents of the fashion conscious northeast.
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Wangdi said, "Everybody is coming out in different
areas and different spheres of life, and it's a
great thing. Be it music or any other field, I want
that everybody should go for it. Nothing is
impossible."
The
number of models and designers from the northeast
trying to establish themselves in the fashion
industry has increased in the recent times. The
latest to hit the ramp at the national level is
Akuonuo Khezhie, who contested at the Pantaloons’
Femina Miss India 2007 and walked away gracefully
with the subtitle Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face
and the sub award Sony My Miss India. |
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Well, there is no doubt about the fact that North
East region is brimming with talents that are only
waiting to be tapped. It’s time we step out of our
homes and explore the varied opportunities beyond
our borders. Given the potentials that we have and
shaped with the right perspective, the sky is just
the limit. |
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January 2008
Khumpila Anar is originally belongs to
Nagaland and working as a journalist in New Delhi.
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