Rainbow on the ramp

In one of the most defining moment in the history of the ramp in India, over 40 designers raised a toast to the rainbow pride, giving FDCI's India Fashion Week a befitting conclusion! The last day of the fashion week saw a holistic tribute in the form of a Rainbow show to mark the historic Article 377 judgement by the Supreme Court of India repealing this draconian law. 

Inclusivity was the theme this year whether it is weight, imperfections, skin colour or the choice and gender of your partner. Top designers, including Manish Malhotra, Arjun Khanna, Ashish Soni, Rahul Mishra, Raghavendra Rathore, Gaurav Gupta, Wendell Rodricks, Rina Dhaka among others interpreted what they believe best to represent this verdict which paid homage to tangible equality and decriminalises a certain section of humanity. Each designer dressed a model in an ensemble based on the Rainbow theme, an emblem for the LGBTQ community which was originally created by San Francisco-based artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 using six stripes- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet to represent diversity and peace.