The occasion was the 17th Edition of the prestigious Celebrating North East India Festival organized by North East Institute of Fashion Technology (NEIFT) and Consulate General of India, Milan
KRC TIMES Assam Bureau
The night of 9th September, 2023 at Milan City transformed into an amalgamation of a Mini North East India at the historical venue of Villa Necchi Campiglio in the heart of the city. The occasion was the 17th Edition of the prestigious Celebrating North East India Festival organized by North East Institute of Fashion Technology (NEIFT) and Consulate General of India, Milan.
Vikram Rai Medhi, The Festival Director along with Ajungla Jamir, Consul General of Milan welcomed the packed house and felicitated few of the Dignitaries which included Luca Bernardo, Councilor of the Munipalicity of Milan and Vice President of the Anti-Mafia Commission of Italy, Sabrina Pane, Deputy Prefect of Milan , Denise Mutton, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kang Hyung-Shik, Consul General of the Republic of South Korea, Kobayashi Toshiaki, Consul General of Japan, Dr Stjepan Ribic, Consul General of Croatia, Hadil Da Rocha-Vianna, Consul General Brazil, Michelangela Vismara, Consul General Bahamas, U.P. Singh, Former Secretary Textiles & Jal Shakti, Govt. of India, Federick Roy Kharkongar, Commissioner Secretary Art & Culture, Govt. of Meghalaya, Dr. Ritu Ranjan, representing Lok Ranjan, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India, etc.
Representatives from the Diplomatic Incorp. Of United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Austria, Poland and a large Contingent of the Who’s Who of Fashion Houses such as Gucci, Prada, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Valentino, Versace, Giorgio Armani etc. attended the Festival in large numbers. Design Faculties and Academicians from various prestigious Universities of Lombardy were seen in the Event.
Vikram Rai Medhi, CEO NEIFT spoke passionately about the 16 years journey of this festival and expressed his gratitude to all for coming and showing the support to make the 17 Edition at Milan, The Fashion Capital of the World such a huge success.
Eight talented Designers from North East India, Robert Naorem, Daniel Syiem, Priyanka D Patwari, Barsha Phukan, Escape Engmoia, Pella, Kashmiri and Huangpi Gogoi presented a colorful, vibrant and handcrafted Fashion Show with a lineup of Top International Models from Milan Fashion Industry along with North East India Models.
ICCR, Govt. of India presented various forms of Folk Dances from NER. Upcoming Artists from Assam Aaryaman enthralled the audience with Songs composed and sung by him. Nagaland Tourism and Meghalaya Tourism mesmerized the International Audience with their captivating Tourism Videos which the organizers believe will excite the European Community to visit these two beautiful States of NER.
The Poolside of Villa Necchi Campiglio looked majestic and beautiful with the Get Together of such an International Gathering of various Nations, Fashion Fraternity, Civil Society, Academicians, Media Fraternity etc. coming together to celebrate the spirit and vibrancy of our exotic North East Region. The Associates of the Festival was Ministry of DoNER, North Eastern Council, Ministry of Textiles, Meghalaya Tourism, Nagaland Tourism, Office of DC Handicrafts, KVIC, Oil India Ltd., NeDFi, NEHHDC, Silk Mark, Indian Council For Cultural Relations (ICCR), ICCI. Rai Medhi announced at the finale that this festival is travelling to various countries to highlight our North East India.
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