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Melbourne, November 07, 2022 (GPN): Launched by Consul General Sushil Kumar, the fashion festival, curated by Bollywood actor Vishwajeet Pradhan and his wife Sonalika Pradhan, aims to boost cross-cultural engagement within the global fashion community. This year’s IFWA program includes a couture show featuring international designers including Vietnamese prodigy Ivan Tran, Indian designer Archana Kochhar, India’s first transgender designer Saisha Shinde along with local designers of Australian, South Asian and African descent. . The multicultural show is choreographed by Indian fashion veteran Shakir Shaikh.
Starring supermodel Hua Trang, Ivan Tran set the runway on fire with his dazzling, out-of-this-world designs. Couterier Archana Kochhar made her IFWA debut with social media influencer Nagma Mirajkar appearing for her in a fiery red dress. Drawing a huge round of applause, Saisha Shinde launched her multi-coloured retail collection, in a magical night Grand Finale.
IFWA Brand Ambassadors, AFL (Australian football) greats Kevin Sheddy, Matthew Richardson, Trent Croad, Dustin Fletcher and Anthony Koutoufides added the ‘popular stars’ quotient to the event, in this crazy AFL nation. They also participated in an auction, raising funds for a key Australian charity. Cheered on by celebrities Diana Chen, Sharon Johal, Kate Jesaulenko, etc.
Interspersed with multiple performances, both traditional and contemporary by various artists, rapper Simba Mak concluded the evening with a ballistic performance by his group.
A panel of judges consisting of multicultural commissioner Abiola Akinbni, actress Sarah Roza, and councilor Richard Stockman presented the awards to the winners.
A creation of Meilleur Events, the inaugural edition of IFWA in 2019 saw the participation of designers such as Samanth Chauhan, Rimi Nayak, sayantan Sarkar, Nicholas Gilbert, mini Raxevsky, etc. ends
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