Bangalore Fashion Week (BFW) is a bi-annual fashion event held in
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
, India.
Established in 2009, The name Bangalore Fashion Week follows the international practice of christening the fashion week event after the name of the city in which it is being held.
The participation to Bangalore Fashion Week is ‘by invitation only’ and each participating designer has to undergo a stringent jury which selects the designer on the basis of the ingenuity of his design.
Bangalore fashion week is one of the biggest fashion events in India the event is managed by Dream Merchants
Overview
The Indian fashion scene is divided into 3 sectors - North, Central and South.
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occurs in
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,
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, and the
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History
The event first took place in 19 ...
in
Mumbai
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serves the Central sector Bangalore Fashion Week covers the south.
References
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The Nation Newspaper
External links
Bangalore Fashion Week, websiteBangalore Fashion Week - Dubai Edition, website
Annual events in India
Fashion events in India
Culture of Bangalore
Recurring events established in 2009
2009 establishments in Karnataka
Fashion weeks