In the glitz and glamour of the present fashion scenario, there are still certain stumble blocks visible in the overall development of the aspiring entrepreneurs in fashion. With the growing interest of Fashion in India, numerous promising designers are coming up, however to their headway to success, lot of hindrances and issues are being perpetually obscuring them from progressing in this whole gamut of Fashion industry.

In order to clinch the weakness and bridge the gap, International College of Fashion (ICF) introduces “Agragami”- The Designer-Student Conclave, that envisages a “platform for synergy and networking between aspiring and established designers and a headway in creative development expansion to the world of fashion”. “Agragami”, adumbrates on advancement, pioneering and creating. This would be the extravaganza for the blossoming entrepreneurs and designers to decipher their grievances and fathom their understanding on the whereabouts of the fashion arena while having a contiguous interaction with the acclaimed personalities of the fashion world.

ICF, through this medium focuses on encouraging and promoting the new generation of designers and design entrepreneurs in the Indian context. This fact emphasizes that Design thinking combined with local innovation and Indian mindset can play a very crucial role in achieving a strong growth path even in the turbulent times. Winning by Design should be the new age Mantra for New India.

Agragami – The ICF Designer-Student Conclave is a forum on Business of Design. In its 1st year of inception, the conclave will bring together the industry & design stakeholders to promote design malleability across India.
Agragami – The ICF Designer-Student Conclave 2011 - is a unique forum, which provides a platform to the aspiring designers and design entrepreneurs to interact with the industry professionals and renowned designers for charting out future course of actions in the area of design and business promotion. The Conclave offers an opportunity for all aspiring designers, entrepreneurs and students to network with established designers, industry professionals as well as industry and design leaders. The networking opportunities are designed specifically to generate new contacts and business opportunities for the participants.

The primary objectives of Agragami – The ICF Design Conclave, 2011, are the following:

• Fostering communication & interaction between aspiring and established designers.
• Developing networking opportunities between aspiring fashion entrepreneurs and various stakeholders in the fashion industry.
• Bridging technical & skill gaps between students and designers.
• To give fashion students & young designers a platform to showcase their work.
• Building a resource of young talent for the industry.

Agragami – The ICF Design Conclave agenda is a discussion on “Building a new generation of designers”

With the mushrooming interest of fashion in India, lot of promising designers are coming up. They experience various hindrances in their journey of success in the fashion world. This Fashion Conclave will be instrumental in raising issues which are critical for implementation of successful design innovation as well as design practices in various enterprises. There are numerous issues emerging, but few of them are:-

• Design awareness and sensitization across fashion industries.
• Employment generation through design services.
• Promoting sustainable and green design & material.
• Increasing need of Designers to act as mentors.
• Support from banks and corporate sector.

Previous