India | 18th January 2021: Hunar Online Courses, an online learning platform, which aims to empower women by helping them learn new skills and become financially independent, today, announced the call for applications from female students, homemakers or working women to share their garment design ideas for a first-of-its-kind virtual fashion show, themed “Filmy Fashion.” The show is scheduled to go live from 20-22 February. It will offer aspirants an opportunity to showcase their designs on a public platform and get voted by 3000+ viewers, pre-event.
Hunar Online, through its courses, has trained more than 10,000 women. It assists the women students and mentors them to build their collection and market them. The call for applications for Hunar Online’s fashion show begins today and will close on 30 January, 2021. All interested aspirants from across the country can apply by registering on their website (https://www.hunarcourses.com/live-digital-fashion-show), and then submit their design. The top 10 ‘most voted’ designs will be featured in Filmy Fashion through nationwide online voting. Thousands of viewers are expected to vote the show live.
Nishtha Yogesh, CEO of Hunar Online Courses, said, “Through Filmy Fashion, we’re not just conducting a fun event for all students, participants and viewers, but also opening our doors to all the women of India who want to display their skill and earn recognition for it! At Hunar Online, every endeavour, including Filmy Fashion, is aimed at empowering women and giving them a chance to become financially independent through reskilling.”
The aspirants will have to style a look or illustrate a garment inspired by an iconic Bollywood movie. The illustrations/styled looks will be showcased pre-event on the Filmy Fashion page link given above to receive public voting as soon as the entries are uploaded.
On the day of the Fashion Show, the Top three collections will be selected based on live polling by close to 5,000 viewers, and the creators (other than students) of the most-voted design submission will be awarded in the final event. The main event will have a panel of celebrity judges, including known figures from the retail industry and Hunar’s celebrity mentor and four-time national award-winning fashion designer, Neeta Lulla.
Who has the chance of participating?
- Any and every woman who has the passion for fashion.
- Students of Hunar Online Courses who have completed or nearly completed their course.
- Women who wish to showcase their designs through Filmy Fashion.
How will the participants and winners benefit?
- This Live Digital Fashion Show will prove to be a unique platform where talented women can display their skill before thousands of viewers.
- Through live voting on the day of the event, some collections will get the most popular award and cash prizes.
- Celebrity judges will also award their favourite collections.
- All the participants can sell their collections online by getting listed on thehlabel.com on the very day of the event!
- The Fashion Show will also be attended by eminent personalities from the retail domain who will offer further business and commission opportunities to all the participants.
