Parvathy Omnakuttan

Parvathy Omanakuttan is an Indian model and actress who was crowned Miss India World in 2008 and later became first runner-up as Miss World Asia & Oceania at the Miss World 2008 competition.
Parvathy Omanakuttan, the beauty queen and former Miss India has been launched as heroine in the Tamil film Umamaheswaram, directed by the young Nithin Ramakrishnan. Newcomer and dancer Mani is playing the hero and Prakash Raj plays a pivotal role.

Beena Kannan

Beena Kannan is the Managing Director and Lead Designer at the reputed textile major Seematti Silks. She is an able and enthusiastic industrialist who has elevated the image of her firm to great levels in the silk and textile industry of Kerala.

Sanjana Jon

Sanjana Jon, Founder and President of IG International, appears as an expert in international marketing on industry panel with Dierdre Bigley, VP of Worldwide Marketing for IBM during Fordham University’s Women in Business Conference.
Sanjana Jon, managing partner at boutique marketing firm IG International, based in New York, will sit as an international marketing expert at the 8th Annual Fordham Women in Business conference at Fordham University on Friday October 21, 2005. Ms. Sanjana Jon appears on the panel “Putting the Puzzle Together Again” a discussion on how companies build and maintain their brand image and the importance of recreating brands over time. She participates with other leaders in the global marketing arena including VP of Worldwide Marketing at IBM Dierdre Bigley,
This month Ms. Sanjana Jon was awarded an “International Rising Star” award in Vancouver, Canada. In November she is spearheading the IG International Miss Universe ® AIDS Awareness Tour to Asia which kicks off on Halloween at the Central Park Boat House with an event sponsoring
The IG International Miss Universe AIDS Awareness Tour to Asia is an annual 10-day Tour to Multiple cities in Asia, particularly India, whose ever-increasing population is time and again unknowingly infected; this problem goes mostly unnoticed from worldwide viewpoint. The IG / Miss Universe goal is to create awareness for this AIDS pandemic as well as raise funds for AIDS NGOs and charities based in India and abroad.
The 8th Annual Fordham Women in Business conference at Fordham University will be held on Friday October 21, 2005 and located in the 12th-Floor Lounge of the Lowenstein Center on the Lincoln Center campus. Source-

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• Sanjana left for US in 1992, is head off from her celebrity brother designer Anand Jon and is launching her own product line consisting of bridal trousseaus and a designer collection for working women and 'pret line'.
• Sanjana Jon has masters in psychology and sociology, as also fashion merchandising, marketing and fashion photography.
• Sanjana stepped into the limelight when she joined brother Anand Jon with her designer jewellery and subsequently debuted on Cannes, only to continue designing ensemble for the royalty. "It has been a nice balance of working with celebrities and royalty," she says.

Hari anand The Ultimate Designer

W hen you begin, you begin with ABC. And though established Kochi based designer, Hari Anand needs no beginning in fashion his latest collection is surprisingly called Alphabets, 2011. It will be showcased at a preview on December 4 at Gokulam Convention Centre, where top national models will catwalk the collection. It is Season 3 for the designer with FTV and the ensemble is a collaboration with New York based caricaturist and illustrator, Patti Stren.

The six yards turn absolute chic in the collection. The linen sari makes a novel appearance. Shirts, trousers, skirts in linen are what this fabric has seen so far and now comes Hari's original take on it- as a sari. “The fabric is imported and has precise digital prints on it. When draped it falls gracefully and weighs just 90 gms.”

Enhancing the material are Patti Stren's playful prints. “A new openness has come to stay in the world,” says Hari about the naughty prints, which blend humour, fun and mischief. After all fashion is about the times and this collection is truly with it. Stren, whose first venture with Anand saw raffish illustrations on dating and flirting tips, carries the theme ahead in this collection too. The haute linen saris make perfect cocktail wear.

HELP THE WORLD OF FASHION

The goal of the KFA is to have the industry join forces, share knowledge and change the way business is being done by raising consumers' awareness of choices and responsibilities, helping them make conscious choices and thereby changing their behavior.

Kerala Sarees

The typical Kerala saree is hand woven and is 100 % unbleached cotton. It is known for its fineness of count in weaving. The traditional design of a Kerala saree had a 1 inch to 6-7 inch pallu while the body remained plain. But now the pallu goes up to one meter and the border and pallu is decorated with variety of designs including that of peacock, flowers, and many more.

Wedding Gowns & Brides of Kerala

A wedding gown is the most special and memorable garment in a woman’s life time. Even though a bit late to accept the gown tradition, Keralite brides have started accepting it with both hands and gowns are becoming a top notch style statement in wedding fashion. May be due to the allure and beauty of a Christian bride; to the surprise, even non-Christians in the state now demands for wedding gowns!
Call it a liberal attitude, western fixation, or just a measure of the changing times and trends; more and more Keralite brides are making enquiries for gorgeous gowns. NRIs as well as Kerala based Christians and non-Christian now comes to Kochi and meticulously choose wedding gowns. Hindu brides whose engagement and receptions are being held at resorts and hotels, selects gowns of pastel shades like off white and subtle gold. As Muslim custom don’t prohibit wearing gowns, they too opts for white as well as coloured gowns for mehendi functions just like Arabic weddings.
Few know that eight out of ten wedding gowns you find in the top retail outlets in our metros come from the remote northern corner of Kerala, where a designer, unleashes her creativity with utmost passion and proved that geographical limit is never a hindrance.

Most of the branded clothing shops have noticed this upcoming bridal trend and so orders are pouring in at Kanate Creations in Thaliparamba. “We sell 300-400 gowns a month to shops and retail outlets across Kerala and the price varies from Rs.4000 to 1lakh” says Shine, owner and designer at Kanate Creations.

Kerala Fashion Association

Fashion reaches all demographics and touches the lives of billions around the globe everyday and KFA is at the forefront of this constantly evolving industry.
 Our members - the owners and organizers of the highest quality Fashion Weeks and  are intimately familiar with every aspect of the industry making them the foundation of the most influential network in Fashion.
The team responsible for the management and growth of the association- is comprised of some of the most experienced marketing, production, sales, financial and media professionals in the Fashion industry.

Kerala Fashion Association

Fashion reaches all demographics and touches the lives of billions around the globe everyday and KFA is at the forefront of this constantly evolving industry.
 Our members - the owners and organizers of the highest quality Fashion Weeks and  are intimately familiar with every aspect of the industry making them the foundation of the most influential network in Fashion.
The team responsible for the management and growth of the association- is comprised of some of the most experienced marketing, production, sales, financial and media professionals in the Fashion industry.