Fresh talent for the Chennai International Fashion Week.
by Nishal Lama, mybangalore.com.

Chennai International Fashion Week one of the biggest fashion extravaganzas, which is all set to rock the country next month, boasts of designers from across the world showcasing their work.


Along with the familiar faces from the industry, the day also showed a lot of the new faces

Organized at the Le Meridian Hotel, the All India Model Auditions he;d on yesterday, November 8, brought together not less than 200 models from across the country, for a final short list. All the selected ones will sashay down the ramp for the designers taking part in the CIFW. next month.

Models that were present for the audition had come from all across the country, and they were scrutinized by some of the big names in the fashion industry. Some of the jury members included the likes of Rahul Dev Shetty (Designer), Mehar Bhasin (Fashion Choreographer and Grooming Expert), Pravin Talan (Photographer) and Atul Kelkar.

Having interviewed and screened all the models that had come for the audition, some 40 of them were selected. The selection process, however, was aimed to maintain the standard that CIFW. promises to be: being one of the most glamorous, creative and talented fashion shows ever. During the process, models were asked to sashay down the ramp and were asked questions related to their profile.

For the audition, models had come from cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad

As the audition was open to all, the day, along with some of the familiar faces, also showed a lot of new faces. Some had even come from places as far as Delhi, and a few from cities like Hyderabad and Mumbai. Asked on how the day proved to be, many thought it was a great experience being a part of the audition, and some were hopeful of being selected for the CIFW. Lekha Anantharaman, a model from Mumbai, corroborates: “It’s nice to have come here for the audition, and now, having gone through the entire process, I’ve got a nice feeling and I’m being positive about the whole thing.” She added, “I have seen a lot of familiar faces today, and many are new. It’s, I think, also a nice way to make new friends.”

On this, Mehar Bhasin, the fashion choreographer and Grooming Expert, said, “I am very happy with the number of models that turned out today, and a lot of them proved to be nice. Now, being a part of this audition, I’m already looking forward to seeing the show, the CIFW.” Bhasin, who herself has been an international acclaimed model, she is today one of the super achievers in the world of glam. Designer Rahul Dev Shetty, too, seem to have been happy man at the end of the day. “a lot of them had some great potential to do well in their career. The boys had some fabulous bodies, and some of the girls were really tall,” said the designer. Shetty, who is just back from two other auditions from Colombo, felt that short listing the number of participants was important, for models had were selected for the prestigious CIFW.

In order to make sure that only the best gets the chance to walk the ramp during the CIFW., the jury members performed the intricate task of finding “the right” skills in both male and female through several rounds of brilliant walks and interactions on the runaway. CIFW’s model auditions were organized at Le Meridian, with Lee and Kingfisher Premium being the official sponsors.