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With fashion weeks taking place in quick succession (two in March 2014) and many more to follow during the year, Indian designers will have enough opportunities to display their creations. But where is all this leading to? How organised are Indian designers as far as business is concerned so that they can carve a niche in the international market? Or are they satisfied catering to the one billion-plus Indian population, which is being wooed by foreign brands too? Either way in the 21st century, fashion in India has moved at jet speed but there are many “hiccups” that are preventing the business from being recognised as a serious industry.

Actor Jacqueline Fernandez in a Tarun Tahiliani outfit. Pic/ AFP

Retro forever
Is there anything dramatically new happening in the Indian fashion scene offlate? Not for some time. It’s retro forever — inspirations are from the various centuries and decades of India and the West. So how will fashion be in 2060? Will designers still be inspired by eras from 1920-1990? Will we still have to see collections that reflect Mughal, Rajput, heritage, traditional sensibilities or see interpretation of French, Egyptian, English, American, Japanese, Chinese or African fashion?