When international pop icon Lady Gaga flew down here, she sported desi designers Nida Mehmood and Tarun Tahiliani's creations and was not the first one to do so. Throughout the year, high profile celebs like Britney Spears and Katy Perry sported Indian designers' creations and helped in augmenting demand for their sartorial elegance.

Pop star Lady Gaga sporting a Tarun Tahiliani creation
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"India is the market to watch out for. So we must credit India first because it has put itself on the global map for so many reasons. It's not just fashion that is being liked and popular, India as a whole is becoming the place to invest in," Suneet Varma told IANS, commenting on the designer fraternity getting the spotlight in the global arena.