Although Indian fashion designers draw inspiration from various eras, countries, cultures, arts and crafts, a seamless passion for textiles and embroideries from Rajasthan, Lucknow, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal among others, cannot be refuted. However, a relatively new breed of designers are working overtime to shift their energies and concentrate towards the North East, the land that is home to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

A design from Asa Kazingmei’s Mumbai Fashion Week collection