Installation by designer JJ Valaya and Narendra Kumar

Crossing borders
The Partition Project, an ongoing exhibition that marks 70 years of the Partition of India and Pakistan has been starting all the right conversations. Adding to the diverse platforms via which the controversial subject has been conveyed to a new generation is fashion. In collaboration with Lakmé Fashion Week, seven biggies from the industry -­ Sabyasachi Mukherjee, JJ Valaya, Tarun Tahiliani, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Shantanu & Nikhil, Abraham & Thakore and Narendra Kumar Ahmed - were invited to interpret their thoughts on the historic event through their garment creations. These garments will now be part of a permanent collection at of the Partition Museum, Amritsar.