Delhi / Mumbai,
March, 2022
Since its inception two seasons ago, ‘NEXA presents The Spotlight’ has given talented designers the opportunity to showcase their work at FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week. In its third edition this season, the program, after a competitive selection process has announced label ‘Two Point Two’ by designer Anvita Sharma, as the winner. She gets to showcase her collection at the on-ground edition of FDCI X Lakmé Fashion Week to be held on 23-27th March 2022.
Participating designers presented their collections along with the idea and concept of their fashion film through a virtual presentation to a jury of industry experts. The jury that was part of the selection process comprised of Shashank Srivastava – Senior Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited; Ram Suresh Akella – Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited; Rahul Khanna of RGRK – Designer; Kamna Malik – Editor, Elle India; Sunil Sethi – Chairman FDCI and Jaspreet Chandok – Head, RISE Fashion & Lifestyle.
Anvita’s collection, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ is inspired by the chaos that is born when the true self emerges. Her winning presentation was about the state of reflection that the pandemic brought out when humans were confined at home, the selfless nature of humans that came to light at the end of the pandemic. Her collection is an ode to that very faith and a reminder that hope, compassion, solidarity and above all love exists.
Commenting on the initiative Shashank Srivastava – Senior Executive Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “We are delighted to be once again partnering with FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week to present the third edition of ‘NEXA presents The Spotlight’. This edition is even more special as we will be giving the winning designer the opportunity to put up a live showcase for the first time. Anvita’s entry stood out from amongst all the participants as she emerged the winner for the 3rd edition. Her work is inspired by the metamorphosis of one’s identity through the challenging times we all witnessed and inspiring people with the importance of camaraderie. Just like, we at NEXA, strive to inspire through the creation of new. We wish Anvita the best as she brings her creative inspiration to life.”
Jaspreet Chandok – Head, RISE Fashion & Lifestyle said, “It is an absolute pleasure to work with NEXA and bring back yet another edition of ‘NEXA presents The Spotlight’ to FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week. When we initiated this program two seasons ago, our ambition was to provide young designers a platform to express their creativity and our commitment towards this continues. It was a tough call to choose the winner among all the bright talent that participated. We are looking forward to see how Anvita brings her work to life on the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week stage.”