Mannequin strolling on the ramp at Asia’s largest leather-based style present ‘India Worldwide Leather-based Truthful (IILF)‘ in Chennai on the ITC Grand Chola
| Picture Credit score: Akhila Easwaran

The cameras flashed in sync on the supermodel who walked the ramp sporting a classy leather-based bag manufactured from recycled leather-based. Workplace and journey equipment, biker jackets, belts, wallets, sneakers, boots, and luggage that match each event have been showcased at The Leather-based Vogue Present 2024 on the ITC Grand Chola.

The night started with Tata Worldwide’s show of males’s formal footwear in glossy leather-based in numerous kinds like Derbies, Oxfords, loafers and gown boots.

Hosted by the Indian Completed Leather-based Producers and Exporters Affiliation (IFLMEA), the night noticed 70 impeccably styled fashions and 10 showstoppers, donning leather-based clothes and equipment from 13 leather-based manufacturers — Tata Worldwide, Language, Tohl, Gupta Abroad, Roj Leather-based Exports, IFLMEA, Toni Rossi, Tritan Leather-based Works, Zeesh, D2 Worldwide, Solidaridad, Pref from Rehman Industries, and Ramjee Leathers.

Main leather-based exporter and convenor of the Leather-based Vogue Present 2024, Yavar Dhala mentioned that the present has been taking place because the early Nineteen Fifties. “I see the revival of the formal look. The informal look from the pandemic interval appears to be disappearing and individuals are coming again to formal put on with extra shiny, elegant and vibrant seems,” he says.

Noting that Tamil Nadu contributes to 40% of leather-based exports within the nation, KR Vijayan, IFLMEA chairman, mentioned in a press convention final week that the business witnessed a 13% dip in exports this fiscal as much as October 2023 in comparison with the earlier yr. A number of causes, together with inflation and battle, impacted consumption. With winter gross sales selecting up overseas, the business is anticipating a lift in exports by about 20% subsequent yr.

“Tamil Nadu goes to turn into the most important manufacturing hub in India for footwear, and it will be a $15 billion enterprise within the subsequent 5 to 6 years,” provides Yavar.

Aside from the youngsters who showcased leather-based sneakers, whereas paying no heed to the ramp stroll fashion, what additionally drew consideration was a presentation of leather-based clothes by Ramjee Leathers, which was supported by Bike Social, a Chennai-based premium superbike reseller. Fashions entered the sector revving luxurious bikes like Kawasaki and BMW because the viewers gushed over their chiselled physique, and leather-based overcoats. 

Acknowledging the necessity for sustainable style have been the Netherlands-based Solidaridad, who exhibited luggage crafted from industrial leather-based waste.

The present was choreographed by Jude Felix, related to the Leather-based Vogue Present for the fifth time. “Every sequence is four-minutes lengthy and might have anyplace between 12 and 20 fashions. The principle focus needs to be the merchandise, and to choreograph the moments and plan it mentally takes effort. I’ve been within the business for nearly 37 years and labored with numerous designers and reveals,” he says. 

The present director Bhaskaran Chandra Sekhar provides, “Now we have been elevating the bar every time with improvements to make this occasion a singular providing on the planet of style. The recognition of this present is a testomony to the fine quality of fashions who proceed to endorse the present, and the manufacturers who select to maintain coming again to showcase their top quality merchandise.”

Worldwide consumers who attended the occasion included Clarks, Wolverine, Marks & Spencer, Vagabond, Ecco, Legero, Gabor, Mephisto, and Hoegl. 

The India Worldwide Leather-based Truthful 2024 on at Chennai Commerce Middle, Nandambakkam ends immediately.