78 designers are participating in the fashion week while 16 Nepali models and four Indian models will be flaunting the designs on the runway. The runway will also see popular Nepali models Aastha Pokhrel and Oshima Banu as well as media personalities like Nagma Shrestha and Subekshya Khadka. Shristi Shrestha, Jharana Bajracharya, Nisha Adhikari and Prashant Tamrakar were announced as showstoppers in the press release.
The themes of the participating designers varies and ranges from glamorous sounding ones like Bollywood, Red Carpet, Elle and Chanel Gaga to ones with an ethnic touch like Fusion of Nepali Silk, Craft Revival and Sanskriti.
The event is set to start at 7:30 in the evening and will be followed by a cocktail reception and an after party DJ session. As stated in the press release, the organizers also view Nepal Fashion Week as a platform to pursue business for designers and potential buyers.
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