Established in 2004, Indian Institute of Fashion and Design is one of the most premier institutes for fashion and design in Chandigarh today. The main aim of IIFD Chandigarh is to prepare students for professional excellence in design and business through rigorous and adaptable academic programs, experiential learning and innovative partnerships. Read more about the events and happenings of the institute:

IIFD at Lakme Fashion Week

Chandigarh University

Date: April 6, 2022

As important as it is, this is not a very new headline anymore that Lakme Fashion Week had recently announced its successful show. From 22nd March 2022 to 27th March 2022, Lakme Fashion Week has once again surprised all of the IIFD Chandigarh campus.

Along with all the known faces, celebrities, designers, etc., Lakme Fashion Week witnesses certain volunteers from all over the country represent the audience, and to manage specific work which is related to their field of interest.

Students from the Indian Institute of Fashion & Design (IIFD) were chosen as volunteers through the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) for Lakme Fashion Week 2022. FDCI is known to encourage the business of fashion in India promoting its sustainability. The students chosen for volunteering were also given a chance to witness LIVE fashion shows by some renowned designers including Rahul Singh and Abhishek Sharma. 

This year at Fashion Week, many top-notch celebrities were present including Harnaaz Sandhu, Kangana Ranaut, Nargis Fakhri, Kriti Sanon, etc. Not only does this give an all-new, much-needed exposure to the students, but it also encourages them to broaden their boundaries and think out of the box! Conversating with like-minded creative people, watching their work and interacting with new colleagues, all help in building a very strong foundation towards a successful career ahead.

Truly said mere degree or theoretical knowledge is not sufficient for an all-inclusive growth of an individual. Ideas, practical applications, pushing one’s boundaries, knowing similar people in the field of interest, all of it matter towards an all-rounder development of the students. This difference between students having such exposure, versus those who have just received knowledge via written theory, is visibly seen in the long run when career competition comes into play. 

We can watch all the shows at any time on digital screens and can appreciate the online world as much, but the feeling of seeing the outfit live in front of your eyes on the runway is indeed unparalleled! 

FDCI is known for such fashion events all around the world, and its association with IIFD has indeed proven to be a boon for the students at IIFD. For this particular revelation, one needs an institute like IIFD which not only cares about the subject knowledge but also pushes its students to widen their horizons, discover new fields of interest, and to let them uncover their hidden talents and what they actually like!

IIFD Campus Workshops with Payal Kapoor & Victoria Somshunga

IIFD

Date: October 18, 2021

Indian Institute of Fashion & Design - IIFD organized an extensive workshop and mentor class at the IIFD campus with industry experts from Fashion and Interior design Domain. The motive of these workshops is to empower the budding designers with industry depth knowledge and make them understand the real-life challenges and situations of the professional world. IIFD tends to impart International standards of quality education to students and hence prepares students for professional excellence in design and business through rigorous and adaptable academic programs, experiential learning and innovative partnerships and thus considered as Best Fashion Design College in Chandigarh.

In the light of this, IIFD invited a great renowned personality featured among the top 10 Interior Designers of India - Mrs. Payal Kapoor - Founder, Vision Interiors at the IIFD Campus where the budding interior designers learned about the practical aspect of interior designing and understood the realtime struggles of an Interior Designer. Payal Kapoor is an internationally acclaimed interior designer with multiple award-winning titles and has been featured in the top magazines of the world for her miraculous work in the field of interior designing. She is a Celebrity Interior Designer with 32 years of experience in the industry (the person behind the "Palace on Wheel" concept). Payal Kapoor is a name well-known in the elite circles of the real-estate world. She is an interior designer of International Repute and an honoured member of the Association of designers. More than 3 decades of glorious works ranging from iconic properties like Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur. The palace on wheels luxury train, elite residences, Institutes, Malls, Offices, Resorts and many more.

Prior to this, IIFD also organized an International IIFD talks session with Ms. Victoria Somshunga from Zimbabwe, Partner - Fabusse Africa to impart international exposure to the budding designers. Victoria Samushonga is the Founding President of the Bologna Support Foundation a global healing ministry that supports young children and adults in dire medical situations. Victoria founded the Honda Valley Arts and Music Festival, which brings artists and musicians from all walks of life to the beautiful majestic mountains of the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, to minister, fellowship, and worship. Victoria with the empowerment from the Zimbabwe Embassy in India asked the students to design innovative designs for the Zimbabwe National Dress for which the budding designers presented various ideas taking inspiration from Zimbabwe National Flag and their culture. She also made the students aware of International Fashion Weeks and the cultural difference they can come across while traveling the world and to take inspiration and innovate ideas.

All in all, it was a productive and inspirational month for the IIFD students and faculty meeting these great personalities and learning about different design fields and yet discovering the interconnection between fashion designing and interior designing. IIFD is one of the best fashion designing colleges in India and situated in heart of Chandigarh focuses on the embellishment of Practical training to the students and makes them realize the importance of hands-on experience in the real world. IIFD is an awarding winning fashion design institute for the last two consecutive years and is hence considered to be rather than good but best for fashion designing, interior designing and textile designing college in Punjab, India.