meghalaya is all set to host its first ever fashion week between october 19 20 2012 in the capital city of shillong announced designers jenjum gadi anand bhushan gaurav ritika sophia m sangma along with the officials of sericulture and weaving at a press conference held in meghalaya house new delhi the state of meghalaya under the leadership of honourable chief minister dr mukul sangma initiated this exclusive fashion presentation of the shillong fashion week sfw some of the other designers who are participating at the glamour event are elizabeth marbaniang heritage mizoram amoii bung by bung rapbor magic n and latynrai all of who are regional designers from the north east bch hajong joint director for directorate of sericulture weaving expressed his views on the initiative fashion is something which has always been an integral part of life it gives us a unique style for expressing our moods and life we are very proud and excited to host such a glamorous event this initiative aims to raise awareness on fashion and current trends among the people of meghalaya and neighbouring states julie deb cofounder of shillong fashion week added this first of its kind fashion fete is going to be a big platform for local designers and models to showcase their talent its an initiative to get meghalaya recognised as a fashion city we are all set for a successful show and there are many more to come the aim is to promote shillong as next fashion hub of the north east and to promote business of fashion in the region this fashion fiesta unlocks new opportunities for national designers and encourages the local designers to enhance their creativity day 1 of the sfw will be dedicated to the rich tribal textiles of the region and will be called day of the tribes the idea is to bring meghalayas rich art culture and textile to the forefront tribal designers of the north east will be showcasing their creations on leading models such as rachel bayros arya bhatt and tamara moss among other local models like daphi shullai ketho emily and mamuani creations of popular designers such as jenjum gadi anand bhushan gaurav and ritika nachiket barve and dev r nil who have been part of prestigious wills lifestyle india fashion week and lakme fashion week will also be showcased at this fashion extravaganza the event will also have several debut designers from the north east region