ahmedabad to preserve and promote textile heritage crafts of india crafts design society cds art foundation organized a unique fashion show walking handinhand in ahmedabad on tuesday leading indian designers of international repute rajmata shubhangini raje gaekwad of vadodara and hh radhika raje gaekwad asif shaikh darshan shah and gunjan jain among others worked with textile artisans from across india to create a collection for the third edition of walking handinhandthe fashion show showcased a line of garments cocreated by leading fashion designers and textile artisans and weavers the cocreated garments made of handcrafted heritage indian textiles including kantha embroidery from west bengal block prints weaves from odisha and varanasi temple flowerdyed fabrics ikat from telangana kutchhi embroidery and chanderi weaves among others were showcasedasif shaikh founder cds art foundation said even though indian textile crafts are invariably part of any given collection fashion designers are the only ones to get credit for a successful show we are trying to change this by bringing artisans on the same platform and introducing them to the public after each collection is presented the fashion designer and artisans walk the ramp togethershaikh also said that when we lose a craft we lose a culture echoing a similar view gauri wagenaar who is also part of cds art foundation said there are artisans and craftsmen who have given up the craft that their families practised and preserved for generations cds art foundation aims to revive and reinvigorate textile heritage heritage indian crafts can be as inspiring and sought after as any global brandafter earlier shows of walking handinhand eight artisans have been promoted by the foundation internationally and they have conducted talks and workshops