panaji in a rather unlikely and unexpected turn of events chief minister laxmikant parsekar walked the ramp at a fashion show held on the sidelines of the 47th international film festival of india iffi at kala academy panaji on saturday leaving the audience both amazed and amused speaking about his experience parsekar said as chief minister i get ample opportunities to attend all kinds of functions convened by industries educational institutes etc but walking the fashion ramp was a rather unique experience for me i took the opportunity because i realized that goa needs a good market for fashion designers parsekar walked the ramp with ninoshka alvaresdelaney in an outfit designed by her he was wearing a khadi and ikat shirt which is a part of delaneys ikatara collection the shirt design won her the india handloom brand award for best design in menswear in august besides asking the chief minister to wear her design and walk the ramp in it delaney also gifted him the shirt the aim of organizing the event was to provide a platform for goas fashion designers introducing them to the indian film industry costume contractors many of whom are attending iffi parsekar said the annual expenditure for garments in the indian film industry is estimated to be more than 8001000 crore if goan designers could contribute to that figure it would be a great achievement for the state he said and added that with tourist population in the state increasing goa could also be a costume destination of the country in coming years speaking about her decision in choosing parsekar to walk the ramp delaney said i design for common people not for models i wanted someone who would support my philosophy of sustainable fashion also since the khadi fabric is usually associated with politicians i thought of asking parsekar