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By: Sharon Supriya Hi, For all those aspiri ng fashion designers here is a fashion feast for you. Read an exclusive interview of the most famed fashion designer 'Abhishek Dutta' My life, My journey A brief info about your family I come from a artistic family both my parents being from the Indian art college. But I was bought up by a single parent that is my mother since my father passed away at a very early age. You aspired for a seat at IIT, then how did you get into the world of glamor with such popularity in a short span? It was a kind of an accident since I couldn’t get through the IIT that year my mother got in a form of a fashion college where I got through the admission test very smoothly and thought of giving it a try for a semester. Gradually I was quite interested and being the teachers favorite got a lot of encouragement. What were the challenges you had to face while climbing up the ladder? Since I was from a middle class family and didn’t have adequate finance to...

By Sharon Supriya Controversial mishap was witnessed at the Lakme Fashion Week, when designer Abhishek Dutta’s ( 28-year old glittering star of Kolkata's fashion firmament) one year old child fell off the ramp. The accident occurred when the toddler was made to walk the ramp with a model showcasing Dutta’s collection. Children walking on the ramp is not a new aspect in the world of fashion, but a toddler braving out such a task is surely a new one. 2008 posed the limelight on kids flaunting collections on the ramp. Darsheel, the youngest star of Bollywood, stole the show at the Lakme Fashion Week, as he walked the ramp for designer Neeta Lulla on the second day of LFW. While Neeta Lulla was praised for her vibrant colours and theme of fame (immortal love) with the star child, Abhishek took a down lane of shame. Abhishek's creations were mind-boggling. The collection he showcased was rich, decorative, very ornate and glitzy with prints. Digital large prints, hand embroidery depi...