The Indian Leather Products Action is all geared up for their Silver Jubilee fashion extravaganza ELPA 2022 Leather on the Ramp. This Curtain Raiser which was a snap shot of its annual stature upcoming event was held today at Gaces, Hett Regency, Kolkata. The ILPA Fashion Show is scheduled to be held on September 14, 2022 at Hyatt Regency (Ball Room), Kolkata
The ILPA Show, now on its 25th edition, coincides with the first day of the India Leather & Accessories Fair (ILAF) Kolkata organised by ITPO very year. The curtain raiser for ILP 2022 was attended by: Mr. Ajay Tarway, President of ILPA, Mr. Arjun Mukund Kulkarni, Vice President of ILPA, MMD Azhar, Vice President of TPA. Mr. Kumar Shobhan, GM Hyatt Rege Kolkata, Mr. Akash Nayyar, Charman Fashion Show Committee and many other eminent personalities Renowned Choreographer, Pinky Kenworthy has done the choreography for the show with 20 models from Kolkata and Mumbai. ILPA Show 2022 Leather on the Ramp would show case 9 episodes this year. The brands on the ramp are: 1) Trio Group 2) Crescent Exports Syndicate 31 Rene, 4) Edcons Exports Pvt Ltd, 5) Rajda Industries & Exports Pvt Ltd. 6), Ashibe by YNOT INDIA, 7) NS Leather Products Pvt Ltd, 8) Om Leather Art Deco and 9) Sumbul Tanning Corporation.
ILPA-Indian Leather Products Association, a PAN India Association based in Kolkata, works actively to bring together manufacturer-exporters of premium leather products on a common platform to stimulate overall growth and development. ILPA works actively for its members: it manages the ILPA Leather Goods Park, a Leather Goods cluster in the Calcutta Leather Complex, wherin it has a Design Studio, a Technical training School and a Common Facility Centre of the benefit of its members.
On this occasion, Mr. Ajay Tarway, President of ILPA said. “ILPA strives to develop and maintain a reciprocal relationship with professional bodies, import associations and the Chamber of Commerce abroad in order to support and promote export of leather products. The Leather Goods Industry is a labour-centric industry where more than 30% of the workers are women and the demand for skilled labour is considerable. ILPA takes great pride in providing training and skill-development to the underprivileged youth of rural Bengal and helps them with job placements within the industry. We are really excited for our Silver Jubilee edition this year.”
The important initiatives of ILPA in 2022 include: Skill Development with PBSSD under Utkarsha Bangal Program; Participation in the Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 and exhibit in the Bengal Global Trade Expo in Science City. Building of Sewage Treatment Plant and Common Facility Centre.
The event is associated with sponsors and companies like: Tro Group; Crescent Export Syndicate, Rene; Asian Leather Pvt Ltd, Shivmani Export Pvt Ltd, D2 International, S.P. International: Edcons Exports Pvt Ltd, M.M. International, Metropoli Fashions Pvt Ltd, Kompanero. Tarway Exports, Mrig Fashions, Alfa Impex, Vinit Gloves, BMW: Solidaridad, HDFC Bank and many others.
