Sanjukta Dutta showcases ‘Chiki-Miki’ at Paris Fashion Week

Indian designer Sanjukta Dutta’s showcased her collection ‘Chiki-Miki’ at the Paris Fashion Week 2023 in Le Salon des Miroirs, Paris.

The collection name ‘Chiki-Miki’ means sparkling, bright, and celebrates the vibrant colours along with festive accents of the spring season.

Sanjukta Dutta’s new collection features handmade designer ensembles comprising of mulberry silk found only in the north-eastern state of Assam.

Commenting on the collection and show, Sanjukta Dutta in a statement said, “I and my artisans feel so fortunate to be blessed by the universe to get such wonderful opportunities to see the Assam Handloom making its special place on the global map, as it’s rare that you see a regional drape/fashion reaching a global platform.”

Debashis Chakraborty, first secretary at Indian Embassy of India in France who was present at the show to support the designer added, “At Paris Fashion Week, we saw a lot of incredible fashion. But what made a lasting impression on me was the work done by Indian designer Sanjukta Dutta. Indian fashion mostly speaks about two things: simplicity & opulence and its handwoven fabrics and she has portrayed just that through her designs at Paris Fashion Week.”

Sanjukta Dutta was the first Assamese woman designer to showcase her collection at the Lakme Fashion Week and since then showcased at fashion shows across the globe like London Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, among others.