77-994: The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is an organization in India. its founding presidents are Rohit Shukhla, Ritu Kumar, and Tarun Tahiliani. FDCI is a non-profit independent association of fashion designers formed to propagate the Business of Fashion in India in December 1998. Currently, the office is based in New Delhi with Sunil Sethi as the President. FDCI is supported by the Indian Textile Ministry & it also works very closely with fashion institute like NIFT . Fashion events it sponsors include: In 2006, Montana World of Wearable Art (TM), (WOW), and FDCI collaborated to encourage Indian participation in
154-556: A selfie it had taken while handling Slater's camera, and naming themselves to be the administrator of any copyright revenue. The monkey selfie copyright dispute was originally dismissed by Judge Orrick who wrote there is no indication that the Copyright Act extends to animals and a monkey could not own a copyright. PETA appealed, but the Court of Appeals found in favor of Slater saying that "PETA's real motivation in this case
231-640: A "war council," with two dozen of her top strategists gathered at a square table in the PETA conference room, with no suggestion considered too "kooky or unkind". PETA also gives an annual prize, called the Proggy Award (for "progress"), to individuals or organizations dedicated to animal welfare or who distinguish themselves through their efforts within the area of animal welfare. Many of the campaigns have focused on large corporations. Fast food companies such as KFC, Wendy's, and Burger King have been targeted. In
308-593: A call to action that all members of the National Institute of Health resign effective immediately and that there is a "need to find a new NIH director to replace the outgoing Francis Collins who will shut down research that violates the dignity of nonhuman animals." In 2019, the WCWP discovered a USDA funded lab in Beltsville, Maryland which conducted toxoplasmosis experiments on kittens resulting in
385-573: A dress made of meat in 2010, PETA issued a statement objecting to the dress. After a fisherman in Florida was bitten by a shark in 2011, PETA proposed an advertisement showing a shark devouring a human, with the caption "Payback Is Hell, Go Vegan". The proposed ad drew criticism from relatives of the injured fisherman. After Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer admitted that he had killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe in 2015, PETA's president, Newkirk, issued
462-508: A group of activists that hold that taxpayers should not have to pay $ 20 billion every year for experiments on animals, said that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases provided $ 400,000 in taxpayer money to fund experiments in which 28 beagles were infected by disease-causing parasites. The White Coat Project found reports that said dogs taking part in the experiments were "vocalizing in pain" after being injected with foreign substances. Following public outcry, PETA made
539-455: A group of residents moved out, leaving their dogs behind, which is why the workers were on the property. The state later determined that PETA had violated state law by failing to ensure that the Chihuahua , who was not wearing a collar or tag, was properly identified and for failing to keep the dog alive for five days before euthanizing the animal. Citing a "severity of this lapse in judgment,"
616-507: A leading retailer, and gain access to fashion platforms like India Fashion Week and a one-year business mentorship with an industry professional. In 2013, FDCI collaborated with the Delhi-based Cotton Council International (CCI) to start a reality show Let's Design to promote the use of cotton in the fashion arena. The winner was awarded a direct entry to India Fashion Week Spring Summer edition at
693-425: A letter of complaint to Nintendo about their video game 1-2-Switch , during which players get to milk a cow. In her letter, Newkirk called the game "unrealistic" and wrote "you've taken all the cruelty out of milking". She also suggested that "instead of sugarcoating the subject, Nintendo switch to simulating activities in which no animals suffer." In March 2020, PETA issued a "Vegan Guide to Animal Crossing" for
770-458: A limited edition autorickshaws. The autos were also auctioned at The Claridges for bidding. FDCI, to generate funds for a People for Animals (PFA) initiative entered into a design alliance with the carpet weavers to weave the creations of artists such as S.H. Raza , MF Husain and Paresh Maity along with the designs of fashion designers such as Rohit Bal , Manish Arora , JJ Valaya , Rajesh Pratap Singh , Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Ritu Kumar , on
847-432: A match." PETA is a strong proponent of euthanasia. They oppose the no-kill movement , and rather than adoption programs, PETA prefers to aim for zero births through spaying and neutering . They recommend not breeding pit bulls , and support euthanasia in certain situations for animals in shelters, such as those being housed for long periods in cramped cages. PETA considers the word pet to be "derogatory and patronises
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#1732776541868924-588: A museum quality carpet that can be displayed on walls or floors. The carpets bought from the exhibitions were available at a considerably cheaper price to raise funds for the (PFA) initiative. In 2012, the Fashion Council partnered with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to encourage the cause of Vegan Fashion in the country by announcing the Fashion for Freedom Boycott Bill. In
1001-545: A number of satirical video games with such names as How Green Is My Diet? and KKK or AKC? Spot the Difference . PETA uses these games to spread attention about animal rights and animal welfare and to advocate vegetarian and vegan diets. PETA's head of online marketing Joel Bartlett said "We've found that parody games are extremely popular. By connecting our message with something people are already interested in, we're able to create more buzz." In 2017, Ingrid Newkirk sent
1078-643: A paid staff of over 100, and an annual budget of over $ 7 million. PETA India was founded in 2000 and is based in Mumbai , India. PETA and the NGO Animal Rahat, authorized by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), participated in a nine-month investigation of 16 circuses in India. After it was said that "animals used in circuses were subjected to chronic confinement, physical abuse, and psychological torment", AWBI, in 2013, banned
1155-512: A political science major at George Washington University . He volunteered at the shelter where she worked, and they fell in love and began living together. Newkirk read Peter Singer 's influential book, Animal Liberation (1975), and in March 1980, she persuaded Pacheco to join her in forming People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, at that point just "five people in a basement," as Newkirk described it. They were mostly students and members of
1232-481: A resident of Accomack County, Virginia , produced video evidence that two workers in a van marked with a PETA logo had entered his property in a trailer park and taken his dog , who was then euthanized . He reported the incident to the police, who identified and charged two PETA workers, but the charges were later dropped by the commonwealth attorney on the grounds that it was not possible to prove criminal intent . The trailer park's manager had contacted PETA after
1309-636: A response from Virginia lawmakers. Ingrid Newkirk was born in England in 1949, and raised in Hertfordshire and later New Delhi, India, where her father—a navigational engineer—was stationed. Newkirk, now an atheist, was educated in a convent, the only British girl there. She moved to the United States as a teenager, first studying to become a stockbroker, but after taking some abandoned kittens to an animal shelter in 1969 and being appalled by
1386-600: A shopping center in Ahoskie, North Carolina , over the course of a month in 2005; the two employees were seen leaving behind 18 dead animals, and 13 more were found inside their van. The animals had been euthanized after being removed from shelters in Northampton and Bertie counties. A Bertie County Deputy Sheriff stated that the two employees assured the Bertie Animal Shelter that "they were picking up
1463-433: A statement on behalf of PETA in which she said: Hunting is a coward's pastime. If, as has been reported, this dentist and his guides lured Cecil out of the park with food so as to shoot him on private property, because shooting him in the park would have been illegal, he needs to be extradited, charged, and, preferably, hanged. PETA sends its staff undercover into industries and other facilities that use animals to document
1540-430: A strong supporter of direct action that removes animals from laboratories and other facilities: "When I hear of anyone walking into a lab and walking out with animals, my heart sings." Newkirk was quoted in 1999, "When you see the resistance to basic humane treatment and to the acknowledgment of animals' social needs, I find it small wonder that the laboratories aren't all burning to the ground. If I had more guts, I'd light
1617-521: A traffic accident that you have to look at." PETA has also objected to the practice of mulesing (removing strips of wool-bearing skin from around the buttocks of a sheep). In October 2004, PETA launched a boycott against the Australian wool industry, leading some clothing retailers to ban products using Australian wool from their stores. In response, the Australian wool industry sued PETA, arguing among other things that mulesing prevents flystrike ,
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#17327765418681694-503: A very painful disease that can affect sheep. A settlement was reached, and PETA agreed to stop the boycott, while the wool industry agreed to seek alternatives to mulesing. In 2011, PETA named five orcas as plaintiffs and sued SeaWorld over the animals' captivity, seeking their protection under the Thirteenth Amendment . A federal judge heard the case and dismissed it in early 2012. In August 2014, SeaWorld announced it
1771-633: Is an animal rights organization that opposes speciesism , and the abuse of animals in any way, such as for food, clothing, entertainment, or research. In 2020, PETA's website claimed they had 6.5 million supporters, and received donations of $ 49 million for 2019. The organization is known for aggressive media stunts, combined with a solid base of celebrity support—in addition to its honorary directors, Paul McCartney , Alicia Silverstone , Eva Mendes , Charlize Theron , Ellen DeGeneres , and many other notable celebrities have appeared in PETA ads. Every week, Newkirk holds what The New Yorker calls
1848-400: Is quite popular amongst the new age men who want to experiment with silhouettes. Delhi , Kolkata , Mumbai and Chennai are important centers of fashion designing and manufactured in India, followed by Bangalore , Hyderabad , Pune and other large cities. Mumbai and Bangalore are the home of some of the top fashion rental services in India. The Indian fashion industry was the theme of
1925-583: The Vogue magazine in 1989 that even if animal testing resulted in a cure for AIDS, PETA would oppose it. The group also believes that it is wasteful, unreliable, and irrelevant to human health, because artificially induced diseases in animals are not identical to human diseases. They say that animal experiments are frequently redundant and lack accountability, oversight, and regulation. They promote alternatives, including embryonic stem cell research and in vitro cell research. The White Coat Waste Project (WCWP),
2002-626: The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) said in a news release that "[a]n official report filed by PETA itself shows that the animal rights group put to death nearly every dog, cat, and other pet it took in for adoption in 2006," with a kill rate of 97.4 percent. In 2012, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said that it had in the past considered changing PETA's status from "shelter" to "euthanasia clinic", citing PETA's willingness to take in "anything that comes through
2079-532: The Draize test . These and the Silver Spring monkey case jointly put animal rights on the agenda in the United States. The 10-year battle for custody of the monkeys—described by The Washington Post as a vicious mud fight, during which both sides accused the other of lies and distortion— transformed PETA into a national, then international, movement. By February 1991, it claimed over 350,000 supporters,
2156-523: The Indian economy took place, which also propelled the fashion industry. In the following decade, the fashion industry experienced a boom, both in terms of volume and trends. Designer Suneet Varma , inspired by his corsetry - raining in France, introduced an indo-western, metal breast plate, followed by the "corset blouse" in 1992, made with satin, polyester taffeta or stretch lace. It was designed to replace
2233-679: The Super Bowl , only to have it banned by the network. PETA's work has drawn the ire of some feminists who argue that the organization sacrifices women's rights to press its agenda. Lindsay Beyerstein criticized PETA saying "They're the ones drawing disturbing analogies between pornography, misogyny and animal cruelty." PETA has approached cities to pressure them to change their names, including Fishkill, New York in 1996, Hamburg, New York in 2003, and Commerce City, Colorado in 2007. PETA sometimes issues isolated statements or press releases, commenting on current events. After Lady Gaga wore
2310-447: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued PETA a first-ever violation and imposed a $ 500 fine. The contract worker who had taken the dog was dismissed by PETA. In 2015, PETA sued British nature photographer David Slater in US court as a next friend for a wild macaque monkey, whom they named Naruto. PETA argued that the monkey was entitled to the copyright of
2387-722: The Zardozi embroidery in her garments, which had its origins in the royal costumes dating back to the Mughal era . This led to the revival of this lost art. In time embroidery became a prominent feature of Indian wedding attire, and also one of the country's biggest fashion exports. This was a period of revival, where various organisations, NGOs and individuals were involved in reviving traditional Indian techniques, in weaving, printing, dyeing or embroidery, including ikat , patola (double-ikat), bandhani (tie-dye) and shisha (mirror embroidery). An early trendsetter in fashion
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2464-447: The dogs to take them back to Norfolk where they would find them good homes." During the trial, Daphna Nachminovitch, the supervisor of PETA's Community Animal Project, said PETA began euthanizing animals in some rural North Carolina shelters after it found the shelters killing animals in ways PETA considers inhumane, including by shooting them. She also stated that the dumping of animals did not follow PETA's policy. In November 2014,
2541-605: The 2008 Hindi film, Fashion , written and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar , starring Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut as the leads. The Indian fashion industry as such remains academically understudied, even though there is research available on textiles, craft traditions and history of Indian dress. The only anthropological study of the Indian fashion industry, based on ethnographic research in Northern India , specifically New Delhi and Lucknow and dealing with both
2618-755: The British Advertising Standards Authority asked that the ads be discontinued after complaints from interest groups such as The National Farmers' Unions. In August 2011, it was announced that PETA will be launching a soft pornography website in the .xxx domain. PETA spokesperson Lindsay Rajt told the Huffington Post , "We try to use absolutely every outlet to stick up for animals," adding that "We are careful about what we do and wouldn't use nudity or some of our flashier tactics if we didn't know they worked." PETA also used nudity in its "Veggie Love" ad which it prepared for
2695-625: The Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. The case led to the first police raid in the United States on an animal laboratory, triggered an amendment in 1985 to the United States Animal Welfare Act, and became the first animal-testing case to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which upheld a Louisiana State Court ruling that denied PETA's request for custody of
2772-725: The Pentagon stopped shooting pigs and goats in wounds tests, and a slaughterhouse in Texas was closed down. As part of its anti-fur action, PETA supporters have infiltrated hundreds of fashion shows in the U.S. and Europe and one in China, throwing red paint on the catwalks and unfurling banners. Celebrities and supermodels have posed naked for the group's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign—some men, but mostly women—triggering criticism from some feminist animal rights advocates. The New Yorker writes that PETA activists have crawled through
2849-579: The alleged abuse of animals. Investigators may spend many months as employees of a facility, making copies of documents and wearing hidden cameras. Various U.S. states have passed ag-gag laws to prevent animal rights and animal welfare groups from conducting undercover investigations of operations that use animals. In response, PETA has been involved with other groups bringing lawsuits, citing First Amendment protections for free speech. Two PETA employees were acquitted in 2007 of cruelty to animals after at least 80 euthanized animals were left in dumpsters in
2926-565: The animal", and prefers the term "companion" or "companion animal". "Animals are not pets," Newkirk has said. PETA supports hearing dog programs when animals are sourced from shelters and placed in homes, but opposes seeing-eye-dog programs "because the dogs are bred as if there are no equally intelligent dogs literally dying for homes in shelters, they are kept in harnesses almost 24/7". PETA opposes animal testing —whether toxicity testing, basic or applied research, or for education and training—on both moral and practical grounds. Newkirk told
3003-568: The animal-testing industry, PETA's consumer boycotts have focused on Avon, Benetton, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Chesebrough-Pond's, Dow Chemical, General Motors, and others. The group's modus operandi includes buying shares in target companies such as McDonald's and Kraft Foods to exert influence. The campaigns have delivered results for PETA. McDonald's and Wendy's introduced vegetarian options after PETA targeted them; and Polo Ralph Lauren said it would no longer use fur. Avon, Estée Lauder, Benetton, and Tonka Toy Co. all stopped testing products on animals,
3080-549: The billboards, saying that it was hurtful to their religious sentiments. In July 2020, PETA put up billboards saying "This Rakshabandhan , protect me: Go leather-free". PETA was based in Rockville, Maryland , until 1996, when it moved to Norfolk, Virginia. It opened a Los Angeles division in 2006 and also has offices in Washington, D.C., and Oakland, California . In addition, PETA has international affiliates. PETA
3157-430: The company may not produce non-vegan products. The company is animal test-free and also vegan, i.e. does not use any animal-derived ingredients. If a company carries the PETA "animal test-free" or "cruelty-free" label, it must also have signed agreements with its suppliers that they do not use animal testing. PETA also awards a "vegan" label to clothing and furniture products (instead of entire companies), which means that
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3234-550: The conditions that she found there, she chose a career in animal protection instead. She became an animal-protection officer for Montgomery County, Maryland , and then the District of Columbia 's first woman poundmaster . By 1976 she was head of the animal disease control division of D.C.'s Commission on Public Health and in 1980 was among those named as "Washingtonians of the Year." In 1980, after her divorce, she met Alex Pacheco,
3311-661: The deaths of nearly 3,000 kittens over 36 years. This discovery led to the USDA banning all taxpayer funded kitten experiments. In 2024, the WCWP also reported that taxpayer money was used to fund beagle experiments in China, which drew widespread condemnation, including a call from PETA to end taxpayer-funded animal experiments globally. PETA's euthanasia practices have drawn intense scrutiny from lawmakers and criticism from animal rights activists for years. The consistently high percentage of animals euthanized at PETA's shelter has been controversial. In 2008, meat industry lobby group
3388-496: The early decades of post-independence India. A common form of Indian fashion originates from Western culture. Fashion includes a series of sequins and gold thread to attract customers and apply a statement to the Indian fashion community. A famous Indian fashion trademark is embroidery , an art of sewing distinct thread patterns. A way to include the traditional look and create a new fashion statement includes embroidery applied to different dresses, skirts, shirts, and pants to reflect
3465-423: The fashion sensibilities amongst Indians around the world. By the early 1980s, the first generation of Indian fashion designers started cropping up, including Satya Paul . However, it was Rohit Khosla (1958–1994) who became a pioneer in the fashion industry, when he co-founded Ensemble" in 1987, with Tarun Tahiliani , Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla and others. Though the "Anarkali-style" has been around ever since, it
3542-552: The help of the Fashion Institute of Technology , New York. It played an important role in bringing in locally trained fashion designers. By 2010, it had developed 15 branches across India, and smaller private fashion institutions had also developed. Also in 1987, Tarun Tahiliani and his wife Shailja 'Sal' Tahiliani, founded Ensemble, India's first multi-designer boutique in Mumbai. In 1990, economic liberalisation of
3619-547: The latter's fashion show in New Zealand. The Council also collaborated with Vogue to launch the Vogue Fashion Fund in India to promote emerging designers. Through this project, the winner (decided by the selected jury panel) is awarded a grand cash prize and a chance to be featured in the India issue of the magazine. Apart from this, the winning talent also gets an opportunity to commercialize his/her brand with
3696-642: The local vegetarian society, but the group included a friend of Pacheco's from the UK, Kim Stallwood , a British activist who went on to become the national organizer of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection . The group first came to public attention in 1981 during the Silver Spring monkeys case, a dispute about experiments conducted by researcher Edward Taub on 17 macaque monkeys inside
3773-927: The mass market. Also situations and themes in Indian cinema became westernised, making way for the display of diverse fashion. Over the years, popular Bollywood trends have been the Madhubala 's Anarkali -look with kurtas and churidars in Mughal-e-Azam (1960), purple embroidered sari worn by Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994), to Rani Mukherji 's short kurti-suits in Bunty Aur Babli (2005), and chiffon sarees and trench coats in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Veer Zaara suits and blouses from Parineeta . This comes besides various fashion interpretations of
3850-498: The mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani , was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000, PETA ran a photograph of him with a white mustache and the words "Got prostate cancer?" to illustrate their claim that dairy products contribute to cancer, an ad that caused an outcry in the United States. After PETA placed ads in school newspapers linking milk to acne, obesity, heart disease, cancer, and strokes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and college officials complained it encouraged underage drinking;
3927-426: The monkeys to use the deafferented parts of their bodies. The research led in part to the discovery of neuroplasticity and a new therapy for stroke victims called constraint-induced movement therapy . Pacheco went to the laboratory at night, taking photographs that showed the monkeys living in what the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research's ILAR Journal called "filthy conditions." He passed his photographs to
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#17327765418684004-572: The monkeys. Pacheco had taken a job in May 1981 inside a primate research laboratory at the institute, intending to gain firsthand experience of working inside an animal laboratory. Taub had been cutting sensory ganglia that supplied nerves to the monkeys' fingers, hands, arms, and legs—a process called "deafferentation"—so that the monkeys could not feel them; some of the monkeys had had their entire spinal columns deafferented. He then used restraint, electric shock, and withholding of food and water to force
4081-451: The newest designers on the block. Mr. Ajay Kumar is one such designer who has revolutionised the way Indian men perceive fashion - introducing the signature print-on-print look for men. He has brought colourful prints for men and with the likes of celebrities such as Ranveer Singh , Shahid Kapoor popularising such looks, men in India have become more experimental and flamboyant in their outlook. Antar Agni has introduced draped menswear which
4158-506: The organization first gained attention in the summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case. The organization opposes factory farming , fur farming , animal testing , and other activities it considers to be exploitation of animals. The organization's controversial campaigns have been credited with drawing media attention to animal rights issues, but have also been widely criticized for their disruptive nature. Its use of euthanasia has resulted in legal action and
4235-654: The police, who raided the lab and arrested Taub. Taub was convicted of six counts of cruelty to animals, the first such conviction in the United States of an animal researcher; the conviction, though, was overturned on appeal. Norm Phelps writes that the case followed the highly publicized campaign of Henry Spira in 1976 against experiments on cats being performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Spira's subsequent campaign in April 1980 against
4312-400: The products are free from animal-derived ingredients, but the companies can still produce non-vegan products. All of the company's products vegan Newkirk is outspoken in her support of direct action , writing that no movement for social change has ever succeeded without what she calls the militarism component: "Thinkers may prepare revolutions, but bandits must carry them out." Newkirk is
4389-589: The ramp for some designers. By 2009, the Indian fashion industry, despite the ongoing recession, was worth ₹ 2.9 billion (US$ 35 million). Also in the same year, Manish Arora , known for his quirky- kitsch , became the first Indian designer to participate in Paris Fashion Week . Lakme Fashion Week 's Gen Next programme has been helpful in giving a launch platforms for some of the newest and avant garde designers in this country. Fashion designers such as Antar Agni, Mr. Ajay Kumar, Bloni are some of
4466-465: The registration of elephants for performance. PETA India put up billboards prior to a 2020 annual religious event Eid al-Adha where animals are ritualistically slaughtered. The billboards depicted goats with the words "I am a living being and not just meat. Change your view towards us and become a vegan." and "I am ME, Not Mutton. See the Individual. Go Vegan." Muslim clerics wanted to take down
4543-504: The sale proceeds from this event go towards various charities like Divya Chaya Trust in Kolkata , Observation Home, Mumbai , and the relief fund of Gujarat earthquake victims to name a few. In 2003, four designers: Anju Modi, Anjana Bhargava, Puja Duggal, and Ameet Sikka tied up with nine artists Jatin Das , Sudip Roy, Niren Sengupta and Jai Zharotia, among them to paint garments ranging from
4620-520: The same year, a significant initiative of signing a pact between the Ministry of Textiles (MOT) & Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) was also taken. Fashion in India India is a country with an ancient clothing design tradition , yet an emerging fashion industry . Though a handful of designers existed prior to the 1980s, the late 1980s and the 1990s saw a spurt of growth. This
4697-567: The sari in films like Chandni (1989) with Sridevi , Main Hoon Na (2004) with Sushmita Sen and Dostana (2008) with Priyanka Chopra , which became fashion trends. However, in recent decades, with increasing exposure to the West, its influence is no longer as strong as in previous decades. By the 2000s, with rise in the Indian diaspora around the world and the non-resident Indians , Bollywood continues to exert far greater influence on
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#17327765418684774-597: The streets of Paris wearing leg-hold traps and thrown around money soaked in fake blood at the International Fur Fair. They sometimes engage in pie-throwing—in January 2010, Canadian MP Gerry Byrne compared them to terrorists for throwing a tofu cream pie at Canada's fishery minister Gail Shea in protest of the seal slaughter, a comment Newkirk called a silly chest-beating exercise. "The thing is, we make them gawk" she told Satya magazine, "maybe like
4851-677: The traditional choli , or Indian blouse worn with a sari. In its early years, the 1980s, Indian design largely focused on haute couture ; however, in the next decade, India saw a growth in the domestic retail industry, as well as an influx of outsourced garment business from the western countries. This meant better quality and larger manufacturing facilities available locally. Together, these reasons spurred many Indian designers to start their prêt-à-porter ( ready-to-wear ) lines. "God-printed T-shirts" were introduced by Manish Arora in 1997, along with Indian kitsch and street art in saturated colors on fashionwear. Another important reinvention
4928-861: The traditional salwar kameez to trousers and skirts. The result was a novel collection for a charity. In 2010, the Design Council along with the organization Khushii (Kinship for Humanitarian, Social and Holistic Intervention in India) held the ceremony of Art on Wheels on the last day of WIFW to raise funds for the NGO's global development initiative – World Action Forum (WAF) for causes like educating children, empowering village communities, etc. Twelve well-known artists like Dilip Sharma, Farhad Hussain, George Martin, Hindol Brahmbhatt, Jayasri Burman , Jagannath Panda , Paresh Maity , Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Satish Gupta, Sudhanshu Sutar and Yusuf Arakkal had handpainted
5005-781: The trendy looks for actresses Urmila Matondkar in Rangeela (1995) and Karisma Kapoor in Raja Hindustani (1996), he introduced the "cocktail sari" in 2000. Using pastel colors, and fabrics like chiffon, satin or net, it revived the traditional sari in a modern avatar. He was in turn inspired by the popular Bollywood saris of the 1960s and the chiffon saris worn by the actress in Yash Chopra films, like Chandni (1989). This also started another era of Bollywood fashion influence and its collaboration with leading designers, besides leading actors and actresses occasionally walking
5082-430: The video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons . Each year, PETA selects a "Person of the Year" who has helped advance the cause of animal rights. PETA certifies beauty and cosmetics companies with "Beauty without Bunnies" bunny labels in two tiers. In the first tier ("Animal Test-Free"), the entire company does not use animal testing. The company may still produce non-vegan products. In the second tier ("Cruelty-Free"),
5159-496: The western culture influence as well as include the Indian tradition . As part of larger revival movement in the Indian textile industry, Ritu Kumar , a Kolkata-based designer and textile print-expert started working on reviving the traditional hand block printing techniques of Bengal, and making it a part of the fashion industry, established "ethnic chic". She opened her first boutique in Delhi in 1966. In 1973, she first showcased
5236-650: The worlds of luxury fashion designers and the worlds of craftspeople and workers in the industry, is Tereza Kuldova's work Luxury Indian Fashion: A Social Critique , published by Bloomsbury in 2016. [REDACTED] Media related to Fashion of India at Wikimedia Commons PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ; / ˈ p iː t ə / ) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia , and led by Ingrid Newkirk , its international president. Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and animal rights activist Alex Pacheco ,
5313-580: The young talent pool to showcase the collection along with prize money of ten lakhs INR. The Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) 2018, organized by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), showcased the latest trends from top Indian designers. The event highlighted sustainable fashion, inclusivity, and innovation. Designers like Tarun Tahiliani, Anamika Khanna, Ritu Kumar, and Rohit Bal presented their collections, blending traditional Indian craftsmanship with modern styles. A notable collaboration
5390-481: Was Bollywood ( Hindi cinema ), where costume designers like Bhanu Athaiya started experimenting with film fashion in the 1960s. Athaiya started working on period costumes in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) and Amrapali (1966), though she went on to introduce varied trends through Teesri Manzil (1966), Chalte Chalte (1976), Karz (1980) and Chandni (1989). These were soon followed by
5467-411: Was Nida Mahmood x Deivee by Milind Soman , which featured quirky designs in eco-friendly activewear. Celebrity showstoppers added glamour, and the event provided a platform for emerging designers. AIFW 2018 celebrated creativity and style, reflecting the diverse and vibrant Indian fashion scene. FDCI organizes the annual mega-designer sale, offering designer garments at heavy discounts. Five percent of
5544-436: Was building new orca tanks that would almost double the size of the existing ones to provide more space for its whales. PETA responded that a "larger prison is still a prison." In 2016, SeaWorld admitted that it had been sending its employees to pose as activists to spy on PETA. Following an investigation by an outside law firm, SeaWorld's Board of Directors directed management to end the practice. In 2011, Patricia de Leon
5621-515: Was first popularised after Mughal-e-Azam (1969). It was Abu Jani- Sandeep Khosla , who, inspired by costumes of Mughal courtesans and Meena Kumari 's costumes in Pakeezah (1975), introduced the floor-length Anarkali -style of churidaar - kurta in 1988, which soon became the Indian version of the ball gown . In 1986, the Ministry of Textiles , Government of India opened the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi with
5698-673: Was made in 1998 by Monisha Jaisingh, who shortened the traditional kurta to develop the Kurti , which became popular worldwide as the "Indian embroidered tunic ". Also in the same year, the Fashion Design Council of India was established, which later started the India Fashion Week in Delhi, to promote Indian designers and manufacturers. In 2000, another Bollywood costume designer, Manish Malhotra , became an important influence on Indian fashion. Having designed
5775-632: Was the Hispanic spokesperson for PETA's anti-bullfighting campaign. Some campaigns have been particularly controversial. Newkirk was criticized in 2003 for sending a letter to PLO leader Yasser Arafat asking him to keep animals out of the conflict, after a donkey was blown up during an attack in Jerusalem. To reduce milk consumption, it created the "Got Beer?" campaign, a parody of the dairy industry's series of Got Milk? ads, which featured celebrities with milk "mustaches" on their upper lips. When
5852-460: Was the result of increasing exposure to global fashion and the economic boom the economic liberalization of the Indian economy in 1990. The following decades firmly established fashion as an industry across India. The history of clothing in India dates back to ancient times, yet fashion is a new industry , as it was the traditional Indian clothing with regional variations, be it the sari , ghagra choli or dhoti , that remained popular until
5929-542: Was to advance its own interests, not Naruto's." The decision cited Cetacean v. Bush (2004) that says animals cannot sue unless Congress makes it clear in the statute that animals can sue, and added that "next friend" representation cannot be applied to animals. The court also wrote: "Puzzlingly, while representing to the world that 'animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way,' PETA seems to employ Naruto as an unwitting pawn in its ideological goals." PETA has created
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