Namuna College of Fashion Technology (NCFT) organised their annual fashion show showcasing the designs of their graduating students on Sunday. Started in 2005, this year marked the 18th edition of the show, which took place at Hyatt Regency in Bauddha, Kathmandu.

Seventy-one fourth year students enrolled in NCFT’s bachelors of fashion design and management (BFDM) programme (under Purbanchal University) showcased their designs. Titled ‘Journey of Fashion XVIII: Nirmiti Navyata’, the show had eight sequences with 71 looks and eight creative wear pieces.

The first sequence ‘Yokai: Mystical Creature’ was inspired by the Japanese spirits, fairies, demons and trickster spirits, ‘Alankrit Phal: Fruity Inflorescence’ featured organza and silk gowns inspired by fruits, fitting for spring time, while ‘Tzen Meraki: Chain Chic in Denim Couture’ showcased eye-catching denim dresses and top-skirt sets with metal embellishments and chains and a touch of organza designs.

Unlike the first three sequences, all designs under the fourth sequence ‘Harmonia Vestis’ were modelled by male models. Inspired by various ancient cultures, the sequence featured calf-length coats with matching pants. Following it, ‘Midnight Rain: Phases/Forms of Precipitation’ aimed to depict existential crisis through imagery of precipitation in the designs. Designers used crystals, beads, pearls, sequences and rhinestones for this.

Materials like glass, lacquer, mirror and chrome were used to portray sleek and shiny looks in the sixth sequence ‘Art Deco Glam: Radiant Reflection’, inspired by the modern art style. ‘Rouge Allure: Macrame’, which means alluring red in French, had elegant and bohemian dresses in a darker red hue. The final sequence ‘Frosty Allure: Frosty Flourished’ embodied winter with sophisticated winter wear in muted tones.

The graduating batch undertook the overall planning, fund generation, logistics management and execution of the event. The designers were awarded grades for their creations by a panel judges comprising of Anu Shrestha, founder of Kallisto Designs, professor Jaya Laxmi Pradhan, campus chief of Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Kiran Prakash Saakha, chairman of Saakha Group, Kul Bahadur Basnet, former vice-chairperson of Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Kushma Shrestha, head of department for clothing and garment at NCFT, Pashupati Dev Pandey, president of Garment Association of Nepal, Rajendra Singh, head of department for Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Garment Technology at NCFT, Sabina Chaudhary, president of alumni of NCFT and the founder of Divahustler.

Basnet is also the former chairperson of the Fashion Technology Subject Committee of Purbanchal University, and Anu Shrestha, Pradhan, Saakha, Khushma Shrestha and Singh are members of Purbanchal University’s Fashion Technology Subject Committee.

The grades received by the graduating designers will be combined with their individual grades from the internal evaluation and the prejudgment. These grades will then be published by Purbanchal University under the subject ‘Fashion Show’ as part of its board examination results of the bachelors of fashion design programme.

Thirty-two models walked the runway for the show, which was choreographed by media personality and NCFT faculty Rojin Shakya.