Friday,
May
05,
2006
Mumbai,
(UNI):
The
Idea
Zee
F
awards
function
will
be
held
here
on
May
6
featuring
dazzling
performances
by
Fardeen
Khan,
Dino
Morea,
Tanushree
Dutta,
Udita
Goswami,
Onjolee
Nair
and
Koena
Mitra.
Wizcraft
International
Entertainment
Director
Wiz
Sabbas
Joseph
yesterday
announced
the
performers
for
the
awards
function,
said
Dia
Mirza
will
host
the
ceremony
which
also
will
witness
fashion
shows
by
ace
designers
such
as
Tarun
Tahiliani,
Rajesh
Pratap
Shah,
and
Anna
Singh
who
will
display
her
collection
inspired
by
Bollywood.
Recognized
as
the
'awards
for
the
industry,
by
the
industry',
India's
only
fashion
awards
the
Idea
Zee
F
awards'
second
edition
of
these
awards
will
recognise
true
style
and
fashion
with
33
awards
across
three
categories-
Industry
awards,
Idea
People's
choice
awards
and
the
Hall
of
Fame
Awards.
The
power
packed
Advisory
Board
of
the
'Idea
Zee
F
awards'
comprises
13
personalities
from
various
streams
of
the
industry
including
Tarun
Tahiliani,
Ritu
Kumar,
Rohit
Bal,
Asha
Baxi,
Piyush
Pandey,
Mehr
Jesia
Rampal,
Lara
Dutta,
John
Abraham,
Manish
Malhotra,
B
S
Nagesh,
Ashok
Salian,
Sheetal
Malhar
and
Vinod
Nair.
During
the
announcement,
Wizcraft
International
Entertainment
said,''It
has
been
our
endeavor
to
give
the
fashion
industry
its
due
recognition
and
respect.
From
their
colleagues
and
friends
in
the
industry.
Today
fashion
plays
an
integral
role
in
the
success
of
a
film
and
silver
screen
superstars
will
join
us
at
the
Idea
Zee
F
awards
to
honor
excellence
in
fashion.'' The
awards
categories
include,
Industry
awards
(
male
and
female
model
of
the
year-
ramp,
Male
model
of
the
year-
commercial
assignments,
fashion
Choreographer
of
the
year,
make
up
artist
of
the
year,
hair
stylist
of
the
year.)
Idea
People's
choice
awards
(celebrity
model
of
the
year
male
and
female,
Most
fashionable
sports
star)
and
The
Hall
of
Fame
awards
(for
outstanding
contribution
to
fashion,
Designer
for
promoting
Indian
crafts
and
technique
and
many
more.)
At
50
million
dollars
the
Indian
Fashion
industry
is
still
in
its
embryonic
stage.
It
is
a
small
part
of
the
Indian
clothing
industry,
which
is
worth
over
12
billion
dollars
and
growing
at
a
rate
of
20
percent
per
annum.
As
fashion
grows
into
big
business
and
Indian
designers
make
their
mark
on
the
international
arena,
multinational
store
chains
are
stocking
Indian
designer
wear.
As
the
momentum
builds
there
is
a
realization
that
Indian
Fashion
also
needs
to
take
time
out
to
recognize
and
honor
its
talent,
thereby
setting
benchmarks
for
a
new
generation
of
designers
to
follow.