The Indian Leather Products Association is ready to celebrate its Silver Jubilee fashion extravaganza ILPA 2022: ‘Leather on the Ramp’.

The Curtain Raiser was attended by Mr. Ajay Tarway, President of ILPA, Mr. Arjun Mukund Kulkarni, Vice President of ILPA, Mr. MD Azhar, Vice President of ILPA, Mr. Kumar Shobhhan, GM Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, Mr. Akash Nayyar, Chairman Fashion Show Committee and others.

Speaking at the event, Ajay Tarway said “After two years, we are organizing the event again. We could not organize the event due to the global pandemic. Hopefully, this year we will be able to satiate the expectations with our extensive range of products on display”.

Renowned choreographer, Ms. Pinky Kenworthy has done the choreography for the show with 20 models from Kolkata and Mumbai.

ILPA Show 2022 – Leather on the Ramp would showcase 9 episodes this year. The brands on the ramp are: 1) Trio Group, 2) Crescent Exports Syndicate 3) Rene, 4) Edcons Exports Pvt Ltd, 5) Rajda Industries & Exports Pvt Ltd, 6) Ashibo by YNOT INDIA, 7) NS Leather Products Pvt Ltd, 8) Om Leather Art Deco and 9) Sumbul Tanning Corporation.

The important initiatives of ILPA in 2022 include Skill Development with PBSSD under the Utkarsha Bangal Program, participation in the Bengal Global Business Summit 2022 and exhibit in the Bengal Global Trade Expo in Science City, and building of a Sewage Treatment Plant and Common Facility Centre.

The event is associated with sponsors and companies like Trio 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 more.

Paayel Sarkar, Rukmini Maitra, and other eminent celebrities will walk the ramp on the main event.

The ILPA Fashion Show will be held on September 14, 2022, at Hyatt Regency (Ball Room), Kolkata.

Priyanka Dutta