FEF GFA honors fashion designers, models, photographers and every other tier of individual who contributes to the Indian fashion industry. The FEF India Fashion Awards was conceptualized by Talent Factory, founder - Sanjay Nigam, and Co-founder - Raj Sarthak Nigam to provide a platform for the fashion society, to support and honor the earnest professionals for the efforts and hard work, that they contributed in making the Indian fashion industry successful.
The first edition of FEF IFA was held in February 2020 in Delhi, in association with DLF Avenue. Politician Maneka Gandhi, businessman Ravi Kant Jaipuria, and designers Leena Singh and Rocky Star participated in the jury of FEF IFA 2020. The winner list includes: Candice Pinto in the category of Legendary Model; Rohit Bal, as Iconic Designer; Manish Malhotra was recognized as the label of the year and custom design; Gaurav Gupta received the award of Designer of the Year in Popular Choice; Shahnaz Husain received the trophy of the Torch Bearer of the Beauty Industry and the list goes on.
The second edition of FEF IFA was held on 25 September 2021 to acknowledge, reward, and promote the efforts shown by the industry members between March 2020 and September 2021. It was hosted by Sunil Grover and Hussain Kuwajerwala and the winner's list includes the names of Miss Malini, Anamika Khanna, Nitibha Kaul, Raghav Chadha, Siddharth Tytler and so on.
Awarded Categories
Artisan Felicitation Emerging Model of the year Emerging Fashion Designer of the Year Leader of Sustainability Fashion Designer of the Year Fashion Trendsetter of the Year Show Director of the Year Face of the Year Fashion Influencer of the Year Fashion Stylist of the Year Fashion Photographer of the Year Makeup Artist of the Year Backstage Manager of the Year
Past Award Winners
FEF India Fashion Awards 2020 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left" |- ! Winner !! Award Category |- | Ritu Beri || Fashion Designer of the Year : International Fame |- | Shahnaz Husain || Torch Bearer of Beauty Industry |- | Masoom Minawala || Fashion Influencer of the Year |- | Rahul Jhangiani || Fashion Photographer of the Year |- | Prabh Uppal Emerging Model of the Year |- | Aishwarya Sushmita || Emerging Face of the Year |- | Robin Raina || Fashionable Emerging Entrepreneur |- | Vahbiz Mehta || Emerging Show Director of the Year |- | Dayana Erappa || Face of the Year |- | Gaurav Raina || Music Director of the Year |- | Ambika Pillai || Makeup Artist of the Year |- | Gautam Kalra || Fashion Stylist of the Year |- | Rohit Bal || Iconic Fashion Designer of the Country: Jury Choice
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FEF India Fashion Awards 2021 Winner Award Category Miss Malini Female Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Ramneek Pantal Legendary super model Vaishali S Designer of the year – International Fame Delnaz Backstage Manager of the year Taras Taraporvala Fashion Photographer of the year Anamika Khanna Designer of the Year : Jury Choice Tarun Khiwal Legendary Photographer of the Country Amit Aggarwal Digital Fashion Film of the Year Sahil Kochhar Innovative Designer in Craft Techniques Namrata Soni Makeup Artist of the Year Aparna Anisha Show Director of the year Conrad Sangma Leader of Sustainability Inega Talent Management of the Year
and many more...
FEF India Fashion Awards 2022 Winner Award Category Ambika Devi Kuber- Outstanding Contribution in Art & Textiles Dalavayi Kullayappa Kuber- Outstanding Contribution in Art & Textiles Krishna Kant Sharma (Chhotu Ji) Kuber- Outstanding Contribution in Art & Textiles Vankar Bhimji Kanji Kuber- Outstanding Contribution in Art & Textiles Shahidhusain Ansari Kuber- Outstanding Contribution in Art & Textiles Robert Naorem Tea Valley-Regional Felicitation- North East Kaifi Bharti founder Heights Group Agency Of The Year For Retail Fashion Show Curation Lloyd Bosco Goldiee-Outstanding Performance in light & Sound Gaurav Raina Goldiee- Music Director of the Year Delnaz Daruwala Goldiee- Backstage Manager Of The Year Aastha Sidanna DLF- Special Recognition (Film & Television) Prachi Raniwala Fashion Writer of the Year Archana - PR pundit Artize-Fashion PR representative of the year Vega FEF IFA SPOTLIGHT 2022 A- List Vega - Influencer management agency of the year Abhishek Singh Mario- FEF IFA HALL OF FAME Michael Cinco Mario- FEF IFA HALL OF FAME Lubna Adams Pepsi - FEF IFA HALL OF FAME Prasad Bidapa Pepsi - FEF IFA HALL OF FAME Robin Raina & Anchal Jain Stylish Power Couple Of the year Shaurya Athley Vega - New Age Fashion Stylist Of The Year Mohit Rai Vega - Fashion Stylist Of The Year Sasha Jairam New Age Fashion Photographer Of The Year Taras Tarporvala Fashion Photographer Of The Year Vahbiz Mehta & Lokesh Sharma New Age Show Director Of The Year Anu Ahuja Show Director Of The Year Purple Thoughts FEF - Talent Management Agency Of the Year Anjali Sivaraman New Age Model Of The Year Ramp- Female Rabanne Jamsandekar Victor New Age Model Of the year Ramp- Male Shimona Nath New Age Model Of The Year Editorial Vartika Singh Model Of The Year Editorial Prabh Uppal Supermodel Of The Year - Ramp - Male Alicia Kaur Uppal Artize-Supermodel Of The Year - Ramp - Female Sakshi Sindhwani PCJ- Influential Model Of The Year Avanti Nagrath Model of the year- International Fame Vijender Singh & Karman Kaur Thandi FEF IFA Stylist Sportsperson Amruta Fadnavis DLF - Stylish Politician Of The Year Darshan Mehta- Surbhi Negi Rajnigandha - Business Leader of the year in Fashion NIFT Fashion & Design Institute of the Year Bloni- Akshat Bansal New Age Designer Of The Year Gaurang Shah Designer Of The Year - Handlooms & Textiles Rohit & Rahul Rajnigandha - Designer Of The Year - Men's Wear Gaurav Gupta Designer Of The Year - Bridal Wear Fusion JJ Valaya Designer Of The Year - Bridal Wear Indian Anamika Khana Designer Of The Year - Jury choice Manish Malhotra Rajnigandha - Designer Of The Year - Popular choice
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