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Fashion Icon and Actress Soma Laishram all set to walk the ramp at Northeast Festival 2019

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Imphal, Nov 10

Top actress and fashion icon of Manipur Soma Laishram is all set to walk the ramp at the ongoing Northeast Festival 2019 at New Delhi. She will be the showstopper at the event for Maxwell Yangoijam, one of Manipur’s top fashion designers who run a fashion label, Kha Nganba. 

Soma Laishram has been part of many fashion shows in the past, the most recent one being an International fashion extravaganza “Asian Designer week” where she was the showstopper for a unique fashion show promoting the handlooms & textiles of North East India and Manipur. A versatile personality known for her unique fashion sense, Soma has also been modelling alongside her career as an actress in Manipur. She has walked the ramp as a showstopper in many fashion and cultural events earlier too. Speaking about the festival Soma Laishram said, “I am grateful for this opportunity to be part of such a big initiative where I get to represent my state and region to the world. I believe this festival is a great platform to showcase the unique cultures and talents of Northeast India.”

At the Northeast Festival which is being held at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi, India Soma Laishram will be setting the ramp on fire in Maxwell Yangoijam’s creation which is inspired from the rich indigenous handloom of Northeast India. “My collection is all about bringing out the best of Northeast India’s beautiful cultures and handloom works to the world in the hope to revive the traditional handloom industry packaged in the most modern and fashion-forward designs,” said Maxwell Yangoijam about his collection. 

“I am also very thankful to the organisers for making me part of such a huge event and giving me this opportunity to connect the world with Northeast India through my work,” he further added. 

This is the seventh edition of North East Festival where the entire facets of North East India can be found in one place. Handlooms of Northeast India have always caught the attention of the world and the handloom fashion shows which is part of the festival will extensively display the fabrics and textiles of NER in the works of talented designers from the region.

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