An upcoming fundraiser in Mumbai takes on discrimination against women through fashion

The second version of charitable have confidence Breakthrough’s bi-annual fundraiser, ‘Designing Dreams’ will feature a fashion show by Rohit Bal, and is supported by Michelle Poonawalla and Priya Paul as motive ambassadors
Considering its influence, it’s no surprise that fashion has often been a medium to shiny mild the troubles plaguing society. Charitable have confidence Breakthrough’s bi-annual fundraiser demonstrates this very spirit of ‘fashion with a conscience’ to champion female empowerment in the country. Scheduled to be hosted at The Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba this Friday, August 30, the 2nd edition of the event, titled ‘Designing Dreams’, will increase awareness about violence and abuse in opposition to women, education of the lady child, and most importantly, early marriage.
“The alarming difficulty of early marriage is that it robs 27 per cent of the younger female in India of their childhood, and also will increase the chance of them turning into victims of violence. This is our strive to raise focus about it. The money raised will be used to help Breakthrough’s work in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Bihar,” explains Sohini Bhattacharya, president and CEO of Breakthrough India.
Breakthrough, who has been working to change the cultural norms that perpetuate violence and discrimination against girls and women for close to 20 years, has also enlisted the guide of their patrons, businesswoman Priya Paul and artist and philanthropist, Michelle Poonawalla, as motive ambassadors. This thought to use fashion as a platform to quit discrimination towards ladies was once conceptualised two years ago as a ‘women for women’ concept.
As a woman and mom to a younger daughter, Poonawalla feels shut to the cause. “The statistic that started up me the most was once that extra than one in 4 female in India is married before the prison age of 18 years. They go on to face a lifetime of ill health, neglect and violence, as they are denied simple rights such as health, protection and education,” she says. Paul echoes comparable sentiments, saying, “More people need to get involved to change this situation. As a board member of Breakthrough, I am grateful that our cause ambassadors are contributing to this change, making it viable to make certain that extra women can go on to live out their dreams. Together we can exchange the vicious cycle of discrimination and violence that women and ladies face in our country.”
The spotlight of the exhibit will be a trend show by means of dressmaker Rohit Bal, with influential girls throughout the country—think Pinky Reddy, Ritika Vardhan, Sangita Jindal, Namrata Shroff, Devaunshi Mehta and Chhaya Momaya, among the others—taking to the runway dressed in Bal’s signature anarkalis, quilted skirt sets and saris, which they will also sooner or later purchase. “This is a women’s empowerment motion that is working immediately at the grassroots level. I sense privileged to be a section of this wonderful endeavour to protect underage girls from early marriage,” says Bal. His presentation will consist of quite a few designs from his ‘Guldasta’ collection, which is inspired via the vegetation of Kashmir. Scroll ahead for some of the portions that can be predicted at the Rohit Bal show this Friday.