DLF Emporio concluded its 7th edition of Design Awards on 27th March 2019. A unique initiative that puts students first and lends a platform for aspiring designers in the field of fashion and design by bringing together leading names in the fashion industry to spotlight creative brilliance. The event gives the winner an exclusive, once in a lifetime opportunity to retail their collection at DLF Emporio.

The theme for this year's awards was 'Geometrics'. The 37 shortlisted contestants were tasked with designing apparels and accessories as per their interpretation of the theme. A discerning jury comprising of Executive Vice President, DLF Luxury Retail & Hospitality, Dinaz Madhukar, FDCI President Sunil Sethi, celebrated designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna, ace fashion designer, Ravi Bajaj, Hello! India Editor Ruchika Mehta, and Digital Editor of Bride's Today & Influencer Rasna Bhasin, announced the winners at the grand finale.

The list of winners is as follows:

	Wardan Chandra Basu of NIFT, Delhi, Winner- Apparel category
	Srishti Drolia of London College of Fashion, Runner Up- Apparel category
	Ishita Puntambekar of Pearl Academy, Delhi, 2nd Runner Up- Apparel category
	Akariti Tripathi of NIFT, Jodhpur, Winner- Accessory category
	Moni Dhankumar of Pearl Academy, Runner Up- Accessory category
	Devangi Saraf, Runner Up- Accessory Category

The coveted People's Choice Award, based on maximum votes garnered on social media went to Priyanshu Kumar, Amity School of Fashion and Technology. The Runner Up in this category was Khushi Agarwal, Hamstech, Gachibowli with the second highest votes amongst the student designers.

Dinaz Madhukar, Executive Vice President, DLF Luxury Retail & Hospitality, says, "As one of the leading luxury fashion and retail platforms, we have actively assisted and encouraged promising designers find the right audiences through our coveted annual property of Design Awards. Over the last seven years we have only seen the platform grow and evolve as young names find a stepping-stone to fulfil their creative dreams in the industry. Through these awards, the winners get an opportunity to showcase their work for an entire month at DLF Emporio, providing unparalleled exposure to help them mature into distinct, confident voices."

In this year's chapter, DLF Emporio narrowed down a total of 37 finalists - 29 in the apparel category and 8 in the accessories category. They received more than 300 entries from students of premiere institutions such as National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Pearl Academy of Fashion, London College of Fashion, Symbiosis Institute of Design, Indian Institute of Fashion Technology (IIFT), Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, International Institute of Fashion Design (IIFD), among others.

Apparel Display			Apparel Display
Accessories Display			Sunil Sethi, FDCI President and Dinaz Madhukar, EVP DLF Luxury Retail & Hospitality, going through the Design Award Enteries
Rasna Bhasin, Ruchika Mehta and Rahul Khanna going through the Design Award Entries			Sunil Sethi interacting with the students
Accessory Category Winner Akariti Tripathi			Apparel Category Winner- Wardan Chandra Basu
Apparel Category Runner Up- Srishti Drolia			People's Choice Award Winner- Wardan Chandra Basu