At the Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week, there is a whole host of designers bringing their best for the city’s fashion buffs. Here’s a look at some of the designers who you should keep your eyes peeled for...

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Biplab GiriDebut: 2005What to expect: Women’s wear, including Indian traditional outfits, Western outfits and fusion garments. This brother-sister duo, Chaitali Biplab, works with natural fibres and prefer creative surface ornamentation. Expect hand block prints, hand batik, embroideries and so on.When: Day 1, February 2, 3pm

Vikas GroverDebut: 2012What can you expect: Indo-Western garments that derive their aesthetics from nature. Expect rainbow hues, butterfly motifs, layered garments, light and flowy, that make use of fabrics like georgette, chiffon and blendsWhen: Day 3, February 4, 3pm

Sandeep MukherjeeDebut: 2012What can you expect: Indian hand-woven and handloom fabric like tussar, khadi, muga silk, doria, ikat. Since his passion is to bring to the global platform the rural hand-woven crafts, expect kantha, phulkari, kutch, kasuti, kutchi in his collection.When: Day 3, February 4, 3pm

Prabhat KumarDebut: 2011What can you expect: This accessory designer works with leather and you’ll get to see leather bags and accessories in a wide range of styles from classic, high fashion to futuristic and innovative. He also customises on request.When: Day 4, February 5, 3pm

Mohit FalodDebut: 2002What can you expect: Known most for his bridal collection, at Blender’s Pride Bangalore Fashion Week, you can expect a collection rich in embellishments like gotta patti, Swarovski crystals, ivory, ceramic, semi-precious stones, Belgium sequence sprays and ari resham rosette work. He works with a range of fabrics too, heavier ones like lush velvets and Banarasi fabrics as well as lighter georgette and Thai nets.When: Day 4, February 5, 6pm

Ashish SahaniDebut :2011What can you expect: An experimental, edgy, thematically — futuristic collection with sharp cuts and layering; architectural forms fused with flowing lines and curves; sustainable and eco-friendly fabric — linen; designs mostly in monochrome with elegant silhouettes in abstract forms.When: Day 4, February 5, 2pm