Fashion hopes to see business this weekArati Menon Carroll & Priyanka Sangani / Mumbai March 29, 2006The sartorial successes and flops notwithstanding, the business of fashion got off to a positive start this morning at the newborn Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.Buyers from retail heavyweights like Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, CK Tang of Singapore and Browns of London occupied front row seats to spot who, if any, their chosen representatives of Indian fashion would be. About 150 domestic buyers will be present at the five day affair and are likely to contribute to the bulk of the business generated at the show.Pradeep Hirani, CEO, Kimaya Fashions, believes that it is an event where many designers will be under scrutiny of the media and buyers. For designer Narendra Kumar, who operates four stand-alone stores across the country, it matters little whether approval comes from domestic or foreign buyers. He says,
