FAQs – FDCI How can I participate in the Events organized by the FDCI? OR I want a show in the India Fashion Week / India Men's Week / India Couture Week. How can I apply? To participate or apply for participation in the India Fashion Week / events organized by the FDCI, one has to be a member with the Fashion Design Council of India. How can I become a member of the FDCI? To apply for membership, all you have to do is download the membership application form pertaining to the applicable category, from the FDCI website www.fdci.org . Once you have filled up the form you may send it across to the FDCI office along with the list of annexure as mentioned in the form. The form should be complete in all respects otherwise it would not be processed. All applications for membership are processed by the ‘Membership Committee’ consisting of eminent members (designers, retail and fashion institutes) from the industry. The names of the membership committee are kept confidential and it is an annual rotational committee. The membership committee meeting is held once in three months. You can apply any time of the year and the application will then be processed in the nearest impending ‘Membership Committee’ meeting. Once the applications are processed, the applicants are intimated of the results (selected or not selected) by e-mail. The ones that are selected are sent. What are the criteria for selection for Membership? Membership into the FDCI is by selection only. Candidates for Membership must be of recognized ability, standing, and integrity, and must be actively engaged in creative fashion design for at least 2 years and marketing/ retailing wearing apparel under their own label. A candidate’s work should possess a ‘Signature Style’ that is unique and identifiable. Applicants designing in India or Indian Nationals designing in India or international designers of Indian origin with a business based primarily in India are eligible for membership. international designers with a