10 Female Designers Making a Mark on NYFW

Shalini Ahuja’s looks for Shalini Arts focus on hand-painted, hand-crafted, environmentally friendly products. Her work fuses elements of the East and the West through biodegradable tanned leather — seen in suede bags and calf-length boots. Ahuja is a member of the Fashion Design Council of India and has been part of several international fashion events, showing that her multi-cultural styles are popular worldwide. We can surely all agree that protecting the planet through bright designs is pretty fierce.