India's first men's fashion week in Delhi turns out to be a show run almost entirely by women

More than half the backstage crew at the three-day Van Heusen Men's Fashion Week in the capital comprises women, and Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) president Sunil Sethi isn't surprised.

"The majority of workforce handling greenroom operations are women. And I believe that an event like this couldn't have possibly been successful without them," he says. Sethi shows good reason. "Their aesthetic sense and managerial skills play an important role in ensuring perfect management. All the choreographers we have are women, and even the styling department is fiercely female." The figure is far beyond imagination. "Seventy five per cent of backstage workers are women, leaving out the helpers and errand-runners, of course," reveals Tarang, a stage manager.