In the shadow of war, with increased military interventions, frozen turbulence, comes a collection by Wajahat celebrating the lost crafts of the region that now straddles the delicate balance of turmoil and peace.
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Connecting Dots
Designers look at fashion through the prism of crafts while some chart a new plan with anti-fits and oversized silhouettes.
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Two-and-a-Half Men
Shibori, Ikat, Jamdani their loves are many but the boys from NID, Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav are moving towards Bihar and weaving magic.
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Black and Blue Sari
The six yard drape may have been bruised due to the onslaught of gowns, but Prreeti Jaiin believes like the lotus it will stand tall.
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The Art of being a woman
Thematically fashion is moving towards an era where minimalism and comfort will soon overturn the need for flirtations with sequins and glamour as the fascination with sexy fades making way for functional clothing
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Mapping the Silk Route
Roopa Pemmaraju works with Phulia artisans and courts slow fashion by creating hand spun luxurious silks and jacquards that will withstand the test of time this SS’19
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Bound by love
Australian designer Cassandra Harper makes a head-spinning U-turn from block printers of Jaipur whom she has worked with for more than a decade to explore the endearing ikats of Telengana, at LMIFW as the globe trotter, who has lived in Cambodia and Phuket brings to India a fresh perspective.
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Hand Made in India
If there is an apt synonym for Caroline Poiner it would be ‘incredible’, as this lithe Australian has provided livelihood to thousands of artisans, specially women from the most backward and poverty-stricken areas of the country with her organisation Artisans of Fashion.
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The silent world
With environmental degradation, plastics reaching Antarctica, Aneeth goes back to simpler times giving us a moving picture of underwater life as her show comes as a breath of fresh air both literally and metaphorically!
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