Indian traditional textiles are giving a gentle push from the fashion charts to fabrics like georgette, chiffon, satin and crepe. At the just concluded Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 it was heritage and Indian hand woven fabrics that were favoured by some designers and the result was a stunning impact on the ramp.
Vaishali Shadangule who had worked with Chanderi last season brought a mix of sheer and solid into her collection with Chanderi and Paithani fabrics, which she used cleverly for an interesting blend. She used Paithani as trims or accessories like sling bags or under Chanderi to give a dreamy layered look.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee worked with khadi for his North West Frontier Province inspired collection for men’s and women’s wear like kurtas, salwars, sherwanis, tunic, bundis, and trousers in bright vivid colours.
Paromita Banerjee revived the nearly forgotten fabrics and her use of textiles like Khadi, Taadt and Tangail from Bengal, Tussore, and matka silk were designed into stylish ethnic fusion creations like the kurta, pajamas, shawls, bundgalas, and bundis and layered together for garments which had a fusion look.
Aneeth Arora has been designing traditional organic fabrics into western wear for several years and this time too it was Indian weaves once again, which she used for her collection. Aneeth worked with her favourite khadi, Kota, doria, Chanderi, linen and wool for the multi layered look.
Digvijay Singh has always been promoting handlooms and hand woven textiles. This season his “Geometrees” collection had 100 per cent organic fabrics and khadi which he used in dramatic drapes for his garments which had natural vegetable dyes and block prints as the highlight of the collection.
Nimish Shah had GOTS certified organic cotton, khadi and specially created textiles from expert weavers which came together to make the collection a memorable sustainable fashion offering.
It is wonderful and heartening to see that designers are realising that the beauty of Indian textiles which is what the world wants and not the synthetic options.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee worked with khadi for his North West Frontier Province inspired collection for men’s and women’s wear like kurtas, salwars, sherwanis, tunic, bundis, and trousers in bright vivid colours.
Paromita Banerjee revived the nearly forgotten fabrics and her use of textiles like Khadi, Taadt and Tangail from Bengal, Tussore, and matka silk were designed into stylish ethnic fusion creations like the kurta, pajamas, shawls, bundgalas, and bundis and layered together for garments which had a fusion look.
Aneeth Arora has been designing traditional organic fabrics into western wear for several years and this time too it was Indian weaves once again, which she used for her collection. Aneeth worked with her favourite khadi, Kota, doria, Chanderi, linen and wool for the multi layered look.
Digvijay Singh has always been promoting handlooms and hand woven textiles. This season his “Geometrees” collection had 100 per cent organic fabrics and khadi which he used in dramatic drapes for his garments which had natural vegetable dyes and block prints as the highlight of the collection.
Nimish Shah had GOTS certified organic cotton, khadi and specially created textiles from expert weavers which came together to make the collection a memorable sustainable fashion offering.
It is wonderful and heartening to see that designers are realising that the beauty of Indian textiles which is what the world wants and not the synthetic options.
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