Payal Jain gives us nifty wearable options, Tarun dresses the groom’s extended family in dhotis-pearls, while Pankaj and Nidhi serenade mocha, and Samant Chauhan flirts with sci-fi bejewelled shoulders.
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Craft-soaked Bandhini to experiments with Chikankari, Naushad Ali adds a European influence to Indian textiles serenading a global buyer.
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Converting waste into textural garments with a strong sense of identity, Ankur Verma of Til tells us, 3 months to craft one cape, several artisans create magic with just the power of discarded fabrics.
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Payal Pratap invoked the spirit of Virginia Woolf as reading becomes a relaxing pursuit and replaces the need for clutching on to glitter as books are now the essential accessories
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Hagen-based Chandra Prakash Jha questions the processes of creating garments; talks about ecology and commerce and turning green to gold with his label Cocccon
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Ritu Kumar talks about her soon-to-be-released book chronicling her 50 years in the design world; rise for need-based clothing and the recycling culture which is an inherent part of the Indian fabric
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Sohaya Misra of Chola lets the unpredictability of free flowing painting reflect the fragile human existence on her anti-fit ensembles
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Paras and Shalini welcome a new tomorrow where shimmer hasnt lost its luminosity it has only lit the flower decked tunnel; Pankaj and Nidhi lure glamour while Shantanu and Nikhil court monochromes
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Keeping an eye on the future, Akshat Bansal FDCIs emerging talent focuses on high-tech replete with Indian craft nuances favouring the ubiquitous tie and dye
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Akanksha Siyad may enjoy the long walk while trekking, but what really sails the boat for this finance graduate is the trappings of the runway
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Not letting vitiligo or being plus-sized slow her down, Gauthami Jeji creates a new blueprint for girls aspiring to face the arch lights
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From migrant crisis, graphic knits, zipped jackets and the red dot emerging as a leitmotif for freedom of thought, LMIFW SS21 ended with a discerning eye on the future
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The tagline this season for Vikram Bajaj is— fashion needs flag bearers to spread hope and walk out there, with their masks on, as dandy as ever
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Black Lives Matter to recycling waste and the shift to printed rather than zardosi-laden lehengas mark the beginning of a new era
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Nidhi Yasha, founder and director, The NY Studio, tells us how nostalgia served as the backdrop for her line soaked in tranquillity
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From Siddhpur to the flashbulbs of the fashion world made Nikita M, think about making Indian crafts both modern and relevant
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Fashion moves to a happy space where whites, childhood memories and the desire to choose textures over embroidery is gaining steam
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