Arjun Saluja Spring-Summer 2013
Arjun Saluja’s continuing exploration of androgyny – the paradoxical or compatible union of the male/female selves, finds a kindred spirit in Dimple. Identity, call it ‘yin-yang’ or ‘ardhanareshwar’, and the beauty within that identity have always played the central theme in Saluja’s aesthetic. Dimple’s own search for completion, for singular truth in opposing facets, gives the impetus to incorporate her journey and her authenticity into this collection. Saluja’s chevron of masculine femininity or vice versa, incorporates both the physical elements of Dimple’s environment vis-a-vis the print story, while the silhouettes themselves explore her personality. The ‘hakama’ sari, for instance could be a reference to strong influence of Mr. Lee, who shapes Dimple’s early life; the ‘burkha’ and ‘pathan’ suits, that which Dimple adopts in her later life. Holistically, however, what Saluja is inquiring into, is the concept of ONE – the unity of the opposing and complementary.
The colour palette of opposites and complements in white and black, nude and red, grey and cobalt, tells the story of struggle and strength, truth and dreams, reality and escape, destruction and liberation.
Sakshee Pradhan’s
Spring Summer Collection 2013
Wills India Fashion Week
Diana Penty walked the ramp for Sakshee Pradhan
The very spirited fashion designer, Sakshee Pradhan showcased her Spring Summer Collection 2013 on Day 2 of the much awaited Wills India Fashion Week at Pragati Maidan on 7th October, 2012 . Adding to the fashion extravaganza, the designer who boasts of design which she likes to keep chic, feminine and luxurious featured modern looks.
Participating second time in the fashion week, Sakshee represented her collection, inspired by the little sparrow who had set off her wings to migrate from the frost into a land far away, and has now returned to embrace the onset of spring and enjoy the breezy summers of 2013. To add the extra fervor to the show, the gorgeous, Diana Penty who got her much deserved glamour from the movie cocktail, sashayed down the ramp for Sakshee as her show-stopper. The salmon pink gown seemed to agree with the actress. The collection was a perfect blend of innovative silhouettes, summary fabrics and spring colours, setting the right tone for the upcoming season.
The designer’s collection captures the onset of the vivacious spring going into lazy summers with a range of silhouettes that are in vogue with an edge. Using flowy crepes, satin and net in powdered salmon pink merging with the subtle undertone champagne pink sequins, the collection that finishes it with the celebratory brasso print.
Offering elegant and stylish looks, Sakshee’s collection unites together an essence of the sparrow as she returns from the gloomy winters only to be greeted by the chirpy spring summer '2013.
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The Mayan Maze
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Known is a drop, the unknown is an Ocean.
Deep in the rainforests of Mesoamerica, lies the perfect maze.
Enchanted by the Mayans, he who entered the maze, and solved his way to
the other end, would be the one to attain true and absolute enlightenment. To him, all of life’s secrets would uncover, with
him, the supreme source of energy would connect, to him, all unknown, will be known.
This season, for Spring Summer 2013, the designers draw inspiration from
this ancient civilization, imprinting an entire collection with hints of its myths and mystique.
Exotic imagery of God-Birds, Pyramids, Birds of Paradise and the Maze
Floritisque, all find their way into the soul of this lush collection.
The fabrics used are natural with dewy freshness. Silk Satins and
Organzas have been woven to reflect, as if water was their thread, and from
them silhouettes, so fluid, as if liquid in form.
The simplest palette of black and white signifies,
the riddled journey of man, through
all the other shades of life,
beginning from nothingness, evolving towards the Light, while
encompassing everything in between.
KAVITA BHARTIA
Folklore Saga
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Folklore Saga
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Volume and proportions are contemporary in Kavita Bhartia's Spring Summer 2013 collection that resonates the memory of a Romanian holiday—bound with a dose of sensuality. She's among the most intellectual of Indian fashion designers and what made her choose this theme was the fluid ease of the epoch's garments. Her strength as a mixologist comes through in the constructions that are moulded into attractive drapes to maintain a spirit of effortless elegance.
Every look emphasizes the honed body through fabrics that balance comfort and opulence like chiffon, organza and silk Lycra. 'Folklore Saga' is steeped in references from Eastern European countries... particularly the softly structured Romanian peasant blouses which legendary artist Matisse (an enthusiastic collector of textiles) also showcased in his paintings. There is something almost balletic about the floor-length gowns that flow with every step.
Kavita has embellished them with embroidered geometrical motifs—based on geometric patterns used in weaving for decades—typical of the designer's artisanal hand detailing. The central theme extends to the color palate too. Kavita has a vibrant sense of color and taking a cue from Romania culture... creams and pastels, purple and turquoise blend seamlessly in a palate shot with the brilliance of neon.
The antiquated theme could've proven costumey but it isn't. It is the designer at her romantic best with a collection that is relevant, modern and genuinely very pretty!
RANNA GILL
Spring Summer 2013
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Ranna Gill has sustained a combination of style and substance that makes all her collections so stunning. The designer has gravitated toward nature as her chief inspiration for Spring Summer 2013 and her collection presented by Fiama Di Wills is evocative of a sculpture garden... perhaps her own personal Garden of Eden. It made for a surreal fantasy and you may find yourself hankering for some of the sensuous feminine forms sheathed in silk jerseys and silk georgettes and in-house woven brocade. Her collection is a mélange of flora and fauna. There are orchids and birds of Paradise and natural locations. It has worked well for the designer who has graduated into a force to be reckoned with in the womenswear world.
Ranna Gill is chockablock with ideas. She has always favored sparkle and trimmings and here too it is achieved in part by detachable embellishments (sequined animals and birds or a crystal neckpiece that appears to be a part of the garment but is removable) and in part by sequins. There is an absorption and reimagining of some of her signature styles and indomitably glamorous spirit in this decadent collection. The beautifully woven maxis and kaftans, Jersey dresses and tunics and skirts indicate a move toward easier Seventies styles and further evidence of this drift is in the tie-dye looks which are a little nostalgic though the shibori patterns of flora and fauna feel modern. These are the pieces that any girl would love to put on and never take off!
ATSU SEKHOSE
Spring Summer 2013
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Bringing to fore his love for North East is Atsu Sekhose’s Spring Summer 2013 collection. The designer has gravitated towards the tribes of North East as the main inspiration this season. Having his roots in Nagaland, he has been chosen by the Ministry of Textiles to present a collection that is evocative of the northeastern culture.
His strength as a mixologist comes through in the constructions made of hand woven fabrics moulded into a collection inspired by American sportswear. Every look emphasizes the honed body through Naga fabrics like cotton and silk, woven by 30 underprivileged women from a women’s weaving organization - VITOLE and Assamese Silk exclusively woven by Assamese weavers. The contemporary collection opens with shorts, parka jackets, trench jackets, trousers and shirts making way for dresses and evening gowns. Having a pulsating sense of color, Atsu has meticulously chosen shades of reds, cobalt blue, off white and beige married to black.
Each and every detail has been well examined to go along with the collection, hence rejuvenating the beauty, style, art, craft, music and richness of North East.
Primarily known for his chic, feminine and understated clothing Atsu’s line has evolved into a complete ready-to-wear collection, which firmly holds his signature style and modern adaptation to classic silhouettes.
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