Shalini Ahuja is a luxury leather couturier and young woman entrepreneur. Her brand Shalini Arts excels in production of hand painted and hand crafted embossed environment-friendly leather products. A fusion of the traditional splendour of the East accentuated with the elegance of West exemplifies her creation and is synonymous with beautiful craftsmanship understated branding and exceptional quality and promotes sustainable fashion. The world is conscious of conserving environment and by reducing use of harmful chemicals in biodegradable vegetable tanned leather products Shalini supports sustainable fashion. Her collection Leatherose Affair New York 2016 supports sustainable fashion and specialises in vivacious embossed hand painted and crafted leather apparel and accessories like suede bags, calf length boots, ankle length boots in suede trimmed with embossed hand painted leather strips, suede skirts and suede jackets highlighted with digitally printed leather patches at the back and leather tassels.
The uniqueness of this collection is that the leather used is vegetable tanned leather, which is not chemically treated and vibrant colours, which are applied manually on the designs. Embossing is done with dyes in unique figurative and innovative designs on which colors are applied manually by the artisans. Shalini is an aficionado of art and has proved that in her chic contemporary embossed hand painted designs. Her acquaintance with art has assisted her in understanding various cultures and made her designs travel beyond the precincts of her own country, making the designer globally acclaimed. Geometric and futuristic designs are mixed with classical elements to create a timeless work of art.
