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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Gaurav Jai Guptas evocative line explores the sometimes reckless relationship between man (hand woven) and machine made (stainless steel), while Payal Pratap gives prints an intuitive sub-text.
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Huemn shows it human side as they foray into the capital with their characteristic sports luxe and a pinch of leather and layering.
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Crafts and textiles are a bit like the Richard Bach, 70s story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a quest for self-perfection and riding the wave of belief that finally becomes an aerial feat! AIFW SS 17...
Aditi Dhar of the accessories label Vitasta wants to offer minimal design with maximum impact with the use of hand crafted elements.
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Natural cotton and dyes, the vibrant spirit of Kutch and a young, innovative mind makes Shreya Ozas label Aza a tour de force
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The passionate duo behind Love Birds offer heady graphics intermingled with oversized clothing, blurring gender binaries, this SS 16
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Nimish Shah offers basic clothing with a soul, using organic cotton, khadi and raw denim, which herald the new wave—-sustainable fashion.
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Ragini Ahuja, a first timer at the Amazon Fashion Week SS16, narrates a tale of easy-breezy clothing with a touch of edginess with leather which meets Chanderi, in a line that sets women free of shape...
LSE graduate Dhruv Kapur is charmed by the mystery that surrounds veils, so this SS 16 he removed them from the bracket of subjugation, and infuses them with unbridled ascendancy
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Cochins hidden gem Shalini James will rivet you with her unconventional aari work as she creates a burly bridge between the truculent North and subtle South.
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From converting an 80-year-old warehouse in Kolkata into a high-end retail outlet, to loving prints, Rahul Mishra and doing luxury prêt, the blue-eyed boys from Kolkata, Dev and Nil tell us what it takes...
Shivan and Naresh attempt the impossible; give Capitalist indulgence, a Marxist hue in their AIFW SS 16 offerings through the deft brushstrokes of Mexican artist Diego Rivera
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Sanjay Gargs Raw Mango keeps the mood upbeat as his mushroo and mogra remind you of quintessential India and leaves you longing for more!
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Vineet Bahl ingeniously intermingles Chinese ideology with Indian aesthetics in his first Indian prêt line emboldened with Parsi gara work, while Rabani & Rakha keep it sheer luxe with silver and pearls
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