POST EVENT RELEASE OF INDIA RUNWAY WEEK, SEASON 8
The love for handlooms and make in India made
its mark yet again at India Runway Week Season 8. India Runway Week has been
promoting textiles and make in India since past four seasons. Having Bibi
Russell opening last season and Daniel Siyem Promoting North eastern
textiles.Agnimitra Paul doing the finale of season 6 and Shravankumar being the
finale designer of initial season. The magic continued this season as well
where IFFD’s India Runway Week dedicated day 2 to Indian Textiles and also had
a special show for organizations promoting weavers of India which was curated
by IFFD. Shravan collaborated with Khadi Gram Udyog giving us major style goals
with his amazing collection.
Some hottest textile looks straight from the
India Runway Week season 8 were :
1. Getures
by Kriti- Handcrafted by Artisans and weavers their
products symbolize the coming together of many gestures from Delhi, Bihar,
Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand,
Maharashtra, Odhisa.
2. SoChe-
Bringing work of women around the border areas of Barmer to Delhi ramp, this
collection showcased Kalavast hand embroidery in different forms of fabric that is hand woven and naturally dyed.
3. Rangsutra-
Called the Be the change collection, this was inspired by Bahaus art movement
which was aimed at bridging the gap between art and industry.
4. Banka
Silk- Displaying work of weavers from Banka, this
collection has motifs which show the beauty of Mughal monuments. The clothes
have been made for the women of today who balances modernity with traditions.
5. Sejal
Jain- ‘Defining Lines’ is a fusion of the
traditional and the modern by taking inspiration from conventional techniques
i.e. Dabu Print, tie-dye and hand embroidery and combining it with the modern
silhouettes to give ita modern approach and to create a new age look.
6. Purnima Gulati-
'The White Scream' collection,
PurnimaGulati a zesty designer carries a subtle sense of dressing to devote to
the society by expressing her affection for handloom via her label
“Thhreads".
7. Swarnima Shreya-
‘Misery to Miracle’ based on the life of the weavers of Jharkhand who make
tussarsilk and muga silk which have been primarily used in the collection. The
misery of their lives and the beauty of the ultimate result, the rugged look of
the fabric and rustic life of the weavers; spun into the drapes of the
silhouettes and flow of the garments.
8. Shravan Kummar- A sheer love for the
traditional textiles and passion for working with craft clusters helped me to
witness a rare, dying and endangered craft of making a "pachedi"
which is a canopy for the mother goddess is totally sustainable, eco-friendly
and hand painted with vegetable dyes which is offered to the goddess to fulfill
its purpose.
9. Soutache
by Designer Gourika Sharma- The colours used are cool blues, shades of sand,
pristine whites and the pale florals of a spring garden. The fabrics are fine
linen, linen blends, silk and textured cotton - specially crafted for this
collection. The blue outfits are highlighted with pintucks, hand worked ladders
and tie dye patterns inspired by Shibori.
10. Muskaan Aggarwal-
The intricate carvings from the doors of theAwadhi architecture coming alive on
silk in theform of detailed embroidery crafted by skilled artisans on the most
celebrated garmentsworn by the contemporary Indian womeneminent usage of
zardozi work along withgotapatti and pita work is done on thegarments to make
them stand out.Her collection received appreciation as it paid tribute to
Indian heritage.
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