Fashion is sacred to this Mumbai based fashion & accessory designer with her label Nautanki by Carina. Her designs expel some innovative and altering style definition bags. Carina Advani launched her label in 2009 as a vent for her passion for fashion.
After completing her B.Com degree, Carina tried her hands at Graphic Design and then proceeded on to something that would satisfy her creative instincts and pursued Fashion & Accessory Designing.
The name Nautanki came into existence with the quest for something out of the ordinary and still should be a reflection of Carina’s sensibilities as she says, “What is life without a little drama”. To her Fashion has never been about just the clothes and ever since Carina wanted to do everything from apparel, handbags, shoes to jewelry.
She uses a lot of faux-leather along with others like cotton, canvas, jacquard, satin, silk, velvet, suede and PVC and loves playing around with colours, prints and texturesfor her bags. With minimalist outlook whether in bags, shoes, jewellery or even apparel her designs are more modern than traditional but with an ideal mix of the two. Her bags include everything from clutches to totes and hobos. Carina’s latest collection is completely designed for the summers; bright colours and prints dominate the entire line.
Her designs were featured in leading dailies, merely 9 days after she started supplying to my first store, Creo at Warden Road. Currently she supply to stores in Mumbai and Pune. For her Fashion fades only style remains the same.
