As the extremely awaited Lakme Fashion Week is out to enthral the country with endless amount of glitz and glamour, it introduces six debutant designers under the GenNext category, showcasing their collections for the first time ever at the prestigious platform. Following is a glimpse to these rising star’s creativity on the run way:
Ujjawal Dubey
The designer who believes in simplicity and minimalism, contrastingly names his collection ‘Antar-Agni’. Inspired by the indigenous looks of the middle and the far-east, his collection was a complex blend of drapes, falls and fabrics causing some real drama on the run way. The colour palette was replete of soothing colours like navy blue, beige, charcoal and light blue.
Divya Sheth
This multi-talented designer excels in the fields of make-up and styling and is a photography graduate from NIFT, Delhi. She debuts at the Lakme Fashion Week with a collection inspired by Mary Cassatt’s painting, ‘Lady at The Tea Table’, and from the Moroccan, Chinese and Japanese blue pottery. The colour scheme accordingly varied between different shades of blue, greys and blacks. Her collection comprised of the like of draped evening gowns and dresses.
Parul Bhargava
A graduate from London College of Fashion, Parul’s label ‘Mirage’ is a tribute to French designs and aesthetics. Beautifying the same, her GenNext collection was a blend of both skin-tight and loose fitted, above knee-length dresses. The silhouettes were highlighted by creative hand embroidery and specially developed prints. The collection was a silent encapsulation of simplicity and glamour.
Sreejith Jeevan
The Kochi-based designer brought fourth is collection named ‘Weather Forecast’ set an amusing atmosphere at the ramp with the models walking with an umbrella in their hands, gracefully clad in midis, capris and loose skirts. Employed fabrics included light-embroidered chiffon, net, cotton, and cotton-silks.
Chandni Mohan
The Delhi-based designer’s label, ‘SELVAGE’ is all about keeping it simple and elegant, with a dominant amount of detailed silhouettes and edges. Her collection inspired by Preston Scott Cohen’s architectural works, was replete of short and sexy dresses with a few drapes and folds. The colour scheme, however, was more dramatic and loud ranging between hot reds and blacks.
Vilvin Sabu
This Pune based designer exhibits her utter interest in comfortable western wear. Her collection at the fashion week titled ‘Tropic chic’, aptly named, was a graphical representation of the botanicals and the amazon forests. The garments were an exclusive collection of western wear including short, full-sleeved and cut-sleeved dresses with a unique use of sea blue, green, black and grey.
Here is a stand-alone designer who artistically believes in the illogical side of innovation. The designer who will be showcasing his collection in the Indian Textile Category inspired by the Northeast’s colonial heritage, from the Vintage Assam Bungalows to the Victorian architecture left behind by The British Raj. Sidharth also applies a detailed process of dyeing, yarning, and weaving to his pieces of creativity, which will be showcased at the ongoing lakme Fashion Week SR 2014.
Brewing of the Indigo pot bubbles up various hues of blues, and is my kind of blues, says Designer Deepika Govind, as she showcased her Spring Summer’14 collection ‘Blue Pot’, lately. The collection an eclectic mix of flowy, layered and modern silhouettes derives inspiration from the ancient Blue pottery of Jaipur, hues of blues from Greece and Pure Indigo of China.
With the onset of fashion weeks, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2014, today announced the show schedule for the upcoming fashion week, along with a robust line-up of 119 designers from a mix of leading, as well as upcoming designers from all over the country.
Retaining the signature Ridhi Mehra touch, she explores styles from flared jumpsuits, indo-western summer jackets, dhoti pants paired with embroidered crop tops, shararas, nine yards of sarees to her signature anarkalis. The colour palette depicts the tale of a summer romance with shades like sunny oranges, pale peaches, perky pinks, royal reds and tonal darker shades for the summer nights. The floral vine motifs that adorn the bodice of these garments are done in tones of copper, silver and dull golds to complement the summer palette.
Design experimentation in the form of metallic applique work, sequined spray dupattas, clever use of peek-a-boo lace and classic Ridhi Mehra embroidery retains its statuesque charm in this collection.
The 23rd edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2014 ,will have an opening with ace style guru Tarun Tahiliani spearheading the hotly anticipated fashion extravaganza on the 26th March.
