ANKY by Ankita and Anjana Bhargav present their exclusive collection with the focus being ‘bringing the past to the future’. An exhibition being held under the aegis of the “The Neemrana Music Foundation” in association with the Italian Consulate and FDCI.
inspired by three traditional crafts and embroidery skills prevalent in rural India since time immemorial: The Kantha Embroidery, Pipli Patchwork and Zardozi.
These skills permeated from the rural women sewing old pieces of cloth together for practical uses such as quilts to others stemming from the grandeur of the Persian, Mughal and Indian Maharajas for their royal pomp and show.
This exclusive collection is an ode to the simple yet beautiful Kantha embroidery coupled with the famous Pipli patchwork technique.
Rosettes of monotone kantha embroidery on silk have been patched onto georgettes and khadi in the traditional pipli patchwork technique by hand, giving the collection a very gentle, understated but ethereal feel.
Hints of Zardozi on velvets portray a glimpse of the glamour and pomp of the Moghul era and yet gives it a fun, happy and contemporary feel for the modern young global citizen.
Muted hues of greens with hints of mint, pale pink adds the colour to the collection, while shades of purple and bronze bring in the warmth with hand spun khadi and slubby silks and swirling georgettes give it its form.
