Jointly presenting, two of country’s fastest growing designers Anupama Dayal and Dev R Nil at Bridal Asia 2010, Divya Gurwara, CEO, Bridal Asia and yoga exponent Nisha Singh came together to host a cocktail evening at Veda, DLF Promenade to talk about the wedding trends.
It is the Bronze Begum by Anupama Dayal and Naya/Notun by Dev r Nil were the talk of the evening. Anupama’s debut foray into the bridal wear via Bridal Asia has been much anticipated. Knowing that the centuries old crafts needs to be constantly re-interpreted into contemporary, her research has been exhaustive and has made her travel and study the various cultures of weaving and workmanship across the country. Her bride is the multicultural, free spirit, who is now ready for a more refined expression of design and heritage. As she puts it, “these are clothes for the living, to conquer hearts, to dance to celebrate life. And as I have always believed beautiful clothes deserve to be worn again and again till you pass them on to the next generation.”
Kolkata boys Dev & Nil have established themselves as master couturiers. Talking about their foray into bridal they say, “It’s an opportunity to widen our base and interact directly to Delhi & North consumers. Notun is a collection of old Bong ideas in a new format of styles, designs and thought processes.” An amalgamation of chanderi, mugas, kahddi, dupion, georgette and ombre chiffon along with fine Bengali karigari of threads, beads, kasaps and dabkas put all in a fresh, Notun perspective.
