The collection ‘Jahanara’ by designer Shalini James to be unveiled at upcoming Amazon India Fashion Week SS17, is inspired from the life of namesake Shahzadi Jahanara Begam, eldest and favourite daughter to the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. An exceptionally gifted woman, Jahanara was a writer, painter, poet and a patron of literature.
The collection references to the Mughal period in its silhouettes, its motifs and its colours in a mélange of Pale cardamom, sandalwood, sandstone pink, scented ash, mineral blue,amber and marble white – all pastel shades with a vintage wash reminiscence to that period providing a muted canvas for the sparkle of rose gold and silver motifs.
In complete contrast to the Mughal ostentation of heavy silks and brocades of the time, it is constructed exclusively with light- weight cottons and cotton-silk blends. The element of Mughal luxury has been incorporated through the soft silk and satin linings, organza veils and hints of crochet trimmings.
