After a heavy doze on the resort trends, whole fashion industry is all geared up for the much awaited event of the year- Wills Fashion Week. Commencing from 6th April 2011, Wills Fashion Week would be featuring designers who would be bringing to light A/W 2011 trends.
Wills Fashion week being known as a platform for new talent would be a heady mix of emerging designers as well as established legends of Indian fashion industry. Sunil Sethi, president, FDCI who is all excited about the upcoming fashion week says “Many young designers surprise me every time with their work. So the surprise factor this time would entirely depend on their creativity”. As for the grand finale by designer Sabyasachi, who would be showcasing with Fdci after a long period apart from the couture fashion week. “We are looking forward to a ‘brand new Sabyasachi’…” says FDCI president, Sunil Sethi.
There is a great buzz about the opening show by designer Neeru Kumar whose work is acknowledged as a landmark in the evolution of Indian textiles. “Neeru Kumar’s work is astonishing and the best in handloom sector” says FDCI president Sunil Sethi.
According to the designer Neeru Kumar who would be showcasing her work for the first time on the catwalk “Chic and understated fashion is a way to go.” Her collection would comprise of natural fibres, experimentation on weaves and simple silhouettes. Neeru Kumar being a person who believes in comfort fashion says “Classic colours like charcoal, navy, gray are the main focus of fall and would always remain to be.”
With an ever increasing anticipation about coming trends, the excitement is turning manifold for the fashion week. So would it be a rock n roll sequinned trench or a classic cut overcoat that would be raiding our wardrobe coming fall? Or would there be a new colour adding to our wardrobe as ‘new black’? What would be the much awaited buy of the season?
According to the designer Zubair Kirmani, who has tried to experiment with bold colours for the upcoming collection along with keeping the brand sensibilities- classic and simple intact says “ oranges, reds and Indian greens are the colours for the fall 11”.
“Subdued colour palette with highlights of jersey and constructed shapes would be something to look forward to this fall” says the designer Namrata Joshipura.
And according to designer Varun Bahl who would be showcasing his collection after two years “One should look forward to a western collection on the catwalk this fall. It’s time to look back into vintage for inspiration, older things and past era would bounce back, it would be revival of 1950’s and 1960’s”.
Designer Kavita Bhartia’s upcoming collection for Wills Fashion Week is going to be full of Indian ingredients; understated free flowing elegance is what the designer believes in. Kavita Bhartia being a designer whose work comprises a lot of craftsmanship says “the collection would be regarding sustainance and revival of Indian craft. According to her, “Black with zingy colours would be the palette for fall”.
So whether it is an understated chic glamour or revival of the bygone era, there is so much to expect from the Wills fashion week and we all hope that this fashion week creates new standards for years to come!
