Day 3 was about celebrating Indian Textiles, we have a huge range of quality fabrics in India and we almost never give it spotlight, which is why, Lakmé Fashion Week decided a day to it. The whole day saw designers who specialized in paying homage to their Indian fabrics, take a look at some of the days highlights.
Purvi Doshi
We loved that Purvi Doshi kept it so simple, choosing just one fabric – Khadi. She called this collection Chalval which translates in movement. We saw a lot of that with her draped silhouette dresses and tops. It had a sense of elegance with it’s soft folds and easy-on-the-eye colour palette. The whole Tri-color aspect was a good touch considering the day, but felt like it was trying to make a statement, when her clothes really could have done it without that.
Gaurang Singh
There was something particularly calming about this next collection showed at the Talent Box by designer Gaurang Singh. Pale muted colours with floral motifs were the bang drop to this very earthy summer collection. The bland colour palette was given life by broad and bright silk borders and a few splashes of red. The saris were very traditional but given that the colours are contemporary, and great for the summer months, they are sure going to be a hit with the older ladies.
Paromita Benerjee
The Aam Janta was the inspiration for designer Paromita Banerjee. Looking at her collection you felt like you were walking in a back ally from cities like Calcutta, Chennai and even Bombay. Her use of Madrass checks, Chanderi, Matka silk along with her techniques of Bhandini really made this collection an Indian feast for the eyes.
Krishna Mehta
Krishna Mehta showed a very fresh collection that really embodied the spirit of the whole day. She’s been known to be an avid supporter of Indian Textiles and it showed in this latest collection. The beauty of the collection was that it effortlessly used Indian fabrics to create something that didn’t look to earthy or typical, like some of the previous collections. Her colour palatte was ivory with slashes of red, black and gold. We particularly liked the interesting hemlines that were straight but rather took the shape of the embroidery. All together a collection that really brought Krishna Mehta back to the limelight.