Designer Nikasha Tawadey's fall winter line will be all about Indian embroidery, techniques and colours with some contemporary elements. The designer spoke to Team Viva
Nikasha Tawadey is one of those young designers in the industry, who in a very less time managed to create a name for herself through highly wearable collection that appreciates Indian fabrics and embroidery. The designer whose Spring Summer 2013 collection turned heads at the Wills India Fashion Week and became part of trend stories because of interesting silhouettes and traditional techniques, is all geared up to present her fall winter line, to be showcased at the forthcoming edition of WIFW.
like her previous collections, this one too has a very desi name. Her last was Chandni Chowk and this one is titled Raat Ki Rani. “In the last six years, the collections that were showcased at Wills and lakme, had a very Indian name, and this one is no exception. I like presenting something that reminds people of our traditions and culture,” shared the designer and talking about inspiration for her collection, she said, “It is basically Queen of the Night. I kept in mind that when it is about dressing up for the evenings, ladies do have something special in their minds. Some will wear a special perfume for the evening and some will put an additional kajal and some choose a specific sari to be worn only in the evenings. So there is certain sense of mystery in the way a woman choose to dress up in the evenings. The idea behind the collection is to explore this mystery and come up with something that a woman would pick for her evening wardrobe. The collection is not sexy but sensual. When I say sensual it doesn’t mean that it will be a highly revealing collection. Sensuality can be in anything, in showing off a little part of your shoulder or an ankle or even flowers in the hair. I have kept all these things in mind while designing the collection,” said the designer.
Without revealing much on the kind of silhouettes that she will be presenting on the runway, Nikasha said that it will be a mix of traditional and contemporary. For example, say a Patialaor a dhoti pant paired with a smart shirt. “Whenever I design the collection I am inspired by India, its technique and culture. But to make it contemporary and to make it something that people of any age group can wear I have to add some contemporary elements to it. Also, we have to keep in mind that whenever we are working with a traditional garment, we are setting an example for our future generation of designers. like I might create a Patialawith the shirt, shirt is common but it is the style of the Patiala and the way I would team it up that will inspire the other generation. So the blend in the collection is such that any woman can wear it, in any part of the world. Also, it is not a collection that is meant for only certain occasions,” informed Nikasha and says she is not targeting any particular age group. “Age is in mind. My collection can even be worn by a 60-year-old or by a 18-year-old,” she added.
The designer feels has used a mix of prints and embroidery “of different kinds.” The colours are again Indian. “The colours of navratnas (nine gems) are a part of my line. It is rani pink, badami, emerald green, midnight blue,” she ended.
