MADHU JAIN
COllECTION: A clothing line in biodegradable bamboo-silk ikat, a globally path-breaking textile pioneered by the designer.
COlOUR: The single colour palette of indigo comes in a burst of light and dark. It lends a molten sensuality to the textile. There are hints of autumn, from soft buff to the more flamboyant amber, chestnut, burnt amber and cerise.
SONAM DUBAl
COllECTION: Dubal walks the line between the conscious and the unconscious mind — a state of fluid and spatial freedom. Evolving his signature style, it is in the details of the embroidery, colours and textures that one sees the effortless balance and design in nature - a serenity, a quietness and a story of solidarity, melting into and creating a cultural canvas that spans our pasts and its constant changes that link us to the future.
“My goal has been to restore balance, to find solace in artisanal work done by hand-printing, embroidery and weaving, with an awareness of each other’s abilities and the natural interdependence that we have with each other and with nature” says Dubal. Signature velvet and mirror work pieces teamed with vintage textiles. An Eri or Ahimsa silk coat is embroidered with wood beadwork and is layered with a contemporary silk jersey dress. Easy and voluminous block printed and over dyed pieces are layered with hand embroidered boiled wool capes. This eclectic play of textiles forms an exotic canvas of an era gone past.
COlOUR: The Oracle seeks to once again find the core that resonates back to the natural, to a healing centre with its simplicity and symbolic language. Bold blacks, reds and greys against natural earth colours echo restorative and ecological awakening that threads us back to nature and its cosmic fragments.