Known for her detailed intricate embroidery work, designer Kavita Bhartia says that her design sensibility has become more streamlined over the years. By Unnati Joshi
When everybody is looking at reinventing textile legacies, designer Kavita Bhartia is among the few who has been influenced by architectural heritage. Her fall winter collection, Jharokha, draws on the specific window art of Rajasthan.
“My collection is about developing a modern design voice while simultaneously drawing a new story from the rich vocabulary of Indian craft and design,” she told us.
Describing her eponymous collection’s USP she said, “Jharokha is the unique visual appeal to the designs with extensive sheer, cotton, flowy georgette and crepe with block prints , textured fabrics and intricate work of floral embroidery in zardozi. It is heavily inspired by the architectural heritage of Rajasthan.”
The collection embraces skirts and shararas teamed up with crop tops and high-lows, jackets, flowy dresses, tunics, capes and shirt dresses. It has a soothing colour palette ranging from nudes to black, white to mist green and various tones of blues in between.
Retaining her signature style, she has used contemporary silhouettes in her collection. “Most of the inspirations and ideas are derived from travelling and the beauty of little things in life. Combining ideas and inspirations becomes easy since I always insist upon it as my signature style,” she said.
According to the her, “A Kavita Bhartia woman is someone who likes dressing up in a contemporary way by wearing flowy, and easy silhouettes with hints of Indian craftsmanship.”
The designer shared that her design sensibility has become more streamlined over the years. “My design sensibility has gradually changed a lot, from bohemian to contemporary and easy silhouettes.”
Talking about the the colours of the season, she said, “For me it would definitely be crimson red, ivory and indigo, mint green, black and navy. I like taking pastel palettes and working around the same lines.”
The new line is on display at Ogaan.
Photo: Pankaj Kumar