The shopaholics of the city are exploring the wondrous royal designs and patterns on sarees and suit materials in an exhibition cum sale ‘Kalabret Exhibition 2014’ being put up at Mrignayanee Emporium, GTB Complex.
As every time, Mrignayanee brings a different collection of patterns and designs for the Bhopalites to explore; this time the buyers would get a chance to have a look at the stunning motifs adding royalty to the attire. Organised by Mrignayanee Emporium, the exhibition cum sale that began here from January 12 is evoking a huge response. The exhibition would continue till Sunday.
The suits and sarees that are on display at the exhibition cum sale are embedded with beautiful foil printing that exactly looks like the zari work with gold. One could find a wonderful collection of sarees, suits and dress materials in Maheshwari, Chanderi and Silk materials. Manager of the emporium, GTB Complex Ml Sharma told The Pioneer, “This work is basically done by the artists of National Institute of Design Ahmadabad. Few artists from NID came here to the city and took a workshop of the Bhopal artisans and just updated them with the technology.”
“We organised this workshop to give better employment opportunities to the artisans of the city,” he added.
More than 60 different designs in Maheshwari and Chanderi material are displayed in exhibition by the artisans of the State. There is an array of vibrant colours like green, ocean green and ocean blue along with shades of yellow, brown, sky colours and colours in contrast. The price of the dress materials begin from Rs 5,000 and goes up to Rs 21, 000. These materials have been designed in different patterns and prints. There are printed materials beautifully embroidered with Batik Print, Dabu Print, Hand-Block Print and one of the most renowned and loved in all seasons, Bagh Print.