From a big focus on tussar silk and a celebration of autumn/winter hues to a thirteen-designer group opening show - here's all that will trend at the forthcoming Amazon India Fashion Week. By Team Viva
It isn’t the best of times. It isn’t the worst of times. With 2016 flowing into 2017, there will be carry-overs, leftovers and makeovers. The forthcoming edition of Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) will have many firsts in terms of presentations. For the first time, the gala will be held for four days instead of five, and the opening day will be dedicated to handloom and textile, says Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) President Sunil Sethi.
Feel the silk
Tussar silk is the flavour of the season that's why crafts are having a field day and taking this whisper to a roar is the Fashion Design Council of India's (FDCI) collaboration with Jharcraft. Jharkhand will be a 'Partner State' for the upcoming season of the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017.
Jharcraft, is setting an example by creating new opportunities and making it profitable for weavers, giving them a definitive source of employment, while making the best use of available resources. The soul of Jharkhand lies in its handloom legacy, and the highlight of the show will be designer interpretations of the fabric de rigueur —tussar. The show has been curated by Shaina NC, who will also be presenting her collection for the first time at AIFW. Other designers include, Pinnacle Shruti Sancheti, Rina Dhaka and Dabiri by Divya and Ambika.
Designs for festive seasons
Creative combinations are trending this festive season with embroideried kurtas and pairing them with muffler for a statement.
Designer Pawan Sachdeva will showcase his menswear collection focusing on the festive season. He has combined distinct elements together into a unified whole to create alluring embroideries, surfaces and textures. The embroideries are blended “harmoniously” with the experimental details of the fabrics. The collection focuses on simple aesthetics and technical aspects. Being an exclusive menswear label, each piece in the collection stands out and speaks for itself the story of pristine cut and finish. The meticulous craftsmanship is visible in the collection which is technical and modern done in black and chrome colors with a touch of extensive detail and finishing.
Go edgy
Symmetry is no longer a requirement when it comes to the latest cuts and silhouettes. With the asymmetrical hemline gathering force, and becoming a regular feature in the wardrobes of style icons as well as on street stores, it’s time you experimented with this edgy style.
Asymmetric patterns with distinctive cuts have recently become a personal favourite of designers with more artists embracing this style in their new collections. You can team asymmetric kurta with leggings and palazzos for some trendy style. The desi version of the high-low dress are definately back with Ashima-leena’s Charukesha.
Celebrating the contemporary fashion trends and simultaneously respecting the rich traditions, Ashima-leena’s Charukesha is inspired from architectural realms of Khiva.
Back to basics
Simple separates in pure cotton, providing practical options for everyday work day for both women and men, in both western and Indianwear will be setting a trend this autumn winter.
This can be witnessed in the collection of Abraham & Thakore cotton fabrics are either hand woven or hand printed and have been commissioned in textile centers in Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh, Koyyalagudam in Telangana, Fulia in West Bengal and Barmer in Rajasthan. Referring to some of their previous collections, we explore the possibility of simple separates in pure cotton providing practical alternatives to the everyday workday needs of the urban Indian woman and man, looking for fashion that refers to the traditional ease of the kurta pyjama. These clothing solutions are contemporised and made suitable for a modern professional.
North Eastern weaves
With a vision to promote and preserve Muga culture, 'Golden Threads of Assam' is a one-of- its-kind venture that will depict that this ancient craft and contemporary aesthetics can co-exist. The muga silk, a humble looking cream-coloured variety of silk is one of the costliest in the world and a purest form of silk.
Samant Chauhan will tell his memories woven in Assam with the golden threads. To give a fillip to the traditional print heritage of North East the designer has created a collection of vintage hand-block woven Muga silk.
Thigh’s the limit
A high slit can be tricky territory, because, after all — that's a lot of leg showing! However, the recent red carpets prove that a high slit dress or skirt is something not too difficult to pull off, especially if you know what you're doing.
It’s not a new trend, but the world has gone crazy for the thigh high slit dresses from Deepika Padukone to Hollywood beauties, everyone is in love with this trend.
The slit in both skirts and dresses has always been there. Sure, maybe not trendy per se at all times, but wearing a thigh high slit was never a faux pas, especially in evening or cocktail dresses. legs are shown off beautiful in a simple cut, while you can always place the cut according to your comfort.
Inspired by the natural topography of earth and manmade architecture, Amit Aggarwal’s AW 2017 is a unique mix of fluid silhouettes and edgy structures. The runway will see global styles and Indian couture together in this collection.