Ace designer Kavita Bhartia’s Silent Chaos is all about her “less is more philosophy”.
She revisited tradition and interpreted it in a modern way. She has combined it with an intense use of geometrics, architecture and paisley with contemporary silhouettes.
Paneled skirts, voluminous circular skirts, dresses, croptops, pleated pants and jackets were part of this very classy collection. Floating elegant dresses are building in popularity this season giving a romantic look. This season there is a move towards the cooler and softer side of the colour spectrum. Natural beige, tiffany blue, mint green and white highlighted with black and a lot of sparkle gave the collection a beautiful, subtle and elegant charm.
“I call this collection Silent Chaos and it is a very quiet collection in terms of colours. It is very wearable and romantic. We love to produce our own fabrics so everything has been done by us. It is intensely textured. The inspiration for the embroidery is florals and ikat. It is very feminine and an easy to wear collection. We have tried to identify the international as well as the Indian market. This is occasional wear and we have many international buyers. It also is price-friendly since it will go for exports as well. It shows modern India in a special way,” shared Bhartia after the show.
But why tone the shades down for springIJ She explained, “Because we are dressing the international market as well so we are walking on a very tight rope. The experience that I have after dealing internationally is that they prefer pastle colours, blacks and whites.”
An hourglass georgette-silk mesh floor length gown in shades of pale sky blue is what you can also strut down in on a sunny day at a beach
An ensemble consisting of a sleeveless blouse with a boat neckline hugs the upper part of the torso. An A-line skirt made of woven handloom fabric has inverted box pleats, where the pleats in the centre open up to show the print. A silk tulle kimono sleeved cape, had been infused with a light spray of Chantilly lace which creates a stunning adornment for it in self colour.
photos by Sanjeev Kumar