Fashion designer Rajesh Pratap Singh has experimented with stainless steel for his lFW finale collection
After they made a statement on the international runways, metallic shades were a global hit in the fashion industry. After exploring shades, designers now are working on different things with metal. Fashion designer Rajesh Pratap Singh’s collection that he will be showcasing at the finale of the ongoing lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014, will have a lot of “metallic elements.” The designer has reportedly worked with stainless steel wires to be interwoven in the fabrics to create something special. “We have experimented a lot with stainless steel. There will be lot of variety, structured lines that one would see in the collection,” shared Rajesh.
The collection will be based on the theme Illusion. “Illusion surrounds all of us. Each one of us has different definitions to illusion,” he commented. Singh’s collection is inspired by lakmé Absolute Colour Illusion and will show simplistic cuts with minimal but flawless detailing.
“This is the first time I have associated with lakmé Fashion Week and I am honoured to showcase my designs on this platform as the grand finale designer for lFW SR 2014,” Singh said. “The collection will be a grand showcase of dual texture and modernistic style,” he added. The designer further shared that the collection will present traditional in a new way.
“Since it is Summer/Resort line, there will be different kind of patterns and designs. The designs are such that they will define modern in a new way. That is what I have always believed in doing, even while I work with different craft. I disagree that I work to revive them. Revive is a wrong term to use. I only present the heritage that we have in a modern and more beautiful way. I believe this craft has always been there, we only keep coming with different ideas around them,” said the designer and when asked if there is any particular craft he would like to work with he replied, “There are just too many of them.”
He has worked with different kind of fabrics and combinations for the collection. “Most of it is hand-woven and khadi. There is different kind of embroidery we have used in the collection. We have been working hard to put the collection since some time now,” he said.