Union Knopf (India)

TrendANALYSIS
Urvashi Kaur’s collection named
KUL is an ode to oneness and totality in
the time of cultural cross pollination.
The designer is inspired by Ethiopian
artist Dawit Abebe’s mixed media
paintings and incorporated colours like
faded blues, and brick pinks along with
broken whites in her collection. The
fabrics used were hand spun Khadi and
linen along with Jamdani weaves as well
as translucent Kota Doriya and sheer
voiles. The silhouettes are voluminous
comprising of salwars, pleated flare
palazzos and dresses. The designer used
techniques like resist dyeing such as
Bandhej, tie & dye and Ombre. Along
with dyes, embroideries such as Kantha
and fabric manipulation have been
incorporated in the collection.
The creative designer duo, Gauri and Nainika’s collection portrayed blend of
feminine innocence with fierce edginess, making it equal parts of sensual, soft and raw.
The collection comprised of gowns and short dresses comprising of bouncy waves of
ruffles, frills and flares in sheer organzas, silk and tulle fabrics. The silhouettes were
asymmetric and hip skimming hemlines cinched waistlines floor length elaborate gowns
with quite bouncy and extravagantly puffed shoulders and billowing sleeves.
Rehane’s collection comprises of
superfine Angora fabric for spring
summer. The fabric is manipulated using
laser cutting techniques and 3D appliqué
of bright colours used on dull gray and
earthy tones.The use of pastel colours
gives the whole collection a soothing aura.
The pastel and Chic is the USP of the
designer brand. The brand works with cuts
of fabrics and embellishments and it has
become their specialty. They also work in
Ethnic wear for wedding trousseau and
occasions. The collection is made of sheer
fabrics and embellished with Chinese
machine embroidery.
The collection by ILK is inspired from
floral. The ruffles incorporated to look like
plants and branches create shadow effect.
The designer brand is known to use prints
and embroideries. Their USP is the 3D
textures they create on the garments using
fabric manipulation and embroideries.
The elegant designs were created using
fabrics such as organza, cotton and nonwoven
fabrics which were screen printed
motifs as well. The simple and easy to war
silhouettes comprised of basic shirt dresses
and tunics for a casual day wear.
Saaj by Ankita displayed a vibrant
collection inspired by Gond art. It consists
of bright coloured garments with Ethnic
and animal motifs. The techniques used
are hand embroidery combines with
machine embroidery, appliqué work as
well as fabric manipulation. The
embroidery work has such minute details.
The designer’s famous embellished collars
caught the eye of the visitor as soon as they
entered the stall. She is known to use
luxurious fabrics such as silk and silk
blends.
Apart from these designers, others who
displayed their wonderful collections were
Rina Dhaka, Masaba, Manish Arora,
Nalanda Bhandari, Rabani etc.
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