The grand finale of Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week 12th edition powered by Snapdeal.com saw Original. Innovative. Feisty. Spirited Bengaluru based designer Deepika Govind works by the design philosophy of `Fashion for the EARTH’ (E=Elements, A=Art, R= Revolution, T= Technology, and H= Human Hand.)
With a keen eye on detailing and precision, each of Deepika’s handcrafted ensembles reflects her ingenuity. Her creations are akin to unique pieces of art, representing the contradictions that dwell in each of us. Striking a comfortable balance between Eastern crafting and Western construction, Deepika’s creations transcend both time and culture and thus, stand apart in being at once avant garde and classic.
By blending silks and natural fibres to create finer new age textiles, Deepika weaves together the fabric of two civilizations – the warp of the ancient and the weft of the modern. Many ‘Fabric Firsts’ have added feathers to her cap. A little known fact is that Deepika was the first to use aromatherapy on silks – a technique which so far had had been limited to knits, but now with her R & D, the silks got an eco-friendly treatment with aromas that included tea-tree oil, pine, lavender, rose and several fruity flavours.
HAMPI-this collection by Deepika is a homage to an Era which is a glorious part of the History of Karnataka for which she has used the drape based silhouettes of early civilizations. Everything in this collection is based on flowing, no structured shoulders or sleeves concepts. The highlight of this collection is the draped techniques especially in reminiscence of the sensual Indian women.
Rashmi Mohapatra: Her label “Raas” ventures into the world of Ikkat with a view to promote authentic designs and showcase the finesse of the art world wide. A design house from Odisha, Raas produces a wide range of hand crafted textiles, made ups, saris, lehengas, anarkalis, cocktail dresses, Waist coats, shirts, pocket squares, ties, tunics, kaftans, stoles & dupattas.
Themed to be the entangled age old affair of a woman with her attire, outfits and her wardrobe. Every single outfit draws inspiration from woman hood, be it be feminism, power, poise and motherhood. The collection comprises of few hand woven heritage silks, mulberry silks and tussar sporting contemporary motifs.
The men’s wear would comprise mostly waist coats from tussar and Odisha mulberry silks and Ikkat with pocket squares and ties.
Though the label is young it has already started making a place for itself at stores in US and UK. A joint venture of Rashmi Mohaptra, a well known Odia vocalist & Internationally acclaimed fashion designer Pritam Panda, Raas a non-profit making organization & solely aims at promoting the state’s dormant weaving industry & making it global.
Chaitali & Biplab: Chaitali & Biplab mainly represent women’s wear, where one can see a mix of luxury & comfort. Their collection is inspired by natural fibre & Indian art & crafts and is embellished with ornamentation and hand block print, hand batik, hand & machine embroideries.
Their collection “MAHARANI” is the festive collection of 2015, where they were inspired by some photographs and life styles of princes and maharanis of ancient India. The range consists of skirts, Indian jackets, dhoti pants, lehangas, sarees, maxi dresses and gowns in fabrics such as net, silk, cotton & velvet.
Suvankar &Rinku: Suvankar & Rinku have been responsible for dressing some of the biggest super stars of this generation, such as Shahrukh Khan, Malailka Arora Khan, Singer Javed Ali, Srabonti Chatterjee as well as Selena Gomez. Their specialties are Work On Hand Embroidery of Indian Culture. Their collection comes with an Embroidery Twist that showcases Metallic Work, Button Work and Floral Motifs. Their Spring Summer 2015 Collection plays heavily on colours such as Beige, Hot Pink, Peach, Red, Aqua Blue and Grey.
Rooh Afza: Rooh Afza, a reputed charted accountant by profession rediscovered her childhood passion for art and sketching that led her eventually to become a designer. Her range boasts of a bridal wear collection with a contemporary twist.
Her collection Aqua Divine, is a heavenly bridal wear collection with a striking colour palette of silver white, sea blues, emerald greens, purples, blacks, her range consists of lehengas, saris, shararas, which are embellished lavishly with swarovskis, cut work & zardosi.
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