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Falguni & Shane Peacock’s collection, ‘Women Doll’ had colorful digitized prints that combined floral motifs, animal prints and bursts of color often accented by crystals and beads as embellishments. The colors were bright, and the silhouettes were for the most part free flowing.
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Priya Awasthy’s ‘Bengal Renaissance’ had volume, layering, play on textures and easy construction. The colors ranged from pastel nudes and mint to rich megenta and browns. There were traditional Indian silhouettes like saris, kurtas, tunics and jodhpurs in the collection and fabrics like jacquards, raw silk, tussar, georgettes, crepes and satins were used.
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Puja Arya’s collection was called ‘Guzel’ (Turkish for beautiful) and made use of abstract and traditional motifs against a backdrop of rich and contrasting colors. While traditional bead-work was used, the pieces themselves were extremely contemporary. The collection comprised of jackets, saris, skirts and dresses.
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Ekru with its collection took a look back at the Italian Renaissance depicted mainly through the tapestry motifs heavily used throughout this collection. Earthy color palette of self textured fabrics like sand, pebble, ecru and creams were often contrasted with colors like deep burgundy that was used as trimming or piping to give the garments more depth and texture.
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Anju Modi’s collection, ‘Luminosity’ used ethereal fabrics like subdued colored nets, georgettes and chiffons in pastel shades. Beautiful traditional prints and jeweled accents were used that gave the pieces in this collection, like its title, ‘luminosity’. The collection had a mix of dresses, saris, tunics, skirts and silhouettes that retained the Indian aesthetic while still having the comfort of clean lines.
