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Monday, September 14, 2009 (00:10:06) |
| Tags : Lifestyle, Kolkata Fashion Week, Pallavi Singhvi |
Pallavi Singhvi's collection showcased at Kolkata Fashion Week Season II |
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| Kolkata: Pallavi Singhvi's collection 'videsh me desh', is about a little India in everyone. It's a story of the firangi desi. The collection showcases an eclectic cocktail of powerful streamlined clothing with street folk art.
The characters of the story are women who come from over the world to discover and experience Indian traditions, culture, music and costumes. It is about India influencing the west and being influenced in return.
Mixed fused clothing that take birth of these interactions, like patiala pants, wrap kurtas, scrunched up skirt saris, kaftans dresses, high waisted pants with wrap sari blouses, kali skirts with formal fitted jackets, short kutchi dance kurtas with fitted pencil skirts. The collections symbolizes globalization, Indian prints on western silhouettes, fused Indian separates with very western mixes.
Ensembles have oversized Indian prints, like old birds, peacocks and elephant designs with floral motifs, on very trendy channel, satin and muls and chiffons. The prints are digital mixed with some antique hand block printing. Colours range from Indian reds and haldi yellows to old rose pinks, Prussian blues, crimsons and black.
It is a compilation of twisted classical traditions, outlandish colour combinations, quirky details, textures, unusual embroidery motifs and sharp tailoring.
About Pallavi Singhvi
A fashion graduate of NIFT Delhi, Pallavi began her career under the guidance of Sabyasachi Mukherjee. She launched her own eponymous label "Verb" in 2006. Verb, woman's wear brand is best known for its avant-garde spirit in clothing. It is retailed from premier stores across India and abroad with its design studio based in Kolkata.
Verb has been showcasing at Bridal Asia for last two years and has received rave reviews for its design. After a splashing sell out bridal Asia 2007 and 2008 it was rated as one of the most promising new brands by Dubai, African and Indian magazines. |
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