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When Nature becomes the Muse

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Anavila Misra

Anavila Misra

Designer Anavila Misra showcased her spring summer collection, ‘A Summer Stroll’ at the Lakme Fashion Week at Mumbai recently. Humanity has traded in a real jungle for a concrete, mechanical one. Devoid of green space to claim, we have resigned ourselves to the nostalgia of winding summer strolls in the evening. The rustling trees and wafting breeze have now been replaced by relentless drilling machines & swirling smog.

Anavila Misra

Anavila Misra

It is this feeling of being bereft of verdant vegetation that inspired the idea behind ‘A Summer Stroll’ collection. Derived from a strong love for nature, this fashion line merges geometric designs with botanical motifs, irregular shapes and marks to juxtapose the urban and natural environs. It’s an expression of the balance we are seeking in our modern lives.

Anavila Misra

Anavila Misra

So embrace the bracing sensation of wearing nature in its natural and fabricated glory as you stake to reclaim the last of metropolis’ foliage cover. After all, it was Khalil Gibran who said—“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long.”

Anavila Misra

Anavila Misra

In sync with the changing landscape, the colour palette of the collection integrates elements like greenery, cement, stone, wood, and earth. Being an ardent enthusiast of organic textiles and rustic art, the elegant and very stylish Dia Mirza was the showstopper for the designer.

Addressing social issues through Fashion—Gauri and Nainika

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Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

From dazzling wild flowers and leaves to the impersonations of earth and the continents, designer duo Gauri and Nainika brought forth an assortment of nature-inspired motifs in their outfits at the Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015.

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The line of clothes comprised of dresses, flowy maxi gowns and mermaid gowns. Smart tailoring showed hints of European-styled clothing. Clean, romantic silhouettes, coupled with innovative, chic prints made the ensembles stand out. The empire-waist dresses, sheath gowns and peplum dresses are to be lusted for.

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The played with a lot of colours, but white stood out well—they used this shade as a backdrop to many bright tones. Also,  radiant red and indigo blue flower motifs, placed intelligently on dresses, wooed me over completely.

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Gauri and Nainika for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The designer duo  sent out a very powerful message through their design sensibilities. In spite of being high on glamour, the clothes raised awareness about serious grass root level problems—melting glaciers, carbon-di-oxide gas emissions, car dumps, droughts and other catastrophic contributors of global warming.