FEATURE
too add a certain panaché
to a formal look. Shein, an
international fast fashion
e-commerce platform, has a
range of evening dresses with
fringes that are attractively priced with
contemporary designs.
Fringes have a personality of
their own. Their addition can add to
your personality, but they will never
overwhelm you. It is this versatility that
designers love to play with. So what is
it with fringes that has made it make a
huge comeback?
As www.stylecaster.com puts it,
“In some ways, it feels reminiscent
of last year’s infatuation with Western
styles. Everything from our boots to our
button-downs felt decidedly cowboyworthy—and
fringe does, too. In other ways,
though, it speaks to summer’s consistent
bohemian aesthetic. Fringe details find their way
to flowy kimonos, flowy blouses and even more
flowy maxi dresses; this isn’t new, necessarily,
it’s just more abundant than usual. Or perhaps
our reignited passion for fringe is simply a natural
extension of our obsession with camp, with
kitsch, with maximalism. We’ve already adorned
our clothing with beads, sequins, feathers, ruffles
and everything in between—maybe the only
recently uncharted territory was fringe.”
In India, another trend that is visible while
buying fringes is that it comes in varying lengths.
You can buy short, long, thick or thin ones and
then dye it to match the colour of the main
apparel. The markets of Govindpuri, which are
ideal wholesale markets for accessories, buttons
and threads also sell fringes in varying colours.
The last few years have seen a wide range of
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