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@Ananya
@Akhil
GEN NEXT THEN AND NOW
The opening of LFW SR 2020 with the 30 alumni
of the past Gen Next programmes was a sparkling
show held at the newly-opened The Atelier. The
alumni had reinvented one-piece from their iconic
looks of the past to match the present. The 29th
edition of Gen Next 2020 featured a new quartet
of designers that included Akhil Nagpal, Ananya
Modi Jain, Chandrima Agnihotri, Mannat Sethi and
Harshna Kandhari, who delivered quite an impact
with their talents.
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SUSTAINABLE
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most
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ost awaited day at LFW. This time too, it was
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a feast for lovers of eco-friendly clothes
clothes. Buna’s
label worked with organic fabrics for a lovely white
e
line with delicate detailing called ‘Yours Truly.’
Jayati Goenka’s ‘Evolve 2020’ stayed true to
organic and natural dyes, while Medium worked
with sustainable fabrics for the collection ‘Out
of the Blue Red Yellow.’ The Sadhna Women’s
Handicraft enterprise made its debut with
‘Connecting the Dots,’ a strong collection under
its label Raab.
Ashdeen Lilaowala known as the designer who
paints with a needle and thread brought the beauty
ty
of the Parsi Gara embroidery to centre stage with
his collection ‘Memories of Cloth,’ while the House e
of Three worked with weavers from Bengal and
Tamil Nadu to merge the two textiles and motifs
into the lovely ‘Kumarikandam’ collection.
APPAREL
BLFW recently celebrated
showcasing
brated 20 years of show
wcasing
new collections. The e Summer/Resort 2020
season was held at t th
the Ji
JioWorld
Garden,
BKC,
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BKC
Mumbai from February 12 to 16. What started as
a small affair with collections displayed by only 33
designers in 2000, LFW, has now become a mega
giant allowing over 200 designers to showcase
their collections twice a year.
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