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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
Another important part of her designing
process is checking if different fabrics could be
combined and worked on a single garment, at
different places (such as on the sleeve). She also
adds elements such as block-printed motifs,
handmade cotton lace, and pintucks on the yoke,
as and when required. Throughout the designing
process, she ensures that the colour palette is
kept muted and harmonious, and that the surface
design and ornamentations do not overpower the
inherent beauty of the fabric.
SLOW FASHION
From start to end, Khyati’s designing process
alludes to slow fashion. “To be conscious in
your work practice is a given. Sustainability is a
day-to-day journey, there is no end goal to it. As
a part of my design practice, it is imperative that
I incorporate traditional hand-practices, procure
locally made materials, incorporate timeless
silhouettes, give attention to quality, focus on
small-scale production, fair wages, and a healthy
work environment, as well as be mindful of other
things such as avoiding plastic packaging and
recycling fabric waste into buttons, potlis, and
patchwork, all of which will take us one step
closer to conscious fashion.”
Doing perfect justice to her label, she has
waste fabric put in small pouches that is filled
with petals and herbs—a fragrant little potpourri,
which is packed in with the garments, and which
can be hung in cupboards.
Khyati’s garments are available on her website
as well as e-commerce platforms that support
slow, sustainable fashion, namely Jaypore,
Nete.in, and The Loom, among others. Her
clothes are also available at multi-designer
stores in cities across the country, such as
Options, Ahmedabad; Clove, Mumbai; Anonym,
FROM START TO END,
KHYATI’S DESIGNING
PROCRESS ALLUDES TO
SLOW FASHION.
Hyderabad; Cinnamon, Bengaluru; Amethyst,
Chennai; and Nimai, New Delhi.
In the coming months, Khyati is looking at
expanding the label’s presence in several other
stores, along with working with a wider variety
of handwoven fabrics and textiles, and also
expanding and diversifying her colour palette.
“What motivates me is to figure out how I can go
deeper in this realm, combining creative thinking
and intuition-informed decisiveness to bring out
equanimuous designs,” she says in closing.
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