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SUST
SUSTAINABLE
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FASHION
S O DAY
Devoted to various s sustainable products and
Devot
methods, C&A Foundation
metho
oundation collaborated with the
label 11.11 / eleven
en eleven and showcased a
collection made with organic cotton. The Khadi
collec
Village
V
illage Industries Commission (KVIC) celebrated
150 y years of Mahatma Gandhi, tying up with
designers Anuj Bhutani, Gaurav Khanijo of
desig
Khanijo, and Pallavi Dhyani of Three, who lent
Khani
khadi a new-age touch with their collections.
Kar
Karishma Shahani Khan, for her label Ka-Sha,
incorporated Corozo, vegan ivory nuts, in her
incorp
garments and accessories.
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Known for their sustainable practices, Maku
Kno
Textiles,
T
extile Padmaja, and Soham Dave unveiled
collections that reminded of endangered species,
collec
textile clusters, and organic dyeing and weaving
practices. ‘I was A Sari’, the winner of the first
practi
Circular Design Challenge contest last season,
Circul
prese
presented varying forms of fashion created from
discarded saris.
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ched its ECOVERO™
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fibre,
which was turned into interesting fabrics and
finished pieces by designers David Abraham
and Rakesh Thakore
Thako of Abraham & Thakore.
Designers Ujjawal Dubey of Antar-Agni and
Urvashi Kaur
Kaur, both dedicated to sustainability,
also featured collections that followed the
organic path.
SPONSORING FASHION
Companies are increasingly leveraging today’s
fashion landscape. Reliance Industries Limited’s
R|Elan collaborated with Amit Aggarwal, featuring
a collection that projected fluid forms and designs
made of recycled polymer strips.
Kanika Goyal tied up with Simba Beer for an
unconventional line; Caprese had Nachiket Barve
design a holiday wardrobe to suit its array of
bags; and Rohit Gandhi + Rahul Khanna created
a collection titled ‘Interstallar’, which was in line
with the design ideology of Nexa.