GenX adds colours on the Runway

 

Mumbai : From the weavers and folklore of Nagaland, the khadi and handloom fabrics alongwith silks from Punjab to the Buddhist mystic forces, Day 4 opened to a spectacular showing by Gen Next.
Imcha Imchen opened the day with a collection inspired by head-hunters in a black, red and white line for men and women that had sharply cut jackets, trousers and blouses — many of them teamed with checked pants or tops. Quilting was discreetly done for the jackets to give the garments a rustic yet modern touch.
“The textiles and fabrics that I’ve used are from the tribal hills. My clothes are more about telling a story. A lot of my fabrics are woven on a shuttle and strap loom, like the suspenders I showed which took days to develop especially since it was made on a strap loom. I have a lot more coming up and am thankful that people have been really positive about my show,” said Imcha.
With a show that saw the governor of Maharashtra S.C. Jamir grace the front row, Gen Next took of to a roaring start with Anand Bushan’s White Noise a mélange of duchess satin, lame, silk, chiffon and taffeta in a soft colour palette of ivory. With ten young new designers opening the show — Harangad Singh Kiran Jaisinghani, Meghna Agarwal, Nidhi Gambhir, Rimi Nayak, Manoj Dubey, Ritesh Kumar and Sanjay Hingu — it seemed like a good start until the next shows started rolling.
Couturewala by Ayan and Preetika, Koga by Jasleen and Jenjum and Sailex had more hues than dresses going on for them with a display of men and womenswear. “This is the first time I’m showing at the Lakme Fashion Week and what I’ve tried to bring out is the pristine feel of just being alive and the focus of living. The line was inspired by a lot of the culture of a Calcutta street with Spanish motifs and architectural design which you see in my usage of texture and colours,” said Ayan. Architectural design seemed to be the toast of the day as Sailex took on to Spanish architecture and Roman mythology for his collection. Steering clear, Jasleen and Jenjum chose comfort over style.
“What we’ve focused on this line is simply style with comfort, the latter taking precedence. It’s a very versatile collection and the emphasis is always on comfort.
You can wear the clothes with whatever you want,” said Jasleen. And in what seemed like a complete turnaround from the Spring/Summer collection, Abdul Halder and Swati Bhimte took it on their own hands to create a season way ahead or before its time.
With woolen pants, sweaters and leggings, the audience pretty much had a lot of doubt in their minds when it cam to seasons and its showing. “I had an association with Levis and they wanted me to come up with a Autumn/ winter collection so did,” said Swati Bhimte. While Abdul Halder stuck to very gnarly and a gash of shocking shades of orange red and blue with heavy glittery embellishments, Swapnil Shinde went back to architectural designs.