Acclaimed Belgian designer Dries Van Noten's oft quoted, "Look at the past, but don't get nostalgic," found suitable takers in Dev R Nil's approach to ultra-cool clothes with universal appeal.
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Acclaimed Belgian designer Dries Van Noten's oft quoted, "Look at the past, but don't get nostalgic," found suitable takers in Dev R Nil's approach to ultra-cool clothes with universal appeal. With a design-studio address paying tribute to Kolkata's archetypal address Howrah and a collection haunted by Satyajit Ray's 1964 release Charulata (The Lonely Wife), viewing the world through her opera glasses, the designer duo interpreted the raring-to-go attitude of a new, modern Bengal on to versatile garments.
Thankfully, the designers' sense of discipline kept the focus on indulgent techniques: cutwork, appliquu00c3u00a9, threadwork, beadwork, Batik, pleating, surface texturing, leaving simpler jerseys, cotton silks, georgettes and silk tweeds to orchestrate a steady quasi-chic rhythm. Occasion-wear options ranged from a georgette saree with a block flower emb, a red cutwork saree juxtaposed with striking Indigo and a black chequered saree all united in theme but individual in treatment. Dress styles sported cowl and Egyptian necklines.
The innovative use of Batik as a print to create images of flocking birds, added a sense of laidback polish to drab menswear alternatives, especially trousers, jumpsuits, jackets and tees.
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