AHMEDABAD: Shikha Desai, a design graduate is readying to sport a haute new look this season- she has got herself a designer khadi chaniya choli. “It looks completely different and is bound to make a statement. I have been wearing street wear for Navratri every year and have opted for a look that will inspire, says the youngster.
With Navratri just round the corner, fashion designers are hosting fashion shows and exhibitions of their Navratri creations. The city’s fasionistas are making sure they are not left behind when it comes to making a style statement.
For Janki Patel, 25, the Law Garden market has become old fashioned now. “I have got my pair of chaniya choli this year from ‘aagney’ exhibition. I think it is better to have a unique pair than to go for the common patterns available at the Law garden market.” Traditional gamthi works have been replaced by contemporary elegant styles with minimal usage of heavy work patterns. Halter neck, tubes, backless and stringed cholis are in. Simple and classy is the new mantra this season.
The fabrics of yesteryears are a major inspiration for designers these days. Nehal Desai, a design student from NID, who owns design studio ‘Noya’ says, “I have used Khadi this year in my creations, as I feel nothing beats Khadi when it comes to making traditional outfits. I like to contemporize the fabric by making seasonal outfits and giving it that little modern edge. I have paired up an umbrella cut Khadi skirt along with a ‘Gajhi’ silk ‘kapdu’ blouse inspired by cholis of the past. And I am glad that my Khadi outfits are selling like hot cakes.”
Chanee Thakar, who has got a tailor made chaniya choli this year from one of the designers said, “I was tired of wearing the Law Garden stuff so I decided to go for a unique traditional wear this year. My designer knows my needs and she keeps the exact details in mind while making my outfits.”
Bright shades of turquoise, lemon yellow, olive green and silk black are a favourite of the designers when it comes to making traditional outfits. “I like to use plain bright coloured chaniyas with different borders to make it look classy. I have used ‘kota patti’ borders for this season” says designer Rajvi Fadia who is hosting her exhibition currently. “We have designed only dupattas and ghaghras this time though generally we make customized cholis on order,” adds the designer.
“My collection is based on the vibrancy of colours. Navratri is a bright and vibrant festival, so I like to play with colours and use different types of materials like chanderi silk, cotton pushmina and geometrical designs in colourful duppattas with traditional bordered velvet cholis to make a chic fashion statement “, says Radhika Gandhi of Styliesta Studio.
And if you thought these designer outfits were only for adults, you are mistaken. Ripal Patel who has got two pairs of designer chaniya cholis for her 11-year old daughter Dhruvi says, “My daughter has started doing garba since the last two years and she loves wearing traditional outfits, so I decided to get her simple yet unique ghaghra cholis. One of her chaniyas is made out of pure silk with a ‘jamavaram’ border along with a silk blouse and ‘leheriya’ dupatta decorated with a border of golden ‘buttas’. The other one is a simpler pattern made out of cotton with a small ‘kutchi bharat’ patch.”
These Navratri special chaniya cholis may cost anywhere between Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000 per pair depending on the type of material used and the seniority and popularity of the designer.
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