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The festive line at Stanza is a riot of colourful experiments on traditional outfits.
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STANZA, THE trendy boutique, has made a name for itself for its experiments with the salwar kameez. For the festive season then, it comes as no surprise that Prakashchand and Rahul Jain of Stanza have pushed the envelope of style to create avante garde designs.
These days, Prakash prefers to remain behind the scenes while his nephew Rahul runs the show and Prakash's wife takes care of logistics and operations. The traditional ghaghra is both in and out of fashion this season. This has been essentially a pręt and fusion line where the ghaghra steps in with western and Indo western wear.
While there are some elaborate and fantastic experiments with tops and long skirts styled like ghaghras, the chic and sober also find representation in buti crepe and georgette ghaghras in bright shades teamed with halter neck tops and accessorised with classy jewellery. Sheer burgundy lehengas and ghaghras with buties teamed with rich purple or violet tops make a striking picture.
Rahul's pręt line for men in deep red silk in the style of gharchola teamed with a plain red churidaar and a matching stole is guaranteed to create quite a stir with its impeccable cut and finish.
His jacquards and jamewar churidaar kurtas in raw silk teamed with jute dupattas or a stole will surely grab the buyer's interest. The collection also comprises fun styles of the early 60's and 70's in bright colours.
"Traditional Indian outfits are not only about the `Om' shirts or touristy Jodhpuris," says Prakash. "The India of 2002 has woven ancient craft and skill with modern aspirations. This is a fusion not easily accessible elsewhere. One could call it the gift of a connected world that has led to this larger coalescence of image that is Indian in spirit and global in wearability."
Ritu Beri's collection transposing rich silk and embroidery on European cuts and flares is also available at the store. "Milan and Paris may dictate fashion world over, but India is perhaps the only country still rooted to its ancient crafts. Designers world over are impressed with Indian craftsmanship when it comes to embroidery, weaving or block prints."
"However, I will not say the Indian fashion industry has arrived, rather the Indian look has arrived that too with western interpretations. Domestically too, fashion is being adopted as a language now," he concludes.
RATNA G. CHOTRANI
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