Last year she paid a rich tribute to the
craftsmanship of Manipur with her Autumn Winter 2013-14 collection at the Lakme
Fashion Week and this season designer Krishna Mehta visits the region of Maheshwar in MP to work with the handloom
weavers there to develop her new collection for the forthcoming LFW Summer
Resort 2014.
Krishna worked
closely with the Maheshwari weavers to help them contemporise their designs to
cater to today’s fashion forward sensibilities. The men & women’s line for summer/resort
’14 will showcase garments, in a range
of hand woven fine Maheshwar cottons and silks created by using multiple innovative weaving techniques,
artistic designs and vibrant color combinations, with a profusion of
prints, appliqué and
embroidery techniques. The designer’s use of printing and dyeing
techniques derived from crafts and traditions across the world and
juxtaposing them with the vibrant handloom textiles is definitely
something to look forward to.
She is one of
those very few designers in this country who has been aggressively championing
the cause of handloom weaves and handmade textiles for the past three decades,
celebrating the age old weaving legacy of Indian craftsmen. Her
association with the weavers of Kutch, Manipur and Benaras in the past has been
well received by the industry.
Krishna Mehta, along with the Development
Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, under
their developmental and welfare programs, showcases the vibrant aspects
of the rich handloom textiles and weaves of
Maheshwar on 14th, March, 2014 at 0730PM at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.
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