Autumn-Winter 2017
• “When you’re pouring water, just pour water” the way of the monks is simply to become a part of the act. This very meaning has served to inspire and experience the crafts and its processes. The complete look seen throughout the collection is interpreted from the distinct layering and draping styles of the Buddhist Monks.
• A monk’s kasaya (clothing) usually consists of three layers namely antarvasa (covering the lower body) uttarasanya (covering the upper body) and samghati (final layer Robes). In addition to this some of them also wear a waistcloth (belt). The looks include the simple yet complex drapes and layers that are synonymous with the monks’ way of life. This dressing style has been reinterpreted with draped layered skirts, wide leg monk trousers, pleated wrap skirts, smocked stole gilets, wraps, long shirts, and stole attached kurtas and robes.
• The collection merges subtle detail with spontaneous designs exquisitely, taking cues from the works of French artist Jean Degottex and the Buddhist Monks. The garments feature predominantly black, cement grey, indigo blue to harmoniously form shibori patterns and block prints. Dating back to 8th-century Japan, shibori is the Japanese art of resist dyeing, which is the binding, clamping or gathering of cloth to skillfully dye and decorate cloth. The technique was also used in Africa, India and South America. The collection also features textural handloom wool and matka silks Bengal kantha and thread embroidery to add on to the texture of the textiles.