With the ongoing success of the Lakme Fashion Week, Spring Summer 08, it was great to see some known faces and what thrilled the fashion fraternity were the new faces that put up an excellent show. The show turned out to be a great attraction with footwear making equal contribution along with garment and accessories. Ashima & Leena Singh displayed their unique, distinctive and original style and traditional appeal in their collections. Swati Mehrotra, young and dynamic fashion footwear designer from Delhi, exhibited some remarkable potential with her handmade custom designed footwear brand “ Swatimodo ” Swati was brilliant with her use of leather, feather, threads, metals, fabric, and stones in her footwear. It was both creative and mesmerizing.
There appeared to be a tremendous chemistry going between Swati and Ashima-Leena. Together, they came out with some exclusive work. Theme resonance by Ashima-Leena in her latest collection for spring summer08 was amazingly portrayed in the shoes from Swatimodo. The traditional wooden soles with modern color straps showcased incredible contrast between tradition and modernity. The espredils looked amazing with kimonos and rekindled the Japanese art form. Flat soles with a detachable welcro toe were used in different colors with the garments. Platform wooden wedge soles with strap all over from toe to back and till ankle with bright metallic (silver peuter and bronze) combination. Garments were inspired from Japanese and Turkish and the footwear included the similar touch playing only with the wooden soles through the thin straps in all designs.
Known experts, critics and celebrities from the fashion industry were present in the show. They acknowledged that the fashion industry is reaching new heights. Swati’s work was acknowledged and some of her footwear received special remarks for creative design and international look. With talents like Swati Mehrotra putting up great shows, it is quite apparent that Indian fashion Industry is taking a sharp turn.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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