Updated On: 20 July, 2012 10:23 AM IST | | Ruchika Kher
As Anita Dongre and Archana Kochhar ready to present their collections for the upcoming Mumbai Fashion Week, Ruchika Kher gets exclusive backroom access to their designs
u00a0Anita Dongre: Soaked in Indian tradition
Tell us a bit about the collection?
This Fall/Winter collection will have a blend of traditional Indian textiles styled in a contemporary way, for the urban, well-travelled and sophisticated Indian woman. The materials used range from hand woven textiles from Benares, Ikkat from Andhra Pradesh, vegetable block prints from Bhuj on Mashru silk and raw silk combined with silhouettes including cigarette pants, jackets, dresses and blouses. This collection focuses on the global woman with an Indian heart. Emphasis is given to fashion, wear-ability and the use of Indian traditional fabrics.