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The survivor will relook at the saree
Updated On: 16 February, 2020 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
A known face on the LFW circuit until a natural calamity and health scare saw him turn into a recluse, Anand Kabra returned to fashion week wondering what he will do next with the saree pallu
Hyderabad designer Anand Kabra has worked on the saree drape, offering it with a spunky spontaneity of an evening gown. Pic/ Shadab Khan
Designer Anand Kabra, 45, uses the word "closure" often when discussing his homecoming collection showcased on Friday at Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW). "The show is a metaphor to finding closure; letting go of what once was. I've matured as a designer, hopefully with a better understanding of myself, and about the business of fashion," he laughs.
A permanent fixture on the fashion week calendar since 2006, Kabra was never known to fuss over starry front rows or showstoppers. He enjoyed pulling apart the clichés of dressing, and in doing so, had presented an anarchic take on the saree, which proved to be groundbreaking in influence. "I rebelled with the saree," Kabra says. Long before the six yards found the fame it is currently grooving on, Kabra had rid the saree of its conventional unwieldiness, giving it an unfettered, intrepid sting. With the lehenga-saree combo, he replaced awkward antiquity with razor sharp lines, and used hand-embroidery and surface textures minus opulence.
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