Hi...Here's my first post.
Well about 2-3 yrs back...in Oct, 2009 , I wanted to design a few good dresses for myself for Diwali.
I had this blue brocade that I had bought long back & finally decided to utilize.
I went to my favourite fabric store in Mumbai. I decided to go for blue , purple and pink combination...Yea it may sound a bit common now ..but about 3 yrs back , multi-coloured dresses & brocades were not as popular in retails as they are now. So getting back to the dress combi, I picked up the purple chanderi net for my duppatta. [Again...not so common back then ;-) ] I didnt have a good karigar for hand work.Hence I bought this dull gold tikli embroidered fabric to make borders out of it to highlight my duppatta , also picked up a blue pink shaded raw silk for my chudhidaar. Shimmer fabric which is toooo common these days, were just in vogue for reverse borders, cording etc. picked up tht too. [ But now, I wont even pick it if its available for free ;-)]
After buying all that was there in my list. I felt something was still missing. I checked my blue brocade again. It had purple pink and yellow paisley motifs. I thought why not go for a rich yellow brocade too. I was a bit hesistant though. I didn't know how much will a multicoloured-brocade thingy be appreciated in our South Indian social circle ,But somehow just went for it.
And here's the pic of the outcome.(please excuse me for the pic quality.)
I really liked the way the Purple and yellow combi worked for the duppatta, hence I decided to use the same duppatta to make a ghaghra choli for my cousin's wedding. I used an old saree of my mom for the ghaghra border and lil patchwork on the top.
And Here's the outcome. (pic.)
And ...to my Surpirse...about a year later...I happen to come across one of Manish Malhotra's design which he showcased in Hyatt in Oct 2010. Exactly a year after I designed this duppatta, Yes Ofcourse his brocade is wayyyyy too rich.but just the thought of my design being even 0.1 percent similar to Manish Malhotra's design makes me feel sooo good :)
Hie, this is Ami here....I loved your collection and the White-Blue-Pink Lehanga saree in particular.I need to make a similar outfit and it would be great if you could provide me with its details- range, fabrics used etc. If possible, kindly drop your contact details on my mail id- hr.amishah@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Ami Shah
Mumbai
Hey Thanx a lot...I have explained the fabric details and how I came up with the concept etc in that post, u can go through that, might help you.
DeleteI have used a blue coloured Chinese brocade, starting range of which is generally 1690 per metre.(retail price). These are generally very pretty and pure brocades and yes ,one of the most expensive ones.
Other fabrics , I had used were velvet and silk.... their costs vary from shop to shop.
Hope this piece of info helps ya. :)
Will upload my other designs soon...
Regards
Namz! :)
hi
ReplyDeleteyour designs are really good
i think you should take it seriously and focus more on it..
coz outfits are really nice..
one thing i observed is that you have used less of diamonds and swaroskis and all blings..
thats really great coz rich fabrics and prints do not require that jazziness.. these rich fabrics show and speak for themselves and look royal..
great work.. all the best..
Regards
Bhakti Soneji