As the word is out that the fifth day of AIFW AW’17 will present the Pearl Portfolio. Portfolio has been a signature event of Pearl Academy for the last 23 years and has been an annual launch pad showcasing the work of graduating students pursuing their goals in fashion as well as related industries. Day five will witness five shows by the School of Fashion, Styling and Textiles of Pearl Academy, featuring over 600 ensembles by 350+ students.
As Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI stated, “We are delighted to present the Pearl Portfolio as it is a creative space, which fosters fresh ideas through enabling design education. As a leading body that promotes design excellence, this collaboration will give an opportunity to greenhorns, to have an eclectic vision for the future.” Here is just a teaser of some of the path-breaking works of student one can expect to witness at the event.
1. Sabi – This range by Rishikesh Maskar is being curated from an inspiration derived from a Japanese aesthetic of ‘Sabi’ which means ‘The Bloom Of Time & Gradual Degradation Of All Things In Nature’. It talks about how certain things, no matter how old, hold importance in life with all their imperfections due to age. The garments are conceptualized and designed out of waste textiles from factories and katran markets by up-cycling, reconstruction and zero-waste methods which contribute to the sustainability of resources and to minimize the overall textile waste caused due to fast fashion.
2. ‘Rabari’ inspired from the nomads of Gujarat. Student Supriya Jain says, ‘I want to be the source here, to spread knowledge on who are they, and what makes them special as people having been losing the value of what is authentic and what makes India’. Hence, a small Initiative, where she wishes to put herself in their shoes and revamp their clothing, embroidery etc in such a way that even in today’s world, their tribe holds the same value as it did before. The colour palette is inspired by the environment. The fabrics used are 100% handloom; 100%cotton, sheep wool, promoting the power of handlooms.
3.Gyakusetsu(Japanese for Paradox) by Vrinda Arora is a culmination of the old and new, an aesthetic turnover from natural adversities, Japan is the perfect specimen of a cultural paradox. This reflection helps build upon Autumn/Winter 2017-18, a collection aiming to bridge the gap between the extremes, yet coexisting effortlessly
in order to create a distinct identity for a wearer who believes in minimalism and comfort. Taking its silhouette direction from traditional japanese garments,the Kimono and the Hakama, the range has been designed to cater to a
casual/street wear style, keeping the look extremely relaxed. The fabrics included variations of woolen blends both heavy and light weight. The colour palette comprises of soft pinks and lilacs that move towards deep purples and maroons.
4.Student working on ‘Apatani Tribe’ collection says – ‘My inspiration comes from Tribes, it is an autumn winter collection and my collection take cues from the Ancient Culture where the tribes still continue to live a hard and non-materialistic life. This collection uses shawls of Arunachal Pradesh tribes. The garments embrace simplicity have straight silhouettes and warm color story.’
5.‘Raunaq’ by Devyani Kharbanda is a collection that uses nothing but just ‘Katran’. The garments are made out of waste material and developed by using various techniques into interesting surfaces which are usable and wearable.
If this sounds exciting to you, come join us this Sunday at Amazon India Fashion Week to witness more of such ground-breaking work by our graduating batch from Fashion Design and other related courses. Join the EVENT NOW.
