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Designer duo Gauri and Nainika took the flower and colour route for their autumn-winter line at the Amazon India Fashion Week. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
Their show was designed like a sunny Sunday brunch and the clothes were inspired by the striking shapes and colours of the pansy. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
The show opened with leggy gowns and gradually moved towards longer gowns with elongated hemline. It ended with a series of floor length gowns with shapes ranging from slender to full-skirted. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
The collection was young and vibrant with a strong colour palette comprising of bright oranges, electric blues, good dose of purples, reds, greens, besides the classic black and whites. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
The line was a mix of solid colours, bold prints and ruffles, which further added glamour and femininity to the styles. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
There were also some stone embellishments scattered on some pieces along with floral appliques. Few pieces were designed with black lace highlights and some wide stripes. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
As the Gauri and Nainika came to take a bow after the completion of the show, the latter was joined on the ramp by her todler daughter. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
The designer duo's latest collection was their second collaboration with American artist Travis Bruce Black, who created the imageries of pansies for the designer. (Text: PTI; Source: APH Images)
The last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter'16 saw group collections by Dolly J, Joy Mitra, Kartikeya, Jaya Rathore and veteran Sulakshana Monga. Take a look at some of their creations. (Source: APH Images)
A premium Indian luxury brand Dolly J is known for incorporating Indian craftsmanship with global silhouettes and coming out as a product of singular ubiquity. The brand is known for its unique embroidery techniques and perfect amalgamation of Western cuts. (Source: APH Images)
Dolly J's collection, Saudade "Love that remains", describes a deep emotional state of longing romance. Thus nostalgia and mystery has been lightly sewn into the Autumn/Winter 2016 collection. The looks target a chic and sophisticated woman with an amusing taste in everything from a lehenga to a cocktail gown. (Source: APH Images)
Jaya Rathore is a label of luxury handcrafted clothing, focussing on heritage textile crafts, simple lines and thoughtful detailing in premium fabrics. (Source: APH Images)
Rathore stands for pieces that trancend trend cycles and go on to become valuable wardrobe investment with heirloom value. (Source: APH Images)
Rathore's collection 'Containment' is all about registering the cyclic journey from the conscious to the subconscious through embroidery, prints, silhouettes and textile. (Source: APH Images)
Joy Mitra Designs was born out of the love for exquisite art and passion for fusion haute couture. The ensembles focus on vintage, exquisitely hand-crafted embroideries and delicate embellishments juxtaposed with modern and subtle styling translating into sheer elegance. (Source: APH Images)
This A/W'16, Joy Mitra Designs presents the classic ajrakh prints and intricate gold embroideries in a contemporary avatar with a twist that will just set the right mood in for the coming season. (Source: APH Images)
Kartikeya, by designer Nitin Kartikeya, brings out emotions of love and a lustful hunger by encompassing old-world charm with a touch of modernity. The designs are reminiscent of the faded opulence and magnificence of the Baroque Era. (Source: APH Images)
Kartikeya's silhouettes imbibe the English 'colloquial eras' romance by bringing a touch of a tradition and mythical elements, creating a fairy-tale of its own. The garments are a heady mix of intricate applique and hand embroidery, with their signature French-knots, all in characteristic ombre shades creating an honest outlook which bridges the gap between the Indian and international market. (Source: APH Images)
Sulakshana Monga's Pathless Woods collection gives a fresh perspective to design, shapes, textures and patterns that are all centred around nature, thus, interpreted on the textile through texturing and embroidery. The silhouettes are luxuriously fluid and, at the same time, draped in a controlled structure. (Source: APH Images)
Monga's Soltee designs are rooted in a mysterious elegance, long, fluid fabrics are fashioned into pieces of timeless antiquity perfect for women of all cultures and eras, while the menswear complement in their simplicity and structural form. (Source: APH Images)
