Known for his innovative ethnic wear and colour palette, Hyderabad-based Anand Kabra has made it to the top league in the Indian fashion industry. Everyone, from Vidya Balan to Deepika Padukone and Madhuri Dixit has been favouring his styles of late.

Art of imperfection

The designer unveiled his new collection in Chennai store Collage. This collection is a medley of his previous lines Wabi Sabi, Taramati and Kumari. “We are still getting queries about these lines, so they have not lost their relevance. We have picked elements from each and revived them in a contemporary manner,” Kabra offers, adding that he enjoys “androgyny or borrowing the principles of menswear from the sherwani or angrakha and fusing them into Indian womenswear.” Keeping in mind the festive season,  Kabra has used earthy colours “like mustards, kumkum, soft dusty pink and jewel tones like emerald green and ink blue, apart from his usual black and white.”

So expect buttoned and pre-pleated saris, streamlined kurtas and classic anarkalis, floor length angrakhas, lehenga, saris and embellished jackets, palazzos and quirky dhotis.

He is also bringing his latest Fall/ Winter’13/14 line, Wabi Sabi 2, where he presents perfection in imperfection. “It questions the rules of prettiness,” he explains, giving us an example. “We have taken a photographic print of the rose, with the focus on the stalk and used it in one of our creations. It’s beautiful. It is an entire collection of contrasts. Swarovski is used with mulmul. 3D zardozi is a new technique seen in this collection, apart from colour blocking, and transparency.” Anand Kabra collection is priced from ` 25,000 onwards.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Madhuwanti Saha – Hyderabad / August 13th, 2013