Kiran Uttam Ghosh
Designers' profile
Sunita & Lalit's signature lies in the Indianness in truly universal design using a wide variety of natural or ultra modern fabrics embellished with touch of embroidery and surface ornamentation. Ancient art tradition and culture are their forte, coupled with an approach which modern & chic. Their creativity of course involves a lot of efforts...scrutinizing every weaves to its intricacy, texture drapability and the ease of maintenance that is often tiresome & more often painstaking. Then, constant supervision at every evolving stage of experimentation and production gives a seal to quality to Sunita & Lalit's creation.
Their collection are hallmarked with subtle, somber tones of Cream, peach browns , mouves and greens....all creating a very mellow effect. The clothes are known for their intricate embroidery and the symbiosis of concepts and the silhouettes on the fabric. The skillful combination of classic silhouettes gives their clothes a contemporary mould.
Lalit Jalan has been around for several years now and has the conviction in his work to break the family mould of the typical businessman. The eponymous label goes back to a 1991 fashion show, two years after which their store, Hunar, opened with traditional wedding wear for men. To meet popular demand, the Jalans moved on to include women's wear.
His lines are clean; the surface is tastefully ornamented to offer an affordable range that marries comfort with flawless chic. The repertoire includes 'kantha', zardozi, kashida and Kutchhi embroidery.
The label has showed in Glitterati, Mumbai and acclaimed ramps nationally, besides being featured in the Femina Book of Fashion.
Lakme 2005 Collection
Theme: Modern Inter-Sexual Wanderers
Driving his creative Muse is the burning question each of us toys with: Will technological advancement eliminate the wonderful differences that make us unique individuals? Will the visual distinctions of individual identity and gender bow down to technological cloning? Are we losing our cultural heritage? Will plastic surgery take over the Divine Doctor? Can my heart transplanted in your body make me you, or you me? Do we have any distinct identity any more? Going back to their experience of more than 15 years, Lalit Jalan presents a collection that crystal gazes into the future and holds all the answers that the present generation is searching for.
Here's a collection for modern inter-sexual wanderers. Working with natural fabric like cotton, silk and linen blended with the synthetic to make it relevant to the contemporary wearer, Jalan's latest silhouette adds deformation (????) to the normal line with special detailing and features such as gathers, pleats, tuck and layers.
The palette is pastels blending with neutrals, the rustic and the earthy, brought alive with surface development and ornamentation with embroidery merging with prints and dyes. Put together with beaded necklaces, bold bracelets, nose rings, gloves, masks and long bags, it throws open as many questions as it answers.
And he ought to know.
This is the collection of the thinking man. As Jalan underlines, "Fashion is just not experimenting with ideas but creation that is authentic and approachable."
Clientele: They dress Anup Jalota and Sonu Nigam and has worked out an ethnic wardrobe for Japanese designer Kenzo. Sushmita Sen drops in to pick up his creations for friends. Lord Bagri and Laxrni Mittal come down from London to add this signature to their wardrobe. Virtually the entire Bengal firmament, from Prasonjeet, to the two Shankars, Tanushree and Mamta Shankar, Tapas Pal and Moon Moon Sen, are his clientele. So is 'thinking' film director Rituparna Ghosh.
In their own way, Sunita & Lalit have successfully spread their work to:
KOLKATA - HUNAR
MUMBAI - ENSEMBLE: Lions gate & Crossroads
NEW DELHI - ENSEMBLE: Ambawata & Santushti
BANGALORE - FFOLIO
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