Through a
decade of detailing and upgrading craft of Lucknow and Kotwara, Meera
& Muzaffar Ali have brought centuries' old tradition back to life.
Their endeavour has been to look at style in the broadest sense of the
concept and create products with a universal appeal and relevance. By
using the sense of fine detailing, which has evolved in India over the
centuries, the range extends from innovations in Indian and western forms
using simple craft techniques of chikan, zardozi, tukdi and appliqué
with hand detailing to create dramatic effects. The label of Kotwara has
thus acquired a style of its own which is both avant-garde and traditional
and evokes an image which is an interesting blend of detailing and innovation,
modernity and old world charm. Clothes for Meera and Muzaffar Ali are
the epitome of inner grace, the essence of nostalgia, the fragrance of
the present, and the dream of the future. Muzaffar Ali, filmmaker, painter
and designer, draws deep inspiration from Sufi poetry and music. Each
day in Kotwara they dream to look ahead, create new feelings, innovate
new details.