Shantanu &
Nikhil is a label with an eye on the young and trendy Indian garments
market. Shantanu did his MBA from the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
and Nikhil is a product of FIDM (Fashion Institute of Fashion & Merchandise)
Los Angeles. They decided to pool in their entrepreneurial & designing
skills in a business that was not new to the family. This led to the birth
of Shantanu & Nikhil as a brand label in 1998. This duo designs Indian
ethnic garments that exude vibrancy and confidence.
Saluting
the new age of power dressing at work and elegant chic socially, in a
short span of three years, Shantanu & Nikhil have a series of signature
stores to their credit besides having a strong presence at a variety of
designer stores internationally.
LIFW
2003
Shantanu & Nikhil, unveiled the adventurous moods of structured stripes,
a key inspiration for its Fall-Winter 2003 Collection. The designer duo
showcased their western line for the bold and the vivacious young women
on the first day of the Lakme India Fashion Week 2003.
The collection
is all about an exclusive prêt-e-couture elegance that has incredibly
redefined the label, ‘Shantanu & Nikhil’. With a bit of
the idealism and bit of shock, this new lady like attire, is for the aristocratic
and zesty jet-setters with its sophisticated and vibrant feminity.
In sync with
the international trends, silhouette is the main focus of the collection.
For the first time atleast on the Indian ramp, dresses would form an integral
part of the collection and showcased as pure silhouettes with distinct
sleeve details, asymmetric hemlines and unusual necklines in the Lakme
India Fashion Week (LIFW). The designers feel that this collection of
dresses is most suited to spell out the individualistic, the sophisticated
and the confident side of the women of today.
The collection
also has accents of sporty indulgence by way of elegant treatment of engineered
and candy stripe through new-age techniques of pattern making, thus strongly
endorsing the signature style of Shantanu & Nikhil. There is also
an interesting variation of military dressing where short jackets with
big collars have been teamed with combat trousers.
The fabrics
used in the collection are hand woven ikhat voil, which shows its strength
and style in colors like pink, grey, magenta, and blue put together delicately,
fluid georgettes in vibrant colors with interesting satin trimmings, with
an aim to countervail the silhouette in its true identy. Stretch cotton
has been used interestingly with hand stitched self crafted stripes. Also,
Victorian hand woven jacquards in heavy twills is used to give the collection
a prêt-e-couture feel. The collection is affordably priced from
Rs 850-Rs. 5500.
The designers,
this season have chosen shades of pink as the main color of the collection.
'Shantanu & Nikhil' has used colors in combination like olive green,
aqua blue, and yellow as coordinates. There is a strong comeback of black
& white in this collection which creates a rhythmic momentum in the
presentation of the collection. Sporty combinations like pink, blue, white,
and black together forms a dominant part of the color palette.
The highlight
of the collection is definitely Shantanu & Nikhil's newly developed
signature print, with an abstract design in seven colors. Glamorous gold
teamed with aqua blue makes its presence felt in pret-a-couture. Always
believing in totality of fashion, 'Shantanu & Nikhil' complete the
collection with accessories, like shoes and bags, created in almost all
colors of winter palette.
Shantanu &
Nikhil is a label with an eye on the young and trendy Indian garments
market. Shantanu did his MBA from the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA
and Nikhil is a product of FIDM (Fashion Institute of Fashion & Merchandise)
Los Angeles. They decided to pool in their entrepreneurial & designing
skills in a business that was not new to the family. This led to the birth
of Shantanu & Nikhil as a brand label in 1998. This duo designs Indian
ethnic garments that exude vibrancy and confidence. 
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