India's Fashion Outsourced
runway walk, AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi via seattlepi.com; Rathore Jodhpur, AP Photo/Gurinder Osan via
seattlepi.com /Artwork: designslinger]
What with the success of Slumdog Millionaire, Indian tech-billionaire Nandan Nilekani
making the talk show circuit rounds pushing his book, Imagining India, and the worldwide attention given to Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week which ended on Saturday, can it be long before Indian inspired fashion comes to a store near you?
Top designers from the sub-Asian continent such as Manish Arora, Namrata Joshipura,
Rohit Bal, Rathore Jodhpur, Tarun Tahiliani and Ashima & Leena Singh are reinterpreting their cultural heritage with spectacular results. They are getting more and more notice from the international set, and before you know you know it, we will see one of them joining the ranks of Issac Mizrahi at Target.
I for one would be happy to see traditional Indian mens clothing permeate Western
design. For years I've looked longingly at photo's of Indian men appearing so comfotable wearing those long jackets and shirts (sherwanis, shalwar kameez & kurtas) with loose fitting pants (paijamas). I realize they may be a little chilly during hard winters in New York, but for Spring, Summer and Fall, how delightful it would be to feel as light and airy as the seasons. If Indian fashion does make it into our clothes culture however, I just hope we don't end up with a repeat of the Nehru jacket era.
amrita via flickr /Artwork: designslinger]
Posted by designslinger at 3/24/2009 4:58 AM 
Categories: Apparel
Tags: Slumdog Millionaire India Fashion Week March 2009 Nehru jacket Imagining India
Categories: Apparel
Tags: Slumdog Millionaire India Fashion Week March 2009 Nehru jacket Imagining India
India has rich culture. I love how their national costumes are being made, bright colors, great designs, etc. It's good to see those cute little kids on the runway! :)
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This was a great post. I really like Indian fashion because of its color richness and very elegant look. I love formal dresses and I wish I could find more in the west.
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Amazing patterns and great overview.
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India has a rich culture. I love how their national costumes are being made, bright colors, great designs, etc.
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It was nice reading your post. I needed to know such kind of information to update myself. I work in my friend’s boutique of flower girl dresses and also help in the online promotion.
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Indian fashion designs are absolutely amazing. They reflect the cultural heritage of the country and the mentality of the Indians. All these bright colors are very eye-catching.
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Well good to see indian culture seems pretty interesting..
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I really like India's culture. It's full of colors and life and it's also good to see that Indian fashion industry is becoming reknowned in the whole world.