Designer Archana Kochhar showcased the rural art of India in
New York City as part of New York Fashion Week with her collection, “A tale of
two travels”. The collection was inspired by her travel to the Taj Mahal and
the village of Banjara tribe. Sunny
Leone, the first Bollywood actress to ever walk the ramp at NYFW, looked
resplendent as the showstopper in an ivory Archana Kocchar gown inspired by the
Banjaranspired by the vibrant and mesmerizing Banjara art. The ivory is offset
with colorful digitally printed motifs, which is further highlighted with
multi-color thread work and mirror work with a very contemporary look to it.
Reshma Qureshi, an acid attack victim who made worldwide headlines for her
story,opened the show for the designer in a beautiful ivory gown, which was
offset with digitally printed motifs, to create awareness of the initiative
“Bring Beauty Back”.
“I am so excited. It’s unbelievable that I just walked at
New York Fashion Week for Designer Archana Kochhar wearing her Banjara
Collection. The energy here was superb and the response we received was
phenomenal”, shared Actress Sunny Leone immediately after the show. “I Love
this gown, it looks so ethereal. Archana is my favorite Indian designer. She is
someone who inspires me as a woman. She has a strong will and goes after what
she wants and she is here at New York and has done a spectacular job. Very few
Indian designers have reached New York Fashion Week, but she has”, she further
added.
“It was a surreal experience. This is arguably, the largest
fashion platform in the world. It is a great honor to be one of the few Indians
to have showcased at New York Fashion week, for the second time. It is one of
the most professionally run events in the world. As the Nyfw organizers had
told me, they don't talk fashion - they own fashion”, shared designer Archana
Kochhar. “I am very grateful to Sunny, who’s a dear friend, and I think she
looks stunning in whatever she wears. Also I am very honored to have Reshma
Qureshi walking the ramp and showcasing different facets of beauty to the
world. Beauty should not be affirmed by a certain height, color or size, it is
beyond that. It should be an all-inclusive concept. We need such acceptance in
society and I think such endeavors of mine will increase sensitivity towards
this concept in our society”, Kocchar further added.
“I was very excited. This was my first time at New York. I
am hoping that my participation in this runway will inspire hope and confidence
in other acid attack survivors, that they can lead a normal life”, shared an
overwhelmed Reshma Qureshi after opening the show for Designer Archana Kochhar
at the New York Fashion Week.
“A tale of Two Travels” is a thoughtful creation that
imparts royal individuality of the surreal Taj and gleams in the colorful
essence of Banjara. The first inspiration of the collection is by the nomadic
tribe of India called Banjara, known for the craft of the vibrant mesmerizing
colors and rustic mirror work in India. The color pallet of this collection is
ivory offset with colorful digitally printed motifs, which is further
highlighted with multi-color thread work and mirror work. The second
inspiration of the collection is by the magnificent Taj Mahal. Depicting a
dreamy vision, the collection is an exclusive range of colorful intricate
digital prints depicting the vibrant symbolic motifs of the amazing Taj Mahal,
the beautiful lotus flower, the mighty royal elephants balanced with geometric
motifs. The new line is a foci of contemporary silhouettes fused with a glimpse
of Indian conventional cuts to bring forward the concept of the east meets the
west. The silhouettes comprised of cold shoulder crop tops, caplets, flared
bellbottoms, flared skirts, pencil skirts, high waist shorts, paper bag skirts,
dhoti pants, structured gowns, key hole gowns, flowy drapes and jumpsuits.
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