How does an outfit carry the designer’s aesthetic as well as his approach to life? An award winning capsule collection tells us.
In a Nachiket Barve world, there is ultimate balance. Between gender roles, design and life in general. The winner of the 2016/17 International Woolmark Prize India, Pakistan & Middle East regional finals (Womenswear), has an unusual motif that marries his love for balance and the challenge of working with wool to create his capsule collection. It’s a seahorse, printed in curlicued detail on the lining of his prize winning collection, and embellished cunningly on drapes. “The male of the species, who is nurturing, giving birth to the young – it’s not just a gender role reversal. It’s the balance that I’m always looking for,” he says.
The designer has been known for his fluid silhouettes, detailed enough to cater to trend-specific demands and yet remain classically timeless – “I want the clothes to last through years regardless of trend, and I want it to appeal across ages,” he says. Which means a Tulipmania dress is something that a mother and daughter is meant to share. And a beautifully cut jacket with clever panel details wrought through graphic embroidery with wool is going to stand you in good stead over decades and across generations.
This story is from the May 2017 edition of Grazia.
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