Organisers of the Lakme Fashion Week, along with designer-politician Shaina N.C., announced the launch of its initiative titled “Reinvent Banaras” for the revival of Banaras handlooms here on Wednesday.
Designers Krishna Mehta, Shruti Sancheti and textile designer Hemang Agrawal were present.
Ace designer Ritu Kumar revealed some significant looks from her “Varanasi Weaves” collection, which will be showcased at the Indian Handlooms and Textiles Day at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive, 2015, on August 27.
The Indian Handloom and Textile Day at the fashion gala will celebrate the rich heritage of hand-woven luxury every season.
Ms. Shaina will curate a special exhibition at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum for Lakme Fashion Week.
Top designers on board The exhibition will showcase the works of fashion designers like Ritu Kumar, Anita Dongre, Ritu Beri, Gaurav Gupta, Varun Bahl, Rina Dhaka and Krishna Mehta, on a single platform.
This is part of a nationwide campaign, led by Ms. Shaina, focussed to uplift the Banaras handloom industry, part of the “Make In India” initiative supported by the Union Textiles Ministry.
“With Indian Textile Day, our aim is to provide a platform to showcase the variety and vibrancy of Indian weaves and highlight Indian crafts to a global and young audience. We are delighted to announce that this special edition of Indian Textile Day will revive, uplift and reinvent Banaras handlooms in partnership with India’s leading designers, Saket Dhankar, vice-president and head, fashion, IMG Reliance Ltd., said. “‘Reinvent Banaras’ will showcase the magic of Banaras handlooms on the ramp”.
