THE FLAPPERS –JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress. Dress impeccably and they remember the person.” ---- COCO CHANEL ---- Designer Afnan’s collection, The Flappers is a line of party inspired by the modern women during the Jazz Age of the 1920s who were strong willed, bold and confident. Flappers, means a young bird who is trying its
Tetra Fish–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” ---- MARTHA GRAHAM ---- Designers Nithin Prathap Chacko and Mirshana K. U.’s collection, Tetra Fish was inspired by Neon Tetra Fish and is a line of costumes created for dancers to achieve litheness in their movements with the right fit and fabric. The Neon Tetra is a
TEHOMEDRA–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 Fashion Design “Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.” ---- ANI DI FRANCO ---- Designers Meera Siby and Rejna Ninan’s collection, Tehomedra means power of mother and is a line of occasional maternity wear which is inspired from Calendula, Indian Marigold. It is known to possess healing, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral properties. Marigold is also called Mary’s Gold and her role as the
SCHASTAY –JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “To be modern is not a fashion, it is a state. It is necessary to understand history, and he who understands history knows how to find continuity between that which was, that which is and that which will be.” ---- LE CORBUSIER ---- Designers Anju Salim and Ann Maria Jose’s collection, “Schastay” means happiness and is a
QUINTESSENTIAL ALLURE–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Always have fun with fashion, dress to entertain yourself.” ---- BETSEY JOHNSON ---- Designers Joseph Laibin P. and Aswathy V. V.’s collection, Quintessential Allure has been inspired by Barbie Doll. The collection lays emphasis on exaggerated bow placements which was inspired from Holiday Barbie 2009. The trend of oversized bows was set to rule during Spring 2019.
GRANDHIKA–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “I like things to be modern and still have a touch of tradition.” ---- ALEXANDER MCQUEEN ---- Designers Aida Gabriel and Sooraja Biju’s collection, Grandhika was inspired by the theme of Met Gala 2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. The collection is a reflection of cultural relevance to the stories from the Holy Bible. The
FOXY KYRA–Curator–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eyes.” ---- SOPHIA LOREN ---- Designers Amala Reji and Sruthy Saju’s collection, Foxy Kyra means sexually attractive woman and is a line of resort wear inspired by a bird called Trogon. The trogons are found in the tropical and subtropical forests. They tend to show their less
FORSA RECESSIONISTA–Curator–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Great style does not have to be expensive.” ---- SHARON HAVER ---- Designers Sherin K. B. and Fasna Naisan’s collection, Forsa Recessionista derives its name from force and a woman who seeks to remain fashionable or stylish despite limited budget. The collection was a line of budget friendly womenswear formals inspired by the Vijayanagar Empire and
EDEN 88–Curator–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Fashion is architecture; it is a matter of proportion.” ---- COCO CHANEL ---- Designer Shejim P’s collection, Eden 88 is a species of rose voted as the World’s Favorite Rose by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 2006. The rose was named after the French poet, Pierre de Ronsard, a name that has various meanings in
BANITHANI–Curator–JD Annual Design Awards 2019 | Fashion Design “Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality.” ---- KARL LAGERFELD ---- Designers Honey V Antony and Maria Sinoj’s collection, Banithani means smart and well-dressed woman, is a line of contemporary Indian wear inspired by City Palace, Four Gates and Sheesh Mahal in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of the state of Rajasthan and was