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Fall Winter 2017 is about a delightful clash of patterns...

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From New York Fashion Week to Paris catwalks to the recently concluded Amazon India Fashion Week, tonal dressing has made its presence felt like never before. At the Off-White show, models were seen in head-to-toe checks in granite grey and Antonio Marras’ models sported vintage tailored herringbone and tweed jackets accented with embroidery. Rahul Mishra eclipsed his overpowering graphics with luscious sunflowers as he paid a tribute to Van Gogh and pointelism. Pankaj and Nidhi’s runway was a monochrome mirage peppered with floral applique embroideries. Monochrome are always a Fall Winter essential but this season, designers toyed with them adding a vintage softness — from 3 D embroideries to prints.

Graphics with vintage florals 

Anaita Shroff Adajania, Fashion Director, Vogue India says, “There were strong graphics, almost uniform in nature, a powerful march of black and white seen at Huemn and Abraham & Thakore. Pankaj and Nidhi infused the softness of the 3 D flowers but their shapes were  graphic and strong. I saw a lot of vintage florals and embroideries that were set against bold stripes and solid staples like in Dhruv Kapoor, Namrata Joshipura, Kavita Bhartia and Patine.”

Sujata Assomull, Fashion Editor, Khaleej Times says, “I think as fashion has moved into a new maximum which has a feel of boldness yet is not overdone monochrome graphics and checks are a natural expression. And mixing it with 3 D florals adds some playfulness and has that element of surprise that fashion works. I do see this as a trend but it might be one you need to be careful with. It’s a strong look and can be overpowering if you are petite and for curvy women it can prove to be challenging.”

Black is the party colour

Stylist Isha Bhansali says, “It is a macro trend — which helps you create different looks — it could be tribal or rock chic. Predominantly, black is always the party colour and even the most experimental dressers gravitate towards monochrome. I saw a lot of it in Sahil Aneja, Sidhartha Tytler and Dhruv Vaish.”

Tried-and-tested

Designer Sahil Aneja says, “You can never go wrong with black and white. Since we look up to the West, we got to give credit to them for this increasing use of black and white in Indian fashion which works well for men especially.”

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