3D seems to be the flavour of the season and we’re not just talking movies here. Pushing the realms of fashion, designers are now experimenting with 3D trends.
3D seems to be the flavour of the season and we’re not just talking movies here. Pushing the realms of fashion, designers are now experimenting with 3D trends. Hemant Sagar, of the designer duo Lecoanet Hemant, gives the trend a thumbs up as he picks 3D garments as his favourite. “I think this technology should be used on garments, as it is the essence of fashion. After all, what is fashion if not conceptually new clothing?” muses Hemant.
The designer says that the 3D effect looks good on saris, dresses, ties, belts, clutches alike, but that the effect increasingly stands out on accessories. “The real depth in 3D comes with relief plastic coatings, which are difficult to create on garments and only digital print is viable. Accessories are easier to create,” says Hemant.
Designer duo Parvesh Jai had an entire line inspired by 3D on the runway, during the last fashion week. “Our collection was inspired from Madhubani and we tried to get the 2D elements from the paintings to 3D clutches. The idea was to create clutches that are stylishly unique. These clutches also give a social message of loving animals and caring for them,” says Jai Singh.
Design duo Riddhi and Siddhi have also included such designs in their line. Riddhi says that everything from belts, clutches, outfits or saris can do justice to the 3D prints. “These prints usually have a futuristic appeal to it. There is incredible use of technology which goes into such prints, so the placement of design and materials used matters the most,” she says.
So, what is it that draws a fashionista towards 3D fashion? Hemant says that with these prints, “the body becomes the screen for an image that is a near life photographic reproduction; just the concept spells excitement”.
Putting things in perspective, Riddhi says that digital technology has dramatically effected the way patterns for textiles are designed and developed. “Overlays of gradients and colours, whorls of patterns never possible before are becoming a common sight as designers embrace digital pattern making and its palate of readymade effects. 3D prints truly allow designers to think beyond the mundane,” says Riddhi.
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