Designer Nachiket Barve, who has shown at foreign shores in the past, says that colour is a part of the Indian DNA but is relatively new to most other places, who are primarily accustomed to greys, browns and blacks.
The colour palette of a collection speaks as much about the line as do the designs itself. While most of our desi designers are busy indulging in ‘foreign hues’, namely olives, beiges and nudes, it is quentissentially Indian colours that are being splashed on the international runway.
Designer Nachiket Barve, who has shown at foreign shores in the past, says that colour is a part of the Indian DNA but is relatively new to most other places, who are primarily accustomed to greys, browns and blacks. “There’s an element of happiness not just for the wearer but others too, when you sport colourful outfits. People react to it fabulously. We are used to seeing our granny’s wear colourful silks and seeing bright hues in the form of rangolis and festivals like Holi, but it’s an unexplored territory for most foreigners,” says Nachiket.
The designer says that the audience loved to see elements of colour in his creations when he showed his line at Argentina and London in the past. “International fashion houses too are waking up to more colour on their racks. Acid neon shades were very in in the 1980s but now it’s getting more and more Indian,” enthuses Nachiket. Rani pink, haldi and cinnamon shades seem to have captivated the imagination of designers in the West.
Designer Mandira Wirk says that she always loved a splash of desi tadka in her designs. “Even a nude hued garment can be given a twist with vibrant borders or an accessory in fuchsia or plum,” Mandira suggests. And summer, she says is the best time of the year to being out your sunset orange skirt and cement white tops. “Also, think a dash of mirchi red and jeera greens on an otherwise tame outfit,” smiles Mandira insisting that fashionistas abroad too are waking up to the concept of colours to break the monotony of greys and blacks.
“Indian colours don't necessarily mean loud and over the top — it depends on how you mix and match,” she advices. Designer Raakesh Agrawal too loves an Indian sheen to his designs. “They truly make an outfit stand out from the crowd,” points out Raakesh.
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