Friday, August 5, 2011

Lakme Fashion Week Preview - Farah Sanjana

So the Lakme Fashion Week is around the corner, and the pre-week anticipation is thick in the air. The dates for the winter/festive collections are August 16-21, 2011. Despite August being rainy, the decision to prepone the Fashion week from September to August will help the designers get ample time to meet their order demands after they showcase their collections.

For me, one of the highlights of the Lakme fashion Week is the Gennext Show. This is where the future of Indian Fashion unfolds. Where young designers showcase collections, that will change the direction of the fashion scene in coming years. The designs are rough, raw, and very true to the essence of fashion and style. Of course, I love the works of established designers too. But it’s the young designers that I love to watch out for.

One such designer that you all must keep your peepers out for is Farah Sanjana. The young graduate from the London School of Fashion plans to style well-heeled women who have an eye for quality. In the UK, Farah worked a six month stint assisting pattern cutting for designer Vivienne Westwood, and assisted backstage at Paris and London Fashion Week, helping put together a dress for actress Kim Cattrall and working on Hollywood star Anne Hathaway's gown for the premiere of Alice in Wonderland. Following this, she returned home with innovation, quirks and a waste-not ethic, all of which she picked up on the job. She is now ready to storm the Mumbai runway with a crop of clothes that’s sexy and rebellious, basic and androgynous, and sometimes just plain strange. Architectural shapes, origami, detailed metal work, and extremely structured silhouettes are what one must look forward to in her collection.

If these pictures from her Summer and Cruise Collections are anything to go by, Farah’s blend of edgy sophistication with form exaggeration and bold colors is bound to make her a hit at the Fashion Week Debut.







20 comments:

Sick by Trend said...

I'm Impacted with pink dress!! IT'S AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! :

xx

Have a nice weekend :)

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Cafe Fashionista said...

Wow! What a beautiful collection of looks - love! :)

roberto syrious said...

wow the first and second dresses are my favourite!!!
absolutely amazing!!!
Very cute blog, i'm following you by Google Friends box hope you'll do the same only if you'll like mine :)
sweet italian kisses

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Jewellery Bijou said...

that collection is so gorgeous!

MY REPUBLIC OF FASHION said...

That hot pink dress is just gorgeous!! :)SarahD

stylenuggets said...

Fab looks. I like the new shapes she's used

Anonymous said...

Stunning clothes. Love them!!

fashion and frank said...

Thanks for your lovely comment - great blog - hope to see you again x

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Anonymous said...

Great post with some lovely outfits

Oh to Be a Muse said...

i don't really know why but that black and white ensemble is stunning.

Jessie said...

I love that white dress with the pops of color. It's so beautiful. Thanks for stopping by today!

Jessie
www.mixandchic.com

Grumpy old man said...

Hi, first of all, thanks for dropping a comment on my last post, appreciate it.
I read your "about me" and I think your mom must be a wonderful lady, always smelling lovely and always being feminine. Not everyone can be drop gorgeous, but everyone can be feminine if they put their mind to it. That in my opinion is the most important aspect when a girl gets dressed.
Have a super weekend.
Colin.

Anna @ IHOD said...

Hello my dear!
Kind of crazy about the hot pink dress!
Very fun fashions! Loved seeing them.
Thanks for sharing and have a lovely week!
<3
Anna

Couture Carrie said...

What a gorgeous collection!
Thanks for the preview!

xoxox,
CC

Audrey Allure said...

That dress with that tie-dye print looks really cute!

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

That pink dress is gorgeous! Also loving the white with the color splash. I love her use of color :)

Angelica Ng said...

A stint with Vivienne Westwood! And a hand in the Alice in Wonderland premiere! Ohhh this is good! She definitely has an eye for design.

http://red-soledfashionista.blogspot.com/

Barbara von Enger said...

The pink dress is so feminine and alluring but I adore the black/white trousers suit.

noone said...

the pink dress!! I love that one!!

dressingup-everyday said...

The pink dress is amazing.The black and white suit is also great.