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Best stitch forward
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Leganzza was all about showcasing student skills, writes SUBHA J RAO
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PUT TOGETHER the enthusiasm of youth and swathes of multi-textured fabric. What you'll get are creations that reflect the age of the designers and their thinking process. At Leganzza '04, organised by the Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, students put their best stitch forward to earn wows from fellow students, teachers and industry-watchers.
The very first design - a painstakingly crafted dress embellished with 2,000 organdie love roses - showed what the students were capable of. Quite a few student shows smack of amateurishness. This one was different. It showed in the designing, the use of fabrics and the stitching. Barring a few clothes that lacked imagination, the rest scored on various counts.
Be different
Take the loungewear for men featured in the `pop art' section. Whoever would try to dress up a man in a girlish onion-pink? The designer dared to be different and succeeded. The garment with embellished slits on the side elicited a good round of claps. This paired up well with the bright fuchsia and gossamer loose pants and top that another model wore.
The jute denim and leather round also went down well with the audience. One of the designs that stood out was a patchworked denim-leather-jute mini skirt. Another was a netted jute overcoat that sat perfectly on a body-hugging tee.
There were a total of 14 rounds and historic (1970s), metallic, rainbow (multi-hued outfits), bridal, and jute denim and leather rounds were some of the more interesting ones. In the children's section, you had floral, fairytale, seasonal wear and five elements of earth rounds.
Finishing matters
The students worked for two months to put the show together. For the final year degree students, the show also doubled up as their project. So, they were extra careful about the designing and stitching.
Their moment of joy? When the models, brought in from Bangalore by Disoni Event Management Troop, said the clothes were so good they wanted to buy them.
The nearly 160 students in the department also put up an exhibition of clothes designed by them and artwork and accessories created by them. Ranging from newborn wear to kids wear to casuals to ethnic and formal clothes, they had experimented with them all. "We were very careful with the finishing as our lecturers check every little detail, including the way we have stitched in the buttons," says department chairman R. Tamil Arasu.
The garments in the exhibition have been reasonably priced. "That is because we wanted everyone to know what our boys and girls were capable of. Only the material cost and stitching charges and a 10 per cent margin were factored in when we marked the price. That way, we can reach more people. Also, the exhibition will help students know what people want," says Prof K.M. Pachiyappan, HOD.
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