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The muse and its medium
The students were obviously on a high. It was an event to showcase the essence of their creative journey at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai. And what appeared on the ramp was a veritable package of surprises.
While the muse and the medium merged superbly in a number of collections, some designers seemed to have lost track while translating their soaring inspiration into couture. Nevertheless, the themes conceived were fresh and challenging. From the far-fetched "Nirvana" to the futuristic "Future Tribes", the ethnic "Trance of the Tantra", the meaningful "An Endeavour" to the cool "Split Wide Open", it was time to take everything in style's stride. Fine experiments in fabrics, styles and embellishments marked the creations. But when it came to the finish, most of these aspiring designers lacked finesse.
If the Design Collection— 2002, presented by the final year students of the three-year undergraduate course in Fashion Design at NIFT, reflected their flight of fancy, the creations by the students of the two-year post graduate programme in Knitwear Design Technology, demonstrated the youngsters' dexterity in fabric designing. The delicate craftsmanship of Garima Bahl's phulkari on knits and V. Anitha's "Krishnaleela" that attempted to capture the grace of Rajasthani miniature paintings on a demanding medium, were fine examples of the students' tryst with creativity.
As ace models walked the ramp in a well-orchestrated show at Le Royal Meridien this past week, it was evident that barring a few collections, most of the works were impractical. Most designers seemed to have got carried away by their inspiration, that ultimately, wearability became inconsequential. Shouldn't the ramp be a runway to reality?
T. Krithika Reddy
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