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Fashion Sutra: Weaving through Indian heritage textiles
Heritage textiles have always been a huge part of the Indonesian fashion scene, but the same can be said for nations like India with a vibrant history of weaving.
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Fashion celebration: Models showcase Charu Parashar's designs during the Fashion Sutra event organized by the Indian Embassy in Indonesia in Jakarta to celebrate weaving heritage in India and Indonesia. (JP/Narabeto Korohama)
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hen you think of Indian fashion, colorful saris probably come to mind but despite their popularity, saris are not all there is to Indian textiles. Take for example khadi – handwoven cloth comparable to Indonesian tenun.
Like Indonesia and its love for tenun, khadi is enjoying greater popularity, including with Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, and its production involves hundreds of thousands of workers.
In this spirit, the Indian Embassy brought in two up-and-coming Indian designers to showcase their collections in a recent show in Jakarta, featuring creations cut from khadi textiles. The show, titled Fashion Sutra, also marked 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Indonesia.
Pratima Pandey, with her brand Prama by Pratima Pandey, went with easy silhouettes reminiscent of a summer stroll.
Handcrafted floral embellishments lent a touch of delicate femininity to prairie dresses in soft neutrals, while embroidery details also abounded across the collection.
The few menswear items were similarly styled, loose and floaty with floral detailing in light blue.
