Everything old is new again, and fashion’s story surely continues on the memory arc . With ‘Nowstalgia’ on an increasing rise, looking back has become inherent to couturiers and style enthusiasts. Just check out Tamannaah Bhatia’s rani pink Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla lehenga that she wore to the designer duo’s Diwali celebrations.
The rani pink ghagra is crafted with crushed silk, manifested using the distinct crushing technique that Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla introduced 38 years ago. “From the very early days in our career, we prioritised pure fabric, the cut and the luxury of volumes of fabrics dropping the lengths to the floor. We were into pure silk, khadi, Mysore chiffons and crepe de chines .
Crushing was our very own technique that spans over a week,” share the veteran couturiers. Narrating the texture’s intriguing backstory, one of lucky happenstance, Jani and Khosla say, “We created a burnt orange silk kurta back then, which got a machine oil stain while tailoring. To remove the stain, we washed the kurta and kept it twisted to dry quickly.
On unravelling it the next afternoon, the kurta had stunningly crushed. We decided to own the moment and introduced it as a collection.” “The pieces from the collection were soon worn by Jaya Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia along with our clients.
The crushed fabric went on to become an absolute obsession. We then translated the texture on Bandhani , where we left the fabric un-ironed after opening the knots. When we .