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What an incentive are produce scarce in one locale abundant in another, resulting in a route through dry deserts, treachourours mountains and dacoit infested plains, without which many secrets would remain hidden until technology furthered its advances. A bridge between countries and people, needs and requirments, beliefs and faith, art and architecture stood, the long and winding commercially important ‘Silk Route’. The expertise of Caravan Travel steered many between the huge expanses of the deserts and terra to contrasting environs of joy at oases that refreshed the traveler providing respite for the journey’s next stage. Silk Road traffic passed through Central Asia along many routes and on to many destinations making the Middle East in some sense an end-point for the road, but perhaps more importantly a trans-shipment zone. This beauteous region is where our ‘Chauraha’ literally translating to ‘Cross Roads’, inspires and transpires from. A melting hotpot of influences many have travelled through or exchanged knowledge here, lending to its all-important charm. Influences are still prevalent in tribes and art from centuries ago. With this rich and prominent regions’ influence we continue an evolution along our route to bring together the travellers, the travelled, the traders, the traded, the invaders and the invaded. Our Collection meets on this cross road where things coincide from different spheres, genders, ideologies – the oldest known cultural exchange - telling stories of rags to riches, taking from the travelling men to the traditional women, the western invader to the most religious saint, the wealthy spice vendor to the most elusive gypsy. Our AW12 collection Chauraha is a perspective of this magnificient geographical area of contrast with harmony, always teaching us how new things are borne from the old, how new meaning can be found within the existing.
CH18 PISA Dress/Panelled chanderi striped fabric with hand-appliqued embroidered motifs
CH04 CHOKAN Cape/Fine Organza cape with quilting
CH05 CHOKAN Bralet/Tie-dyed cotton bralet with striped surface CH05 CHOKAN Pants/Tie-dyed cotton straight big pants
CH23 KHET Skirt/Panelled and tie-dyed cotton double layered skirt
CH25 GOLA Top/Fine Chanderi cutaway shoulder top with striped surface detail
CH19 GHERA Cape/Hand embroidered stripe sequins cape CH20 GHERA Top/Hand-woven khadi top with fringing at shoulders
CH21 GHERA Skirt/Chequered Chanderi skirt with hand-embroidered squares and frill detail on back
CH01 TRIKON Jacket/Hand-dyed Velvet and Khadi Appliqued Jacket with sequinned flange
CH02 TRIKON Skirt/Hand-dyed velvet and cotton khadi skirt with back hand appliqued and front hand embroidered with sequins grid
CH28 REKHA Top/Undyed Khadi Silk cutaway shoulder top with hand-embroidered thread work
CH29 REKHA Skirt/Hand-dyed Khadi Silk skirt with hand-embroidered thread work
CH12 MOOCHI Cape/Hand-dyed Canvas cape with beaded shoulder detailing
CH13 MOOCHI Jacket/Hand-dyed Canvas Jacket with appliqued hand-embroidered motifs
CH10 ALAT Shirt/ Fine jute shirt with shoulder detailing in hand-embroidered beading, braiding, sequins and panelling
CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress
CH30 ZIGGY Skirt/Cotton, Canvas and Waste Lining zig zag skirt
CH20 GHERA Top/Hand-woven khadi top with fringing at shoulders
CH25 GOLA Top/Fine Chanderi cutaway shoulder top with striped surface detail
CH24 GOLA Dress/Tie-dyed Raw Silk Dress with kantha work and fringe detailing
CH26 PAO Pinafore Dress/Hand appliqued organza and velvet pinafore bodice with panelled chanderi skirt
CH27 PAO Bralet/Tie-dyed khadi cotton bralet with velvet layering on shoulder
CH32 ASMAN Wrap/Tie-dyed cotton wrap with cotton silk edging
CHO8 JUGMUG Cape/Metallic foiled cotton cape with fringing
CH34 KHAT Neckpiece/ Waste fabric twinned cord neckpiece
CH14 MOOCHI Blouson/Printed Pure Silk and Khadi drop shoulder top with velvet detailing
CH15 MOOCHI Skirt/Tie-dyed cotton skirt
CH31 SUNHERA Wrap/Organza double layered wrap with fringing and embroidery
CH06 GAI Jacket/Tie-dyed velvet jacket with button detail
CH07 GAI Dress/Hand-woven Khadi Silk dress with zari embroidery, hand braiding and sequinned grid
CH22 KHET Jacket/Hand-embroidered panelled kimono jacket with velvet panels
CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress
CH17 CHOTI Dress/Tie dyed khadi cotton dress with velvet shoulder detailing, fringing and braiding
CH31 GULABI Angarkha/Undyed Khadi Silk angarkha with frilled detailing and tie-up
CH40/RUFFLES Shirt & CH02 TRIKON Skirt
CH40/RUFFLES Shirt/ Handwoven Cotton Shirt with vintage border detail and ruffles along front
CH02 TRIKON Skirt/Hand-dyed velvet and cotton khadi skirt with back hand appliqued and front hand embroidered with sequins grid
CH09 JUGMUG Jumpsuit/Hand-appliqued and quilted chequered grid jumpsuit in jute and khadi
CH05 CHOKAN Bralet/Tie-dyed cotton bralet with striped surface
CH16 CHOTI Cape/Hand-embroidered cutaway shoulders Chanderi silk cape with thread work
CH17 CHOTI Dress/Tie dyed khadi cotton dress with velvet shoulder detailing, fringing and braiding
CH07 GAI Dress/Hand-woven Khadi Silk dress with zari embroidery, hand braiding and sequinned grid
CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress
CH35 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Hand-embroidered motif neckpiece
CH42 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Embroidered Neckpiece Choker
CH41 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Embroidered Neckpiece Single Pendant
CH43 MOOCHI HeadBand/Embroidered Headband
Designer Karishma Shahani Khan Photographer S. Rana Model Ridhiema Shahani Team Aditya Galhotra YeeTeng Ker Wasim Khan Pranav Cholkar
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