Resort Wear Collection Kshanika Patel Knitwear Design Department National Institute of Fashion Technology
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hile walking down a serene beach in Kerela, India, I heard faint sounds of classical music drift to her ears. Burning with curiosity, I gravitated towards
the source of the music which lead me to a temple. What I saw mesmerized me completely, dancing in the light of a single lamp were artists performing animatedly in elaborate costume to the tunes of classical instruments and carnatic singers. I stood captivated. Mesmerized by the performance, I wandered with questions raising in my mind. Why has such a beautiful art form been restricted in the boundries of Kerala? Why haven’t people used it to create art? Those elaborate costumes, bright colors, intricate detailings could be possibly used everywhere. The challenge of combining something so ancient with today’s contemporary lifestyle challenged my creative instincts. I looked around, standing on a beach and thought, why not design resort wear inspired by Kathakali. And that’s when the beautiful journey began..
History This classical dance style of Kerala traces its origin back to the 17th century. Way before that, this art form sprung out in the span of 1585 to 1658 AD, from the essence of Krishnanattam that depicted the way of life along with the activities filled in it of Lord Krishna. As certain political upheavals dished out during that era, Krishnanattam brought out another art form known as Ramanattam, which was later on known as Aattakatha, which finally got its ultimate name and identity as Kathakali. Previously this art form was popular for its signature style that it portrayed for centuries. But with the passing years, more themes, refined and polished gestures, drumming and singing have added to the glamor of the dance. Besides, more colors and more artwork have been imprinted on the costumes of this art form, thus escalating the glamour quotient of these outfits.
Product Category Resort Wear Pret - a - porter Resort wear is a clothing style, as well as a yearround fashion “season”. “Resort wear” has become a specialized year-round clothing style and fashion season. It started as something that people wear on a vacation but now that but such places are now of year-round living for more affluent customers. It has become a cross - cultural style that displays a sense of style to the wearer. The collection consists of monokinis with cover ups.
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• Detailed Headgear
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• Exxagerated Make up • Shoulder Accessories
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Print Explorations
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Key Elements
• Voluminous Skirt
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• Hghlighted Border Vibrant Colors
Tom ato Red
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Surface Explorations These are the key elements for the surface embellishments used for the cover ups • Uniform repeats of patterns • Attractive accessories with minute detailings • Thick golden borders
The Final Collection
Design Specification This is the spec for Showstopper garment, which consists of a swimsuit and Cover-up. The swimsuit is printed and consists of panelling done at various places. Category : Women’s wear Theme: Style No.: SS-16-001 Season: Spring Summer’16 Style Description: Women’s Swimsuit Shell Fabric Type: Knitted Construction: Single Jersey Composition: 90%polyester, 10%lycra GSM: 180 Fabric 2 Construction: Bonded Composition: 95% polyester, 5% lycra GSM: 250 Stitching Details
Category : Women’s wear Theme: Style No.: SS-16-002 Season: Spring Summer’16 Style Description: Women’s Jacket Shell Fabric Type: Knitted Construction: Interlock Composition: 100%polyester GSM: 240
Stitching Details for Jacket
Finished with the lining and then flat locked
Panel attached with 4 thread overlock
Finished with the lining and inserted silicon elasticand then flat locked
Attachment of 3d panels 3d Panel 1 overlocked
The collaris stitched using single needle lock stitch Side seam and sleeve has been attached using thread overlock The border is stitched using single needle lock stitch
In the Making... Ensemble 1 The inspiration for 3d panels were taken from the mask of Pacha character. • First mock was made using 100% cotton, single jersey, 180GSM, gave a flatter look. • Second mock was made using 100% polyester, interlock, 240GSM, was stiff but did not achieve the exact look required. • Third mock was made using bonded fabric, with 3 layers stitched giving gap of 0.5cms. • After numerous trials, the patterns for 3d panels were made using slash and spread and the appropriate look was achieved.
The Kathakali costume has a exxagerated look wth numerous pleats and to achieve such a look, mocks were made using 100% polyester interlock fabric which gave the kind of look required.