New Delhi, April 10: At a time when fabrics like chiffon, georgette and tulle are a part of almost every wardrobe, ace designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Neeru Kumar want the fashion world to focus more on use of Indian textiles in order to preserve our heritage.
“Today, an Indian designer who chooses not to address Indian textiles, is a lost identity. Our foremost strength is our textiles, if you move away from it you have nothing to offer,” Sabyasachi told PTI.
The Kolkata-based designer, who dabbles in natural fabrics like cotton, silk and khadi, is trying to revive the use of Jamdani muslin and preserve hand-block printing.
“We are working hard to revive the Jamdani muslin and Patan Patola, the rarest forms of textile in the country. We are also trying to preserve hand block-printing from Bengal,” said Sabyasachi.
-Agencies