Sustainable Fashion Day
Payal Pratap’s collaboration with Bemberg™
Titled ‘JAVA’ made from Bemberg™ yarn, the collection brought together age-old crafts and contemporary sustainable materials.
A Nostalgic Journey
Having spent her formative years in Indonesia, her collection of tailored, structured jackets with print placements, wrap jumpsuits, lungi skirts, wide leg pants, knotted skirt and the wraparound bodice silhouettes takes her down memory lane through the good old days of maximalism.
Key Features
Hand painted artworks have then been digitized
Designs captured detailed elements, 3 D textures from the age-old crafts of Batik and powerful imagery and minute detailing from the ancient craft of Chintz printing
Extensive use of motifs like flower, leaf, tree, vines and bird
Color Canvas
Hues of Indigo, deep shades of burgundy and ivory, tones of brown, rust, brick and gold to form myriad patterns of dots and strokes.
Payal Pratap
“Bemberg in various avatars ranging from satins, muslins, mulmul, and silk blends have been used to create the collection with fluid drapes as well as structure. The fabric takes printing and colour beautifully and has a slight sheen and glazed feel which resonates with chintz. The collection has bold prints, large floral patterns and there is no holding back on the rush of colour or the exuberance that is hard to disguise. This is clearly a return to maximalism, reminiscent of the good old days. A harbinger of better times to come.”
