This intoxicating and visually rich volume with texts by experts
from India, Europe, and North America is published to accompany a
major exhibition that celebrates the long historical contributions
that Indian dress, textiles, and embroidery have had on Western
fashion. From the introduction of chintz dressmaking fabrics in the
eighteenth century to the early nineteenth-century vogue for light
Indian fabrics, paisleys, and chikan embroideries to larger
realities of empire and cultural appropriation, this volume
features paintings, fashion magazine editorials, and portraits of
influential people who championed Indian style throughout history.
Traditional hues of brilliant royal blue, marigold, and fuchsia;
intricate ikat and calico patterns; and sumptuous textiles enliven
every page. Archival and contemporary fashion stories include
kaleidoscopic images by photographers such as Henry Clarke in
Udaipur in 1967, Arthur Elgort in Jaipur in 1999, and Mikael
Jansson in Goa with Indian actress Lakshmi Menon in 2011.
Traditional Indian embroidery techniques; design motifs; and dress
forms such as saris, jodhpurs, and turbans are reimagined by
renowned designers Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Pierre Balmain,
Zandra Rhodes, Halston, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta,
Gianni Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Alexander McQueen, in
addition to a wealth of contemporary Indian designers.
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