BEAMING WITH PRIDE
The colours of the rainbow have caught the fancy of designers the world over. So how can our desi fash frat be left behind? Here’s our ode to this haute trend
If one has to choose a colour for 2018 it would clearly be a mélange of rainbow shades because that’s so haute right now. It’s been a colourful ride for fashion lovers, who can’t get enough of the glitter and glam sprinkled all over the runway. Internationally, brands like Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Karl Lagerfeld, and Gianni Versace have incorporated the pride elements in their designs and slaying the rainbow colours in many interesting styles. While in India, with the historic judgment of scrapping Section 377 of IPC, the rainbow effect on pride fashion is going to shine for long.
It was high time for India to come out of the closet, and the legal victory was just monumental, feels designer Ranna Gill. Speaking about the rainbow trend, she says, “The trend is beautiful and uniting for us all as designers. The elements are happy and are a breath of fresh air. This will give more freedom to designers to create gender flexible clothing, colour play and further freedom of expression. Although, wearing rainbow colours can be tricky but if worn the right way, it can make an impactful statement. A rainbow scarf over a white outfit or a belt in the same colours over a plain white tee and jeans, or verticalstriped comfy pants in multi- colours are a few of the many ways to work rainbow colours without looking like a clown.”
While designer Samant Chauhan lauds the pride fashion movement across the world and especially in India and shows his support towards the trend. He says, “It’s a beautiful trend that indicates optimism and positivity. For me, the bright colours of rainbow trend and the over- the- top glitter is actually a symbolic representation of love winning over the years of s t r u g g l e and pain that the LGBTQ c o m m u n i t y faced in all these years.