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‘Want to help mukaish, chikankari artisans’
Delhi-based fashion designer Sadan Pande, a Lucknowite, wishes to give it back to his hometown. “I want to adopt a few villages of artisans to revive the diminishing art of mukaish. I will find out households who are expert in this art and provide them work. After reviving mukaish, chikankari will be my next step,” he tells HT City.
The designer — who designed costume for films 22 Yards, Beimaan Love, Bhindi Bazaar, Dhamaal and TV show Jhalak Dhikla Jaa — showcased his ‘Illuminate’ collection at HT La Finesse show held in the state capital recently.
His forthcoming collection is a mix of Egyptian architecture interpreted with chikankari handicraft. “It has been done in New Delhi and Lucknow,” he says.
The NIFT alumnus wants to cater to international market and make garments accessible to masses. “My vision for fashion is to bring India in the top position in global fashion scene. In order to get closer to masses, we need a prêt (ready to wear) movement like in the West where every good designer label is supported by industry to cater to larger customer base,” he says.
He agrees that a lot of designers’ dresses cater to elite and most of the time they are just for ramp. “What most designer show on ramp is their design sensibility irrespective of its wearability or non-wearability quotient. Later, these aesthetics are converted into wearable fashion both in prêt and couture.”
Sadan feels that this is been take care of with big brands collaborating with big designers to create prêt lines which are affordable and accessible to masses.
He has designed for celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Rajneish Duggal, Maniesh Paul, Tapsee Pannu, Rashmi Desai, Kainaat Arora and Saqib Saleem. His forthcoming film is 22 Yards where he has designed Barun Sobti and other stars. “I love Mumbai for its vibe and amazing work energy but my heart lies in Delhi. So, I am not looking forward to relocate and want to manage things from the national capital itself.”
In Lucknow, his evening collection comprised of saturated shades of blue, dark green, maroon, dark red and black. “I wanted to show my hometown that you can rock a party or gathering without heavy embroidery clothes too. Mono colours fabric with stylish cuts and creative stitches along with little or no embellishments can be also illuminate one’s personality,” he says.
Sadan has done his schooling from Children’s Academy, Lucknow Christian College and Lucknow University.