Hyderabadi designers shine at Lakme Fashion Week 2016

Merging the traditional with modern

Inspired by chic in the classic and unusual in the traditional, Jayanti Reddy’s Siaa — the modern day Sita — sticks to the old aesthetics while experimenting with new designs. The designs are a result of looking into the past and its traditional concepts, merging them with modern silhouettes to create a collection that is timeless.

It celebrates India’s vintage weaves and dyes even as it crafts them for the modern eye. Hues of gold, intense reds, indigos, beige and mustard came together to create this royal collection. Aditi Rao Hydari graced the ramp wearing an off white Chanderi lehenga with antique beaten zardosi embroidery and a key-hole choli with a grand Chanderi dupatta.

A Mughal summer

Anushree Reddy’s Mughal India collection draws inspiration from the Mughal dynasty. Using this as her canvas, the line comes together to form a visual extravaganza. The fabrics used are true to the Mughal era with the purest of silks, mulmul, and fine cottons handcrafted into elaborate silhouettes.

Says Anu-shree, “The soft tones and fabric used are extremely feminine. Every piece in this collection suits a summer wedding perfectly. It lends an elegant yet feminine appeal.”

Actress Shruti Haasan walked the ramp for Anushree Reddy wearing an exquisite ivory woven Chanderi lehenga with intricate scalloped handmade zardozi with a dash of floral in delicate pastels.