We all follow the same grammar when it comes to summer wear. The play of colours has been somewhat constant, but this season Sanjay Garg, Textile Designer & Founder, Raw Mango, has challenged this idea with his latest capsule collection 2/2 (pronounced 2 by 2) which explores the duality of black and white.
Talking about the concept of duality, 38-year-old textile designer shares, “Duality and binarism is a system of understanding reality, and consists of two parts by the means of opposites: light/dark, black/white, good/bad, north/south and so on. A mode of thought which often represents this is ‘identical twins’ –the similarity or differences in their identity symbolise the binary of nature. And 2/2 speaks to the duality of black and white through a new vocabulary of chintz.”
2/2’s playful multiples of bouquets feature modified roses, peonies and marigold that highlight an evergreen pairing of colour. “You will witness brief moments of rani pink and red complement a collection of cotton and silk summer garments, made to be worn, or danced in,” says the Delhi-based designer, who is the first generation from his family to explore the field of fashion.
After his BCom, Grag found out about the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi. But before enrolling in NIFT for a course on textile design, he studied textiles at the Indian Institute of Craft and Design (IICD).
Known for his love for Chanderi, Banarasi and Mashru, Grag’s latest collection features saris and garments including blouses, skirts, jackets, kurtas and pants in looser silhouettes made through cotton, silk and organza. Motifs of peonies, marigolds and roses are digitally printed as well as hand embroidered on the fabrics.
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