New Delhi, India: Couturier Tarun Tahiliani who boasts of a 2+ decade long legacy in the industry, is pleased to announce the launch of his annual Couture / Bespoke collection The Painterly Dream, at the FDCI India Couture Week 2022 In association with Lotus Make-up being held in the capital. Paying tribute to the incredible legacy of our Indian craft heritage, this collection essays traditions in Tarun’s inimitable India Modern style.
Targeted at Global Indians who care for the comfort, fit, motion and ease of the garments, this collection is Tarun’s expression of creating something that’s timeless in sensibility, global in appeal, and rooted in craft. The collection, dipped in hues of pastels is a coming together and complex earthy tones of age-old patterns coupled with an artistic vision of the designer to form modern silhouettes.
From playful multicoloured lehengas, to long jackets over lehengas, and red sindoori sarees to well-tailored men’s wear with the traditional magic of drapes, this collection speaks the vocabulary of the studio’s artistry in a technical triumph of fit and finesse. The seamless magic of the finest embroidery techniques such as the chikankari, pichwai, kashida form the strong craft pillars for this collection. The constellation drapes and the tailored zardozi reminisce the confluence of east and west!
Speaking about his collection couturier Tarun Tahiliani said, “Ironically as it sounds, the stillness of the Pandemic gave me and the studio time to revisit what we do, and think about how to technically, movement wise and flow wise, make it experiential rather than just dazzling discomfort, as many evening and bridal Indian brands have reached. We are also of the firm belief that a thing of beauty is a joy forever, and creating exquisite clothes that feel like skin are part of sustainable fashion because then one will wear them again and again, value them, and pass them on!”
Traditional silhouettes such as lehengas, achkans, jackets over lehengas, sarees, shararas infused with age old craft techniques and coupled with the latest technology and the highest standards of fit and style, perfectly captures Tarun Tahiliani's timeless India Modern aesthetic, in an evolved avatar of here and now.
BRAND PROFILE: The Tarun Tahiliani brand has set out to create “India Modern” story: a brand with a view in the present moment, but, ultimately much steeped in the Indian traditions of draped form and the techniques that millions of Indian craftspeople imbibe with love. The silhouettes combine western notions of cut, construct and finish but using Indian heritage and craftsmanship.
“All that we were and more…” This then is the guiding philosophy of the Tarun Tahiliani studio that was founded in 1995.The Tarun Tahiliani Design Studio creates couture, occasion wear and ready-to-wear, which is a fusion of Indian craftsmanship and fine textiles with contemporary, international chic. With a now expanding network of retail stores and a new accessories line in leather, with a line of travel-lux silver jewellery.
