Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018: Gender-neutral fashion concept takes centre stage
Bloni, The Pot Plant, Anam, and Bobo Calcutta raised their voices against gender-based social discriminations, in the 'agender' collection. The Gender Bender collection was androgynous, loose silhouettes and minimal prints.
The fluid drapes, another characteristic of the ‘Anaam’ label along with clever construction, offered an instantly interchangeable identity for the garment.
There were shades of ecru and dark brown for giant collars that turned into ponchos, while the 'Anaam' also offered khaki front tie-up shirts and off-white cowl collar tunics.
Ayushman’s ‘Bobo Calcutta’ brand made the audience take careful notice of his creativity. With the quirky title, “Ludicrous Legacy”, Ayushman tried to communicate a fun element to the audience.
Celebrating strangeness in his trademark style, Ayushman worked with layers of hand embroidery that were inspired by the post-modernist Japanese colours and silhouettes, which could be referenced to Yayoi Kusama.
Akshat Bansal, with his 'Bloni' label, sent out a strong social message through the 'Neutral Human' collection at The Studio at this year's Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018.
‘The Pot Plant’ by Resham Karmchandani and Sanya Suri displayed easy separates and coordinates called '100% Human' but ensured that they were not static within the gender norms.
When it’s time to select separates to mix and match effortlessly, with a gender-neutral feel, '100% Human' by ‘The Pot Plant’ brought out a line that wasn't only gender neutral but also perfectly finished.
