5. LIKE A CATTTLEYA IN
FOREST
Magenta ruffle of petals
frilly fire of fragrance
deep dream of pink
wafting through my sleep
morning breeze of ocean
blooms awash in lilting
watercolor reds
--anonymous
Intrigued by orchids,that I am, Cattleya is a species of orchids from Costa Rica and the Lesser
Antilles south to Argentina. They are widely known for their large, showy flowers, and are used
extensively in hybridization for the cut-flower trade. This genus and the numerous hybrids come
close, through their beauty, to the idealized picture we have of the orchids The typical flower has
three rather narrow sepals and three usually broader petals: two petals are similar to each other,
and the third is the quite different conspicuous lip, featuring various markings and specks and an
often frilly margin, brightly painted in magenta and pinks .
Inspired by the flower the collection thus is based on layerings , delicate touches, rich colors and
fluidity.
It’s a celebration of harmony amidst chaos.
Client: age 18-26, street smart individuals who like it casual bit understated but yet believe in making
a statement with contemporary and quirky silhouettes
Category: Outdoor day wear.
Season: spring summer 2016
12. Born a woman but raised as a man, born with female genital organs, raised a
son, taught warfare and statecraft- Shikhandi is a transgender character from
the Indian epic of Mahabharata. He was even given a wife on the verdict of
him being a man with a female body by holy saints and that he is to acquire a
male body.
However Shikhandi, may have been raised as a man and may have acquired a
manhood later in life, but in his previous life, he was a woman called Amba,
whose life Bhisma had ruined. Bhisma had abducted her along with her sisters
and forced them to marry, not him, but his weakling of a brother,
Vichitravirya. When she begged Bhisma to let her marry the man she loved,
he let her go. But the lover refused to marry Amba, now soiled by contact
with another man (Bhisma). Distraught she returned, only to have
Vichitravirya turn her away, and Bhisma shrugging helplessly. Bhisma ignored
her. Amba begged Parashurama, the great warrior, to kill Bhisma but he failed.
Exasperated, irritated, she prayed to Shiva. To make her the cause of his death.
she begged for revenge . Shiva blessed her – it would be so, but only in her
next life. Amba immediately leapt into a pyre eager to accelerate the process.
Shikhandi
Client: age 18-26, bold and confident individuals who like it understated simple and androgynous but
yet believe in making a statement with contemporary and quirky silhouettes and prints
Category: Occasional ethnic wear
Season: spring summer 2016
13. On her:
layered sheer kurti
Angrakha style
waistcoat with
digital print
trousers
Fabric: viscose
16. Psychedelia is a name given to the subculture of people who use psychedelic drugs, and a
style of psychedelic artwork and psychedelic music derived from the experience of altered
consciousness that uses highly distorted and surreal visuals, sound
effects andreverberation, and bright colors and full spectrums and animation to evoke
and convey one’s experience while using such drugs. The term "psychedelic" translates to
"mind-revealing".
A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's
mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its
ostensibly ordinary fetters. Psychedelic states are an array of experiences including
changes of perception such as hallucinations, synesthesia, altered states of awareness or
focused consciousness, variation in thought patterns,trance or hypnotic states, mystical
states, and other mind alterations. These processes can lead some people to experience
changes in mental operation defining their self-identity (whether in momentary acuity or
chronic development) different enough from their previous normal state that it can
excite feelings of newly formed understanding such
as revelation, enlightenment, confusion, and psychosis.
The aim is to develop on an quirky aswell as surreal androgynos line of prints for
garments for the export- European market for the season spring summer 2016 inspired by
the mind revelations of the psychedlic subculture
Psychedelic Intrusion
Client: age 18-26, street smart individuals who like it casual bit understated but yet believe in making
a statement with contemporary and quirky silhouettes and fun prints
Category: Outdoor day wear.
Season: spring summer 2016
17.
18. On her:
Ldigitally printed
crop top and
Skull printed shirt
Teal tunic with
back pleats detail
Wrap around skirt
Fabric: viscose
21. Of fungi and lichens…
Fungi and lichens , though hugely unnoticed and
neglected by the human race , have quintessentially
been Mother Nature’s yet another spectacle. Bright
colors and a variety of interesting forms in which
they generate and thrive can take anyone by
surprise if he/she happens to take a note of them.
For my following project I thus happened to get
inspired by these offerings by Mother Nature .
The project saw me developing a collection of
swatches of surfaces using various embroidery
techniques with the key aim to be developed into
apparels for spring summer 16
Client: age 22-26, street smart individuals who like it classy and understated but yet believe in
making a statement with classic silhouettes and contemporary trends
Category: Evening wear.
Season: spring summer 2016
35. Thank You
The lady : Sushmita Sikdar
On camera: Debapriyo Dhar
Edited by :surajit biswas
Concepts, construction and styling: Surajit Biswas
ontact on: surajit.2801@gmail.com
