When Samant Chauhan presents a men’s wear collection a lot of extreme creativity is at the base of the garments. For Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020 Samant’s men’s wear line inspired by the characteristics of NEXA was called “On The Road Again”.
Samant visualised an innovative look for the New Age man who is on the go and whose life is spent jetting around the globe for his high-powered career. At the same time, this successful head honcho ensures that his sartorial game is at the top of the fashion ladder.
Colours that appeared on the runway stayed true to black, and grey, while linear stripes and distinct fine checks added to the masculine appeal. Sharply cut tailoring was Samant’s fortè so the modified trench coats, some with wide floppy lapels or belted with slit pockets made strong style statements. Clean-cut jackets looked sharp when worn with stripes and checks giving the collection a very chic sophisticated sporty and young appeal.
Belts also appeared for travel jackets that sported giant patch pockets. Angular checked kurta/tunics were teamed with wide trousers sporting turn-ups, while the asymmetric tunics were layered with zippered bomber jackets. A striped trouser with contrast white turn-ups was an adventurous take on bottom wear, while zips at the ankles added a trendy touch to the trousers.
The curved hemline of a knee-length shirt gave a fashionable twist to the garment while detailing like epaulettes, contrast collars and piping, further added pizzazz to the collection.
For a show-stopping entry, it was the stylish and dapper star cricket Shikhar Dhawan who confidently strode down the ramp in an all-black trio of kurta, peak lapelled textured tuxedo jacket and trousers.
For the busy executive “On The Road Again,” Samant Chauhan’s collection will assist him in staying well dressed through his fast passed career. It was a great offering that represented what NEXA stands for – Reliable Innovative and Global
Merging tradition with the millennials, designer Kunal Rawal presented a spectacle on the last day of the Summer/Resort 2020 edition of Lakmé Fashion Week. As the evening sunset over the horizon of the Arabian Sea, Kunal Rawal unveiled his ‘Rousing” men’s wear line which was an ode to the city of Mumbai at the picturesque grounds of the Bandra Sea Link Promenade Garden, the perfect setting for the trendy men’s wear collection. As the gentle breeze blew over the sea, the show opened to the live beat of the band by Rohan Mazumdar, Randolph Correia and Aditya Ashok who ensured the foot-tapping music kept the show in top gear.
The new collection provides an ordinary festive occasion with a whole new avatar filled with grunge, texture play combining the digital prints with embroidery for the very first time ever. The collection is inspired by the heritage archives from the Maximum city and be seen in the form of Indian handlooms for the kurta over-shirts. A non-conformist and multi-functional approach toward design, the new and exciting colour palette infuses darker shades like olive and browns going into pinks, butter, lemons and mint. Catering to the modern man who is well travelled, the new designs play with garment construction, cuts and patterns providing multidimensional aspect in every garment which amplifies the purpose of each design.
Thrilled about the inspiration of the new collection and the showcase, Kunal Rawal said, “This is a special collection for me indeed! I find Mumbai one of the coolest cities in the world, and that’s not just because I was born and brought up here. The pace and the energy of the city is unique because of the different cultures of people living on the same wavelength. They are all diverse and accepting, forming a creative melting pot. In other cities, everyone seems aloof with their own kingdom, but here everyone’s worlds are constantly colliding, usually because of their close proximity. The interaction is inevitable. I have brought this to life with a story behind every design. The highlight is the photosensitive styles for the first time, with the entire collection naturally gravitating towards symmetry, geometry and balance because they are part of my creative perspective.”
Speaking on the collaboration, designers Pankaj and Nidhi Ahuja shares, “Working with R|Elan™ fabric 2.0 has been nothing short of a revelation for us as designers – there is cutting edge technology that goes into making these textiles and each comes with such fantastic characteristics that it really shaped the way we conceived and designed the collection. We envision a design future with these fabrics not just for us as a brand but also for the global fashion industry.”