AW12 - Chauraha by Karishma Shahani

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What an incentive are produce - scarce in one locale abundant in another, resulting in a route through dry deserts,

treachourours mountains and dacoit infested plains, without which many secrets would remain hidden until technology furthered its advances. A bridge between countries

and people, needs and requirments, beliefs and faith, art and architecture stood, the

long and winding commercially important ‘Silk Route’. The expertise of Caravan Travel steered many between the huge expanses of the deserts and terra to contrasting environs

of joy at oases that refreshed the traveler providing respite for the journey’s next stage.

Silk Road traffic passed through Central Asia along many routes and on to many

destinations making the Middle East in some sense an end-point for the road, but perhaps

more importantly a trans-shipment zone.

This beauteous region is where our ‘Chauraha’ literally translating to ‘Cross Roads’, inspires and transpires from. A melting hotpot of influences many have

travelled through or exchanged knowledge here, lending to its all-important charm.

Influences are still prevalent in tribes and art from centuries ago. With this rich and

prominent regions’ influence we continue an evolution along our route to bring together the travellers, the travelled, the traders, the

traded, the invaders and the invaded.

Our Collection meets on this cross road where things coincide from different spheres,

genders, ideologies – the oldest known cultural exchange - telling stories of rags to riches, taking from the travelling men to the traditional women, the western invader to the most religious saint, the wealthy spice

vendor to the most elusive gypsy. Our AW12 collection Chauraha is a perspective of this magnificient geographical area of contrast with harmony, always teaching us how new

things are borne from the old, how new meaning can be found within the existing.

CH18 PISA Dress/Panelled chanderi striped fabric with hand-appli-qued embroidered motifs

CH04 CHOKAN Cape/Fine Organza cape with quilting

CH05 CHOKAN Bralet/Tie-dyed cotton bralet with striped surfaceCH05 CHOKAN Pants/Tie-dyed cotton straight big pants

CH23 KHET Skirt/Panelled and tie-dyed cotton double layered skirt

CH25 GOLA Top/Fine Chanderi cutaway shoulder top with striped surface detail

CH19 GHERA Cape/Hand embroidered stripe sequins capeCH20 GHERA Top/Hand-woven khadi top with fringing at shoulders

CH21 GHERA Skirt/Chequered Chanderi skirt with hand-embroidered squares and frill detail on back

CH01 TRIKON Jacket/Hand-dyed Velvet and Khadi Appliqued Jacket with sequinned flange

CH02 TRIKON Skirt/Hand-dyed velvet and cotton khadi skirt with back hand appliqued and front hand embroidered with sequins grid

CH28 REKHA Top/Undyed Khadi Silk cutaway shoulder top with hand-embroidered thread work

CH29 REKHA Skirt/Hand-dyed Khadi Silk skirt with hand-embroi-dered thread work

CH12 MOOCHI Cape/Hand-dyed Canvas cape with beaded shoulder detailing

CH13 MOOCHI Jacket/Hand-dyed Canvas Jacket with appliqued hand-embroidered motifs

CH10 ALAT Shirt/ Fine jute shirt with shoulder detailing in hand-embroidered beading, braiding, sequins and panelling

CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress

CH30 ZIGGY Skirt/Cotton, Canvas and Waste Lining zig zag skirt

CH20 GHERA Top/Hand-woven khadi top with fringing at shoulders

CH25 GOLA Top/Fine Chanderi cutaway shoulder top with striped surface detail

CH24 GOLA Dress/Tie-dyed Raw Silk Dress with kantha work and fringe detailing

CH26 PAO Pinafore Dress/Hand appliqued organza and velvet pinafore bodice with panelled chanderi skirt

CH27 PAO Bralet/Tie-dyed khadi cotton bralet with velvet layering on shoulder

CH32 ASMAN Wrap/Tie-dyed cotton wrap with cotton silk edging

CHO8 JUGMUG Cape/Metallic foiled cotton cape with fringing

CH34 KHAT Neckpiece/ Waste fabric twinned cord neckpiece

CH14 MOOCHI Blouson/Printed Pure Silk and Khadi drop shoulder top with velvet detailing

CH15 MOOCHI Skirt/Tie-dyed cotton skirt

CH31 SUNHERA Wrap/Organza double layered wrap with fringing and embroidery

CH06 GAI Jacket/Tie-dyed velvet jacket with button detail

CH07 GAI Dress/Hand-woven Khadi Silk dress with zari embroidery, hand braiding and sequinned grid

CH22 KHET Jacket/Hand-embroidered panelled kimono jacket with velvet panels

CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress

CH17 CHOTI Dress/Tie dyed khadi cotton dress with velvet shoulder detailing, fringing and braiding

CH31 GULABI Angarkha/Undyed Khadi Silk angarkha with frilled detailing and tie-up

CH40/RUFFLES Shirt & CH02 TRIKON Skirt

CH40/RUFFLES Shirt/ Handwoven Cotton Shirt with vintage border detail and ruffles along front

CH02 TRIKON Skirt/Hand-dyed velvet and cotton khadi skirt with back hand appliqued and front hand embroidered with sequins grid

CH09 JUGMUG Jumpsuit/Hand-appliqued and quilted chequered grid jumpsuit in jute and khadi

CH05 CHOKAN Bralet/Tie-dyed cotton bralet with striped surface

CH16 CHOTI Cape/Hand-embroidered cutaway shoulders Chanderi silk cape with thread work

CH17 CHOTI Dress/Tie dyed khadi cotton dress with velvet shoulder detailing, fringing and braiding

CH07 GAI Dress/Hand-woven Khadi Silk dress with zari embroidery, hand braiding and sequinned grid

CH11 ALAT Dress/Panelled chanderi chequered and fine jute dress

CH35 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Hand-embroidered motif neckpiece

CH41 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Embroidered Neckpiece Single Pendant

CH42 MOOCHI Neckpiece/Embroidered Neckpiece Choker

CH43 MOOCHI HeadBand/Embroidered Headband

DesignerKarishma Shahani Khan

PhotographerS. Rana

ModelRidhiema Shahani

TeamAditya Galhotra

YeeTeng KerWasim Khan

Pranav Cholkar

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