India – Shantanu & Nikhil’s A/W 17 Couture line inspired by Military regalia

The Delhi based designers Shantanu & Nikhil presented their Autumn/Winter 2017 collection at The Imperial New Delhi on the 15th of July, in association with Swarovski. Inspired by the vintage regalia of the military uniform, the collection was titled ‘The Regiment’.

Men in uniform always look dashing, and the effect was suitably achieved even as the men’s wear line complimented the women’s wear with equal élan. With a dramatic underplay of colonial regime, and the valorous soldiers of the INA, the headgear was a constant, adorned as it was with Swarovski crystal studded broaches and chains on berets, caps, turbans. The Chinese collar and Bandgalaa jackets dominated the look. Smart single-breast pea jacket, a fur bolero, majorette inspired tops and bodices over gowns and skirts, uneven hems, layering, a return of the churidaar after a long gap, leather belts, boots, embroideries in thread and wire. Was it zardozi, couldn’t tell, even from the close quarters of the front row.

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