How Indian designers are experimenting with the art of padding
Indian fashion designers are increasingly using structural padding and sculpting techniques to manipulate the human silhouette in couture. This trend, seen at recent fashion weeks, draws inspiration from historical bustles and conceptual art to redefine the body's form.
Why it matters
It reflects a shift in high fashion toward conceptual, sculptural design that challenges traditional notions of the human silhouette.
Anamika Khanna gave a man a backside. Not a metaphorical one or a clever cut of trousers, but a proper, rounded, emphatic backside, a few inches behind him.
He wore a sharply cut jacket, tailored close through the shoulders and chest, over trousers that disappeared beneath the sudden swell of fabric at the back. The look was part of ‘Moonlit Palace’, which opened this year’s Hyundai India Couture Week.
When Anamika Khanna gave a man a backside. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
Anamika Khanna after she launched ‘Moonlit Palace’ at the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Gulshan Sacheva
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