FLOWING RHYTHM

Sustainability has been very carefully considered in this collection. It has played a major role in redefining my design practice and methodology. The collection is made out of discarded and dead stock denim fabrics gathered from the streets of India where the denim weavers throw away a major part of their fabrics due to minute defects that often go unnoticed. Since the discarded denim was often in bits and pieces, it was difficult to cut out a complete pattern from a single piece of fabric. This changed my approach towards the entire design process. I would arrange multiple pieces of discarded denim to fit the area the of pattern after considering shrinkage and fraying. These pieces were then subjected to intensive boiling, heavy washing, harsh sun drying and bleaching using natural bleaching agents such as citric acid, vinegar, borax and hydrogen peroxide which have been scientifically proven to be natural/green and harmless towards nature. The prepared base denim is then used to create textile surfaces incorporating the principles of rhythm and repetition. The resulting textile pieces obtained are then finally shaped according to the pattern piece. This procedure ensures minimum wastage and maximum utilization.