AIFW showcases Future of Fashion at Pearl Portfolio 2018

March 21, 2018
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Celebrating 25 years of creative
impact, Pearl Academy took forward its collaboration with FDCI, and offered a
unique platform to the budding designers to showcase their creations at the
FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week today at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
Portfolio is the launch platform for graduating students of Pearl Academy
marking the entry of these promising designers into the professional world.


This year almost 400 students from across Delhi and Noida campus and selected
students from Mumbai and Jaipur displayed their best creations. The theme of this year’s
portfolio was Future of Fashion. The design collections on the ramp introduced
thematic inspiration of individual interpretations and concepts.

Every
collection had a unique idea and well crafted thought behind it. This year, the
budding designers explored their creative ideas through design concepts based
on fashion sustainability, traditional Indian craft, fashion sub-culture,
individual design identity in sync with the dynamic and ever evolving fashion
trends.  Final year students of Fashion
styling & Image Design conceptualized and created the costumes for “The
Black Swan”.
The performance fuses classic
ballet with street play and was themed around body positivity and gender. The
concept ‘Fashion as a voice for Social Activism’ was scripted and directed by 2
students of Fashion Media Communication. Colors, fabrics and forms were picked
up by the students, with a lot of detail to beautifully marry the subtle dance
form with strong contemporary breakout sequence. 
 
Deforestation
 
To increase the demand of the
fabrics which does not come from trees, Rajul Goldar is promoting the usage of
non-cellulosic fabrics among the consumers. The project is all about what is on
the inside, and not what is visible. Rajul wants to remind people of the beauty
of forest hence designed his collection in such a way that movement in the
garment makes the vision of forest come alive.
Rajul is the winner of Max Design Awards 2017-18 for best ramp appeal.
Afterlife
 
The process of designing without
waste or with pre-loved things is what caught the eye of Pallavi Yadav.
Afterlife is the journey of uniforms worn by people with a story. It’s a
collection with a story where the garment is deconstructed, adorned with zero
water embellishments. Pallavi has been chosen to represent India on a week-long
Sustainable Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark by the United Nations.
Kanchani: Gulzaar-E-Hind
 
Damanjeet Singh’s work is
inspired from Tawaif – courtesan of the Mughal era. The traits of tawaif are
reflected in the garments – bold, free and independent who never believe in the
norms set by the Indian society.The
collections are inclusive of the quality in terms of fabric and surface
ornamentation. It emits the feel of luxury through its voluminous silhouettes,
intricacy and fine craftsmanship.
The event saw big names from the
design and fashion industry, media, feature writers, educational institutes
turn up to get a sneak peek into the Pearl Academy Portfolio 2018. Some of the
celebrity guests who came to encourage the new entrants to the fashion industry
included Deepak Bhagwani, co-founder, Manish Arora company; Salesh Grover,
Business Head, OSL Luxury; Prem Dewan, retail Head, OSL Luxury; Manjeet
Bhullar, architect and interior designer; Gunveen, Zara; Neelanjan Ghosh, Head
designer – Tarun Tahiliani; designers Rina Dhaka; Abhijeet Khanna; Nitin Bal
Chauhan and Sunil Sethi, President FDCI.
Prof Nandita Abraham, CEO of
Pearl Academy, said, “The collections of the students at Portfolio this year
were phenomenal. We are pleased to collaborate with FDCI and provide students
with this excellent platform. These budding minds are industry-ready and itching
to go out and shape the future of fashion. We are proud to be the first and the
only Indian institute to be ranked number 21 among top 25 Graduate Fashion
Colleges in the world, as per BOF ranking.”
 Applauding the great show put forth by Pearl
students, FDCI President, Sunil Sethi said “For the second year in a row Pearl
Academy student designers put up a great show and infused young blood at the
FDCI Amazon India Fashion Week. This is a great opportunity for them and I am
sure it will go a long way in ensuring that they are already industry ready.
Their mighty exuberance was peerless and I hope Pearl Academy will bring more
such talents in the industry to continue this fashion revolution.”
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