Vaishali S discovered the art of cording and made it the star of her textile designs.
In conversation with News18, fashion designer Vaishali Shadangule talks about making garments with leftovers, showcasing at fashion weeks in India and creating a collection that expresses her love for nature.
Inspired by nature and bringing art to life in her photographs, Vaishali Shadangule’s creative narrative has been appreciated globally and how! After showcasing at Paris Fashion Week for three consecutive years, the champion of sustainability showcased at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI in Mumbai.
In conversation with News18, fashion designer Vaishali Shadangule talks about making garments with leftovers, showcasing at fashion weeks in India and creating a collection that expresses her love for nature.
Excerpts from the interview:
After showcasing at Paris Fashion Week for 3 consecutive years, how does it feel to present your collection in India?
Looks like it’s finally back home! Surely after such experiences, you feel very different and target different leverages of fine-tuning. To say that I am now is very different from before my experiences there. So I am now back with a more complex task where I have to meet the expectations of the Indian audience, while going on my personal development which has to match my now international path.
Cording is synonymous with Vaishali S. What was the moment when you decided that this technique would be the main star of your label?
It wasn’t really a decision, but a discovery and now it has a foundation. I was trying on two different fronts. Firstly, I have always been drawn to the rural life values of sustainability and zero waste, for which discovering Cording allowed me to take care of that aspect. Cording is mainly done using leftovers. Second, I was looking for a way to give Indian wavy handloom fabrics a structure that could follow my creativity in photographs. Cording solved the same needs at the same time and I really enjoy giving Extreme Row a hand-knitted garment.
As a textile designer and passionate about creating a collection that resonates with self-expression and art, how did you come to create Below? Tell us more about the collection.
When you are creating art, you are trying to give expression to the feelings that you have inside, and a lot of times you are not able to express them through words. With Beneath I wanted to recreate the emotions that I felt at the moments in my life where I was most scared, and that ultimately turned out to be the turning point. With an illustrative example of the time, I decided to go for my diving course, without swimming in the ocean.
Your showcase at Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI was a beautiful mix of art woven in creative shades from creatures of the sea. Tell us what is special about this line?
It is a truly special line as it brings together my love for nature and my constant endeavor to explore life and clothing that I draw inspiration from. All these garments always remind me to move forward and feel in the middle of the ocean of nature.
What is the difference you have seen between international fashion weeks and Indian fashion weeks. What are the things you would like to change for the better in India?
Tough questions, both are very different and address very different audiences, thus are “good” for that. Personally, I love being able to choose my location like I do abroad, it adds to the communication of the brand. Plus, I love that everything else is organized by Fashion Week (lighting, show directors, model pool, hair and makeup, etc.) because it gets extremely busy overseas.
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