The rugged denim now turns elegant — in a sari-torial avatar. Designer Anubha Jain has come up with a fashion innovation: the denim sari. As a design student at Delhi’s Pearl Academy, Jain realised the potential for the beautiful clash of fabrics. She says, “See, the denim sari almost falls like a silk sari on the skin but since it is cotton, it can be conveniently worn in sultry summers too.”
Talking about developing the idea, the designer puts forth, “I needed to get the fabric soft enough for it to drape well.” Determined to maintain the integrity of the fabric, devoid of embellishment or embroidery, she chose to use hand-dying techniques to achieve a tie-dye effect. “Denim is best associated with washes, so that is what we usually work upon, instead of using embroideries on it. Though we have tried out hand-embroidery as an accentuation element, it was never the main feature of a sari,” she says, adding, “The saris have been a real hit. It’s a unique product and hence people like to stack at least one piece in their wardrobe as a style essential.”
