Make way for GenNext Spring Summer 2015 batch at Lakme Fashion Week

                       Presenting the 19^th batch of GenNext designers at Lakme Fashion Week

Alan Alexander Kaleekal; Ankit Carpenter; Priyanka Ella Lorena Lama (Nimisha Tiwari in the centre); Salita Nanda; Kanika Goyal and Manish Bansa

Alan Alexander Kaleekal

Alan Alexander Kaleekal hails from Thiruvananthapuram. A graduate from Studio Bercot, Paris, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. His collection, at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015 illustrates a child's reinterpretation of an adult wardrobe. Alan describes his label – Kaleekal as a subversive and alternate way of looking at clothes. He adds, “My designs don’t target a specific demography, they re-interpret the norms of fashion.”

Ankit Carpenter 

A graduate in Fashion Designing, this Delhi based designer Ankit Carpenter showcases his cactus inspired collection at Lakmé Fashion Week. Ankit’s label Gréusha focuses on femininity in modern and classic ways. Having clean cuts and silhouettes, the designs have a timeless aura. Talking about his collection Ankit says, “Greusha by Ankit’s heartbeat lies in sophistication, elegance, luxury & comfort. It aspires to create classic pieces which are not just timeless but are fierce too. The Gruesha woman is about ‘understated elegance’ with a wild heart and the beauty is defined by éperon beauté.”

Kanika Goyal

Kanika Goyal from New Delhi is graduate from the prestigious National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, followed by a course in Fashion Styling at University of Arts, London. Her collection, ‘Creatures of the  Night,’ for LFW SR 2015 celebrates the wild instincts that arise with deafening silence of the night. Kanika Goyal’s label finds its identity through venturing into provocative minimalism. Talking about her designs, she adds, “My designs bring out contrasting ideals into garments that narrate similar stories.”

Manish Bansal 

Another talented Delhi based designer, Manish Bansal, holds a master’s degree in Fashion Design Technology - Menswear. His LFW SR 2015 collection, ‘suits’ depicts the nuances that are attached to the word ‘gamble.’

His label, Manish Bansal, intends to create innovative fashion statements that expresses past and contemporary fashion paradigm. Explaining the concept of his collection, Manish says, “The collection suggests a pun on the term ‘Suits’ – deriving reference from a suit of cards or as a suit worn by the influential and important person.”

PRIYANKA ELLA LORENA LAMA

Bangalore based designer Priyanka holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion and Apparel Design from NIFT, Bangalore. Her collection at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015 takes inspiration from ‘Utopia,’ an ideal state of enlightenment. Her designs symbolize a cohesive force carried by unsophisticated values. Her label, P.E.L.L.A, aims to create a world of imagination, inspiration & innovation. Describing the brand’s philosophy, she adds, “The idea is to create aesthetics through deliberate imperfections with a minimalist design language.”

Salita Nanda

Salita Nanada, a Pune based designer, holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Business, from London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, along with Diploma in Fashion Design from Milan Fashion Campus. Her collection for Lakmé Fashion Week themed ‘Demoiselles, ‘meaning ‘young ladies,’ is based on Picasso’s cubist painting, Les demoiselles d’Avignon. Her label, Salita Nanda, consists of ready-to-wear hybrid collection, combining digital printing and a series of 3Dprinted fabrics. Salita says, “The collection is an amalgamation of a beautiful piece of art and a touch of pop. The African undertones in the painting translate into prints and symbols like love, beauty and strength.”

Girl with the Blue Scarf says: It's a little surprising that all the  six GenNext designers this season of Spring Summer 2015 have been chosen from outside Mumbai. But then it also goes on to show that the Lakme Fashion week is honing talents from across India in a much trusted and deserved manner. What do you think? 

Alan Alexander Kaleekal from Thiruvananthapuram. Ankit Carpenter from New Delhi. Kanika Goyal from New Delhi. Manish Bansal from New Delhi. Priyanka Ella Lama from Bangalore. Salita Nanda from Pune.

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