Kiron Kher Unveils Gaurang's Weaves in Mumbai

Award winning Textile designer Gaurang displayed his red carpet style saris collection titled ‘Gulbadan Revived' in Mumbai today. These mogul era saris and dresses inspired by vintage Kota, Chikankari, Kanjeevaram, Uppada, Banaras Jamdani work took over 6 months to weave. His exhibition and sale of all occasion wearable weaves had an enthusiastic turnout of stylists and hi-fashion consumers. Part of the proceeds from sale will go to widen his vision to support the Jamdani weavers.

"It certainly is the most satisfying moment for a textile designer when his dress or a saree makes a woman special and to feel being the most beautiful women on red carpet" Gaurang says. My idea of sari is to be traditional yet stylish. I am a revivalist and I love to re-create history. My new collections are aimed to break the myth that sari's and traditional Indian woven fabrics are not sexy, formal and cool. When we sit on the design board with our weavers our goal was to create a line that is stylish and stands absolutely traditional. We hope as we move forward our creations will be trendier and cooler to wear. Many of the collections on sale featured the 1950's and 1960's look.

Actor Kiron Kher who has been an ardent fan of Gaurang Creations looked stunning at the launch wearing intrinsically woven flora kota sari. She said, "I love his collections and can't wait to grab it the moment it comes to his store in Mumbai. I have worn his saris in many red carpet shows and even in realty shows like India Got Talent which made me feel so special and Indian."

"I love Mumbai and every time I come here I get a lot of admiration for my twists to Indian textiles and jamdani creations. This time I wanted to give the Mumbai Fashionista's a classic Akbar-era feel while maintaining a vibrant modern style. My inspiration this summer comes from the beautiful Taj Mahal floral drawings inlaid on the marble floor, one among them was the sari worn by my showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week 2013 which was a black kota sari with pure gold zari", Gaurang added.

Speaking about Kiron Kher and the sari he created for her he said, the stars always have an appeal for the fashion direction and she stands-out all the time. I always ensure that my creations win adulation not only for the celebrities who wear it but also every other global woman who wear it anytime, anywhere.

Gaurang display and sale had 16 creations Gulbadan Revived collection, which blended the regal splendor of Rajasthan with the textures of Uttar Pradesh and highlighted it all with the architecture of Akbar's lineage. Besides a range of Red Carpet Style Saris the exhibition cum sale included floor skimming gowns, myriad layers of fabrics for dresses, smocked mermaid style maxis, peplum blouses for voluminous lehengas, flared pants with finely kalied kurtas and khaki chandelier petaled lehenga and blouses made of pure cotton Kota, Kota tussar and Jamdani all with a touch of glorious Indian fashion history.