It was an evening of style, substance, and heart as the most awaited event of the fashion calendar took place with Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla presenting their collection to celebrate 50 years of The Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA). The duo chose to pay a tribute to India’s textiles and embroidery legacy at their presentation for CPAA this year.
Titled ‘INHERITANCE’ the collection showcased a spectacular expression of heritage textiles from across the country, where each outfit looked like a canvas for spectacular embroideries.
From Bandhini tie and dye, Banarasi tissues, jamdanis, and khadi to Assam weaves and Kanjeevaram silks, a multitude of techniques from chikankari and zardozi to gota and resham found a new birth in their collections. Iconic motifs like the paisley, lotus, and bindu and dot became the inspiration for dazzling creativity.
“It is an immense honour and privilege to work with CPAA for the third year in a row. Their work to empower and heal people and families affected by Cancer is unsurpassed. As they mark 50 years of committed service to the community, we are delighted to be a part of this event. Cancer is treatable and beatable. Let’s all be a part of this fight,” the designer-duo said.
“We have sourced the most exquisite fabrics and textiles from across India, from leading weavers and companies. These fabrics form the DNA of this collection. Our flight of fantasy to take our inheritance and create beauty,” they added.
There was a power-packed celebrity presence on the ramp which included Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Karan Johar, and Shweta Bachchan Nanda. Sonam Kapoor wore a dream ensemble in off-white georgette with pastel and gold lace zardozi borders. She paired it with Ijaar pants that had a broad and dramatic zardozi border. Teamed with an exquisite pair of peacock chandbalis and a mangtikka designed by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla crafted by Saboo, a beautiful Banarasi Jamdani dupatta provided the final finish to the style diva.
Karan Johar looked dapper in AJSK Man sporting an open coat with inner kurta and churidar in the finest khadi silk. The off-white coat was lavishly hand embroidered in gold zari and silk thread. He carried a Jamdani shawl edged with gold zari borders and accessorised it with an elephant statement ring from Saboo by AJSK jewellery line. Shweta Bachchan wore an ensemble from The ‘Chakra’ collection. This is a new expression of a vintage AJSK range. Soothing earth tones came alive with elaborate multi-colour resham and gold gota hand-embroidery with her ghagra. The final touch of her look came with the chandbalis, kadas, and delicate maangtikka designed by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla and crafted by Saboo.
Guests present to support the designer-duo were Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Maheep and Shanaya Kapoor, Kavita and Priya Singh, Sussanne Khan, Kajal Anand, Anandita De,Tanya and Arvind Dubash, Debbie Hitkari, Ruchira Aggarwal, Pragya Kapoor, Tarika Mariwala, Karan Singh, Kiran, and Namrata Sharma, Shivani Patil, Mallika Tarkas Parekh and more.
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