Influence of traditional textile designs on fashion

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Influence of traditional textile designs on fashion

Following examples will illustrate that how traditional designs are modified and used to suit fashion trends:

  • The famous Chinar leaf motif that originally appears in the Kashmiri embroidery is not confined to embroidery and to any particular place anymore, in fact it has become popular motif in printing and weaving also.
  • Phulkari of Punjab is originally hand embroidery and the designs are geometrical in nature; for example Chevron motif of phulkari is being used in weaving and printing also.
  • Translating traditional Chikankari motifs through machine embroidery and printing is in practice for novel effects.
  • The famous shikarghar motif of Banaras brocade is now being printed on bed covers, quilts etc.
  • Motifs of Kutch and Kathiawar embroideries of Gujrat such as birds, flowers, parrots, peacock, bulbul, human figures, dancing girls, Karanphool (the flower shaped earring), mango motif, Gopi-Krishna, Ras-leela, dandia scenes, Kings in procession seated on elephant were originally embroidered are now woven and printed with same effects.
  • The motifs of bandhani of Rajasthan such as lehriya, object tying effects etc, are now printed with rotary printing producing same effects.
  • Cross and diamond designs of Patola and Ikats are now printed and can be commonly found on ladies dress material and sarees.
  • Temple motifs which are commonly produced in South India through weaving are now printed with same effects.
  • Lotus motif of traditional Kantha embroidery is also being printed on various textiles.
  • The Negi and menthi stitch of kasuti embroidery has been adapted in weaving and printing.
  • Kalamkari (a traditional hand painting belonging to Andhra Pradesh, done with natural dyes only) designs are now adopted to block and screen printing using different types of dyes.
  • Appliqué like effects are created through printing.
Chikankar: Tie & dye: Chikankari effect: Tie & dye and Batik effect through printing
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