EXCLUSIVE! Fashion Police with Anamika Khanna: ‘I actually want the saree to go back the original drape’

In a recently held event, Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy caught up with ace designer Anamika Khanna for an exclusive interview on revival of weaves, her love for jamdanai, how the pandemic days were a learning phase for her and more.

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EXCLUSIVE! Fashion Police with Anamika Khanna

Storytelling is the one kind of creativity that brightens the mind’s imagination to the fullest. The ambition of this event is to supply the audience an evening of a memorable, unique storytelling experience. One where they in point of fact feel the pulse of the AK|OK woman and witness her story come to life in a 30-minute play act.

Anamika Khanna had once mentioned to Firstpost, how AK-OK is named by her childhood when she changed into in hospital convalescing from a serious illness, Viraj and Vishesh told her she can be: “OK, the total lot can be OK, the total lot can be AK-OK”.

Recently, Saks celebrated the launch of AFEW Rahul Mishra and AK|OK Anamika Khanna. Saks is the exclusive retail partner for AFEW Rahul Mishra and AK|OK Anamika Khanna within the US. As a a part of Saks’ commitment to delight and inspire customers with its world-class assortment. A real believer of art and heritage, Anamika Khanna says, “The craft or the heritage of India is so huge that the foundation doesn’t end, something or the choice just keep coming up.”

Edited excerpts from the interview:

If we're talking about revival of weaves that must be put into newer form, what's the weave recommend that must be revived?

I am going to be a bit bit biased here because I come from Bengal. I think like there may additionally be a large range of textile from Bengal which is been skipped over like jamdani which is so beautiful and by some means into the limelight as a consequence of its simplicity. I think like there are lot other weaves in India that are becoming a large range of attention, but jamdani isn’t getting that sort of attention that it in point of fact deserves.

Fashion did undergo a rough patch eventually of the pandemic, what do you may perhaps claim concerning the business of fashion coming back?

I'm now no longer going to call it a rough patch. Two things occurred eventually of the pandemic. One, it gave us the time to reset and it’s critical to reset and it also made us harder and more difficult.

We had to undergo a large range of challenges. In my view speaking a large range of weddings that were postponed, but the budgets were a lot lower when it came to creating outfits. We also had challenges on a solution to get the karigars to work within the safest environment. It made us more resilient and gave us time to think what I do with my brand. That reset eventually of COVID I in finding out about it very positively.

Diwali is knocking at the door, what is a method of draping the sari that you like, would you like it to appear fancy or, keep it one of a couple of many best way which is a protracted way?

For once, I would love the sari to go back to where which is a protracted way. We have tried so many drapes with it. But I surely go back the unique drape.

Lachmi Deb Roy is the entertainment editor of Firtspost, Network18. She reviews films and series with a gender lens. Her interviews are basically which is often called 'Not Just Bollywood' because she takes huge interest in world cinema. OTT over theatrical releases is her preference unless and until its a King Khan film. She takes interest in fashion, food and art reviews too. see more