Abraham & Thakore - AIFWAW '17

BACK TO WORK With this presentation of a new collection, named “Back to Work”, on the 15th of March at AIFW, Abraham & Thakore continues engagement with Indian textiles made by hand. We explore the possibility of simple separates in pure cotton providing practical alternatives to the everyday workday needs of the urban Indian woman looking for fashion solutions that draw on tradition. These clothing solutions are contemporarised and made suitable for a modern Indian professional who despite air conditioned interiors, also has to function in 40 degrees Celsius! We also explore notions of gender and preconceived ideas of gender specific clothing and we borrow elements from menswear both Western and Indian to create options that are suitable for both women and men, interchangeably in some instances. The colour palette is Ivory, Madder, Indigo and Black. All fabrics are pure cotton and are either hand woven or hand printed in textile centres in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Fulia in West Bengal and Barmer in Rajasthan. #backtoworkabrahamandthakore