Purnam - A Success of Support

An afternoon filled with thoughtful fashion. A happy buzz, a constant
reminder about accepting sustainability as a fashion anthem. Honouring and appreciating
indigenous art and aesthetics. That’s what it was at the 12th
edition of Purnam’s Summer Festive 2018
exhibition held last week at The Ashok in the capital. As promised, the platform
brought together a gamut of designers, craftspeople and artists offering the
best of responsible fashion, food, art and craft to Delhi’s cognoscenti. There were exhibitors from Dubai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata,
as well as beautiful products created by indigenous artisans from Hissar and
Varanasi. There are spectacular ikat creations by craft revivalist and textile
doyen, Madhu Jain, artistic separates by fashion designers Sonam Dubal, Charu
Parashar, Samant Chauhan, Rina Dhaka and Yasmin Kidwai. But the stunning weaves
from small weavers in Banaras, Lucknow and Kolkata were the hotsellers.Present at the exhibition were artist Kanchan Chander, activis…