A NIFT 2002 graduate, Aveek Bhattacharya has been working in the Indian fashion and textile industry for over two decades now, assisting various designers, as a consultant and an independent designer. He loves to work with fluid, sustainable clothing and express the cultural ethos and traditional arts and heritage of handloom textiles through his designs.
His recent show La vie en Rose showcased a range of his newly launched handcrafted co-ord sets, oversized dresses and kaftans at Mahatab’s house in Alipore. Directed by stylist Neel Saha and accompanied by the sound design of Aneesh Basu, the collection showcased is named La vie en Rose, meaning ‘life in pink’, borrowed from one of his favourite songs of Edith Piaf, celebrating the universal emotion of love.
Aveek Bhattacharya
Aveek draws inspiration heavily from the city’s popular culture, the people and the folklore of rural Bengal. This collection, presented through six stories, is inspired by the mood of celebration or rather celebrating life encapsulated through the choice of reflective surfaces, vibrant colours and eclectic embroidery patterns. “In Darpan or mirror to the soul, we presented the co-ord sets in lustrous weaves, surface ornamented with antique zardozi, French knot and reflective mirror-work expressing self-love. In the printed range we had Prakriti showcasing kaftans in pastel colours printed with flora, fauna and garden motifs; Upal meaning pebbles in Sanskrit was a print inspired by broken raw pathways of rural Bengal displayed on oversized unisex dresses; Ananda meaning happy in Bengali was a range of silk modal kaftans with architecture-inspired prints; Alpona displayed silk modal kaftans printed with traditional festive floor decor; and Mrittika meaning the soil explored the theme of loving our roots through geometric block prints, Mangalgiri stripes and gamchha,” said Aveek.