Timeless Elegance

Phulkari Work

Phulkari is an ancient embroidery technique, practiced on a large scale in the state 

of Punjab. Phulkari or flower work, was also the synonym for embroidery in the ancient period. Traditional weavers excelled this art and made beautiful flower carvings on the piece of fabric.

Manish Malhotra’s latest collection for Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week, titled ‘Threads of Emotions’, featured this beautiful artwork called, Phulkari. Like his previous collection, where he displayed chikankari and kashmiri work, this time too he did a fantastic job in embezzling the stylish apparels with this beautiful embroidery work. What we liked the most was that he used the phulkari work in geometric prints which made it stand out.

Among the models who worked on the ramp, we thought Esha Gupta stood out in a gorgeous black and red Phulkari saree. We also liked the stylish jacket which was adorned by Jacqueline Fernandez . The jackets with an Indian flavor are a hot favorite this season. We feel it gives a classy feel to the Indian wear. We also loved the “ anarkali over the cigarette pants” look .

The men’s collection was also captivating. We felt Siddharth Malhotra looked the best amongst all the male models. The dhoti and the bandh gala look is a hot favorite amongst men these days.

Sonam Kapoor also looked charming in  Payal Pratap designed phulkari outfits which she wore for promoting her latest block buster, “Bhaag Milkha Singh”. However we totally loved Kareena’s black phulkari outfit designed by Payal Pratap. We felt she looked sleek and classy with a minimal accessory look. We really like the  creativity  that Payal Pratap adds to the  Indian outfits.

This multicolored motif is surely here to stick around for some time. Which outfit you think looked the best?