Move over bodycon, time for ‘astructured’ dresses

Dresses which not only promote body positivity but also help the skin breathe are in

From Vandana’s collection.

With the global movement on acceptance of all body types and shapes, it is high time that we Indians stop chasing the size zero body and celebrate womanhood by making each one of us feel comfortable and confident.

Promoting this, I and my fellow designers have started creating ‘astructured’ dresses which not only promotes body positivity but also help your skin breathe.

The idea is to alter clothing to your body’s comfort rather than altering your body to fit a piece of clothing.

Fashion and comfort have always gone hand-in-hand to look stylish; you need to feel confident, and to feel confident you need to be comfortable and to feel comfortable your garment needs to fit you like a sleeve and vice-versa. Altering your body to fit a garment is momentary, so, to stay fashionable altering the garment to your body type only seems a deemed fit.

Not just nature-friendly textiles, this is also an era of fluidity of textiles.

It’s all about cuts, fluidity and styles because if the fabric falls well on a customer’s body, it automatically enhances the silhouette, making her look trendy.

Oversized is youngsters’ favourite

Comfort wear is re-defining today’s fashion industry. Today’s youth wants to invest in good quality fashion wear, something that they not only wear today but also use after a few years. Gone are the days of short dresses and tight waist belts, easy-breezy silhouettes with the multi-layering approach accessorised with chic cross-body bags is a stylish yet young look that we as designers suggest our young buyers to sport.

Revolution of silhouettes over the years

Trends, a few years ago, was all about shift dresses, bodycon or bandage dresses, but over the years customers have been coming and requesting for stylish drapes, butterfly sleeves and multipurpose comfort wear.

Play with colours

From mango yellow to mint greens, it is the time to experiment with colours. Pop-colours like purples, cobalt blue and onion pinks are a big hit this season and vibrant colours can be worn on a day and without a doubt can be party wear too.

(The author is a fashion designer)