Go natural

Mona

Functionality is the prime motive for designer duo Karishma Shahani and Wasim Khan. The lady, dressed in a pink long dress in floral print and her man in the same print in a white shirt with blue cotton trousers, hail natural weaves as the best bet to beat the summer heat. Here is more...

Friendly fabric

A new mum Karishma effortlessly juggles the dual roles – taking a workshop for INFID students on design process while also keeping an eye on her five-month-old son Zayn in the next room through a glass partition. The hottest trend this season, according to her — natural Indian fabrics. 

“Not only it’s the ruling trend but also necessity for beating the heat. You like your favourite celeb wearing something in London, but you just can’t blindly follow. Suit your style to your own setting and season.  Breathable fabric is the best bet for this season.” And, no please don’t head straight to Fab India for malmal kurtas. That is not what she is suggesting here. “There is so many ways to wear our natural weaves. Opt for dresses, pants, shirts, skirts or tops,” says the designer who got back to work just after 21 days of giving birth and presented her collection at Lakme Fashion Week with three-and-a-half-month-old son in tow.

Try it out 

A harfanmaula (master of many trades), Wasim Khan, believes in doing something just to know whether he is good at it or not. “How else would you know,” asks the man who puts in even greater effort while pursuing a field that’s not his forte. Currently on a high having designed Dandi-Kutir, a state of the art museum dedicated to life and times of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhinagar, he is also working as an art director for a film Dansh that got a sound reception internationally. Very tech-driven ode to a simple man, we ask about Dandi Kutir. “It is not necessary to communicate the ‘simple living high thinking’ ideal in a simple way. Tech advancement is to connect the young to the iconic man and his principles.”

On how to summer-proof the house...he cites example of their home in Pune, “We totally believe in recycling. We have recently made drapes out of cotton sarees in blues, greens with hints of yellow. Add lots of layers to suit needs of day and night.