Gaurav & Ritika Wills India Fashion Week S/S 2013

An opulent remiscence of the sea and all of its hues, in the consciousness of the passing hour.  Soft shades paraded through the runway, bringing to life Gaurav & Ritika´s Spring Summer 2013 collection and earning the title Ebb and Flow.

From the ethereal white to laureal green, passing by the delicacy of light hues of blue and eventually giving way to a solemn brown and to the depth of grey, sighting splashes of metallics, gold or silver, reflecting the last rays of sunshine or the first glimmer of moonlight. There is a present idea of lightness and softness as well as of the mystery and profoundness of the ocean, savored from the areal, aiming for the sunset and the mystic of the night.

The unique duo´s aesthetic remains innovatively untouchable; Gaurav and Ritika maintained their signature graphics: bold colors and origami excesses. Asymmetric panels, deconstruction and layering are inspired by the collage technique and translated in patchworks of fabrics and contrasts of textures, and the use of colour block and sheer materials nods to athletic wear.  Feminine silhouettes were shown as soft and straight, flowing and draped, where skirts hit below the knee and were in parts oversized. Slits lingered mid thigh, sexing up colorblock, floor length gowns, as a pair of tailored, high- waisted trousers walked beautifully down the runway.

Absorbing their inspiration out of events, people and everything mundane, the collection gains an additional commercial value, however never losing its contemporary and urban lines, devoid of everything conventional, channeling the industrial chaos of modern cities. Through all collections, it is possible to enjoy a dynamic identity, both explorative and creative, similar in its construction, distinguished in the story that is told. What keeps them intrinsically attached? The ever- changing, under- construction Delhi, that created the architectural element that remained the essential Gaurav & Ritika signature.