Kiara Advani, who was on a long break from making public appearances, is back, this time, promoting her upcoming movie Toxic. After making a headline-making arrival in Hyderabad in a black velvet sari with a lace blouse from designer Manish Malhotra, the actor appeared in a gilded three-piece look from designer Yash Patil’s label That Antiquepiece.
According to Patil, the corset is made with handwoven silk brocade, the skirt is constructed with silk tissue fabric, handcrafted especially in Varanasi, and the silk satin stole that completes the look features fringes with knots made completely by hand. “We always break our pieces into as many separates as possible,” says Patil, who encourages styling them and re-wearing them in multiple different ways.
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At least 8 to 10 meters of silk tissue fabric is ruched and pleated to make the skirt that hugs the hips before falling fluidly to the bottom. According to Patil, the intentional ruching and pleating is especially flattering for Indian women who are looking for styles that will enhance their curves. Patil, who has made corsetry and draping with pleated fabrics a leitmotif in his design narrative shares how he developed the style a year ago and has been perfecting the design since. It is also interesting to note that between the draping of the skirt and the boning on the corset, the construction of the entire look, according to Patil, took over 100 man hours.
Lakshmi Lehr, who styled the look on Advani, kept the accessories minimal with gold earrings and a statement ring with a dalmatian stone, both from Outhouse Jewellery by designers Kaabia and Sasha Grewal. Hair stylist Sankalp Surve fashioned her long hair in voluminous curls while makeup artist Pompy Hans took inspiration from the gilded outfit to turn it into an earthy smokey eye and nude lips.
From the Vogue desk:
“A corset made with Banarasi brocade fabric like this is a great investment for the festive and wedding season. It is versatile and can be styled in many different ways—as a top with a lehenga or a blouse with a sari. For ceremonial styling, I suggest adding a choker to the look with smaller, stud earrings and rings,” says Ashwini Arun Kumar, Vogue India fashion features editor.
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