The set was crafted over six months, with the vintage textile handwoven in the artisan clusters of Varanasi.
On the second day of NMACC, celebrating Indian craftsmanship, Amit Aggarwal’s custom set for Priyanka was crafted by pairing a 60-year-old vintage Banarasi Brocade Saree made using silver threads and a gold electroplating on khadi silk, draped and structured with a molded body-toned jewel made of a uniquely handcrafted material and paired with a signature sequin foil holographic bodice.
The holographic bustier adapts traditional techniques to a contemporary look by twisting the colored wire on which the thin silver wire (lametta) and a flattened wire (badla), themselves heavily woven with gold wire, were wound.
The brocade was laid over an ikat weave, used as the base to craft the bodice constructed with Amit’s signature sequin sheets in holographic hues to reflect the nine colors of ikat.
The set was crafted over six months, with the vintage textile handwoven in the artisan clusters of Varanasi.
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