Six labels from Ahmedabad
How many times have you experienced this?
You spend one hour surfing through online sites and scrolling down till you find the perfect outfit in the favourite colour; after checking it out thoroughly you add it to the shopping cart and eventually when you are about to check out, a faint realisation strikes and argues ‘Hey, this is expensive. It can wait for the next month’.
You exit the site without buying.
Familiar right?
While we don’t mind splurging once in a while, we all tend to stick to our budgets. Finding affordable fashion is a mammoth task for most of us. It is a serious effort to scour through the local markets, surf through umpteen sites and finally freeze on that one particular brand that is not only high on fashion quotient but is also pocket-friendly.
Ciceroni Team brings you High Street Fashion under INR 1500 from six eclectic designers based out of Ahmedabad. They are trendy, bohemian, chic and handcrafted; most importantly all these designers are promoting Indian crafts & textiles in contemporary styles.
1) Amal Krishna (Garment & Hand-crafted Accessories)
Amal Krishna, a graduate from NIFT, is an avid observer of trends and their interpretations in different countries. His favourite however is the fusion between western and Indian craft forms.
He believes in a making a collection which uses bright colours in contrasting styles and fabrics to create eccentric looks. His clothing and accessories can transform a person into a walking piece of art. This young designer is known for his gamthi prints and kalamkari detailed border. His crop tops ( that also can be used as blouses) and casual dresses are the must-haves.
Do add their crop top in your wardrobe!
2) Desi Kalakar
Desi Kalakar was introduced by NIFT pass-outs in 2015 with an idea in mind to celebrate Indian traditional craft forms. Tanu Sagar, Niraj Verma, Azhaar, Firoz and Sushma are the Kalakar’s behind the brand the Desi Kalakar. These kalakari’s are a pro when it comes to designing. They are known for their precision and detailing of work that they do in their collection.
Giving a traditional touch on shoes and apparels is their niche. The shoes not only fit well, but also look chic with both dress and denims.
Get your hands on their shoes.
3) June
“I have enough jewellery” said no women one ever.
This was the thought that led Nidhi Lodha, a MICAn to start up June, an accessory label. Her bohemian accessories are a fusion of Indian crafts and modern design sensibilities to create boho chic eccentric statement pieces.
June’s each piece – neckpiece and earrings are different from the other pieces as they are handcrafted with a liberal dose of coloured threads, mirror work and coins.
She is known for her love of colours, threads and quirkiness that defines her label as well.
Grab your piece of Bohemian jewellery from June – statement neck pieces & earrings
4) Hyperbole Accessories
Hyperbole Accessories, a modern chic accessory brand, was introduced by Gazal Kothari with a vision of letting the jewellery do the talking. Hyperbole accessories is a fine blend of costume jewellery studded with semi-precious gems and detailed craftsmanship.
Set to be the trend setter in contemporary jewellery, the label caters to those who believe in minimalism in design. While the jewellery base is brass, the stones used are semi-precious ones. She procures these semi precious gems from Khambhat and Indonesia
Bollywood is already endorsing her label. Nargis Fakhri, Parineeti Chopra, Pooja Hegde, Karishma Tanna, Richa Chadha, Urvashi Rautela and Anushka Sharma are just a few of the many celebrities who have already worn Hyperbole accessories.
Go bold, Go beautiful.
Buy atleast one statement earrings or finger ring from Hyperbole.
5) Aesthetics
Shruti Singh and Amit Kumar, the designers of Aesthetics, graduated from NIFT and have been working on this label since 1.5 years. They create apparels, accessories and shoes.
Aesthetics is a designer label that provides one platform for all handcrafted accessories and contemporary silhouettes for apparels. She believes in designing dresses that are classic. Their collection is handloom-lovers delight.
Aesthetics also has a wide range of interesting handcrafted jewellery, footwear and clutches. All your fashion needs is catered by this label in an affordable range.
Check out their tops and dresses besides accessories.
6) Craft hues
Craft hues was created with a belief that they wanted to design all things fashion. They love traditional crafts and rare heritage of India. Crafts hues is the most affordable daily wear brand that has apparels.
They also make handcrafted jewellery by using traditional techniques. Find a plethora of colours and unique digital prints at Craft Hues. Opt for their colourful digital printed bags, accessories, bellies, handcrafted jewellery and garments.
Grab a piece of jewellery or apparel from Craft Hues.
Hope you like our list of designers and their designs featured in Fashion under 1500.
(PS – Keep watching this space every month for Ciceroni’s top 5 designers of the month)
