Handwoven dupattas a staple in a women's wardrobe

Designer Gaurang Shah, who has styled the likes of Sharmila Tagore and Vidya Balan, has come up with the Dupatta Festival to celebrate the art of this ensemble. The three day Dupatta Festival will place at his Flagship store from Thursday.

"A dupatta is one of the most versatile garments that can be paired and styled as per ones persona. One could go fusion, traditional, dress it up or dress it down. It is perfect for an office conference or a cocktail party," Shah said.

"Hand-woven dupattas have become a staple in a woman's wardrobe. A Maheshwari printed dupatta, a patan patola, kota, khadi jamdani, paithani, kanjeevaram, chikankari, parsigara, kalamkari are some of the hand-woven dupattas that are in trend," Shah added.

The range that Shah has created for the festival is patan patola, khadi jamdani, kota, benarasi, paithani, kanjeevaram and maheswari. He has even created a handcrafted fusion and some of the pieces that will be part of that section will be a chikankari dupatta with woven patan patola, or chikankari with parsi gara embroidery.

Hand painted kalamkari in soothing colours like natural green, indigo blues, rust and textures with cotton, organza, khadi and enhanced with chikankari. "For a day out, at work or a casual look, one can pair dupattas with tops, kurtas, crop tops and play with drapes to make it fusion," he said.