Joshi who worked with top-notch designers like Ritu Kumar and Ritu Beri before setting up his own designer label adds, "An exorbitant use of vegetable dyes would add finesse to the apparels. Shades of pastels and earthy colours like blue, orange, golden, and browns shall rule the fashion kingdom.
He adds, "The influence of nature would be visible in the form of floral prints. Prints of leaves and flowers mixed together will stand out strongly."
Betting on cotton fabrics for the hot Indian summer, Joshi says, "Seeing the long summer season prevalent in our country, it would be safe to bet upon the cottons. The fabric suits, all body types and will be a must in everybody's wardrobe. Flowy, flamboyant silhouettes in cotton can never go out of vogue." Arguing that one need to differentiate between fashion and fad, Joshi points out that fashion is something with can be carried forward from one generation to another. "Fashion is different from fad which usually has a shell life of a season or two. Fad keeps changing," he says.
While movies like King Khan's Om Shanti Om has brought back the 70's fashion Joshi says that one must not follow trends blindly.
"The mistake that people usually commit is that they follow trends completely. They need to ascertain whether they actually look good in a dress or can carry it off well before deciding to follow fashion," says Joshi.
"It would be stereotypical to say that wear something which suits your attitude, but then reality lies in the fact that gorgeous silhouettes which look stunning on the ramp are not meant for any one and everyone.
"One should follow his heart and not brainlessly follow fashion trends to end up dressing up like a buffoon. However this does not mean the trends are to be ignored and trashed, for an essential guide on colours and fabrics helps to create a look, most envied of," he adds.
With the fast paced fashion industry coming into lot of criticism
after former model Geetanjali Nagpal was found begging on streets and
Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar promising to show the 'real' face
of the industry in his upcoming movie, Fashion, Joshi says that the industry is a sitting duck for everyone.
"There
are so many women like Nagpal out on the streets. Since, she was a
former model, she has got so much publicity. Fashion industry is always
in the limelight because of its close relationship with media. Hence,
anything small tends to get highlighted and blown out of proportion,"
says Joshi.
He adds, "Few years back during a fashion event,
there was a wardrobe malfunction. Everybody started accusing the
designers of doing it intentionally. Who would ever want such a cheap
publicity. But, since it is related to our industry, people write and
say whatever they want irrespective of it being a fact or not."
Talking up the upcoming movie Fashion,
he says, "Madhur is a good director. I have seen all his previous
movies. He makes realistic movies but you need to understand that a
director also needs mirch-masala to sell his movies. Hence, I can't
wait to see his film on the fashion industry to check out whether he
has hit the bull's eye or has added a lot of masala."
