I am a student of NID, Ahmedabad. My project is of making a range of garments for the tourists of Kerala. The idea was to provide trendy clothing solutions for tourists who felt the need to identify with and integrate into the local culture. A second aspect of my design concept was ‘reversibility’ wherein a complete new look unfolds on reversing, which includes the change of color, texture and also the silhouette. The clothes are all light to avoid the cumbersome aspects of heavy draping.The
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final design deliverable includes 15 collections that are all reversible and are intended to help tourists build a rapport with local people and connect to the heritage of Kerala.