{"id":13533,"date":"2011-09-10T11:15:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T15:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modacycle.com\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2011-09-11T08:09:08","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T12:09:08","slug":"sachin-and-babi-spring-2012-modern-indian-textiles-meet-70s-american-glam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/2011\/09\/10\/sachin-and-babi-spring-2012-modern-indian-textiles-meet-70s-american-glam\/","title":{"rendered":"Sachin and Babi – Spring 2012 – Modern Indian Textiles Meet 70’s American Glam"},"content":{"rendered":"

View the full collection in our Photo Gallery<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

story by Ashley Roberts
\nphotos by Ned & Aya Rosen<\/p>\n

Sachin + Babi’s<\/a> Spring 2012 collection is inspired by 70’s glam rocker women Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones and Faye Dunaway, these icons are incorporated by use of “similar aesthetic and similar looks, but more relevant to our wardrobe now,” says co-designer Babi Ahluwalia.\u00a0The color palate consisted of bright oranges, pinks, and\u00a0metallic\u00a0is an ode to the couple’s Indian heritage and origin.\u00a0For years Sachin + Babi have provided textiles to some of Fashion’s top designers, and their resources and understanding of that product showed through here as well as ever in their most recent collection.<\/p>\n

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Designers Sachin and Babi Ahluwalia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The husband and wife team’s play off of and love for texture shows best here in perforated leather strips and tulle and leather sequins on white chambray. Lurex was Babi Ahluwalia\u00a0favorite new textile, as well as chambray and the laser-cut leathers. All of which was tied together perfectly with their jewelry and accessories, and appropriate styling which avoided any troublesome 70’s cliches. This is a strong collection with a unique and very confident sexy aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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