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Lovebirds Reimagises Indian Fashion Beyond Familiar Postcard Stereotypes

Lovebirds Reimagises Indian Fashion Beyond Familiar Postcard Stereotypes
Lovebirds · firstpost.com

Lovebirds is an Indian fashion label created by Gursi Singh and Amrita Khanna.

It showed a new collection at London Fashion Week.

Instead of using famous postcard images of India, the designers used familiar everyday objects.

These included old matchboxes, school charts, soap boxes, and painted photo backdrops.

One important design came from the old “Ideal Boy” school posters many children knew.

The designers also used traditional Indian fabrics and worked with printing artisans.

They made the clothes look modern, simple, and carefully crafted.

The collection presented Indian culture through personal memories rather than common stereotypes.

Key facts

Label
Lovebirds
Designers
Gursi Singh and Amrita Khanna
Collection
Spring/Summer 2027, “India: IYKYK”
Event
London Fashion Week debut
Key motif
The Adarsh Balak, or “Ideal Boy,” school chart
Featured textiles
Chintz, tussar silk, dupion silk, and frayed brocades
Craft process
Disrupted block printing and hand-brushing by artisans

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