Bhargavi Kunam Summer Collection
If you’re from Hyderabad and know a thing or two about traditional handlooms, you would have definitely heard about Bhargavi Kunam. The designer is known for her striking collection of handwoven Kanjeevaram sarees, Benarasi sarees and traditional bridal lehengas. Her eponymous label was started 13 years ago out of passion for conventional weaves and has now grown to become a household name for bridal garments in south India. Inspired by ancient Indian art, the designer includes many age-old elements into her designs, making each piece of Bhargavi Kunam a work of art.
Bhargavi Kunam Summer Collection
The sun is getting hotter by the day and all we can think of is sitting indoors while sipping on a chilled melon cooler. But we still got to show up at work, attend weddings and parties of our dear ones irrespective of the weather outside. Now finding outfits that look dressy but are also airy is quite the task. What if we were to tell you that, our very own Hyderabad based designer, Bhargavi Kunam dropped a collection that fits all your lists?
Bhargavi Kunam has dropped her latest summer collection – The summer song, and we just can’t get over how comfy and breezy these outfits look. She has introduced summer fabrics like organza’s, chiffon’s and silks that are light and airy with understated embroidery details. Delicate thread embroideries, geometric saree borders and hand painted botanical floral designs complete this collection. Bhargavi Kunam has derived her inspiration from the Mughal paintings and architecture for her spring-summer collection. We have decoded her collection for you here, to make your work easier.
Bhargavi Kunam’s summer collection starts with some fresh organza’s in solid morning and evening hues and dainty thread work borders. The embroidery designs are mainly floral and geometric with clean cut sleeveless and halter neck blouses. The color palette is vibrant yet subdue with hues like rani-pink, taupe, pomegranate red, black and mud brown. Moreover, for those who like the extra oomph there are few blouses with balloon sleeves and textured half sleeves.
Hand-painted botanical floral sarees Next in there are some pretty printed and hand-painted botanical floral designs on flowy silk fabrics. The designs are in soft contrast to the saree hues, with classy embroidery detailing on the borders. These super comfortable sarees have been paired with closed high necklines and sleeveless blouses. The colors range from muted tones like grey, lavender and peach nude to electric ultraviolet, navy blue and pastel green.
Hand-painted Organza sarees
The Summer song by Bhargavi Kunam has some more light weight organza sarees. But this time with some beautiful hand painted botanical floral designs going all over the saree. Paired with some self and contrast sleeveless blouses, you can get them in dusty pastel hues of pale yellow, sea green and white.
The sound of birds Bhargavi Kunam has also added few designs with chirpy bird motifs, that have been beautifully combined with the floral botanical designs. These breezy silk sarees are available in sunshine yellow, moss green and evening grey paired with contrast blouses.