LFW W/F 2012 Preview: Archana Kochhar

Collection theme: Retro

What to expect: Geometric printed cocktail saris, playful tunics, fluid dresses and gowns. I’m liking the idea of a chessboard print on an embellished gown (see below). Maybe gowns will be fun after this.

Key trends:

• Geometric shapes
• Colour blocking of bright hues like electric blue, bright yellow and shades of green offset against the tints of black, white and grey.
• Retro-inspired prints (from the 1970s and 80s)

Watch out for: The Indian alphabet as embellishments- a very desi twist!