Collection Note + Pictures - Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and the Australian Government Presents 5 Australian designer’s collections @ Lotus Make Up India Fashion Week In Association with Nexa SS '19
Collection Note + Pictures - Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and the Australian Government Presents 5 Australian designer’s collections @ Lotus Make Up India Fashion Week In
Association with Nexa SS '19
The Indo-Australian Project is a presentation of 5 Australian designer’s collections that have been
created with stunning hand loomed textiles and artisan embellishments through Artisans of Fashion’s artisan partners. The project was conceived as part of an Indo-Australian agreement between the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and the Australian Government in India to support the ongoing cultural and trade relationships in the fashion and textile industries. Caroline Poiner, the founder of Artisans of Fashion was engaged by the Australian High Commission to curate the collections and the event.
Artisans of Fashion wasfoundedin 2012with the intent to preserve the traditionalcraft techniques by
linking the artisans to the International market through theinfluential fashion & textile industry.
We work with 100’s of weavers and artisans creating access to anextensive range of hand loomed textiles as well as traditional embroidery, dyeing and printing techniques; bringing the traditional craft of the artisans to the world ofinternational design.
Artisans of Fashion’s aim is to promote cultural sustainability, authenticity and
social change for village artisans in India; with a specific focus on empowering
women&marginalised communities who have little access to alternative
sources of income.
Our focus is to work with these communities to help create highquality, hand-crafted product with appeal for the international market and facilitate ongoing relationships and access between the designers and artisans.
We source our textiles from regions all over India - which has one of the richest
traditions and variety of this craft compared to any other country in the world. Each region has it’s unique style of weavingusing traditional designs and motifs each with its own distinctive character.
Since it's inception AOF has facilitated collaborations with a number of Australian designers with rural artisan communities. The collections are being sold worldwide and have been showcased at international runway shows; most recently with Australian designer Helen Kaminski in the US & Japan and Kit Willow (KIT X) at Paris Fashion Week with our latest presentation in Delhi presenting We Are Kindred, ROOPA, Romance Was Born, BBrothers Earth & Cassandra Harper a culmination of our work across the 5 designer collections at Lotus Makeup Delhi Fashion Week.
By promoting handloom, natural fibres and the traditional artisan techniques we strive to facilitate ethical work practices and positive change;reducing the environmental and social impact of the fast fashion industry.
ROOPA
“You (AOF) created this platform for Aussie designers as no one knew what India was all about a few years back in terms of Artisanal products, it was a step by step process and you initiated this for all of us.
I was born and raised in India, my team is in India but still it’s very hard to get things off the ground. Creating and building the artisanal community and connecting the brands and making it happen was not possible without AOF's vision.
I will support and Love your enterprise, and love to be involved!” –
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