Textile minister Irani to launch designer Madhu Jain’s 'Bamboo Silk Ikat' collection

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Aug 17, 2017

Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani will launch the latest creation of India’s top textile designer Madhu Jain titled Bamboo-Silk Ikat at Organo in Hauz Khas Village in New Delhi.
 

Veteran designer Jain has completed 30 years in the fashion industry this year with focus solely on textiles and crafts and is optimistic that this new collection will be well received.
 
"This collection reflects a convergence of three different schools of weaving in my inimitable style, which is to craft distinctive combinations of two different weaving traditions to create new, museum-worthy textiles, high on quality and design," Jain told a news agency.

"I've worked for 15 long years along with my master weavers in perfecting the bamboo-silk Ikat, and it is only now that I feel my persistence has finally paid off,” she added.
 
Jain was recently felicitated by the Fashion Design Council of India for completing 30 years in the industry at the last Amazon India Fashion Week.
 
"I love the fact that this new textile does not eat into the earth's meagre resources; rather, with bamboo being so plentiful in India, we can provide livelihood options for bamboo growers. The silver lining is that bamboo is biodegradable, so this fabric will leave a very negligible ecological footprint. It truly is a fabric of the future," said Jain.
 
Madhu Jain is one of the few Indian designers that has dedicated her life to optimise the country’s artisanal wealth and change the face of the handlooms sector. She has worked with the Ministry of Textiles on several occasions to revive the industry by giving a designer touch to popularize Indian garments.