Jaipur’s Anita Dongre
Historically speaking, Jaipur is an endlessly fascinating place. The design and layout of the city goes back to the 18th century, and the pink color has its origins in the 19th, and both reflect Jaipur, and India’s, relationship with the world at large, as well as a consciousness that belongs to the place. Cosmic principles lie behind the city layout, which is remarkably sensible, and also speaks to a desire to connect with something mysterious and larger than the flow of daily life. The rhythms of Jaipur, however, are very easy to get caught up in, and there is a charm and elegance to the moments that pass here. There are many fantastic reasons to visit Jaipur, and there is always more to know and understand, where the city reveals itself more on every visit.
It would be reasonable to expect that there are elegant lodgings in Jaipur. Hotels are plentiful, and there are great choices that can suit every sensibility. But it’s always lovely to experience a luxurious place from a perspective of luxury, and some of the accommodations are simply out of this world. It’s rather heavenly to wake up somewhere where the decor speaks to the glories of the great state of Rajasthan, and beginning a day with an elegant meal served up by some of India’s top chefs is also a slice of paradise. The sense of sumptuousness is all around you in Jaipur, and sometimes it’s hard to tell if the gorgeous sensibility comes from the city itself, or from the creative minds of the people from here, or maybe it doesn’t make a difference.
These lines all get crossed when you look at the fashions created by one of Jaipur’s most successful fashion designers, Anita Dongre. Her clothing lines reflect her childhood here, and are a reflection of her ability to absorb the artistic sensibility and combine it with a contemporary aesthetic that makes clothes meant for wearing. There is a lovely mix of the practical with the beautiful in her work, because she understands that women like to move. And her work makes waves wherever it’s shown, as exemplified when her new line was shown in Kolkata. Here, there was a wonderful demonstration of what can happen when the local tradition for glorious cloth meets international fashion consciousness, for a look that reflects Jaipur in all of its manifestations.
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