East Meets West

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These raw silk dresses were hanging at the front of the Estethica show at the London Fashion Week and they stopped us dead in our tracks. Made of the finest softest silk, they moved gently in the breeze coming in the door. The dresses and skirts are designed by Samant Chauhan who is a big Indian designer and they are part of his special eco-line. They are a perfect meeting of the eastern aesthetic with western styles. The clothes are exquisitely made; even the buttons and trims are hand made out of silk. The detail in each skirt and jacket is painstaking, with double layers of fabric used to create effects…