The opening ceremony for the three day event of Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was not only high on Indian arts, culture, craftsmanship, and design but also fashion and glamor. Celebrities from both Hollywood and Bollywood showed their courtesies at the event. Priyanka Chopra, among the attendees on the second day of the event arrived in Mumbai in a vintage look. Nick Jonas, her husband and daughter, Malti Marie Jonas accompanied her to the event.
After Day 1, the Jonas lady sported an “upcycled vintage look with a modern twist”. It was an outfit, she said, was an “amalgamation of the east and the west! Like me” — on the second day. Priyanka came in a handcrafted outfit with a story. Created by the designer Amit Agarwal, the dress was perfect for an evening celebrating Indian art and fashion.
The dress
The stunning piece was created using a “65-year-old vintage Banarasi patola (brocade). It was a saree with silver threads and a gold electroplating on khadi silk”. Priyanka paired it with a sequin sheet holographic bustier to “reflect the nine colors of an ikat weave that the brocade is set in.”
This was draped over and structured with a jewel-toned molded body made with unique material. It took six months to design the dress with the original vintage textile handwoven in the craft clusters of Varanasi.
Sharing the pictures of Priyanka at the event, the designer wrote, “On the second day of NMACC, celebrating Indian craftsmanship, we created a custom look for Priyanka that is an ode to her being and path, rooted yet ever evolving. The ensemble was crafted by pairing a 60-year-old vintage Banarasi brocade saree made using silver threads and a gold electroplating on khadi silk, draped over and structured with a jewel-toned molded body made of uniquely crafted material and paired with a signature holographic bustier.”
