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Win an EKÁ Block Printed Jacket
About the Prize:
We have a block-printed jacket from EKÁ to give away, made from handspun and handwoven khadi cotton. This is a timeless piece from their Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
The khadi cotton was woven in West Bengal and then block printed by EKÁ’s in-house design team in Delhi using a set of 28 intricately carved blocks carved in Pethapur, Gujrat.
This is a classic and versatile jacket in crisp white cotton with subtle botanical blue motifs that will see you through spring and into summer.
Worth £555
About the EKÁ:
EKÀ means one in Sanskrit, it describes a one of a kind product for women, who wear their heart on their sleeves and attitude in their clothes. Our designs are singular: they’ll never overwhelm the wearer, but each piece has distinctive details, in the fluid cuts and natural fabrics. The collection transcends boundaries of shape, age and race to offer universally adaptable clothing. Each piece is designed to be timeless, with a quiet, subtle femininity. The EKÀ woman, unmoved by seasonal trends, is a tease with her identity, and her clothes reflect that statement.
The collections are soulful, sustainably handcrafted from traditional Indian handwoven textiles, in a contemporary, versatile style that echoes the Ekà way of living: light and unrestrictive in form, pure and organic in substance. The inspiration is authenticity in nature, people and places. The understated palette allows explorations of fabric textures and appeals to a subtle aesthetic. The silhouettes are simple, unrestricted shapes, gently following the lines of the body in clean layers and light as air volumes. EKÀ is clothing for everyday luxury, made to live in. Designed with passion, love and a bit of optimism.
About the Designer:
Rina Singh’s roots are in rural North India, where she was raised, within a culture of family and community craftsmanship, which continues to influence her. She has experience in researching and developing indigenous Indian textile techniques with NIFT Gandhinagar, where she worked as an Assistant professor. She gained a lot of insight on international fashion through travels and work with international design studio based in Prato Italy, with Wills Lifestyle, where she headed women’s wear category.
Rina Singh launched ekà in 2011, where she works primarily, with textile crafts people in rural Western and Eastern India, to develop natural, sustainable fabrics in modern but enduring silhouettes.
Rina was awarded Chairman’s Scholarship from Wigan & Leigh College to study fashion in the UK in 1998. She received the Elle India Graduates Award in 2015, was Runner Up at the Vogue India Fashion Fund 2016, and in the same year was also the regional finalist from India for the prestigious International Woolmark Prize. Recently, she was awarded the Vogue Power List - Minimalist Designer of the Year 2019 and was featured as the Harpers Bazaar’s Women of the Year for 2019.
Rina is the first designer from India to collaborate with global apparel conglomerate Uniqlo for the launch of its first ever Kurta collection across stores globally, for the seasons AW19 and SS20.
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Image Credits:
All images courtesy of Rina Singh at EKÁ
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