Paris Fashion Week 2024: India’s Shakuntala Kulkarni wows in bamboo armor that represents modern women, vanishing traditions and more – SEE photos

Paris Fashion Week 2024 witnessed the unique bamboo structures of Indian fashion designer Shakuntala Kulkarani, who showcased women’s empowerment in her own innovative way.

It’s the season of fashion glamor and glitter. With the highlight of Milan Fashion Week, the streets of Paris are buzzing with different fashion trends. And once again India shines bright! Indian fashion designer Shakuntala Kulkarni transformed the Dior stage when she presented her bamboo-structured tailoring collection at Paris Fashion Week 2024.

With her flowing robes made of bamboo skeletons, she sought to explore the female experience in different contexts. The skeleton served more of a dramatic backdrop, used as a metaphor for celebrating freedom for women, empowering them and more

‘of bodies, armor and cages’ was the title of a series that functions as a metaphor for feminine strength, courage, resilience, generosity and dignity. The fixtures emphasize the paradoxical nature of clothing and armor: elements designed to clothe, protect and transform the body can also imprison and restrict it.

In addition to the spectacular spectacle, Kulkarni also showed fragments from her 2016 film Juloos on canvas. According to Dior’s official website, the piece “explores feminine subjectivity, not only in light of the social and political vulnerability of the body, but also, and more importantly, its power within the urban space and social system in which we evolve .”

Kulkarni is known for her work in contemporary art. She skillfully tries to make the transition from flat surfaces to sculpture, performance and new media.

Shakuntala is not only known for its modern aesthetic, but also for the provocation of its installations. Her work often focuses on themes such as identity, gender, social norms and more. Kulkarni is known for her innovative use of materials, especially bamboo, which she manipulates to create intricate and symbolic shapes.