CDG - The Costume Designer

Hyp b e g lh from W t juxtapos• • • e- ts from E‚ t. "T† wˆ k Š ld Œ op Ž sp' ' " " ˆ " ‚ t " t Ž • – who ma— ˜ ." erbole herboleaccessories herboleaccessories.com Gazal othari began to understand heir loom eelr earl in life. She vividl re members being dazzled b euisite handmade eelr assed don to her grandmother from her great grandmother. A air of 0earold gold bangles gifted to her hen she turned 13 became treasured heir looms. Telve ears later she ore them on her edding da. othari attended school to learn about e elr making. She attributes being born and raised in India, a countr knon for its beautiful arts and crafts, to her ursuits. Each collection from erbole Accessories is the essence of Indian art. A heritage monument or a iece of tetile has insired othari to create her collections. Stortelling is alas a salient art of her rocess. As all of the ieces are handmade, the coman orks hard on creating their on tetures. The Enchanted Lotus Collection is a favorite. It is insired from the art of ichai ainting that originated over 00 ears ago in a ton of aasthan, India. The ord ichai is Sanskrit term meaning ich behind and ai hanging fabric. The lotus oer is the main ele ment of this collection as it has a dee connection to Indian culture. Each iece is artisanal and hand ainted using eelr enameling techniues. iat Lu atlusf atlusf.com The name iat Lu stems from the Latin Let there be light and re resents a ondrous orld dreamed u b Marie McCarth. ot onl a eelr designer, McCarth is a rorietress ho has cherr icked an arra of artists to reresent the sace. A trul cool art of iat Lu is the eekl grou acarv ing night. Laughter and mstiue abound hile bonding, being in sired b one another, and the occasional brainstorming sesh kees the gang imbued ith ideas. McCarth likens the legac of earable art to graffi ti artists, and one understands ho the artist is at rst glance. hen looking at a iece of eelr she feels, The ork should sto me seechless or at least let me kno ho made it. McCarth notes that so man eole think one needs to be indeendentl ealth, have investors, or at least begin ith a big bank account, but iat Lu start ed ith 12,000, an idea, and some serious ontheground marketing. ever be afraid or embarrassed to ask for hel or advice, or siml a fe cheers from the sidelines, advises McCarth. If ou as a budding entrereneur dont kno ho to do something, go out and nd out ho to do it Imortant activism and initiatives are also art of the rogram. iat Lu shines a gloing light on the ork of individual art ists as ell as reresenting a comelling collective. Gazal othari began to understand heir loom eelr earl in life. She vividl re members being dazzled b euisite handmade eelr assed don to her grandmother from her great grandmother. A air of 0earold gold bangles gifted to her hen she gold bangles gifted to her hen she turned 13 became treasured heir turned 13 became treasured heir looms. Telve ears later she ore looms. Telve ears later she ore them on her edding da. othari them on her edding da. othari attended school to learn about e attended school to learn about e elr making. She attributes being elr making. She attributes being born and raised in India, a countr born and raised in India, a countr knon for its beautiful arts and crafts, knon for its beautiful arts and crafts, to her ursuits. Each collection from to her ursuits. Each collection from erbole Accessories is the essence of Indian erbole Accessories is the essence of Indian iat Lu iat Lu iat Lu The name iat Lu stems from the "T† wˆ k Š ld Œ op Ž sp' ' " " "T† wˆ k Š ld Œ op Ž sp' ' " " "T† wˆ k Š ld Œ op Ž sp' ' " " ˆ " ‚ t " t Ž • – who ma— ˜ ." ˆ " ‚ t " t Ž • – who ma— ˜ ." ˆ " ‚ t " t Ž • – who ma— ˜ ." rogram. iat Lu shines a gloing light on the ork of individual art ists as ell as reresenting a comelling collective. 68 H M DG W

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