The Shape Of New

Geometry is both, this season’s hottest trend, and a fashion classic. Nirja Dutt explores the true potential of these elemental forms.

One of the first things fashion school teaches you is elements of design. The professor puts forward a challenge to depict a mood using just lines and dots in a box no bigger than 3x3 inches. Slowly, but surely, the shapes begin to take form to create a vision. And before long, what began as basic elements are soon full collections. This season, though, has been about the reverse journey.

“More often than not, a trend is a reflection of our times. As our lives become more complex, we seek simplicity and structure, and feel a need to go back to the classics. This may be a reason for the return of geometry and cleaner silhouettes in fashion,” says Jaspreet Chandok, vice president and head (fashion), IMG Reliance.