In 1999, designer Anavila Misra visited Puducherry for the first time. Twenty-five years later, she now has a collection dedicated to the Franco-Tamil culture of the coastal town.
The smells, sights, and sounds from that trip that remained ingrained in her memory now find representation in her latest collection titled Été, which means summer in French. The town’s laidback pace also appealed to Anavila, whose clothes embody sustainability and slow fashion. “Right from the unique architecture to the way the people live, and even little things like windows with lace curtains, old recipes in boulangeries, the scent of roses mixed with coffee... all reflect a blend of cultures,” says Anavila, who was in Chennai over the weekend to showcase Été at GoodEarth.
