India Celebrated the premiere of ‘The Eco Warrior’ solo fashion exhibition.

Following Sanyukta’s great popularity of eco couture design preserved at the Fashion Museum, Bath in the UK since past decade, a new solo exhibition THE ECO WARRIOR by Sanyukta Shrestha, a retrospective that celebrates more than 20 years of her eco – couture journey, was launched at the Karnavati Literature and Film Festival on 12th Feb, 2023.

The exhibition presented exclusive Eco Couture dresses handcrafted from rare and most unique sustainable fibres from apple, nettle, milk, hemp, bamboo, recycled plastic bottles and more. The showcased dresses are worn at the Red Carpets of BAFTA, CANNES, OSCARS, Top Gun Maverick World Premiere, graced by famous celebrities like Victoria Secret Supermodel Candice Swanepoel, Lauren Jauregui from Famous American Music band Fifth Harmony and Designer’s own personal favourite from the red carpet of Award-winning Pinocchio Movie premiere to Fashion Awards 2022.

“It is a wonderful collection, absolutely stunning. I think not only is the design stunning, it’s the philosophy behind ‘The Sustainability’, using fabrics & materials that are recycled. Because that’s what we have to do in the future and this is a wonderful example that shows it works.” – David Valdes, Executive Producer of AVATAR 2, The way of water.

“We are thrilled to present Sanyukta Shrestha’s incredible work at KLFF and highlight the undeniable impact she has had on moving the fashion industry into sustainable direction. Her stunning creations are vibrant, whimsical, and combine beautiful craftsmanship with sustainability and positivity. We are proud to recognise Sanyukta and bring this exhibition to India’s dynamic culture and fashion scene.”- Karnavati Literature and Film Festival #KLFF

Distinguished guests were from international Film and Literature sector, Teachers, faculty members and professors at Karnavati University, along with the students and alumni from an array of the university’s top-ranked degree programs had the opportunity to explore these iconic pieces and to interact with the designer during exclusive programming and engagements. Some of KLFF 2023’s other key highlights were talks from 80 prolific guest speakers including David Valdes, Executive Producer of AVATAR; Kabir Bedi, an iconic Indian International actor and a live concert by ‘Vishal & Shekhar’, famed music directors from Shahrukh Khan’s movie Pathan.

“Sanyukta’s collection here is something completely unique in our experience. There is a lot of talk about sustainability, working with renewables and resource efficient materials but the marriage between excellent design values in fashion and the really ethical use and incredibly innovative use of materials is you rarely see. This is one of these rare combinations where these high fashion values, innovative use of artisanal techniques and new technologies that is creating materials: apple peel for leather, nettles for woven material, milk fibers, frankly, I think it is extraordinary work. It is incredibly gratifying to see somebody who has the creative energy, takes the resource efficient use of materials, does it so beautifully and with such a high sense for the ethical values connected to design & creative work.” – Prof.David Gloster – Chartered Architect and the former Director of Royal Institute of British Architects, RIBA 2006-2021