Saaksha Bhat grew up in Manchester. Kinnari Kamat grew up in India. Before they launched their label together in 2016, Kinnari had spent eight years designing embroidery swatches for Balmain, Elie Saab, and Armani. That background shows. Saaksha & Kinni’s prints contain up to fifteen shades of a single colour — ikat, bandhani, leheriya, paisley, read through a contemporary eye. Bold without being loud. Maximalist without being chaotic. Precisely what the word distinctive is supposed to mean.
