CHENNAI: While India’s prime chess gamers spent the times working as much as the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 practising and strategising their strikes, a number of of their mother and father picked up an sudden new ability — bespoke tailoring measurements. Sangeeta Grover, a 50-year-previous dressmaker from Delhi put in command of ‘Indian wear’ for the Indian contingent to put on on the gala opening ceremony at Nehru Stadium tells us that her previous month has been all about strategising as effectively.
“Some players were far-flung, some had Covid, and some were in other cities attending tournaments. I had to figure out how to get their measurements without a tailor in sight!,” she shares. The quickest route she found was to request the guardian or escort to buy some measuring tape after which give them a crash course on easy methods to use it.
“This was not an easy feat,” she tells us over a crackling telephone line. Video calls, a few of them over an hour lengthy, have been spent getting measurements excellent for her theme of off-white saris with pink borders for the ladies and kurta-pyjama fits with a Nehru jacket sporting a pink Kalamkari print for the boys. Shifting gears to her design ethos for the occasion, the proprietor of Dimple Creations says, “I wanted it to be absolutely Indian but unique at the same time.”
This aside, Sangeeta makes it some extent to emphasize that there was a variety of speak about using wealthy materials like silk however given how scorching Chennai may be, she opted for a extra breathable modal South cotton as an alternative. And given the comprehensible rush of nerves a day forward of the tourney, she was additionally considerate about holding the clothes straightforward to put on. “Some of the girls are as young as 14 and 15 and don’t know how to drape a sari, so I made them wraparound saris,” she says. “Of course, if you were to look at them, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference,” she provides.
Fast ahead to opening evening and luckily no becoming points, and Sangeeta will get emotional as she takes us again. “There was a moment seeing the Indian contingent in the march past wearing my clothes, leading us forward with the Indian flag – that gave me goosebumps,” says the designer. “Over 25 years of my career in fashion, I have never experienced anything quite like it,” she tells us, her voice thick with pleasure.
CHENNAI: While India’s prime chess gamers spent the times working as much as the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 practising and strategising their strikes, a number of of their mother and father picked up an sudden new ability — bespoke tailoring measurements. Sangeeta Grover, a 50-year-previous dressmaker from Delhi put in command of ‘Indian wear’ for the Indian contingent to put on on the gala opening ceremony at Nehru Stadium tells us that her previous month has been all about strategising as effectively.
“Some players were far-flung, some had Covid, and some were in other cities attending tournaments. I had to figure out how to get their measurements without a tailor in sight!,” she shares. The quickest route she found was to request the guardian or escort to buy some measuring tape after which give them a crash course on easy methods to use it.
“This was not an easy feat,” she tells us over a crackling telephone line. Video calls, a few of them over an hour lengthy, have been spent getting measurements excellent for her theme of off-white saris with pink borders for the ladies and kurta-pyjama fits with a Nehru jacket sporting a pink Kalamkari print for the boys. Shifting gears to her design ethos for the occasion, the proprietor of Dimple Creations says, “I wanted it to be absolutely Indian but unique at the same time.”
This aside, Sangeeta makes it some extent to emphasize that there was a variety of speak about using wealthy materials like silk however given how scorching Chennai may be, she opted for a extra breathable modal South cotton as an alternative. And given the comprehensible rush of nerves a day forward of the tourney, she was additionally considerate about holding the clothes straightforward to put on. “Some of the girls are as young as 14 and 15 and don’t know how to drape a sari, so I made them wraparound saris,” she says. “Of course, if you were to look at them, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference,” she provides.
Fast ahead to opening evening and luckily no becoming points, and Sangeeta will get emotional as she takes us again. “There was a moment seeing the Indian contingent in the march past wearing my clothes, leading us forward with the Indian flag – that gave me goosebumps,” says the designer. “Over 25 years of my career in fashion, I have never experienced anything quite like it,” she tells us, her voice thick with pleasure.
