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Fifty Shades/ Onnyorong
Newly launched label, Onnyorong, which means a different colour in Bengali, is not about bright colours that can sometimes toxic on your skin but about muted and earthy shades that are natural and all part of Onnyorong's conscious fashion motto.
Srimoyee Ray Sil, 36, a former advertising sales professional, started Onnyorong when she decided to quit her job to do something on her own. Sil had always loved wearing handlooms and found it a practical choice as workwear too. There was a need for good quality handloom hand-woven apparel that was versatile enough for a workday, she says.
The angrakha-style dresses that she started with were one of the first of her designs. They are easy to style with either cropped pants or palazzos or can be worn as dresses or even as a layer over a slip dress, she says. She uses relaxed silhouettes as she believes in being body positive. These are meant to be an easy fit and the drawstrings ensure that dress fits even if you go up or down a size, she says.
Onnyorong launched in April this year with a line of dresses and kurtas in soft hand block cottons and Ajrakh print muls and lightweight jamdani. The jamdani collection specifically can be
