The exotic, the urbane and uber cool mix on the first day of fashion week
The exotic, the urbane and uber cool mix on the first day of fashion week
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Front row regulars who were skeptical about what to expect were in for a pleasant surprise as a sort of a time capsule followed, starting with retro hairstyles and cuts, to the kitschy 'Retarded Velvet' and the futuristic grungy 'Steampunk'.
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Designer Urmi Ghosh started the show with a collection based on colour and prints, inspired by Pablo Picasso. Naturally, cubisms, shapes and structures followed, making it an interesting collection overall.
Drawing inspiration from Native American motifs and Ikkat patterns, designers Theresa James and Roger Prince of Retarded Velvet was a riot of colours and tassels, ranging from ponchos with suede fringes to harem pants.
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Designer Sidharth Aryan of Steampunk was a picture of coolness backstage, even as his models struggled to move around, often getting tangled on each others jackets or narrowly missing the sharp edges on their clothes.
With embroidered corsets, boleros, 'masochistic' studded neckpieces and zipper washed denims, his collection definitely made its mark. Shashank and Prajwal's collection was aptly titled Indi-Victoria, with the models dressed in flare skirts, coats and dresses.
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The Victorian silhouettes are generously embellished with Indian motifs, be it by embroidery or through belts in royal reds and creams. Thinles Chosdup and Niranjana Adhya of Koslak, which means clothes in Ladakhi, had an interesting collection of Ladakhi hand-woven 'snambus', 'gonchas' and denims.
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The silhouttes were loose and comfortable and overall had a very classic look. Farah Sanjana worked mostly on white cotton blends and organza, encrusted with pearls and was put together smartly to interpret a modern, yet classy look for women.
Mohammed Javed Khan presented a collection that was laidback and quirky, playing with texture and prints, giving it a vintage look.u00a0 If the GenNext show is anything to go by, the future of fashion definitely seems bright.
Archana Kochhar
With orange eyeliners and loose flowing silhouettes, Archana Kochhar's tribute to the Urban Yogini was inspired by modern spiritualism.
Orange was present throughout the collection, either in form of embroidered details or teamed up in the form of jackets with blacks and whites.
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The models took to the ramp in drape knot jumpsuits; cowl stripped satin dresses and georgette patialas. The collection may be inspired by the simple yogini, but is more suited in luxurious cocktail parties.
Jatin Varma and Payal Singhal
"Girls, you'll are divas," was the call backstage as the models lined up for the show. Aptly titled 'Paparazzi', Jatin Varma's show had the girls in long, flowy gowns that would set any red carpet on fire.
To add the extra dose of shimmer and shine, Varma used sequins and lace on silk chiffon, acetates and nets in colours like pink, dark green and combined it with black.
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The models sashayed in these long gowns, and it's safe to say we'll be seeing more of this designer on Indian and International red carpets.
The bold and the bizarre at the Fashion Week. pics/RANE ASHISH
Payal Singhal unveiled her kidswear line with Chunky Pandey's children walking down the ramp alongside Shivani Dandekar.
The backstage erupted in claps and peals of laughter as the kids sashayed down the ramp and took a bow with a style that could give any model a run for her money.
The clothes were typically bridal, heavily embellished with zardosi and made from tulle, velvet, brocades, silks and georgettes.
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It seems that the designer was concentrating heavily on the kids' line, as some of the bridal wear did look a bit childish.
Don't know too many brides who would like their wedding dress to look like their kindergarten birthday wear now, do we?
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