Bidding farewell in style....
The final day at the Wills Lifestyle
India Fashion Week had some glitzy designs on the ramp. But most lacked any
originality and there were a small number to rave about. Hemant and Nandita's
show had interesting high waisted trousers and skirts in linen, organza,
detailed with traditional Indian embroidery like dabka work to give it a novel
international look. Joy Mitra's collection, and interesting take on Indian
attire, looked like it was inspired by Sabyasachi, as the ensembles reminded us
of his designs.
Umesh Vashisht's designs had gowns and dresses in
satin, silk and georgettes in five colours; yellow, purple, red, black and
gold, which had nothing great going for them. Renu Tandon's ombre effect
creations didn't make much of a style statement.Floral motifs were predominant
in her collection ranging from saris to dresses. Geisha Designs had skirts and
ankle length dresses in various colours.
Natural motifs like trees and leaves were
primary. However, we couldn't make much of the plastic boleros and coats- how
many of us would ever wear something like that. Rabani and Rakha did not derail
from the floor length hemlines, as their collection too had some gowns in
georgettes and satins. Though we did get to see some double shaded saris
detailed with sequins.
Adnormal by Abhishek Dutta was an ode to school
in it's length and breadth. The ties and shirts teamed with shorts were great,
the detailing with belt and the buckles were striking too. Parvesh and Jai's
designs were all about beach wear. The kaftan and kurtas in see through
chiffons and georgettes fabric made the collection cool and summery, perfect
for sun and sea.
Though there was nothing original in it. Prashant
Verma was on an outer space trip. At least that what his collection said. He
showcased padded astronaut pants, truly amazing Earth prints on tops and
dresses and some funky necklines.
The futuristic collection was well interpreted
with belts and dresses with solar cell details, embroideries depicting circuit
boards and robotic arms with wires and stuff as prints. The jeweled embroidery
he used on collars was, however, a bit too high on bling.
Samant Chauhan started his show on great note
with flowing dresses in chiffon and
However his Indian wear line was little out of
sync. Amit Gupta's collection was a neat one with fine finish and simplistic
silhouettes. Dresses of all lengths in monotones and prints were perfect for
wearing straight off the ramp. But a bit more innovation would have spiced up
the collection.
The Virtues trio of Ashish, Viral and Vikrant did
what they do best - using eco-friendly techniques on natural fabric to make
some great clothes. The Wills Lifestyle Grand Finale collection by Manish Arora
was a high voltage stuff.
The dazzling collection had out-of-the-box
creations like a skirt with swings, shrugs and jackets with enormous ruffles,
all-over sequined shift dresses in vibrant hues, printed leggings and gowns
with complete sheeting of gold discs or leafy appliqu and #233;s. It was a
typically Manish Arora affair - kitschy, fun and conceptually mind blowing.
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