Riot of colours at fashion bash
EVEN AS winter is knocking on the doors of the spruced up capital post-CWG, the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week at Pragati Maidan geared up on a balmy Saturday afternoon to welcome distant spring with a riot of colours as Hyderabad-based Anand Kabra opened the week paying a stunning homage to his beloved city, with
embellished raw kora and Pochampalli cottons. And no, he didn’t forget the Charminar, which he brought to life with beads and zardozi on a black, body-hugging number.
As lurex and taffeta played with various silhouettes he revived the charm of the crumbling havelis with his lungi skirts and ornate lehengas with bold embroidery used dextrously as the panel or maybe just as a peek-a-boo on his bare dare cholis. Summer for Kabra was a multi-coloured and shaded one, even though the designer himself is a lover of timeless black. One could see how he had captured the essence of the famous Hyderabadi culture, with the Azaan, paan and of course, the gajra. And then Kabra quotes a line from the inimitable Karl Lagerfeld, which seems to sum up his philosophy, “When you work with so much colour, you need to be a black canvas.” Anand says that his collection was important to him as “it came from within” and because the South, which is often ignored and underrated, is rich in not just in textiles and fabrics but also art and culture.
“Spring for me is about separates and individuality, so that is what I hope to have put across,” he adds.
In an event where more than 115 designers are participating and hoping to leave you spellbound, there is tough competition and the next in the line were Gaurav and Ritika, who tried to showcase rampant urbanisation and constant construction that the city is undergoing through their line “Housing Project”. Maybe a bit too inspired by the king of drapes, Tarun Tahiliani, the duo tied to express their thoughts on beams and pillars through unnecessary draping techniques in a palette which ranged from blues to browns but somewhere down the line, they lost the plot. With a lot of expectations from designers Jasleen and Jenjhum of the label Koga, the duo managed to show traces of brilliance in their pleasing colours ranging from perky purples, acid pinks, lemon yellow and geometrical embroidery, but it was the ribbed sheath dresses that managed to warm your heart. And let us not forget how on a short and sweet note it was the young and vivacious designer of the label Not So Serious Pallavi Mohan, who introduced her frothy kidswear with a battery of cute tiny tots shyly walking the ramp.
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