Day 4: Hints of bright season ahead

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As the evenings in the capital are growing cold, the temperature in Hall No. 8 in capital’s Pragati Maidan is going up as more and more people are pouring in everyday to check out the latest trends for next season.
On the fourth day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2012, the showcasing designers blended black and white with hints of bright colours and announced a bright season ahead this year.

The first show of the day was by designer Jenjum Gadi, a modest designer from Arunachal Pradesh, who depicted his journey to the big city through his collection — Tribal Connection. The designer painted the ramp in bright orange, yellow and white hues using signature tribal patterns. He used pastel shades to balance the flavourful collection and crafted chic tunics, dresses and jackets.
Designer Tarini Nirual’s matching bags with this collection were also noteworthy. Speaking about his collection a young and bubbly Jenjum mentioned, “I have used bead work and weave patterns from my state in this collection that speak about my experiences and memories.”
Winters are usually depicted in shades of black and white, and designers often use hints of colours and bling elements to rev up the gloomy season; however a word of caution for those who overdo mix and match.
At designer Charu Parashar’s show the big bold floral prints in red and yellow over black colour palette was a “loud” statement which was further intensified by using shiny gold sequins around the prints. The designer’s focal influence was somewhat Parisian, but looks like she forgot that “chic” is the keyword which people associate with when they talk about French connections.
Next in line was designer duo Mona Pali’s collection “Phirkee”, which was a huge mishmash of colours, but quite not balanced in the right order.
Designer Priyadarshini Rao’s Autumn/Winter line was again a colourful journey from Mongolia, China, Afghanistan and India through her traditional Indian wear. The designer used bright green, fuchsia, blue and oranges and crafted long asymmetric kurtas and jackets. She even did a separate line of black and white outfits in cotton and accentuated them with lovely block prints and paisley motifs.
After back-to-back splashes of colour, designer Sonal Dubal’s collection “Caravanserai” was a breather for those who had resorted to their Gucci and Channel eyewear due to excessive exposure to bright colours. The designer showcased a balanced collection keeping black and white as a base colours. The beautiful capes, jackets and overcoats had colourful inner-lining. The designer used traditional embodied motifs and accentuated his ensembles with minimal sequins work at hemlines. A few pieces with heavily sequinned work were also muted by teaming them with subtle velvet overcoats.