Review
Influenced by the workofSingh Twins, who revived the technique of miniature paintings, Tarun Tahiliani presented a collection that had Mughal sensibilities with a touch of contemporary. The color like white and black were followed by muted tones and some bold bright hues like rust, orange and red to violet dark blue. Adding a touch of glamour to the ensembles were embellishments in resham and chikankari. The designer creatively used Persian motifs on the borders of leggings and dresses and saris were given new avatar with amazing LED like borders. There were soft silk kaftans with beautiful printed paintings. The line introduced some fitted gilets, dhoti and lungi skirts, kalidaar kurtas and gold kalis with glimpse of Klimt painting. Yellow front pleated maxi, red layered midi with strips of fabrics around it, wide pleated pants, loose poncho tops and shorts teamed with shirt tail tops were stunning. Other splendid looks were an empire line kedeo with sarong, layered tulle asymmetric gown, low crotch salwars and a yellow- lace- peplum blouse over draped dhoti sari. Men’s wear line had printed shirts, waistcoats with or without quilting; sherwani with cowl drape, a set of shaded blue/ green sherwani and waistcoat and long coats.
