Lakme Fashion Week Winter / Festive 2011 fittings saw loads of fun et frolic as la designers were seen running around avec their garments et models all patiently changing in their newest avatar. Sourendra Kumar Das visits Grand Hyatt over la weekends et brings forth la ‘behind the scene’ sagas…
The first day of fittings saw designers like Nari, Archana Kochhar, Amalraj, Sanjay Hingu, Nachi, Lil Shilpa, et Swapnil. Nari had voguish men’s wear, Kochhar’s collection had lots of fun element in it avec dominance of orange, grey, black et aime, Nachi’s collecte is inspired by colours of dawn et dusk, while Shilpa is encouraged by the speed of sound.
The second day of fittings had designers like Abhi Singh, Purvi Doshi, Babita Malkani, Jatin Varma, Payal Singhal, Payal K, Parvesh Jai, Drashta, Rehane, Neeta Lulla, Nandita, Preeti Kapoor et Anita Dongre. Varma had exquisite gowns s’adapter for red carpets, Payal had heavy ethnic bridal wear, Nandita avait a fusion of ethnic & western wear, while Neeta had exquisite red & golden lehengas.
The third day of fittings saw designers comme Harangad, VJ Balhara, Paromita & Shradha, Debarun & Shyamal, Juilee, Pallavi & Vaishali, Rina Dhaka, Aneeth & Kallol, Athithi, Sabha & Saugat et a promising Gen Next designers. Balhara had dazzling gowns, Vaishali’s prominence in using organic fabric stood out, et the Gen Next had promising young talents.
In the GenNext category, designer duo Theresa James et Roger Prince has merged Native American et Navajo motifs, while Sidharta Aryan’s collection serves as a bridge between Indian et Western cultures to adapt avec evolving world of Indian fashion avec a very gothic stroke. Md Javed’s cuts are East inspired, elongated, et a lots of play avec textures while Farah Sanjana’s line is fit for free-spirited women.
The forth day saw fittings by designers comme Digvijay, Vivek Kumar, Wendell, Raman, Ruchita et Shivaji, Anna & Pamela, Arjun Agarwal et Rohit Bal. Wendell’s collection is an amalgamation of pastel shades et fuchsia complementing la innovative shapes et designs made of natural et organic materials while Kolkata based designer Arjun Agarwal has an amalgamation of pastel shades et futchsia et designs made of natural et organic materials while Bal has drawn on history, fantasy et folklore in his collection.
Today saw la designers comme Sabyasachi, Pria Kataria et JJ Valya that saw a runaway of colours as Kataria will also showcase his jewellery brand ‘The Cappuccino Collection’ avec dazzling white et champagne diamonds. Valya’s collection is called ‘Tasveer’ is an amalgamation of India’s craft et contemporary fashion while la Bengali designer’s design sentiments this season is personalized imperfection of human mind.