Archana Kochhar, an ace couturier, showcased her Spring/Summer 2013 collection at the Atlantis, Dubai. Bipasha Basu set the ramp on fire as the show stopper for the evening from the designers’ newest collection titled Mumbai Checkmate.
Inspired by the essence of Mumbai, her collection ‘Mumbai Checkmate’ took the audience on a journey of flair and charm in an array of silhouettes.
The collection is easy and languid which give the garments a relaxed appeal creating a medley of the form fitting and voluminous shapes which comprise of kaftans, gown inspired saris, dhoti style pants, floor length anarkalis, lehengas and jackets that are embellished with quirky motifs inspired by Mumbai. The collection has been cleverly constructed using an oleo of fabrics where organic hand woven silk and cotton take the centre stage.
