With strawberries, brownies & wine doing the rounds, guests shopped their heart out for the upcoming party season when Atosa, the multi-designer store by Aparna Badlani and Azmina Rahimtoola, became the venue for the preview of exquisite collections by fashion designer Gaurav Gupta and Anaikka accessories by Kanika Saluja. Showcasing her collection after nearly three years , the jewellery designer got inspired by the transition in the life of the Anaikka women , the concept evolved from her own experience of loving, defending and offending , defining her journey of being creator , preserver and destroyer. Anaikka is inspired by the alpha woman who is confident, independent, versatile and experimental yet at the same time elaborate, easy and feminine. The designer’s aim through her accessories is to provide grand solutions to Simple clothing. The collection presented included a goth inspired , cutting edge line of neckpieces , head gear , bustiers , metallic shrugs , metallic jackets and even an entire bejeweled body armour !Driven by power and eagerness, Gaurav Gupta’s collection flows from being an all sexy siren to a very nasty and controlling secretary. Sculpted shoulders, reed like silhouettes, flying rose prints, draped and embellished belts, jackets morphing into dresses trotting on high power sultry heels defined this collection. The color pallete went from siren red , midnight purple to tangerine, robin blue , charcoal grey and black. Bollywood and fashion circuit shopping to welcome the new year in stylish ensembles and jewellery. The guest list included Neha Dhupia , Anaita Shroff Adajania, Sona Mohapatra, Manasi Scott, Nina Manuel amongst others.
