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At: 5.30 pm
March 2007: Sunday Market was the theme of Anuj Sharma's debut collection, where he played with men's shirts. Sleeves and collars appeared on minis and halters for women, as detailing and embellishment.
October 2007: Titled 110x180, Anuj's line used black and white satin highlighted with vibrant piping, combining the ease of the dhoti with the elegance of a gown.
April 2008: Square and rectangle pieces of fabrics were turned into long or short dresses, using eyelets to hold the sides, in a collection titled, Eyelet It Be.
October 2008: Knot For You saw fabrics wound to create patterns of flowers and butterfly over maxis and asymmetrical knee-length dresses.
Oddly, Anuj Sharma couldn't be bothered that he is recognised as the master of unstitched construction. All he begs for is patience and a chance to allow a new wave of thought to co-exist with what's already successfully typecast. While his batchmates from the National Institute of Design might be busy pursuing individual interests, Anuj usually finds himself sharing experiences with younger designers. And that's just one of many aspects that make him endearingly different.
Ditto with his designs. With their hair tousled carelessly, and feet wrapped in satin ribbons, the models ambled in, complimenting the free spirit of the outfits, and its layered drapes, held together by nothing except fragile strings of satin. Moving from experimenting with androgyny in Sunday Market, to keeping it raw in 110x180, to going edgy with Eyelet It Be, Anuj decided to go soft with lady-like glamour in a brown, gray and nude dress collection inspired by the Roman toga drape.
