26 March,2010 07:03 AM IST | | Shweta Shiware
Masaba has the confidence of a veteran. Maybe it comes from having illustrious parents (she is actress Neena Gupta's daughter).
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But her collection, inspired by rural Punjab, didn't quite match up. Yes, cool decadence breezed along the runway, with tail coat-inspired silhouettes, and saris flaunting fitted pockets.
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Exciting showcase, we would have declared, only if some of the styles weren't heavily 'inspired'. The one that combined tail-coats with velvets looked like Anamika Khanna's HDIL India Couture Week idea.
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Chennai's decades-old 5 Maadi Kumaran sari store has been turning heads with its Pocket Saris (a pocket woven out of the same silk swatch) for years now.
On the personal front, Masaba's good friend and model Siddharth aka Simba, is dominant with his presence.
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He denied a relationship with the young designer when Mid Day quizzed him at the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, but he was the only male model to walk the ramp at her all-women Delhi show meant to showcase womenswear.
