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Big bang opening for couture week
Updated On: 06 October, 2009 10:41 AM IST | | Shweta Shiware
Will you be a goth dulha, or a geisha bride? HDIL India Couture Week, a 6-day fashion extravaganza will decide. Why wait a week when we can bring you this insider's view to the trends that will serenade the ramp, and how actors plan to outsmart their rivals not through box office returns, but ramp attendance
Will you be a goth dulha, or a geisha bride? HDIL India Couture Week, a 6-day fashion extravaganza will decide. Why wait a week when we can bring you this insider's view to the trends that will serenade the ramp, and how actors plan to outsmart their rivals not through box office returns, but ramp attendance
The last time the Bachchan family walked the ramp, Abhishek Bachchan dressed in a flamboyant sherwani in shades of Indigo and purple, swaggered in, and was ready to take a bow before a bevy of models draped in gold net saris seductively stopped him each time, compelling him to walk the ramp no less than eight times. Father and superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who could have made do with a more subtle sherwani than a blazing gold one, closed the show before walking the ramp one last time with Abhishek and daughter Shweta Nanda.
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Amitabh Bachchan last walked the ramp with son and actor Abhishek Bachchan and daughter Shweta Nanda for Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla in 2005 at a fashion show where the family asked the audience to donate funds towards Ashray, a shelter for women and children affected by HIV and Aids. |
The first family of Bollywood is back this year at the opening of HDIL India Couture Week, a 6-day event that
celebrates Indian couture. Design duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla will kickstart the show with an evening titled, Dance of Decadence, where they promise to treat the audience to "couture at its best". The ever-exuberant Sandeep, whose show date incidentally coincides with Big B's birthday, assures us he has enough aces up his sleeve to keep the media typing away till the launch of the event.
The partners-in-design make no bones about shunning Indian fashion weeks that are held a dime a dozen. But a couture week makes sense in the chaos and clutter, they believe. "It's a totally new collection, with India at the vortex. Its unashamed appeal lies in Indian silhouettes. You won't find a frock here," Sandeep laughs.
Chikankari surfaces again but with a spanking new twist, and is at the epicenter. Other highlights include Sonar (drawn from Satyajit Ray's book and film, Sonar Kella, about a fantasy palace constructed from gold). Another line is an ode to the nomadic Rabadi tribe from Kutch. Here, patchwork of multi-coloured resham embroidery adds excitement to simple silhouettes, while Shabb presents a rare combination of Gothic style and fine luxury.
Who? Manish Malhotra
Expect: Resort take on bridal wear
"I represent glamour, and there's no shame in it. I'm not going to intellectualise my clothes anymore, nor attempt Western wear unless it's a sponsored show. As a designer, creating pretty clothes, representing pure luxury works for me," says a candid Manish. The tinge of self-realisation will manifest itself in Destination Wedding, bridal wear served with a resort twist. Manish's clothes have juggled the impossible task of being traditional while harbouring contemporary attitude. Priyanka Chopra's popular sari in Desi Girl is a case in point.
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Model Bhavna Sharma in a Manish Malhotra saree showcased at Couture Week last year. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
