Tranquility. This seemingly simple frame of mind is an impossible task to translate on to clothes. But Atsu, with his at-ease silhouettes, soothing colour story and sparse surface embellishments cooled the atmosphere.<br />u00a0<br />The NIFT alumnus, trained under master draper Tarun Tahiliani, is a quiet designer. His Dalai Lama-ish smile adds to his pleasing personality and even lifts the fragility of his design ideas.<br />u00a0<br />His Fall/Winter 2010 showcase saw the designer venture into unexplored terrain of classic mens tailoring to create womenswear, and signify a strong female personality.<br /><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: white"><strong>Monapali</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: white"><strong>Rahul Reddy</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: white"><strong>An hour before Ritu Beri's show luxury cars jammed the <br />porch at the venue. We assumed it would give us a chance to <br />shoot the cream of theu00a0capital's social circuit. However, <br />we spotted a handful, that too regulars like hair stylist<br />u00a0Sylvie,u00a0socialite Tanisha Mohan, designer Abdul Haldar.<br />u00a0Those who ruled the attendance register were families<br />u00a0of defence personnel. The show was overcrowded and <br />even female guests attendeesu00a0sat on the floor.<br />u00a0Yes. They did before Sunil Sethiu00a0gave them his <br />seat. (LEFT) Ritu Beri graces the ramp.</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Double breasted jackets, pants, shirts, trench coats traditional menswear clothing styles were reborn. <br /><br />In fact, Atsu worked around the established styles and created delicate moments with colour and fabrics a blood red silk trench coat, and a yellow ochre wool knee-length dress with subtle nip tucks.<br />u00a0<br />The bare, wispy velvet blouse had surface embellished arms, a feminine silk shirt surrendered to military epaulets, while the structured collar jacket raised eyebrows with an emb collar.<br />u00a0<br />All this against the backdrop of the sound of weeping violins. The airy and agreeable 24-piece line-up was positively wholesome.

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