Men's fashion is gaining ground. MiD DAY gets you the lowdown of nattily dressed men on the catwalk at the ongoing Van Heusen India men's week

Fitted silhouettes, crisp clean cuts, a healthy mix of Indian and Westernwear, attention on detailing -- these marked the first two days of Van Heusen India Men's Week in the Capital. The first day saw designers Arjun Khanna and Tarun Tahiliani take stage, while Rajvi Mohan, Zubair Kirmani, Krishna Mehta, Ankita and Anjana Bhargav of Anky and Sanchita showed off their collections in the first half of the second day. We got you a lowdown straight from the ramps.

Arjun Khanna
His collection was inspired by the 'Action Men'. So pirates to wheeler dealers, detectives to time travellers -- all were on stage.


An Arjun Khanna ensemble

The ensembles were essentially grungy and had a rocker chic sensibility. The fabrics were linen, leather, velvet and wool. There were jackets, structured trousers in colours that varied from black to grey.u00a0
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Tarun Tahiliani
Drapes were the focus of his collection. The colour story revolved around black, beige, roan, greige, ecru and taupe.


A Tarun Tahiliani outfit

We saw slim-fit trousers, sleeveless jackets, long jackets and kurtas. The trousers were cropped or rolled. There were also embroidered jackets, angrakhas in khaddi, mulmul and silk.