Fashion Week Review

Review and Rate these Fashion Week Collections of known designers. First, Rate them on a scale of 1-10. Then, Rank them in order of liking & if your list matches ours, You Win the exclusive, elusive Bottle of Kimaya Wines. We enlist them below in alphabetical order..



Abraham & Thakore 

Delhi's celebrated designer duo are known to remain elusive and make history each time they make an appearance. Their collection this season was a heady concoction of dressy gowns and blousons paired with cropped pants in muted or earthy shades. While the sensibilities were majorly European, the correct sense of styling will certainly make heads turn on Indian streets and work spaces.

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Anamika Khanna   

Kolkata based Anamika Khanna has been consistent in her display of creative styles over a period of time that has fetched her the respect and the admiration. This season, she stuck to her intrinsic sense of prints in silhouettes that were both bold and intriguing. The geometric motifs on structured pieces were mostly in browns. beige and blacks, colours that are being touted as 'the trends' for upcoming autumn-winter season.

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James Ferreira 

This season, the man shot to fame with his 'Sheila ki Jawani' wannabe gig. The result - all focus shifted to his performance. Here, we bring it back to his inspiring collection. Tunics paired with pink leggings and ultra metallic dresses made all the difference. The turbans added some interesting ramp value, however, their wearability in everyday life is arguable. Nonetheless, James collection was a sight for sore eyes, and his dance certainly brought smile to faces

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Kavita Bhartia 

Perhaps one of the most commercially viable lines shown at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week this season, Kavita Bhartia simply got the basics of fashion right. It was a capsule collection bathed in beige. Skirts, tops, blousons, saris, churidar kurtas, salwar kameezs, dresses - Kavita had something in it for everyone. Glamorous make and picture perfect hair added to the glam quotient!

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Manish Malhotra   

The King of Fashion in Bollywood raised expectations of seeing a filmy star at the fashion week that remained aloof of celebrities. However, it was his clothes that did all the talking as Manish showcased a bridal line that was replete of lehengas, and anarkalis for the bride and sherwanis for the groom.

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Shantanu Nikhil

Their music was upbeat and so was their collection. Club wear at its best. The funky hairdo added to the razzmatazz. Once again; beige, creme and black ruled the roost. Fitted silhouettes with stockings and detailing to shoulders, waist and elbows were the underlying features of S&N Drapes. Commercial English music kept everyone in the groove and so did the collection!

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Tarun Tahiliani

The master couturier was at it again. Craftsmanship and Commercial viability was at its best at Tarun Tahiliani's show. He used oriental hats above exquisitely draped saris, a styling feature that earned him all the kudos in the world. It was a packed house on a Wednesday, the first day of the fashion week as Tarun staged the day finale, a feat that only he can boast of. 

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Varun Bahl

Varun's collection was a teaser...of much more that he has in store (by which we mean his store, literally). The man had selected pieces that caught the curiosity of the mind and had the imagination running wild. The line was dipped primarily in black with the occasional white. Silhouettes were varied, the theme- something that remains to be an enigma.

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Kimaya supports Chrysalis 2011

- By Ranjit Rodricks

The clothes showcased by the Graduating students will be available for sale at Kimaya, Kemps Corner on 22nd & 23rd April, 2011

Neha & Pradeep Hirani on stage to present the Award

You could be forgiven for thinking you were at a rock concert if you were at The Leela Kempinski Hotel at Sahar on Monday night as crowds of fashionably dressed girls – screaming and cheering with gusto - could be heard almost a mile away.

Models showcasing the Katputli in Cannes collection

Actor Shama Sikandar

The reason? It was the annual fashion show of the Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic SNDT Women’s University and the graduating students cheered-on as their batch-mates showed off fantastic designs.

As the Head Of Department – Jasmine Sarupria – beamed with pride at her protégées while ace choreographer Achla Sachdev directed the showing with sequences that redefined glamour and fun.

From having the models act like ‘taporis’ on stage for a sequence called “Mumbai to mum-bhai” to getting R.K. Laxman’s famous ‘The Common Man’ to walk on the ramp, the show was as entertaining as it was glamorous.



Model Anchal Kumar

 

One sequence had famous models like Carol Gracias, Anchal Kumar and Bhavna Sharma acting like puppets on stage while another sequence saw them all dressed up and ready for a cook-out in the kitchen with spices dangling from the ears and clothes in the hues of mustard, chilli, saffron and turmeric.



Riyaz Gangji, Masaba Gupta & Karmik Varma



The front row was choc-a-bloc with celebrities – right from the young and dynamic Masaba Gupta (who is an ex student of this college) to the legendary and reclusive designer Shahab Durazi (who, true to his temperament, preferred not to socialize or pose too much for the photographers).

Also spotted were designers Amy Billimoria, Malini Aggarwal (of Malaga), Anita Dongre, Riyaz Gangji, Lina Tipnis, Pradeep and Neha Hirani of Kimaya, actress Swaroop Sampat and ex-model Anna Bredmeyer.         

In fact, Pradeep & Neha Hirani are hosting the collections by the young designers at KIMAYA for two days and are doing this without any mark-ups or profit margins. They have been doing this for many years now and even present an award for their favourite collection every year.

From almost a dozen collections, designed by students in groups of twos and threes, few collections were obvious favourites among the audience and judges. 



Shahab Durazi gives away the Award for the Collection of the Year



Malini Aggarwal



However, it was the KATPUTLI  IN CANNES collection (byKhushboo Karnawat, Rishita Kansara and Ruchika Gododia) which garnered the most prestigious Collection Of The Year Award.

With colours and motifs borrowed from Rajasthani puppets, this trio used colours of dry, arid sand to create a sensual collection of resort wear that promises to enliven your holiday experience with and easy and effortless charm. 




Model carol Gracias

 Designer Hemant Trevedi, who mentored the girls, was “Awed by the array of ideas” while actress Shama Sikandar wanted to “Wear each and every outfit for my TV shows and when I go out with friends!”