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All things bright and beautiful will be on show at Bridal Asia 2004, writes MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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IN THIS age of instant karma, coffee and relationships, for some odd reason one does not like to skimp on money or time as far as marriages go. Marriages are getting grander and more opulent thanks to the Hum Aapke Hain Kaun template and you have designers who style the look for the entire party. So you could be colour co-ordinated with sahelis and Best Men - is that progress or what?
Diivyaa Gurwaara, the CEO of Services International, realised that the rise of disposable income had an inverse relationship with the time available. One had the money for jazzy, glitzy weddings but not the time to organise it. So she launched Bridal Asia, the one stop bridal show in `99 and now in its fifth year, the exhibition is the fashion destination for brides, grooms, mama, papa, uncle auntie as well as designers and jewellers.
Free your mind
From September 21, the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi will be a beehive of activity. The show held during the Navratras - the beginning of the wedding season, features an eclectic range of designers and lines - formal, semi-formal and even prêt (you will not wear a sheet of gold for your Bali honeymoon now will you?). From Ritu Kumar, who Diivyaa describes as "the bridal queen," with her classic embellishments, sinuous drapes and earthy colours to Krishna Mehta's grandiloquent contours. And for that touch of contemporary, there is Sabyasachi (an Indian bride in white and glasses?) and Anamika Khanna whose fusion lines are rocking big time.
Young guns
Fashion is all about change and who but the youngsters to capture the latest greatest in fashion? So you have haute emerging talent like Priya S Awassthy, Elisha W. and Shantanu Goenka ready to dazzle you with their designs for the future. Elisha experiments with unusual combinations of fabric and colour. Her stylised sari and corset cholis in silks, chiffons, georgettes and crepes with jewel encrusted bustiers with offbeat fringes and finishes are guaranteed head turners. Elisha describes her collection as "the city chic look, which gives it an electric eastern repartee."
And if you wish to know how it is all put together, textile techniques like Jamnagari Bandhej, kantha and chikankari will be showcased.
Across the border
It is not only our cricketers and film stars that have crossed the borders. Bridal Asia has had gone to Karachi and there have been designers from Pakistan showing their lines here as well. This year too there is Faiza Samee, Nilofer Shahid and Shehla all set to bewitch and bedazzle with their class act.
Shehla's collection uses black, white and pastels with chikankari, cutwork, delicate resham, sequins and dabka embroidery. Shehla's trademark style of embroidered khadis teamed with Chinese cutwork pants for daywear and heavily embellished chiffon and silk kameezes with straight-cut worked trousers for the evening would be on view for the Czarinas of style.
Men need not feel ignored, as there is a super suave line for them - who says one has to stick to a boring suit?
What would an outfit be without the perfect accessories - the shoes, the little dainty clutch bag and of course the jewellery.
Well your wish is Bridal Asia's command and the hottest names including our very own Suhani Pittie have put together a glorious collection of twinklies. Get that ice darling or else no dice!
The show, which is on till September 27, will be an occasion for some serious trousseau shopping. And if you do not have a wedding around the corner, never mind, you can go anyway and just have a look at all the sparkling stuff and it just might inspire you!
Jewel in the crown
SHANTANU GOENKA stunned us with his Beautiful Daughter collection at Oorja in October 2002 where he drew inspiration from diverse elements like Bansali's Devdas and the jewels of Nizam. He used the patterns in such a way that the work looked like jewellery.
The Calcutta-based designer has impeccable credentials having graduated from NIFT and done his apprenticeship with J.J Vallya. For someone who says, "Simplicity is not my forte," Indian trousseau and bridal wear is just what the doctor ordered.
For the show Shantanu has his jewellery inspired creations from his beloved Swarovski crystal. And one thing you are assured of is flawless workmanship and finish thanks to Santana's perfectionism. The scintillating collection is sure to be another feather in his overcrowded cap!
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