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Rocking the ramp
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The collection by the students of NIFT was a testimony to inventiveness and creativity, writes MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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BLACK & WHITE The show was an irresistible combination of the dramatic, cool and comfortable Photos: Arun Roy Chowdhury
The buzz in the air was unmistakeable. They were the class of 2005 presenting their graduation projects. While zillion students graduate each year, these students were different as they were graduates from the National Institute of Fashion Technology and their projects were some truly inspirational and creative outfits sported by delicious models including the lovely Alicia Raut.
When you are thinking of more than 50 collections, you would be forgiven for a wee bit of fashion fatigue, but the show was so perfectly choreographed and the collections had that major wow effect that one was just constantly and pleasantly surprised. Whoever said fashion shows are not for the streets can go and eat coke for there were quite a few wearable collections like Shubra Choudhary's Gypsy Clan with the flirtatious skirts and innovative footwear, Archana's Zoe - the Colours of Life where the traditional Kutch embroidery took on a trendy aspect and Geetika Kumar's By Default among others.
Automobiles supplied inspiration for the on-the-go designers with Seema Doshi's F1 Live being the pick of the lot. Rajesh More's Om Namah Shiva was a tribute to the original Rastafarian - Lord Shiva as the models walked the ramp with dumroos and trishuls to the hypnotic beat of Goan trance.
Ishita's Anhad, transcend existence was delightfully girlie with the most darling crochet shoes and caps. There was a bit of fetishism in the warrior women combination of leather and silk in Rohini's She comes and she conquers. And Pramod's 9 to 5 brought naughty fantasies to life as the models demurely walked in long enveloping robes of lawyers and doctors only to reveal little mini-skirts under them!
Ritu Saluja's Aurelia, which was the first collection to be showcased, was divinely dramatic with the most intricate detailing while Tanu Priya Gupta's Baffled Spirit had children dressed like children rather than miniature adults.
Inspiration was drawn from diverse areas - computers (the super smart Fashion@100 MB/Sec), Geishas, the Crucifixion (The Eternal Occult) and cross dressing (Uomo Fatale).While winners were declared in different categories - the true winners were the students who were unstinting in their cheers for their peers as they came together for an evening of high fashion and fun unlimited.
REGAL SPLENDOUR Inspiration came from diverse sources - history to the future
And the awards go to...
Department of Fashion & Apparel
Design: Namrata Agarwal (New Age Kalamkari)
Use of traditional skills in contemporary styling: B. D. Tejashvi (Tawhid- Mizan)
Most creative design: Prachi Rajurkur (Eccentricity Defined)
Construction: Vikash Kumar (Gnostic Freedom)
Use of fabric from the North-East: Geetika Kumar (By Default)
Men's wear: Vivek Sachdeva (The Eternal Occult)
Academic performance: Prachi Rajurkur (Eccentricity Defined)
Fashion Design & Information Technology
Commendable work - I: Shwetha Nanduri
Commendable work - II: Shivani Nagpal (Price Challenge)
Commendable work - III: Rohini. CH (She Comes and She Conquers)
Academic performance: Manasi Shukla (Rags and Riches)
Design: Seema Doshi (F1 Live)
Diploma: Arjun Sehgal (Purity)
Most creative: Ritu Saluja (Auraellia)
Diploma project: Shubra Chaudhary (The Gypsy Clan)
Use of traditional skills in contemporary styling: Rajesh More (Om Namah Shivaya)
Ramp appeal: Neha Gupta (The Hobos)
Surface design: Ishita Singh (Anhad Transcend Existence)
Hi-fashion: Hiteshwar Singh Anand (Ballad)
Design concept: Nishit Puri (India - Through the Corridors of Time)
Industry response: Sweta Nanduri (Window Indoor)
Overall performance: Ritika Bhatia and Spandana Varnasi (The White Twinkle)
Prêt collection: Srikanth P.M (Imperial Charm)
Special jury award: Raagamaye. M (The Strange World of Infinitely Small)
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