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Premier brands grabbed eyeballs at the show which had a heady mix of gourmet and glamour
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PHOTO: V. SRINIVAS MURTHY
RED HOT Amanda's collection for Cocoon hit the right notes of boho chic
Prasad Bidappa is the ultimate style guru — not only because he choreographs these rocking shows that practically crackle with chic, but also because he can very, very charmingly explain a two-hour delay. "It is the traffic!" he said at the Red Carpet fashion show at the Leela Palace Hotel with a rueful grin. With that cast-iron alibi, he sailed off to greet more glisteningly beautiful people.
Like McWatt you mutter "Oh well, what the hell" and instead of flying into a mountain, sit under the gurgling, gleaming fountain and watch the concerted attack on the bar by the afore-mentioned glorious glitterati. The ambience is deliciously glamorous. Level C (getting there would have done Nancy Drew and her ilk proud) of the Leela Galleria with all the lovely lights and the shops stuffed with delightfully expensive trinkets set the tone of whimsy.
The bar redefined limitless, while the finger food was an embarrassment of riches offering duck and squid and divine little tartlets, walnuts, aubergine bakes and all sorts of yummy delicacies.
With all the wonderful humans watered and fed, the time had come to check out the show. A standing show, the satiated crowd staggered only to snap right back into attention as the models trotted out in magnificent outfits.
Basically the Red Carpet is the first of a series of fashion event to popularise the brands available at the Galleria. The show kicked off with the moody blues from Levis Rivet. It was 150 years ago that the little tailor put rivets on denim trousers to strengthen them. And a legend was born.
The jeans from the iconic sub-brands — Vintage, Red, 501 and Red Loop, delivered on their promise of funky, hardy and all together cool.
Then came jewels by Ahmed Jewellers. Prasad coaxed Ahmed, who was understudying the shy violet, on stage. Semi-precious stones, gold and precious stones all scintillated with the Rs. 2.5 lakh multi-stranded ruby necklace being the jewel in the crown.
The evening dresses designed by Zara for Cocoon were exquisite. All variations of the classic black dress, the sequins and detailing just elevated the clothes to a whole new level of haute.
Amanda's line for men and women was a happy one. The blouses with their delicate hint of embroidery in light pastel colours in elegant silhouettes teamed with fitted trousers looked trés chic.
This was followed by jewellery from Maheshwari Bandhu. The models stood in formation to resemble the Nataraja to firmly embed in our minds the fact that we were looking at classic stuff. The men modelled silver stuff with a lot of the coin and sun motifs. The women's jewellery was mainly chunky gold stuff. The collection was redeemed with a gold neckpiece with rows upon rows of delicate filigree. Ravi from Maheshwari Bandhu promised a Victorian range in his new line.
The last collection of the evening was from Hidesign and for all who do not have a problem slinging slaughtered animals over their shoulders, there was enough to drool over in the spring-summer collection. To emphasise the street aspect, the models chatted (wonder if they were saying rhubarb to each other) while walking the catwalk in leather overcoats (not particularly essential for our tropical climes), rucksacks, satchels, briefcases, jackets and hand bags in the classic browns and blacks as well as funky colours like powder blue and baby pink.
The show was well choreographed and there was no delay between sets. All in all it was a pleasant evening with the required dose of retail therapy.
MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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