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India Men’s Fashion Fair was a four-day haute couture extravaganza where designers pushed the envelope on everything from palette to silhouette
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Walking tall Rohit Bal’s collection was a royal celebration
The city rocked last week at the Hayward’s Black India Men’s Fashion Fair with Prasad Bidapa playing host at the Bangalore Palace. The show opened with Asif Shah’s men dressed in tapered, slim suits that were dyed in deep and myster
ious tones of a dark and smooth glass. The four-day fashion fair had international designers showcasing their creativity, like Bangladeshi designer Bibi Russell flaunted her collection “Sapne Bante Haat” that comprised hand-woven kurtas with abstract prints teamed with Patiala salwars, Jodhpuri pyjamas and harem pants, inspired by the craftsmanship of Rajastani weavers.
Sri Lanka’s Darshini Keerthasena’s collection featured her trademark — batik prints on kurtas, loose shirts and saris in bright funky colours. Pakistan designer Deepak Perwani’s retro funk collection was for the metrosexual man. Geometric designs with featured embroidery that was a departure from the usual ethnic embellishments with crystallizations in gold, rust brown, petal green and black. Each day witnessed nine collections.Hemant Sagar and Didier Lecoanet dressed models in kitchen wear with their line “buri sight walley, your moo black”, while Ayaz Khan showcased his wedding collection for the groom. The line with its gold detailing created a royal effect. Bollywood designer Vijay Arora showcased some filmi designs while Sharbari Dutta, designed ethnic outfits with classical embellishment like kantha embroidery, which was quite the flavour of the event. For some added glitz, we had our very own Puneet Raj Kumar walking the ramp showcasing Lokesh Ahuja’s pared down silhouettes.Suman Ranganathan wore Dimple Verma’s collection, Turquoise and Gold, while Sanjana showcased Shantanu & Nikhil’s collection that spelt out the effervescence and celebrated youth.
Each day ended with a grand finale.The first day had Rohit Bal’s collection inspired by Istanbulwhere copper blue and gold on royal silk fabrics dominated. Krishna Mehta and Tarun Tahiliani’s men wore ethnic wear that comprised an amalgamation of rich texture, fabrics and royal colours with a glimpse of contemporary designs. Tahiliani’s trademarks of well-detailed belt over kurtas with rich drapes and heavy embellishments in gold on jackets with abstract printed on trousers were very much in evidence. On day three, actress Sanjana celebrated the grand finale with models dressed in gold with rich designs embossed. The last day was a showing by Manish Malothra whose ensembles were larger than life with heavy embellishments, drapes. J.J. Valaya’s dramatic collection and his mastery over the wedding medium perfectly complimented Manish’s line.
Among the other designers who participated at the event were Abraham and Thakore, Mohammed Omair, Amanda Bachalli, Lecoanet Hemant, Varun Bahl, Raghavendra Rathode, Namrata G, Wendell Rodricks and Zubair Kirnani. The event was organized and choreographed by Prasad Bidapa and top models like Priya, Aryan Vaid, Raghu Mukerjee, Kawal Jeet, Freddy and Moshin walked the runway. Also brands like Dockers, Allen Solly, Bare Body Essentials, Van Heusen, Aldechi shoes and Levis also showcased their new collection for this season.
LATIKA R. CHUGANEY
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