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More glamour than substance
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The aura of twinkling stars was the only silver lining in the Dabiri collection, which did not have much to strike the audience, writes MADHUR TANKHA...
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IF THE food tastes awful then even if someone as strikingly mesmerising as Brooke Shields were to serve it in silver crockery it wouldn't make much difference to the eater. This is exactly what happened last week at New Delhi's Hotel Park Royal Intercontinental when a lacklustre Dabiri collection was shown.
While it is an acknowledged fact that Delhiites are not sticklers for rules, the organisers of any event should at least ensure that their show starts on time. The collection was showcased amidst much hype and hoopla, but the sparkle and shimmer were missing. Even as the whisper went round that Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and Bollywood's Preity Zinta were about to make an entry, neither of them turned up.
Dabiri is derived from an Arabic term that means the golden thread. This collection is a joint effort of Vandana Sawhney and Divya Bindra. The duo boasts of specialising in Indian traditional outfits and claim that their forte lies in embroidery - formal rich ensembles and Lucknow's legendary chikankari. But not much imagination has gone into experimentation, which was something the designers at Lakme did with most of their dresses.
Lotus was used as a motif. The Chandramukhi collection had kaleidoscopic colours but the focus was more on the models than on the clothes.
Yanna Gupta wowed the spectators as she walked straighter than she did last time at Lakme where her head was slightly bending. While she received tumultuous response, Jesse Randhawa, with a resplendent blouse came in her usual flamboyant style and virtually stole the show. Her no-holds-barred attitude has really been lapped up by Delhiites and the press, to whom she gives attractive poses. But other models weren't that classy and the dresses weren't something to strike a chord with the gathering.
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