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Om Shanti, a charity event by designers and artists, represents a new chapter in the trend of creating luxury products for the wealthy with the aim of making life comfortable for the less privileged. MADHUR TANKHA takes a look... .
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THAT FASHION is intertwined with arts can be a debatable point. But those who consider fashion to be a frivolous activity should remove such thoughts from their mind as there was a gala celebration of a union between the artistic fraternity and fashion designers at New Delhi's Hyatt Regency this past week. The event was titled "Om Shanti" and it was conceptualised and coordinated by Damayanti, owner of Gallery for Indian Art.
Before the show began, visitors had a look at the paintings of Jatin Das, Sudip Roy, Dhiraj Choudhury, Harshwardhan and others. The beautiful paintings done on canvas were also painted - in perfect synergy - on the dresses of the models. It was a unique amalgamation as designers Anju Modi, Ameet Sikka, Anjana Bhargava and Puja Duggal had to jointly work with the artists.
The money earned from auctioning the dresses was given to a Non-Governmental Organisation, Sahan, which works with mentally challenged children. Damayanti along with creative geniuses of the fashion and artistic world thought that the best gift to such children - who by a cruel twist of destiny aren't as blessed as others of their age - would be through this philanthropy.
The show began as usual. Male models with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone-like physique walked the ramp bare-chested while lissom lasses like Lu Gill, Neena Manuel, Dipanita, Sapna and Jesse Randhawa looked extra tall as they came wearing stilettos, but that didn't deter them from moving dexterously and posing stylishly. The fabric used was wool, crepe, knitwear, silk fibre, silk wool, georgette and chiffon.
Jatin Das, said: "I have never painted on fabric or played with dyes. My figures were never wrapped before. We are happy that our token gesture will go a long way for Sahan. I must say that other professionals should also come forward to assist."
Sudip Roy said that he thoroughly enjoyed working on the cloth. "There is a different feel and enjoyment in working on fabric as compared to paper and canvas," said Roy. Designers were elated that artists' deft brush strokes have added to the style on the garb draped by leading models.
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