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The 16th anniversary cover of Cosmo India features Ms. Sen in a black Falguni and Shane Peacock dress. Movin’ along…
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Sushmita Sen on Cosmopolitan India Oct 2012
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Rajesh Pratap Singh’s genius is undisputed. That said, this collection was confusing. I love the sharply tailored, non-fussy, strong aesthetic the designer stands for. But then, the slinky metallic dress in that dreadful lurex-like fabric (Row Three, Extreme Left) came down the runway. You could’ve knocked me down with a feather. The experimentation with this collection has me think the designer is in a state of transition. Though this state of flux didn’t always translate successfully.
The designer played some more with ‘honeycombs’ that we first saw in his Autumn/Winter 2011 collection. And this time, the mood was a lot more darker. Where before the shimmer was a lot more muted in his previous collections, ’twas more aggressive this time around. Some of it worked, some didn’t.
Lest you think it was all one colossal disappointment, it wasn’t. The dresses with metallic spines at the back were brilliant. Loved the black leather honeycomb dress (Row Two, second from left) and the off-white/cream one (Row Three, second from right). The spiked/studded stockings really added to the looks.
Like I mentioned earlier… Confusing.
P.S: I wish this show was better lit. For those of us who pour over digital images (which often is the only way we can go through a collection), the lack of detail is disconcerting. Am sure it never really is the same as actually seeing something up close, but wish there’d be HD images available to us mere mortals.
P.P.S: Speaking of ‘honeycombs’, have you seen Alexander McQueen Spring 2013?
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Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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Keeping it simple in a red Alice + Olivia dress was Riddhima on day two of WLIFW. She looked great, almost reminding me of Karisma, but I have one minor gripe. Mixing the silver python clutch (Zagliani) with gold snakeskin pumps didn’t work in my book.
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Riddhima Kapoor at WLIFW Spring 2013: Day Two
Photo credit: Viral Bhayani
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Cosmo editor Nandini was spotted taking in shows on Day two wearing a blue sari by Abraham & Thakore. I like the collared mesh blouse that she paired the sari with but am not on board with those sandals. Sure, the look required some edgy sandals to go with it but its just that am not a big fan of such spider-ey sandals.
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Left: Abraham & Thakore, Fall 2012
Right: Nandini Bhalla at WLIFW Spring 2013: Day Two
Photo credit: Viral Bhayani
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Why fix what ain’t broken? Manish Malhotra knows exactly who his customer is and what works. And towards that end, he delivers every single time.
Aside from his usual color palette of ivory, pink and coral, olive was used in abundance. It’s not a color we see too much of on the runway and made for a change. Loved it especially against the deep-purple/navy (Row Three, Centre). It was business as usual with the silhouettes, though there were some new ones snuck in now and then (Row One, Centre).
The star really was the exquisite chikan work. Love. And, in lust with that navy and red chikan lehenga (Row Three, Extreme Left).
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Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
