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Though DeBo is a word that gets brandished about a tad too frequently (admittedly by me), it does fit Anupama Dayal’s latest collection rather well. Easy and laid-back, the flower-child meets a strong Indian aesthetic is something the designer does well.
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Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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Kanika Saluja stuck to her forte of embellishment heavy evening-wear. Though she did experiment with softer pieces, the ones with her signature style were the ones to stand out more.
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Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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Putting Ms. Padukone front and center amongst other winners of GQ’s Men Of The Year seems rather unfair, doesn’t it? Is anyone else even registering besides Deepika in her cream Elie Saab. 😛
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Left: Elie Saab, Fall 2012
Right: Deepika Padukone on GQ India Oct 2012
Photo credit: Style.com
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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
