In Manish Malhotra

By Payal
March 12, 2011
Found/Off The Runway
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Like Sabina, Kareena Kapoor was spotted sporting a design off the runway before the collection hit the runway. Her white anarkali featured a kashmiri style embroidered v-neck design and a cutout at the back. Most of the time, when you all mention that a dupatta is missing, I don’t agree but on this ocassion I do feel a pale gold net dupatta would’ve completed the look perfectly.

Kareena Kapoor at Manish Malhotra show, LFW Summer/Resort 2011

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

In Sabyasachi

Am not sure if we love Sabina more or envy her! Love, because she always has fun with fashion, always is unapologetic with it. Envy, because she gets to wear Sabyasachi ahead of it even being showed on the runway. And so like I said, don’t know if we love her more or envy her! Sigh.

Left: Sabina Chopra At Lakme Fashion Week
Right: Sabyasachi, LFW Summer/Resort 2011

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

Anamika Khanna: LFW Summer/Resort 2011

By Payal
March 12, 2011
The Daily Etcetera
4

You’ve already seen a preview from Anamika Khanna’s Summer/Resort collection. Here is the look at the rest that followed the menswear inspired looks.

Although the collection was predominantly black and white, there was also some color injected by way of lehengas, kurtas, dupattas. All of the looks were rich in the trademark Khanna-esque embellishment. It probably is just me, but some of the looks took me back in time to the Gandhi-era where white used to be the theme and full-sleeve blouses were seen with full skirts.

The collection did feel a wee bit phoned in (the ill-fitted jodhpurs/the cholis) but the richer individual pieces more than made up for it. We, of course, were gushing over the pink lehenga and the embellished vests.

Anamika Khanna, LFW Summer/Resort 2011

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

Sabyasachi: LFW Summer/Resort 2011

By Priyanka
March 12, 2011
The Daily Etcetera
9

No one quite plays with textures, colors and prints like he does, and this master craftsman has us gush, season after season. The khadi color-block dress, the peasant blouse and the floral dress were my absolute favorite (follow the arrow!)… I need to have ’em now. I must. Okay so now that, that’s out of the system…

Sabyasachi’s collection was inspired by the Save The Tiger project. Using his Bengali aesthetic and crafts of the region in a stellar manner, Mr. Mukherjee put forth a collection that was fresh, contemporary and still had his signature kitsch appeal.

The show started off with yellow and black toned ensembles (channeling the colors of the Tiger?) and then progressively moving on to other colors. According to the press note, the presented collection moved through various decades of fashion- the fun and freedom of the 20s, elegance of the 30s and 40s, 70s boho chic and the 80s daring arresting bras.

Loved the use of khadi and handloom fabrics and the use of earthy tones along with the brighter hues. Florals were just brilliant and we must absolutely get our hands on that bright printed sack gown. Oh but wait, I already said that! 🙂