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Monapali’s collection used Indian silhouettes and traditional lines and infused in them an avant-garde appeal.
Kantha work, appliques, linen, tussar, knits, embroidery and prints featured prominently in the collection. The color palette had a vintage appeal with its use of antique grey, matte beige and dull gold and subdued rose.
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Raghavendra Rathore’s collection for Chivas used clean, timeless lines and structure. Silks, brocades, wool, hand-woven fabrics all were used abundantly in the collection. There were Kimono sleeves, flowing silk dresses, prints, fabrics with metallic sheen, heavy use of belts and sharply tailored menswear. The colors were mostly neutral with blacks, browns, greys and blacks though a pop of color did make its way in now and then.
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Rahul Khanna & Rohit Gandhi’s collection was chic, sophisticated and for the urban fashionista.. The colors were subtle and subdued tones of greys, plums, purples and neutrals!
Quilted jackets, slim silhouettes, jeweled accents, toned down metallic accents, pleats, belts, wide necklines and sharply tailored pieces were what made up the collection.
Gayatri Khanna
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Payal Says
High Point: The leaf print dress was my only favorite.
Low point: Rozza! Huh?
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the understated appeal of the clothes. The designs were timeless.
Low Point: Failed to deliver anything new and much too safe.
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Nitin Bal Chauhan
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Payal Says
High Point: Beefeaters gone wild!
Low Point: Do I really want to look like a Beefeater!
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the use of color, its so Preppie Alice in Psychedelic Wonderland.
Low Point: Repetitive and unflattering silhouettes.
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Prashant Verma
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Payal Says
High Point: Flowy numbers .
Low Point: Reminded me of some of Gauri and Nainika’s older collection! And that “face” thing!
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the use of color and print.
Low Point: Repetitive silhouettes, still hung-over from the last collection, needs to get over the self-image (the face) print!
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Bounipun by Zubair Kirmani
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Payal Says
High Point: Very wearable! Loved the menswear too!
Low Point: None really..
Priyanka Says
High Point: Could wear those pieces off the runway, into everyday life!
Low Point: An extremely commercial collection, not necessarily a bad thing but wish there were at least some pieces that showcased the creativity of designer no holds barred.
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Samant Chauhan
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Payal Says
High Point: The sequins on the beige loooked good!
Low Points: Metallics were borrrring.
Priyanka Says
High Point: The knits, sweaters and vests, interlaced with sequins and sheen, but done rather tastefully!
Low Point: Metallics. Yawn.
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Varun Sardana
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Payal Says
High Point: The whole dark color schemes with the burst of color was nice.
Low Point: Some of the silhouettes I didn’t care for.
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the harlequin interpretation. Also, it was interesting to finally see menswear that was exciting yet not too over the top.
Low Point: Women’s wear was boring and unimaginative.
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Gaurav Gupta
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Payal Says
High Point: None!
Low point: The fact that there was no high point!
Priyanka Says
High Point: Menswear gets a plus. Loved the ethereal, sheer dresses and the severely constructed jackets.
Low Point: Unimaginative saris.
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Fightercock by Abhishek Gupta & Nandita Basu
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Payal Says
High Point: What’s not to love! I so want the “ki farak painda” shirt!
Low Point: None!
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the use of color and graphics. So street chic!
Low Point: Camouflage is too red-neck’ey and white trash’ey unless someone is really in the army. Even in its inventive form. No. No. No.
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Deepika Govind
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Payal Says
High Point: Liked the saris and the jackets. The jackets had a very khadi feel to em.
Low point: The pants..not digging at all..
Priyanka Says
High Point: The jackets, love, love, love. Very earthy, organic, and so structured. The day dresses with the red accents were a hit too.
Low Point: Evening gowns obviously not her forte.
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Niki Mahajan
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Payal Says
High Point: Loved the outfits with the rust colors..
Low Point: Same old tried and tested designs…
Priyanka Says
High Point: The play on Indian print on western silhouette worked.
Low Point: Was boring and safe, there was nothing new about it and could have been from any season before and not in a ‘classic’, ‘timeless’ way either!
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Tarun Tahiliani
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Payal Says
High Point: The brass lamps and dancing!
Low Point: Same as the last collection.
Priyanka Says
High Point: Classic Indian design, prints and silhouettes with clean, minimal design that make them timeless. Love the jackets over saris.
Low Point: Needs to move away from jeweled prints and accents. It’s a signature look and all that, so do a few pieces and move on. Really.
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Varun Bahl
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Payal Says
High Point: Some of the menswear stood out.
Low Point: The layered rosette didn’t work for me..
Priyanka Says
High Point: Menswear
Low Point: Women’s wear
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Ritu Kumar
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Payal Says
High Point: Loved the blues and mirrorwork..
Low Point: While I loved the kali print top, reminds me so much of Manish Arora!
Priyanka Says
High Point: Loved the day dresses and skirts in creams, whites and blues. Also, the kali print tops.
Low Point: The floral print dresses were a big let down as were the kaftans. Even the day wear fared better only in comparison, the collection in itself was disappointing.
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Payal Jain’s collection was called ‘Black Earth’ and had a color palette that seemed to have taken its cue from nature itself, lots of earthy browns, rusty red-browns, winter white and stone greys.
Capes featured predominantly in the collection as did jackets, wide necklines and houndstooth. Embellishment and embroidery were used to accent the pieces.
