Day 4: Abhishek Gupta And Nandita Basu

By Priyanka
September 10, 2007
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I totally adored Abhishek Gupta and Nandita Basu’s collection. It was street-chic, super kitschy and pop culture on a sleeve! Perfect for the set who can own the look, and flaunt it with some ferocity!

The big kangaroo pockets, metallic shorts, not withstanding I absolutely adored those printed tees. How fun is ‘Fightercock’??!! And that ‘Pataka’ tee? Priceless!

Maybe its just me, but doesn’t it remind you of Manish Arora’s ‘Fish Fry’ ?

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Day 4: Varun Bahl

By Priyanka
September 10, 2007
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Varun Bahl’s collection was filled with colors of spring, there were greens, yellows, beiges, blues and pinks! Some of the pieces had appliqué work while some others were prints!

Some of the day dresses were quintesentially ‘summer-fun’, they were elegant, yet retained their youthful appeal! Even the metallic tinge or work was quite elegantly used in a dress, or skirt or two. However, rest of the collection was quite same old-same old!

And Celina Jaitley walked the runway. In a hideous metallic dress. Was it a last ditch attempt to breathe some life into an otherwise quite uninspired Day Four? Either way, didn’t work.

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Day 4: Gunjan And Rahul

By Priyanka
September 10, 2007
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Gunjan And Rahul’s collection, ‘Sirali’ was full of perforated, cut work accents used to give more texture and interest to the garments. The clothes were a blend of softened pastels and well chosen fabrics… There were easy day dresses and flowy evening ones. And even menswear had some really nice pieces like that blue kurta.

They got a little carried away with the whole cut-work thing at times, but it still was a decent collection.

Its been a while since I was bowled over.

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Day 4: Rathore Jodhpur

By Priyanka
September 10, 2007
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Rathore Jodhpur’s collection is as commercial as it gets. With commercial, it basically means that everything is ready to wear, and so if a designer decides to do commercial, then he has to make sure that everything on the runway is extremely cleaned up and every piece has its act together! And thats precisely what Jodhpur did with his collection.

The cuts were constructed and designs reflected the Indo-Western silhouette. The collection might be perceived as overtly simple but I see it as a big hit with mainstream retailers!

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Day 4: Zeal By Shubhra

By Priyanka
September 9, 2007
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Shubhra Chaudhary’s collection was called, ‘Misty Nuances’ for her label, Zeal and the clothes had that pre-washed, crushed-crinkled, and naturally softened look about them. The colors were mostly light and pale but some pieces had that faded effect. I especially like the fading effect on the plaid print outfits!

The collection in itself though felt extremely average.

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