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Vinita Dawra Nangia
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There's
a whiff of serious fashion in the air at the Taj Palace, the venue
of the India Fashion Week. Media, trade buyers and designers move
around in a business-like manner, while conspicuous by their absence
are the elite who come to fashion shows to see and be seen. All shows
begin professionally on time and end without fuss. The first day was
kick-started by Ranna Gill and Monisha Jaising. Both designers complement
each other stylistically, concentrating on cut, style, silhouette
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Ranna
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Ranna's collection
was elegant and inclined to be more international than Indian. She
used a lot of denim and linens rather than the usual lame and expensive
fabrics, keeping the work minimalistic. She used interesting piping
and a play of colour as accent rather than embroideries. The designer
says, "We worked backwards by selecting the fabrics and the
look after keeping the price range in mind.'' Though quality wasn't
compromised, the look did become more minimalised than Ranna's usual
style. The silhouettes were modern and international, with just
an Indian touch here and there.
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Monisha
Jaising
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Monisha's collection
had a very distinct Mumbai, and so very international, look. Superb
tailoring and cuts and careful selection of fabrics made for a very
elegant collection that had chic slinky dresses, capris, shirt-dresses,
halter tops, knee-length skirts and suit-pants. Her embellishments
were minimal, restricting themselves to touches of floral embroideries,
kundan motifs and rhinestones. The designer used a lot of linen,
cotton-based fabrics and some knits. The very Western look submerged
into an Indo-Western one in the finale.
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