Dressing up Santa Claus

Itee Dewan gets five Indian designers talking on what combinations and permutations they have on their minds for Santa.

Five Indian designers share with with Itee Dewan on how they want Santa to look.

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Nikhil Mehra
I would like a blonde Santa and when I say blonde, I mean a female Santa. The red would very much be there but my she-Santa will be a lot sexier, wearing a fitted low-back satin red gown. The front could be either V-neck or boat neck.

Rahul Jain of Sirali
My desi Santa would wear a sherwani or a long coat in red colour. He would wear a dhoti and his potli will be yellow. I would also give him white trims and big white buttons on the sherwani.

The coat will also help Santa hide the fat on his belly. Raghavendra Rathore
I wouldn't change much about Santa as that is the picture of the man we have carried in our minds since child hood. Without destroying the original look, I would add a little bit of trims here and there. Though on second thoughts, I might like to give a Jodhpuri suit.

Puja Nayyar
I'd take out the red and give him a dark, chocolate brown colour so that he looks less romantic and more stylish. An all-white outfit with brown lips and brown boots would be my Santa. I wouldn't change his pot belly, [but] instead double it up. A super-fat Santa!

Rohit Gandhi
I don't think I would like to change anything about Santa. We have grown up with that image and he looks amazing the way he is. Santa is sacrosanct.