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Gypsy gals make a song and dance
Ranna Gill's love for 'life, abundance and passion' struggled to come across in a collection that fell short on imagination but was fairly practical.
Ranna Gill's love for 'life, abundance and passion' struggled to come across in a collection that fell short on imagination but was fairly practical.
Ranna decided to start her show with some gypsy carnival fun, with the models walking in and swirling around in their skirts. This 'Gypsy' collection seemed to be a celebration of skirts. Ranna used gotta, mirrors and paisley giving her garments a total Ethnic feel. Her silhouettes were sexy with halter-tops, stretch dresses and strappy tops. Softness was added through ribbon ties and chiffon printed sashes, which added an element of girlie fun.
According to Gill, the 'IT' silhouette for the season is the kaftan-poncho and she has worked her entire collection around it. Loose flowing fabrics like georgettes and chiffon have been used aplenty as have soft and feminine fabrics like satin and silk. Worn as separates with contrasting items like jeans or leather pants, the dreamy blouses could have quite a dramatic effect.
A lot of ethnic influence can be seen in a collection that finds the majority of its buyers in the Middle East. Ranna Gill has even delved into Turkish influences to embellish her line. "Indian style is my strength," says Gill who has used the Gujarati ambi motif all over her collection.
The silhouettes are layered flowing gypsy skirts, flamenco skirts, zingara and ruffled tiered petticoat skirts, pleated and crushed printed skirts. The blouses are camisole tops in prints, romantic little vest tops and feminine winged blouses.
Retro short jackets with the worn look, calf-revealing trousers, empire-line blouses embroidered light dresses and epaulet kurtas.
One of the few really inspirational outfits was the black corset and skirt with muted gold appliqué work that model Indrani Dasgupta stole the show with.
Overall a fairly decent line - not much drama around it except for the kickoff of the show with models dancing instead of strutting about.
