Manju & Bobby Grover

You knew it was going to a very raw and sexy collection the minute the first model walked on wearing a long pirate style coat with a waistcoat top and shorts.

You knew it was going to a very raw and sexy collection the minute the first model walked on wearing a long pirate style coat with a waistcoat top and shorts. This was about raw sexy appeal. Blouses had shoelace like ties instead of buttons and similar ties were used on the side of trousers. Bra tops and very short shorts, added to the overt look of rawness.

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Surface ornamentation added some interest; bone and shells enhanced the pirate feel. Many other fabrics were used to like chenille for texturing, which also had a rough feel to it. But this was balanced out by the use of fluid and soft fabrics like chiffon and crepe for the base of most garments.

Bobby and Manju presented two collections the first had a very naturally muted colour palette with rusty peaches and deep beiges being used. The next collection was bolder with the use of black and in this collection gold touches were far more obvious. In the second line the paisley motif (the paisley is motif that many designers have used this season) was placed on a tunic dresses that divided sleeves. Wrap dresses and tunic style dresses added a feminine touch. It was the pirate girl meets the girlie fashionista.