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Naach girls go clubbing!
Picture this. A gorgeous woman with cascading curls with a majestic maang-tikka shining on her forehead walks towards you. Delicate hands coloured with 'alta' adjust her beautiful lehenga as the rhythm of the ghungroos around her ankles send you in a trance.
Picture this. A gorgeous woman with cascading curls with a majestic maang-tikka shining on her forehead walks towards you. Delicate hands coloured with 'alta' adjust her beautiful lehenga as the rhythm of the ghungroos around her ankles send you in a trance.
No you're not sitting in a Nawab's mehfil - this was Rocky S' fall-winter collection. Only, the lehenga hemline went up by a couple dozen inches, the choli was replaced by a jewelled halter and the air was filled with techno-mughal-e-azam.
Rocky S gave the crowds what they were begging for - dhinchak bollywood ishtyle with a saucy edge. The models langurously walked the stretch with ghungroos around their ankles, maang tikkas in their hair and alta on their hands.
Knee-lenght brocade 'lehengas' worn with jewelled tanktops were an absolute rage with the crowds. As were the empire waist dresses in tangy colours like peacock blue and flourescent orange. The Bollywood designer insists that colours are not just for summers. "I think winter wear is so drab and boring - I thought why not happy colours for winter as well!?," Rocky S said.
Accessorised with 'mor pankhs' and ghunghroo belts, the models looked like new-age mujrewalis that rock nightclubs instead of mehfils!
The hair for the season is definitely curly. Like most of the earlier shows today, here too the models showed off girly curls - both long and short. The makeup was dramatic with an emphasis on eyes.
While brocade ruled the collection, there were a number of other fabrics like georgette, silk and lycra that made appearances as well.
An absolute crowd-favrourite was the wacky version of the churidar-salwar. A peach translucent ankle-lenght kurta, embellished with zardozi worn with a skin-tight bright orange churidar with appliqué. Another favourite was the pair of jeans with gold appliqué all over - which might look OTT at a bus stop but would be stunning at a party.
With the way weddings are becoming more flamboyant than ever, who knows, Rocky S' collection might just replace the traditional trousseau!
