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As the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) got underway
here Wednesday, the second show of the day witnessed a clash of
subtlety and extravagance showcased by designers Anjana Bhargava
and Manoviraj Khosla.
Against the backdrop of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's resonating
music, Bhargava's show opened with a little boy walking down the
ramp with a kettle and a tray of tea glasses in his hands.
He then made way for a veiled model with a basket in her hand
walking through a broken wall, symbolizing a traditional Indian
woman breaking barriers to face the contemporary world.
With a generous use of some of the finest Indian fabrics like
cotton, chanderi and maheshwari mixed with georgette and khadi,
Bhargava's collection was true to its theme of Revival.
"The theme of my show was Revival. Hence I have used a lot of
cotton, mixed or pure, with block prints. These can be worn in the
summer and are very comfortable," Bhargava told IANS after the
show.
Gold dominated Bhargava's palette - but sans any garishness. She
also used a lot of other colours like pink, green, white and blue
with gold.
Saris, lehengas (skirts), cholis (blouses), long kurtas teamed with
churidars and straight fit pants, as well as voluminous evening
gowns with a train were a part of her women's wear line.
"I have also used a lot of volume in my dresses because I feel that
it's going to be in this season," Bhargava maintained.
In contrast, Manoviraj Khosla's men's wear line was in-your-face
and loud.
The collection was all about how the designer would like to dress
himself. It had capris, short pants, shorts, cargoes, pleated pants
teamed with body hugging T shirts, shirts with balloon sleeves,
jackets and coats.
"The inspiration of the collection was me! About the way I would
like to dress. It is a hip, happening and cool collection which is
all about being funky and sexy. It's high time designers
experiment with men's wear," Khosla told IANS.
The palette encompassed colours ranging from white, black, blue and
orange to pink, yellow and even fluorescent green.
"There are loads of colours in my collection because men want to
sport colours this season," he explained.
Khosla used linen extensively along with fabrics like cotton and
cotton-silk to roll out unusual cuts and designs.
The collection, as compared to Bhargava's, had a more
international feel to it.
Indo-Asian News Service
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