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Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty walked the Wills Lifestyle India
Fashion Week (WIFW) ramp for Tarun Tahiliani's collection "From
Kutch to Kenya" and left the audience spellbound.
She was aglow in a flowing golden drape dress and a gold
headband and waistband completed the look.
"People say that by bringing a celebrity on the ramp, a designer
can get away with any kind of collection but that is not true. The
drape evening dress was designed only keeping her in mind,"
Tahiliani told IANS after the show Thursday evening.
"I have worked for hours to get the right fit," he said.
The truly dramatised show started with the packed hall at Pragati
Maidan singing the national anthem. And then through giant cutouts
of elephants, men dressed like monkeys came jumping and dancing on
the ramp, and then gave way to models.
"We played the national anthem to recapture the essence of the 60th
year of Indian independence," Tahiliani said.
The collection was inspired by Kathiawari men in Kutch, taking a
break from their day, perched in draped splendour, with their
dhotis and wrapped skirts hitched up, and glorious safas protecting
them from the summer sun.
"I don't believe in fashion divided for men working in fields and
the elite class ... hence my collection is a mesh where both these
kinds of fashion are interwoven," Tahiliani explained.
The designer's palette contained colours like creamy latte, pale
pistachio and hot pink.
The collection offered linen tunics, dhoti peg skirts, voluminous
jackets, smocked tops with sheer backs teamed with draped salwar
pants, long kaftans, tunics, Jodhpur pants and evening gowns with
permanent pleating and smocking in fabrics like silk, chiffon,
muslin, linen and georgette.
The collection was adorned with mirror work, chikan embroidery and
accessories like headgear, tribal necklaces from Kutch and beads
worn by African tribes.
Indo-Asian News Service
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