It was an interesting blend of contemporary silhouettes, chic cuts and traditional ‘karigari' at the recently held Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2011. Showcasing the Spring Summer collections of a host of established as well as aspiring designers, LFW saw the emergence of some interesting trends that can take the ramp to road route.
Anamika Khanna was the first to take centre stage with a menswear inspired collection that saw ‘jodhpuris', ‘kurtas', ‘lehengas' and embellished vests. Sabyasachi Mukherjee's collection was inspired by the ‘Save the Tiger' project and the aura of the gorgeous beast could be seen in his line of yellow, black and ivory tones. Manish Malhotra steered clear of bling salwars and sheer sarees and surprised us with stunning evening wear ensembles for men and women in Chikankari work, Kashmiri embroidery and Rajasthani gotta borders.
Also India-inspired was Babita Malkani who created a whole line as an ode to the Baul singers of Bengal. While Bengali folk tunes and singers themselves as showstoppers won her applause, some neat pieces were flowing sheer layered maxi skirts and draped sari togas.
It was holiday mood for Pria Kataria Puri who had models sashaying down in her ‘Marrakesh' resort destination theme, sporting exotic kaftans, tunics, saris, maxis and more in a rainbow of colours.
‘Sleek-The New Mystique' line was Anand Kabra's baby, who brought in bohemian prints and dramatic embellishments and fluid evening wear look for Shantanu & Nikhil in the duo's Divonics collection. Anupama Dayal too had lovely sarongs, draped long dresses and kaftans in her Short Stories holiday wear collection, playing on chic, rock, bohemian, classic, retro and ethnic looks.
The last day of LFW saw Satya Paul and designer sisters Gauri & Nainika calling it a day. Satya Paul's trademark feminine creations took a glamorous turn in ‘ The Jewels of the Sea' line. The theme inspired a slew of saris, lehengas and western wear in fabrics made of lurex and glitter net.
The sisters-in-arm had churned out 31 creations for the final bow. Their ‘Fantasy' collection had five looks by Lakme, which transformed into one-shoulder lace ensembles, taffeta pencil dresses, mermaid lace and tulle ensemble, frilled drapes and satin ball gowns.
What also caught our attention was Anita Dongre's white and pale pink lehengas, Abdul Halder's jewel tones' jump suits, Siddartha Tytler's black and white ‘ metallic' palette, Kallol Datta's ‘Jailstripes' and Masaba's Masai-Tribe inspired vibrant colour scheme.
When it came to accessories, Suhani Pittie's Urban Folk jewellery grabbed eyeballs with intricate fan-shaped pendants, spiked hair bands and stiff moulded collars.
Other designers who showcased their creations included Rocky S, Arpan Vohra, Priyadarshini Rao, emerging designers like Abhishek Byas, Sabah Khan, Deepti Pruthi, Shiraji Dutta and others.
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