Wills India Fashion Week:SS,2013-Day 3

               "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
                                                              Leonardo da Vinci

Day 3 of WIFW saw simplicity in colours, designes, cuts everything but very appealing. It seemed as if in a world of difficulties, there lies soothness in the form of simple designes. Rahul Mishra, Divyam Mehta and Manish Gupta were the torch bearers.

Rahul Mishra: Weave, Sew,Yeild & Bloom

Rahul Mishra's latest collection has been designed using chaste hand woven Kerala Mundus, Organic Khadi, textiles, and his signature strong graphics in hand embroideries with japanese lineage. 

Rahul told that he received a call from Kerala Government to make Kasav & Mundus interesting for the new generation as they are leaving traditional clothing and wearing T-shirts & Denims instead. He has not only designed it so beautifully without disturbing the very essence & feel of Mundus. I personally feel that even it will be diificult for the Malayalees compatriots to believe that so much could be done with Kasav's & Mundus.

Wearable quotient:9/10

Indrani in Rahul Mishra's collection.

Manish Gupta: Primrose

Manish Gupta embraces the beauty of spring with his "Primrose" collection. As the name suggests, the flowery collection is inspired by the shower of delicate yet showy primrose which are the first blossom of spring. The collection brings a whiff of freshness through floral motifs and elaborate use of 3D tapesteries. The experiment and play of exquisite textures and embroidery was in verve this time with use of appliques, laces, tapes, beads, sequins and organza flowers.

The pastel colour pallette was enhancing the zest of season. Collection has short dresses, silhouttes and gowns. Wearable quotient: 7/10

Divyam Mehta:
On speaking about his collection and inspiration, Divyam says; Clothing… from a piece of a cloth.

Fabric ..wrap it ,drape it , tuck it , hold it ,pleat it , pattern it , cut sew , hand tailor , craft it , its really

fascinating to see how a simple piece of cloth turns into a second skin

They are more than a hundred styles of wearing a saree tying a dhoti , holding a lungi wrapping a

kimono, tucking a samurai hamama.This collection is simply an attempt to rethink ,restyle ,redesign some of these clothing styles .a fine balance a perfect harmony between exquisite fabrics ,drape ,pattern ,and form accurate construction ,craft and tailoring.

The pleats the layers ,the twists and turns ,the wrapping ,folding , the shapes ,the forms , the

balance ,the proportions ,bold crotchet ,soft linen voile ,French chiffons … all come together the create styles that evoke a sense of culture from which it originates .

Colors used are Ethers whites ,natural beige ,and dhoop chaon ,rosewood.

The collection had such soothing effect that I am bound to give it 8.5 out 10 on wearability quotient.