Suneet Varma BPFT,2013: Grace Redefined

" Life is an echo. It always gets back to you. So give goodness. "
                                                                                   Anonymous

Suneet Varma's collection bespoke of the grace, old world 'nawabi andaz', and tranquillity of 'Sufi mystique'. The above quote gels with Suneet Varma's journey crossing silver jubilee. I used to think, it is what that makes Suneet Varma so candid yet so stylish, so opulent yet so graceful, so beautiful that it mesmerises at times. During this Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, he dedicated his collection to his mother, a poet par excellence. It strengthened my belief that Life is an Echo,it always gets back to you. Mrs.Indira Varma has inculcated such values and art in his son,Suneet Varma, that it reflects in whatever he does.
Suneet Varma showcased a collection based upon love of lyrics and poetry- words that, soothe and enrich the soul. Taking inspiration from poetry that his mother (Indira Varma) has written, Suneet dwells into something nostalgic and tender as the night. With voice overs by Farookh Shiekh, singer Radhika Chopra and poets Indira Varma and Zehra Nigah gave the audience a visual and soulful treat.
Here is my pick of the day:

 

 

WIFW,SS-2014:Day 5- Sayonara-Promise to See You Soon!

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.”
                                        William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
This quote of Great William Shakespeare always comes to my mind on the last day of Wills India Fashion Week. Everybody becomes exhausted after 5 days of continuous work, watching shows, meeting buyers etc.But deep down the heart, I know, everybody bid adieu to the season with a hope to welcome WIFW again-very soon. The season ended with a happy note for everybody, so its time for celebration.
Here is my Pick of the day 5:
Joy Mitra: A Tribute to late Eminent director Rituparno Ghosh,given with high quotient of Bengali cultural grace.

Dolly J:Inspired by the French queen "Marie Antoinette", her lavish lifestyle, love for dressing up in such a juvenile yet regal way, to make a collection using impeccable Indian craftsmanship and textiles. The colours go from cream to coral to black.

Virtues by Ashish, Viral, and Vikrant:

Ashish N Soni-The Grand Finale Designer:
A magnificent set reminiscent of a Hollywood red carpet event was the setting for Ashish Soni’s finale collection `La Dolce Vita’ characterised by extreme simplicity, flawless lines, immaculate cuts and perfect finishes.
A multi level stage set the Opera theatre inspired mood for the evening. The spectacular live music presentation by the remarkable western classical and jazz bands added to the flavor of nostalgia and wistfulness of the 60s. Striking designs combined with impeccable garment construction was the truly the highlight of the evening! To add more glitters to the show, Anil Kapoor the evergreen star walked the ramp for Ashish N Soni as show stopper.

 

WIFW,SS-14,Day 4: Miles to Go

Day 4 of Wills India Fashion week saw experiments in styles, presentation. Some new promising faces were introduced under Hi 5 section, which reemphasised of FDCI's commitment to promote fresh talent.

Pick up the day:
Wendell Rodricks

Don't miss her Gladiator shoes, the design is just out of the world.

 

Masaba walked the ramp for Wendell and called it as 'Guru Deeksha'
 

 

 'Autre' by Gautam Gupta, Collection name: Tik Tok-Anytime Anywhere: Beautiful collection from Gautam Gupta during his debut Ramp show at WIFW. Every dress was beautiful and justifying the collection name.

 

Poonam Dubey,Collection name: Desert Rose: Poonam Dubey steal the show with her extremely beautiful collection. From colours to fabric, from designs to wearability-the collection Desert Rose received laurels from everybody. Its her debut show at WIFW, she left a mark and created milestones.

 

 

 

 

 

Not so Serious by Pallavi Mohan

Charu Parashar:

 

WIFW,SS-14, Day 3: Ode to Beauty

"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."
                                                             Ralph Waldo Emerson

Day 3 of Wills India Fashion Week reached to its pinnacle. There was fashion fraternity giving laurels to the designers, buyers were closing the deals with them as well, designers were all gaga about it. The ramp as well as the exhibit area was all packed with the admirers of beauty.

My pick of Day 3 is:

Zubair Kirmani

Niket & Jainee

Payal Pratap

Rohit Gandhi+Rahul Gandhi

 

WIFW-SS,14-Day 2 Beauty of Fabrics explored at its Best

"In essence, I'm a sophisticated cotton picker."
                                                                    Eartha Kitt
Day 2 of WIFW,SS,2014 witnessed the collections with extremely comfortable fabrics which showed the very essence to its core. The cool fabrics were used beautifully, coloured in vegetable dyes and given the intricate detailing to look at its best.Samant Chauhan's use of Raw Silk was appreciated a lot. Whereas the maverick designer Rahul Mishra's Jamdani experiment stole the show.
Here is Pick of the day 2:
Rahul Mishra

Samant Chauhan

Pia Pauro

AM:PM-Ankur & Priyanka Modi

Pankaj and Nidhi