Draped Concoctions By Surbhi Chawla At Wills India Fashion Week S/S '12

"Draped Concoctions"

A range of peppy cocktail dresses in happy and chaotic patterns with oodles of drapes and smocking remains the forté of Surbhi Chawla. Satin and stretch jerseys were beautifully colour blocked in candy colour tones of green, blue, yellow, pink, faint orange, burnt orange, red and purple.

The show started with a yellow mini dress with smocking details that created sensuous movement and was followed by monochromatic smocked dressed in shades of pastel green, pink and yellow. Colour blocking brought out a joyous mood as yellow was combined with blue; black was teamed with orange and green was paired with purple. One of the jumpsuit was seen in monochromatic yellow while the other had pink pleats colour blocked on black. The show ended with an alluring floor sweeping full length red gown

layered with pink chiffon at hem. The look is glam, glitz and chic, achieved by refined drapes and uncluttered

surface treatment making the collection timelessly elegant.

Taurus by Dhruv & Pallavi at WIFW S/S'12

Festivity Galore

Dhruv & Pallavi have a festive approach to Spring Summer 2012. The models walked in with earthen lamps in their hands celebrating life and the surroundings. A warm sense of well-being was depicted and highlighted.  Silhouettes were very ethnic and tastefully spread over with a palette of white, blue and green. The surfaces were a mix of transparent and opaque mediums.  The indigenous shapes were true to heart and were combined with intricate detailing. Very often there were tassels to add a sense of symmetry. The symmetry was consistent with the use of dupattas and hair accessories. 

Enigmatically Yours ~ Malini Ramani at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week S/S'12

Malini has mastered the state-of-the-art progression. True to her globe trotting nature, her theme picks the fluidity and submissiveness from the known and unknown materials. The collection exhibits an entirely different era. One can call it the transition mode—the Indian Classical music transcends into pop and the silhouettes also flow from basic opaque to flowing forms.  The swimsuits were teamed up with fringed boleros. The fringes were emphasized in an engineered manner—they were played over with multi colours. The cuts were sexier and revealed mysterious elements. The collection had a very enigmatic approach when the halter-backs were showcased.  There were nice cuts at the waist and empire-lines.

The Black and white dresses in chiffon and satin gave a marvelous portrayal of soft feminine elements. Once again the jumpsuits were straight and linear. The tie and dye effect was an eye-catching episode of entire collection. The designer created Ombre gradations with the blues and whites.

Style Wars ~ Gauri and Nainika Karan at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer '12

While the eyes wanted to see what was not seen until now and the show started gradually and methodically. The colours were peppy and not to miss out on.  A very well chosen palette and more than cautious range of silhouettes were visible on the ramp. The designer duo featured dresses with basic bodies— from knee lengths to longer ones.  Long jumpsuits in hot pinks and a trail combined with the shorter ones made the collection look superb. One shoulder dress was highlighted with gold metallic button. In fact, metallic buttons made the collection stand out.  The shapes were at times dreamy— there were long flowing silhouettes with flair on the side seam in circular format, going round the neck and finally making their way to the hem.  Colours were grey, black, mauve, lavender, hot pinks, mustard and aqua marine blue.

A versatile play of the headgears added the much required attitude.  There were uniforms caps in crushed shapes that matched dresses of the same shade. Another eye-catching element was the self coloured belts with gold eyelets. The pocket-lines were highlighted.  Asymmetric lines never looked so good before.