Day 5: Tagore treat to ocean palette

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Model Tinu Verghis trips on the ramp during a show by Ashish Viral and Vikrant on Wednesday. — ASIAN AGE

The first show of the last day at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) was opened by designer Joy Mitra, whose collection was an ode to famous author and poet Rabindranath Tagore. A recital and performance in the beginning of the show swayed the audience to the streets of Kolkata, where elegant models walked in bright crimson, beige and black and white ensembles highlighted by prints taken from Tagore’s paintings and poetry. The designer mentioned, “Tagore, as a poet, author, painter and more importantly as a human was my inspiration for this line. I used a lot of georgettes, chiffons and silk fabric in my collection and accentuated them with block prints and embroidery using bright Indian colours.” In a few pieces, Joy even used prints of Tagore’s poetry written in Bangala to give them a rich Indian touch.
Next was designer Rajdeep Ranawat, who presented a gaudy resort wear comprising of printed kaftans and swimwear. The models sported outfits with cowboy hats that were stuffed with flowers and bird feathers. He used prints of cheetah, bouquet of flowers and jungle prints in bright colours on kaftans with embroidery at necklines. He also crafted dresses with sequined boatnecks and used bird feathers in elongated earrings to showcase the wild side of his collection.
Designer Amit GT’s spring\summer collection was inspired from French vintage fashion and he created evening gowns by layering chantilly lace, sheers fabric, diaphanous chiffons, organza and satin fabric. The designer used ruffles and fine pleating at the bodice along with corsage at shoulders to add an extra feminine touch to the gowns. He also presented a line of cocktail dresses where he used hand-painted prints and baubles interestingly.
The “marine” collection by designer Sulakshna Monga was churned out of underwater inspirations; sadly it was no shinny pearl but just an ersatz that actually seemed like a mish-mash of bright colours mixed with extensive usage of sequins. Bollywood actor Nisha Kothari walked in a flimsy and heavily blingy aqua blue-teal gown as showstopper for this designer.