[1]High on intricate structured garments, the fourth day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012-13 was buzzing with creativity as young designers shunned the old school fashion fundas and opted for newage design principles.
The runway shows by labels like Kallol Dutta 1955, Anand Bhushan and My Village by Rimzim Dadu were totally futuristic and packed with innovative ideas.
Kallol Dutta, who presented a “disturbed” central theme with his collection “Grotesque Nonsense”, said it was an extension of his last three collections with strikingly morbid screen prints of skeletal unborn babies. He revealed that it was inspired by the old ritual from Japan called oibara, which is an act of committing suicide.
To depict the gory element he used fine detailing on the asymmetric hemlines which represented the exoskeleton of the dead. The long oversize white and black gowns, skirts and trousers were layered with 3D jackets.
While Kallol’s show was a dark journey of sorts, his buddy Anand Bhushan, a NID graduate from Ahemdabad, picked up a more optimistic path and dedicated his collection “Hero” to the man of steel — Superman. He used metallic chains and rings and combined them meticulously to create short body-hugging dresses and sharp pencil skirts.
The big diamond motif was used in all the pieces in various forms and the entire collection revolved around the junk metal parts. The slim fit trousers with elongated side-pockets and long gowns with metallic embellishments were noteworthy.
The third designer Rimzim Dadu, who presented a junk-inspired line of ensembles under her label My Village, was also inspiring. She crafted a line of ensembles using straw and metallic wires weaves and experimented with moulded plastic stripes. The complex marble embroidery dresses and sheer tunics with floral embroidery were paired with drain pipe pants.
Her cut-out plastic skirts and net-like metallic tops made the models appear like walking art installations on the ramp. If we forget the wearability aspect, the collection definitely stood out among the rest.
After a trio show from followers of grunge era, the next in line was a cute and oh-so-pretty show by Aneeth Arora. The Delhi-based designer used a pleasant shade card of white and ice blue checks to create a lovely line of spring-summer clothes in soft cotton and laces. The chic line was inspired by bleeding Madras prints and was accentuated by chikankari embroidery.
The cotton peplum tops, maxi dresses and chic tunics were enhanced by techniques like quilting and pleating.
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