India Fashion Week: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

I still have several articles to write and hundreds of pictures to slog through from last week, but I wanted to highlight a tiny selection of some of my favorite looks from the runway during India Fashion Week. And now, if you'll excuse me for a bit, I think what I really need is a bowl of Kraft macaroni & cheese and a good night's sleep.

I love the Technicolor designs from Manish Arora even more every season. He toned down his usual day-glo hues in favor of a (slightly) more subtle palette for a fantastic, nature-inspired collection. This empire dress -- with its mint green background and bright pink blooms -- was among my favorites, as was the amazingly detailed peacock capelet above.
How great is this sweetly retro style from Ayesha Depala? I'm always such a sucker for a Peter Pan collar:

Varun Bahl is always one of my favorites, both for his clothes and presentation. For his finale, he sent the models down the runway in a muted rainbow of classic dresses:

Ranna Gill did some terrific jersey prints -- very L.A. and very cool.

We continue to be big Anamika Khanna fans around here. She moved away from her signature colorful fabrics this time for a light, easy collection with neutral shades and vintage-inspired botany motifs. I loved the unexpected elegance of this piece in particular:

I'm sorry to say this photo doesn't nearly do justice to this beautiful leaf-print dress from the universally lauded collection by Shantanu & Nikhil:

A cool, modern mix from Ashish Soni:

Rajesh Pratap Singh is always a huge highlight for me (and, judging by the crowd shoving to get in, lots of others as well). I would probably travel all the way to India just to see his beautiful European-style collections.


I'm also happy to report that there were no fires or related mishaps, but several buckets of sand were at the ready, just in case.




3 Comments:
Fantastic catwalk report, thank you so much for sharing.
It's so great to see all this fantastic stuff. I don't know if I'll find any coverage in UK magazines.
According to me "I feel making beautiful clothes is an art and it requires creativity and time, to make somebody look beautiful".
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