India Couture Week Day 5

About India Couture Week

HDIL India Couture Week, an initiative of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is expected to be the most glamorous and most unique of all the fashion weeks. India's first ever couture week, will showcase 11 of India's finest couturiers and aims to provide a platform for the Indian Couture.

Scheduled from September 16 to 21, two theatrically produced shows will be held each day at 7.30 pm and 9.00 pm. The event will certainly be a celebration of Indian fashion

Day five of the HDIL India Couture Week started with an impressive collection by designer Varun Bahl who rewrote history by marrying the Mughal and Rajput dynasties with the Elizabethan age, creating an extravagant yet sober collection of silhouettes.

The line saw a perfect mix of two cultures - Indian and Western. The designer had elegantly managed to fuse the two in such a way that his outfits were at once trendy and sophisticated. The collection saw the fusion of saris with Elizabethan gowns, lehengas with coat-shaped blouses, and evening dress with a bow at the back.

Lot of velvets in different sizes, forms and shapes were quite prominent. It was used for sarees, jackets, gowns, blouses, suits, churidars and lehengas. Velvet motifs were embossed on lehengas and sarees to give them a trendy look.

The color palette ranged from black to ivory, gold, pink; and maroon. An interesting aspect of Bahl's show was the somewhat outrageous headgear worn by the models ranging from reindeer horns to heavy loaded jewelry to feathers.

To the audience's surprise Bahl had kept a small velvet pouch on every chair in the show area which contained a small binocular through which the audience could examine the intricate zardosi work on the garments.

When Tarun Tahiliani showcased his signature bridal collection on the fifth day of the HDIL India Couture Week, the audience was indeed in awe of his creations as the atmosphere gradually turned electric

Tarun's show turned out to be the biggest crowd puller thus, far of the event.

The designer had left no stone unturned to make a mark on the audience through his impeccable style quotient. The main show area (MSA) was layered with images of Khajuraho temples while a series of projectors beamed an eclectic variety of images recreating the glory of Indian culture

Tahiliani's collection titled "All that we are and more" was a bride's dream - grand, majestic, and traditional - yet contemporary. The collection featured heavy crystallized Swarovski-draped dresses, as well as kurtas, sarees, churidars, stoles, jackets, shrugs, evening gowns, kaftans, sherwanis; and heavy embroidered skirts.

With the use of a variety of brocade, tulle, silks and velvets, the color palette featured maroon, gold, rusted orange, pink and red. In terms of embroidery, zardozi dominated the space.

The showstopper of the evening undeniably was Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty who has been regularly walking the ramp for Tahiliani for a number of years. The actress was dressed in a red lehenga studded with crystals and loaded with zardozi work.

Tarun is probably India's most established designer in India in terms of infrastructure and distribution. His talent has enabled him to transform traditional Indian drapes, textiles, and techniques into modern innovative structured forms that translate into an international contemporary look. Style, craftsmanship, quality; and refinement are the defining symbols of Tarun's garments. Today, Tarun, the master of drape, is one of the most sought after and Top fashion designers in the country whose clients cover a domestic and international arena.