It was
Return of the 1950’s and 1960’s Glamour for Gaurang Shah’s Collection at Lakmé
Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2012 Season
Mumbai, Sunday, August 5, 2012: Bringing
together a clever mix of beautiful saris, anarkalis and ghagras, Gaurang Shah
dazzled the audience with ethnic wear at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive
2012.
Calling his collection “Ardhagini” Gaurang
presented garments that will appeal to the modern bride. The colours were the
ever popular yellow, orange, red and pink - all very auspicious for that
important day in a girl’s life. Working around the beauty of Kanjeevarams,
Kalamkari and zardozi, the designer highlighted the intricate weaving known as
Korvai for the magnificent South Indian saris.
It was the return of the glamorous 1950’s and
1960’s retro look, that Gaurang recreated with the beauty of Kanjeevaram silks
and splashed them with animal motifs in bright hues that will be a dream come
true for any bride.
The permutations and combinations of the
Kalamkari prints with the beautiful brocades, were extremely creative and
experimental. Gaurang brought the different prints in hot colours like saffron,
gold, red, vermillion, green, black, blue for the salwars, cholis, saris,
luxurious lehengas, and dupattas. The varied textures of the fabrics were
beautifully brought together in each entry and the discreet zardozi embroidery
appeared on sleeve edges and dupattas. Kurtas were regal and varied from floor
to ankle length, at times panelled or pleated but at the same time allowed the
gorgeous Indian textiles to remain the cynosure of all eyes.
