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Designs
of dismal realities of metropolis life
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Delhi: Shades of city life were reflected in designer Nitin
Bal Chauhan's collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion
Week. Infused with drama, the designer put together a show,
which had shades of dark and explored the grim realities of
the urban lifestyle at the much awaited five-day fashion extravaganza,
which kick started here on Wednesday. Aptly titled 'Conditions
Apply Part II', the collection in hues of grey and tinge of
light black, lived up to the theme and brought to life successfully
the nine stories of vanity, deliverance, teen suicide, mediocrity,
accidents, urbanisation, senior citizens, sealing and divorce
which centre round the lives of most of the metropolitan people.
Dresses, jackets, suits, skirts, pants and coats in woollen
fabrics brought to platform the conditions that applied to those
living in an urban set up. "My creation is inspired by people
around that I see leading different kinds of life and different
kind of dilemmas. The cuts were very clean. It was lot of experiment
with fluidity and structure. The palette is quite dark. There
is lot of darkness around, which is the flip side of urban life
which is being portrayed in this collection," said Chauhan.
If the phobias of urban life inspired one designer, the story
of silk formed the theme of designer Samant Chauhan's collection.
Inspired by the Bhagalpur silk, Chauhan saluted the weavers
who use the threads to weave together a beautiful body of fabric.
A colour palette of shades of beige brought about a rustic and
rich feel to the garments. Skimpy and slim tunics, coats almost
vintage in appeal, frocks, jackets and trousers both for men
and women in simple silhouettes brought forth the beauty of
silk in various forms. With 102 designers and around 175 buyers,
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week is the country's premiere
fashion extravaganza, which brings together the business of
fashion and expert designers as well as connoisseurs of lifestyle
on a common platform. This gala event will culminate on March
23.
-Mar
19, 2009
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