Delhi Couture Week'10 - Suneet Verma

Suneet Verma presented his collection on day 5 of Delhi couture week. Unlike other designer collections, his outfits were not very heavy on the embroidery but the emphasis was on brocade fabrics, layering and draping. Elaborate headgear was a central point and so was the use of tassels. The color range was jewel color tones, perfect for fall and in line with American/European fall colors. All in all, pretty well done.




photo credits: prokerala.com, daylife.com, vogue.in

Delhi Couture Week'10 - Varun Bahl

Varun Bahl's collection was titled "Anastasia Found" and was an amalgamation of Russian and Indian designs - lots of capes, boleros, furs mixed with traditional outfits. Varun used a lot of velvet which he teamed up with heavily brocaded saris and lehengas. The color palette was jewel tones of burgundy, deep greep, purple. The whole collection had a very regal look and also included gorgeous headpieces. I think a velvet corset is going to be in my fall wish list:-) Here are my top picks:





photo credits: vogue.in, prokerala.com

Delhi Couture Week'10 - Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla

Abu Jani – Sandeep Khosla's collection called 'Almost 24', was the Grand Finale of the Delhi Couture week 2010. The designers will complete 25 years in the business in 2011, and the title was an ode to this landmark. Their collection was divided into three parts - Abaan, a journey through floral thread embroidery; Sonaar, a homage to 'Sonar Kella', the book and film by Satyajit Ray; and Shabb, a gothic black form. The color palette was mainly whites and beige. There were only few pieces that caught my eye:( Shweta Nanda Bachchan was the showstopper in three-dimensional lotus motif dress. The dress is really over the top but then its a fashion show...

Shweta Nanda Bachchan

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Delhi Couture Week'10 - The Alika Jacket

JJ Valaya's collection was inspired by the courtesan Alika and her quest for love. At this collection, he debuted the 'Alika Jacket' which he hopes will become a signature piece of the House of Valaya. It is a cross between jacket and shirt. What do you think? a must have? I love the last one done in burnished gold...and dont miss the exquisite lehengas!!

photo credits: vogue.in

Delhi Couture Week'10 - Manav Gangwani

Manav presented his collection of Day 3 of Delhi Couture week. His collection was inspired by the movie "An Affair to rememmber" and consisted of gowns, saris and leghengas in bright red, metallic greys and turquoise. He mixed a lot of traditional embroidery with Swarovski crystals. The thing that struck me most was the dramatic headgear - I can totally see Rihanna and Lady Gaga hoarding them:-) "My brand is meant only for women who are bold and can carry any outfit with panache and confidence. I believe in dressing up like a true princess," says Gangwani. I loved the architectural details of his outfits and here are some of my top picks..




photo credits: pinkvilla.com, vogue.in

Delhi Couture Week'10 - Celebs on the ramp

Pearls Delhi couture week'2010 did not have a lot of media coverage as a result its very difficult to get access to the collections. The timesofindia.com has the best coverage but all the images have copyright issues so wont be able to upload it on my blog:-( Do check out the website esp. JJ Valaya's collection which has gotten the best reviews.

A lot of celebs walked the ramp. Here are the pics.

Anil Kapoor, Ira Dubey, Lisa Haydon for Anamika Khanna

I like Ira's outfit - the embroidery is really exquisite and love the pop of red color.

Jacqeuline Fernandez for Raakesh Agarvwal

Nah, didnt like it at all..

Lara Dutta for Rina Dhaka

Is that a spider of her shoulder? This is such a item number outfit and I find it embarrassing that someone like Rina did this as a showstopper..

Kangana Ranaut for JJ Valaya

You guys know my heat beats for JJ Valaya:-) Kangana looks very different and nice but I am not feeling any love for this outfit. I find her jewelery more interesting:-(

photo credits: daylife.com, prokerela.com, pinkvilla.com