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In Anita Dongre


Continuing the pink streak was Ms. Sherawat who at the AFI Film Fest’s after-party (following the screening of the movie ‘Precious’) was spotted in an Anita Dongre dress hot off the runway.

Considering how everyone else at the event was dressed to the nines, we do wish Mallika had chosen something that wasn’t quite as casual as this.

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Left: Mallika Sherawat In Anita Dongre At AFI Fest After Party
Right: Anita Dongre Spring 2010

Photo Credit: Wireimage, Rediff

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Lakme Fashion Week Spring 2010: Day One


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Anand Kabra Spring Summer 2010, Lakme Fashion Week

Anand Kabra’s collection titled ‘Kumari’ had to be one of my favorites from day one. I loved how the colors and the fabrics were so soft and feminine and then were juxtaposed with those well constructed cuts, silhouettes, asymmetrical hemlines and embellishments. The play between the ultra-feminine and the understated strength is what won me over. Loved the saris, the cocktail dresses… practically all pieces from the collection.

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Anita Dongre Timeless Spring Summer 2010, Lakme Fashion Week

Anita Dongre’s “Jaipur My Jaipur” was an homage to Rajasthan and it’s rich cultural heritage and so for her Spring 2010 collection, Anita Dongre used traditional Rajasthani weaves and fabrics like luxurious brocades, satin, net, lush velvets and silks in rich and regal colors. If I were to think of this collection independent of it’s Spring/Summer tag, I loved it. There were many pieces in the collection that would work perfectly with the festive season or in a bride’s trousseau. However with all the heavy velvets and weighty embellishments, it seemed rather oppressive for a ‘Spring/Summer’ collection. Contradicting myself though, in a country like India where seasonal tags like ‘Spring Summer’ and ‘Fall’ are pretty irrelevant, I can see Anita Dongre Timeless really being ‘Timeless’.

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Shyamal And Bhumika Spring Summer 2010, Lakme Fashion Week

Another collection that was one for the ‘trousseau’. Barring a few pieces, it was hard for me to get excited about this collection mainly because it felt like we had seen it all before, the colors, the fabrics, the work, the color combinations… Having said that, I loved the lehengas with the velvet dupattas; the contrast between textures made for great visual interest.

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Vivek Karuna Karan Spring Summer 2010, Lakme Fashion Week

An extremely wearable and commercial collection; the pieces from the runway could go straight onto a retail shelf. And for a collection to be tagged with that is quite the double-edged sword. Nothing about the runway was exciting, wearable yes, exciting no. And really, there was nothing to write home about, not about the Jodhpurs and certainly not the dresses. The only dress that stood out was the one that South Indian actress Mamta Mohandas (far left of the pic) wore on the runway. Summery and cheery.

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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The Pink Ladies


The dominant color among the attendees on day one of Lakme Fashion Week had to be ‘pink’ in various shapes and shades… And while on some it worked and worked well, on others (like Bhagyashree) it had us scrambling for the exit.

On an aside though, does Bhagyashree age at all?

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L To R: Anita Dongre, Bhagyashree, Geeta Basra


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L To R: Nawaz Modi Singhania, Lata Patel, Madhoo Shah

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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From The Archives: In Anita Dongre


While we may have liked this look relatively more (operative word here being, relatively), by itself it’s not a look we are fond of! Considering Ms Salve has given us some impeccable looks before, this one falls resoundingly flat.

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Left: Sweta Salve At Del Italia’s Anniversary Brunch
Right: Anita Dongre iinter-pret Spring Summer 09

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From The Archives: Runway To Cover To Real Life


Its not a dress we are fond of… not on anyone!! Can you pick a favorite?

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Left: Anita Dongre interPret, Spring 2009
Centre: Parvathy Omanakuttan On Jade Magazine, Feb 09
Right: Neetu Chandra at ‘13B’ Success Party, Mar 09

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