10
htcity LIFESTYLE
FASHION
TRAVEL
HEALTH
HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
FOOD
Entertainment & Promotional Features
PHOTO: HTCS/AMAL KS
AIFW SPRING/SUMMER 17, DAY 1 PHOTOS: AMAL KS AND WASEEM GASHROO/HT
AT THE VENUE: Amazon Fashion Lounge displays a handpicked selection of fashion products, showcasing a wide array of brands available on Amazon Fashion.
SAMANT CHAUHAN
LOVE GENERATION
ITALIAN ROMANCE
His designs saw influence of Grecian art, a rendezvous of cut and colour. TREND TAKEAWAY: Bardot gowns and exaggerated sleeves are your cocktailwear go-tos.
Actor Disha Patani sauntered down the ramp for Love Generation. TREND TAKEAWAY: Invest in separates and pair them with everything under the sun, from drapes to dresses.
From gold box minaudieres to inside-out umbrellas with glam surfaces — Italy, the partner country, made for a showcase which left us lusting for more candy to clutch.
HANDWOVEN GLAMOUR
The first day of fashion week paid a tribute to craftsmanship, with a fun Milanese twist
RINA DHAKA Floral prints, bardot and slit dresses dominated Dhaka’s collection. Deep-slit maxis, printed shrugs, flared pants, collared capes and mixtextured saris made for a
trendy twist to spring/ summer. TREND TAKEAWAY: When florals meet chiffon sheer, it makes for a fashionable romance like no other. Dhaka’s panelled florals juxtaposed on the maxi is perfect for a summer brunch.
F
ashion for the next season has rolled out on the runways in the Capital. Amazon India Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2017, organised by Fashion Design Council of India, is now underway with its first day being a mix of traditional and artisanal charm, amped with some Italian flair. At NSIC Grounds,
Okhla, the day started with a 16-designer showcase called Road to Chanderi with the aim to re-invent the weave according to each designer’s signature style. While we saw colour-blocked drapes at Gaurav Jai Gupta, Ruchika Sachdev’s gender-fluid shapes took form. And, all of this, with help of the gilded fabric, a layer of which even laced
the runway. The evening went on with designers Samant Chauhan doing signature ivories and reds, and Krishna Mehta championing Maheshwari fabric. Here’s a glimpse of the opening day, along with a few trends that you need to tap into for the next season.
Gaurav Jai Gupta’s creation
ROAD TO CHANDERI The fashion week has been doing its bit to promote handloom and handcrafted weaves. Taking the same tradition forward, this time, the fabric in focus is Chanderi. The sheer gleam of the weave was turned and twisted into colour-
Snigdha Ahuja and Akshay Kaushal
Karishma Shahani Khan’s’s creation
Ruchika Sachdeva’s design blocked saris, contemporary dresses and anti-fit separates by 16 designers including Aneeth Arora, Anita Dongre, Atsu Sekhose, Divyam Mehta, Ragini Ahuja and Payal Pratap, among others TREND TAKEAWAY: Chanderi is not only to be borrowed from your mother’s vintage wardrobe. Use those traditional drapes to create your own version of handwoven beauties.
Milanese romance @ AIFW
PHOTOS: AMAL KS/HT
T
his time around, some Italian fervour, and fashion flavour has been added to all the runway action in the Capital. With Italy being a partner country with FDCI, luxe accessories are up for all style scions and fashion lovers to indulge in. On the opening day of the five-day event, The Italian Pavilion at the venue was inaugurated to showcase more than 40 best brands from the country. “Twelve different hours, twelve different shoes” was the tone of the do as guests rushed into check out the labels and styles at display at the installation.
Ambassador of Italy to India Lorenzo Angeloni and Tommaso Cancellara
KRISHNA MEHTA A spring summer collection without a burst of colours is impossible. Mehta played with indo-western ensembles in a varied colours, waist belts and experimental silhouettes. TREND TAKEAWAY: Give a chance to Maheshwari!
Sunil Sethi, Francesco Pensabene and Riccardo Braccialini
BEHIND THE GLOSS
‘I have a knack for fashion too’ C
lad in a safari suit, Ashwini Kumar Singh (head of security for Fashion Design Council of India) has been doing the job of providing safety and security to the people attending fashion week for almost a decade. He shares his experience with us and tells us what he thinks of the fashionable lot and more.
How long have you been associated with FDCI? I have been with them since 2007.
What’s the most challenging situation you guys faced in these many years of covering the show? Last year there was a fire incident and our guys doused it. To manage the guests and escort the celebrities is a
challenge for us because fans go berserk seeing them.
Do you wonder why some people are dressed like they are ready to hop on the ramp ? I used to, initially, and we thought why do many guests choose things that don’t seem wearable. But, now I too have got the knack for fashion and I know what looks good and what doesn’t.