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FASHION SPEAK
DAY THREE
The third quartet opened with Nithya Reddy’s
‘Fiona Tales’, in muted shades of dusty pink,
ivory, purple, yellow, and pale blue sprinkled with
bouquets of floral embroidery. Nidhika Shekhar’s
‘The Red Phase’ was centred on the evolution
of a girl. Pure white organza, khadi, and red linen
with cutwork and embellishments were the focal
points of the collection.
Rahul & Anushka brought power dressing
to the forefront with fabrics from Jharkhand,
while Mahima Mahajan channelled the ‘flower
child’ spirit, and featured traditional embroidery
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on Western silhouettes,
houettes, vivid pops of colour,
mirrorwork, and sequins in her collection ‘Miroir’.
Nikita Mhaisalkar’s ‘Savannah’ featured raffia
for separates and luxe prét pieces. Bhumika
Sharma’s ‘Nejma’ collection had traces of
Moroccan architecture with geometrics and
bright colours inspired by Moroccan Zellige.
Divya Reddy’s ‘Aagami’ had embellishments
depicting our disappearing flora and fauna, while
the range’s yellow prints hearkened back to the
Amazon fires.
The master of evening red-carpet gowns,
Amit GT took inspiration from Japanese sumi-e