India Couture Week highlights: Best looks so far
While the collections have largely been over the top, there seems to be a general shift towards adding elements from streetwear and casual wear to keep the couture look 'lighter".
At the Rohit Bal Design show, for instance, leather bomber jackets and trench coats were embroidered with shikara, Taj Mahal and the Eiffel tower. Shantnu & Nikhil had turned strings of pearl into a blouse. And Falguni Shane Peacock made jeans fit for a wedding. Here are some of the memorable looks from the couture week so far:
Who says you can't wear jeans to a wedding? Designers Falguni and Shane Peacock gave a a pair of jeans couture treatment by simply adding feathers, and teaming it with heavily embroidered long jacket.
Dhoti-style skirt, pearl strings as a blouse, overcoat sherwani—Shantnu & Nikhil ensemble added softness and structure to ceremonial dressing.
Amit Aggarwal reimagined the sari and the patola weave in a molecular form.
Tarun Tahiliani's bib-like kurta had Pichwai motifs embroidered using pearls, sequin, crystals and coloured gemstones.
Veils and mask have made a strong presence in this edition of the India Couture Week, and the ones at Rahul Mishra's show looked the most creative and whimsical.
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