| Show I of Day 2 began with 'Elan' by Priti Bansal and | | | | woven around the pony tail the clothes took center |
| Kaushik Ghosh and 'Samars Designs’by Pankaj | | | | stage as the models showed off the gorgeous |
| Kumar and Ajit Parihar. Both collections were fresh | | | | collection. The next in line was Kaira Gurnani who |
| and innovative and in shades of greens and browns. | | | | presented the sixth sense of a woman and tuned in to |
| While Elanhad a very slick look to all its ensembles be | | | | the inner goddess in every woman to bring out an |
| it the colours of the garments, the cuts and silhouettes | | | | excellent collection. Green, orange and golden ruled the |
| used. Koushik Ghosh of the Elanduo is a pass out of | | | | ramp with a splatter of reds and yellows on the side. |
| Apparel Trading and Design Creative Center- Kolkata | | | | The dresses were pretty and completely girly as it |
| where he won the best designer award in his final | | | | was meant to be for the woman confident about |
| year. He has been designing costumes for renowned | | | | herself. Cute bows, ruffle details, soft tassels and |
| film directors Rakha Dutta, Putool Mohamad and | | | | pleats were elements that added the girly touch to |
| Rajnish Kashyap since then till Elan happened. For | | | | each one of the garments. Her collection included |
| them this is the first time they have been to Bangalore | | | | shifts, dresses, golden jumpsuits, ponchos and a lot of |
| and the complex southern market. In search of | | | | layered dresses. |
| expanding their customer database they are still | | | | Titled 'Bold and the Bollywood' Mumbai based designer |
| awaiting positive conversions from causal buyer | | | | presented her Bridal collection at Blender's Pride BFW |
| queries post the show. They used constructive | | | | today. The highlight of the show was Koena Mitra who |
| patterns, pleats, embroidery as medium on fabrics like | | | | walked the ramp as a beautifully dressed Indian bride |
| georgette, chiffon and talosilk. Next in line were Delhi | | | | after two years as a showstopper in Bangalore. We |
| based duo Pankaj and Ajit presented a slick line | | | | caught up with both the designer and the actor after |
| inspired by tribal art. Beads, embroidery and patch | | | | the show. So why did you decide to do this? Koena: I |
| work was what stood out in their creations. Both the | | | | have a very western image so this was an |
| collections received a positive and appreciative | | | | opportunity for me to explore my Indian side. It felt |
| response from the little audience that was present. As | | | | beautiful to be dressed as a bride even if it was for |
| Koushik Ghosh aptly said, "Its very good to be in | | | | five minutes. Plus the dress itself was so beautiful that |
| Bangalore Fashion Week and actually showing wish | | | | it did not need an overdose of jewels to add to it. In a |
| their was more of an audience to appreciate the | | | | lot of ways this is what the modern Indian bride would |
| show." | | | | look for in a bridal dress. I loved the antique work done |
| The day certainly seems to be green. Young | | | | on the dress. Priyanka: Exactly. End of the day you |
| designers Bhakthi Reddy and Kaira Gurnani ruled the | | | | want to make only one statement with an ensemble. |
| day. Beautifully put together they could easily give the | | | | Too many statements end up making a no statement |
| senior designers a run for their money. Bhakthi put | | | | at all. After all you spend so much on your dress |
| forth a contemporary collection which included shifts, | | | | wouldn't you want to highlight it without looking like a |
| jumpsuits, skirts, gowns and dresses in green, orange | | | | Christmas tree. And Koena to me represented the |
| and golden. A striking merger of rich brocade silk with | | | | perfect epitome of my muse hence I decided to ask |
| soft georgettes in contrasting colours though the | | | | her to do this. |
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