Fashion with a future

doweshowbellyad=0; Model walk the ramp on Day 2 of LFW (TOI Photo) ���The old order giveth way to the new���, that was the fashion mantra at Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2008.
The first three shows of the day were all about newer designers, not more than three to four shows old, but definitely with a future! Take Kallol Datta, for instance.His unique line was inspired by, well, the study of decomposition, and had geometrical designs on cottons and gabardines.
The mood was colourful, but the collection wasn���t; Kallol���s muted colours (greys, blacks, muted silvers) made the overall feel a tad morbid. However, the prints were unusual (read: octopus, cutlery, windowpanes!) and the designs conceptual with an overall unstructured feels complete with pleats, folds and gathers.
Then there was Digvijay Singh whose colourful men���s collection was inspired by patina green (oxidised copper green). His collection too had plenty of layering, like the kurtas which were long from the back and cropped in the front, with attachments below them.
His cottons, silks and khadi fabrics had an unusual use of accessories - glass - as the designer himself mentioned, he wanted to be unpredictable since patina is usually associated with metal and not glass. Singh���s slim fit pants were a surefire hit too, for they had the churidar look below! Interesting.
The last of the first three shows was the fashion label Stae by Sudhir Nayak and Tapash Biswas. Their line was predominantly inspired by art, with hand-painted designs on silks and georgettes. The fluid cuts were also inspired by the 1950s look (as were the hairstyles of the models walking the ramp).
The only use of embroidery was in the form of muted sequins just on the hems and borders. Muted dresses ruled the ramp while their sari collection was accessorised with velvet cropped jackets!