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doweshowbellyad=0; A quick walk (TOI photo)Asmita Marwa kickstarted Day 4 of the Gitanjali-sponsored Lakme Fashion Week with her collection inspired by the Kalamkari arts.
So her clothes were all hand-painted, no prints. The backs of the ensembles had images of large fishes, peacock motifs and a variety of Gods, a central theme of the Kalamkari arts.References to the ���Tree of Life��� ran through her easy flowing garments as well. But she combined these with shocking pinks and lime greens and sneakers, so as to give the collection a younger look. Smart. Red borders and her line of saris stood out too.
Rimzin Dadu followed, emphasising on textures and structure. The highlight of her line she had developed her own fabric, complete with thick weaving and layering. Clean lines, collars with crochet work on them, threads and the herringbone look made her collection different, yet chic. She focussed on trench dresses (I���ve not seen much of those in this year���s Fashion Week; they are very fashionable now) made from heavy woollen fabric. Her flaired tunic dresses with grey and striped tights underneath were appreciated as well.
Vivek Kumar���s line was very different from the rest, and interesting at that. His theme was that of fantasy warriors, and he went the distance to make the gladiator/ conqueror look come alive. Metal headgear, use of gun-metal sequins, big cuffs with spikes on them, strips made from zari that gave the mesh metal look adorned his ensembles. The fantasy element was brought out by pom-poms as brooches. The pants were slim-fitted at the bottom and ruffled at the top, giving a war-like feel again.
And it wasn���t just the men, the fact that women can be warriors too was brought out in organza balloon skirts and flair dresses with tule underneath, the tule giving a romantic, feminine look.