Nachiket Barve: Nachiket Barves collection,The Golden Hour,showcased on Thursday,was the perfect canvas for him to play to his strength with colours and all the hues of sunset amber,red,gold,yellow,pink and burgundy found their way onto the clothes,as did his love for layering,flowing silhouettes and appliqué. But shifting his focus to a slightly more festive look,this collection also marked a departure for Barve. He has played with embellishments like never before,using sequins,periwinkle appliqué and polki motifs. A highly wearable collection,it featured some good examples of fusion dressing. Swapnil Shinde: With his collection,Speed of Sound,Swapnil Shinde produced one of the most accomplished collections of the day. Ultra feminine and glamorous,the line of red-carpet-ready gowns,cocktail dresses and skirts were in black,grey and brown,with a few in wonderful shades of yellow. Mimicking soundwaves in the forms of rolls of acrylic and leather,strategically placed across the bodices of his gowns,Shinde showed that he could do dramatic without being too loud. Narendra Kumar: His collection was reminiscent of the smoking room in a quaint mens club. Known to predominantly cater to the menswear segment of the market,Kumars show,Fly Me To The Moon,opened with a female model wearing an all grey suit that could fashionably enhance any womans appearance in a cut throat corporate environment. The menswear,of course,stood out. The collection started with grey tuxedos and then went on to showcase three-piece suits,jackets and blazers inspired by American culture in the 1960s. But it was the show-stopper,Kabir Bedi,who made an elegant entrance in a white blazer with black trousers and a maroon handkerchief in his pocket that set the shows theme.
