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If there was one word to describe Rohit Bals concluding show at KFW,it would be spectacular!
There are fashion shows leggy models,groovy music,stunning showstoppers et al. And then there are Rohit Bal shows. The Kolkata Fashion Week finale sure had fireworks going for it,what with word out that the current toast of Hindi filmdom,John Abraham will bring down the curtains on the four-day long show. But halfway through his couture-charisma blitzkrieg,you wonder if the enfant terrible of Indian fashion at all needed stardust for his show to be the showstopper of the lot. A fashionably late start (two hours to be precise,as Bal wanted the ramp and the décor to be redone),some fun bonding with the shutterbugs,spectacular music Bal,the showman,was in all his elements at the concluding show of KFW.
I really like the brooding,doped Vampire-like look. Something I wanted to recreate in my clothes, he says. His womens collection was dominated by gowns,billowy,voluminous skirts in tulle,crepe,silk and velvet. Bals recreation of Japanese origami work which translated into delicate folds in velvet and crepe that took on shapes of flowers were the stars of the show. Knee-length dresses with opulent,almost Victorian detailing around the collars also caught our eyes. A silk and crepe gown,in purple and black with giant crepe roses also deserves mention. The mens collection however didnt hold water to the womens collection. However,the velvet jackets,coats and sherwanis with intricate colourful threadwork stood out amid the rest.
Post the show,Bal,John Abraham at his side,was at his effusive best. While you cant pride the Kolkata media with the most cerebral posers,you could trust Bal to field the most preposterous question with characteristic wit. Sample this:
Reporter (who doesnt of course see or realize what is most obvious): John,would you wear this dress to some event?
Bal: Sorry,for interrupting,but this isnt a dress. Its called a sherwani come on,youre a man!
Reporter (starry eyed and mooning): John,what do you like wearing?
Bal: Sorry to interrupt again,but dear lady,do you at all care what he is wearing or if he is wearing anything at all?
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