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Day two and three of the FDCI organised Synergy1 Couture Week made it obvious that more will always remain more for Indians as far as couture goes.

Day two and three of the FDCI organised Synergy1 Couture Week made it obvious that more will always remain more for Indians as far as couture goes. Whether it is bridal wear,red carpet garments,festival clothing or flamboyant wardrobes for those who live to wear and be seen,this years collection mirrors an India that is proud to be itself. We love Bollywood: it shows in couture. We love mixing influences that we pick up and put in our diaries as global citizens: it shows in how our designers dream. We love gold and silver,flounce and flamboyance,lace and lattice,sensuous fabrics and intricate craftsmanship,arriviste statements and all that money can spell through clothes. It shows. See how.

Look,Whos Watching

Long before designer Manav Gangwanis collection walked the ramp on day two of the Delhi Couture Week 2011,it was on Twitter. Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali tweeted her arrival with her family mom Zarine Khan,brothers Zayed and Fardeen Khan with wife Natasha. The starry brigade didnt dry up there. Actors Soha Ali Khan,Rahul Khanna,Raveena Tandon with Anil Thadani,Dino Morea and Sophie Chaudhary trooped in too. Raveena,Soha and Sophie wore saris from Gangwanis new couture collection. Soha didnt leave Rahul Khannas side for a minute,even post the show. Also squeezed in,quite literally,in the front row were socialites Riddhima Kapoor Sahni,Sunanda Pushkar,Laila Khan Rajpal and Shahnaz Hussain. Robert Vadra and Suhel Seth,managing partner,Counselage,were the surprise guests. After the show,the designers celeb friends gave him a standing ovation.

Suneet Varma

Passion play between a beautiful couple on stage before a fashion show? Designer Suneet Varma lived up to the hype surrounding his Kamasutra collection. Using lovemaking as a thematic background,he said,Fashion is the politest way of talking about sex. If that be true,then the sheer skirts,ethereal veils,flaming colours,rustling silk,sensually draped chiffons,metallic bras,cleavage-enhancing cholis were in sync with the mood. Varma also incorporated Swarovski elements in silhouettes ranging from shararas,saris,lehngas,paajeb churidars to structured coats with embellished kamarbandhs.

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