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Celebrating Britishness

Christopher Bailey certainly knows how to throw a party. The Chief Creative Officer of hoary British design house Burberry,hosted a massive do at The Four Seasons’ rooftop lounge,Aer. The 360 degree view of Mumbai was fabulous,the food and drinks flowed freely and there was live acoustic music provided by renowned sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan,while Mumbai’s DJ Aqeel teamed up with British DJ Rory Cottam to play the danceable DJ sets. The guest list,as can be expected,saw some of the city’s most famous names who come dressed in their Burberry best — Ajay Devgn,Asin,Preity Zinta,Kangna Ranaut,Lisa Haydon,Rahul Khanna and Dino Morea. Also present were newlyweds Vivek and Priyanka Oberoi,Sushmita Sen,Neha Dhupia,Suzanne Roshan,Natasha Poonawala and Feroze Gujral. The guests couldn’t get enough of the British wunderkind,who turned Burberry from a fusty old design house to one of the sexiest labels today. As for the designer himself,Bailey,on his very first visit to India,heaped praise on the country and said,“It’s a country that we are so excited by as they have a huge appreciation for luxury and Britishness.”