Wow Factor: Grand Sets
Rome can be built in a day! Quite literally .as each day of the PCJ Couture Week will see grand sets being build and torn down to be resurrected again for the next day in less than 24 hours. 700 workmen are working round-the-clock for the last week to get the show on the road. Unlike the WIFW prêt shows, where you construct one set and it lasts for 5 days with minor modifications until the grand finale, this time it is a paradigm shift.
From Jalandhar to a Glittering Pedestal
Make-up guru Sonic Sarwate reveals his days of struggle, love for make-up, trends to be seen at Couture Week, and why styling is a respectable profession
Round two: Back with Black
Varun Bahl is clear, couture is a marriage between fantasy and your signature style Think of what starlight And lamplight would lack Diamonds and fireflies If they couldnt lean against Black. . . . -Mary ONeill, Hailstones and Halibut Bones
The Agnijyotsna of Design
Anju Modi pays a tribute to the iconic woman, Draupadi, known for her fortitude and dark skinned beauty
Life is a Circus, it Shouldnt Be Taken Seriously
Show directors emerge as new-age architects of a dream called couture. It was 1995 and Aparna Bahl and her partner Tanya had got a chance of a lifetime; to choreograph a show by the Textile Fair in Faridabad. It was the starting of a journey full of riveting memories and delightful innings. Almost 2,000 shows later choreographers or show directors Appu-Tanya feel as if it is just the beginning. I never started out thinking there is money to be made or this is my ticket to fame. I loved doing it and with time we just got better at it, she admits.
Soul Calling
Kolkatas jewel Anamika Khanna admits couture is more than just lehenga-choli and God is really in the details.
YSL Devotee
Ritu Beri is ready to add spice with an ode to Punjab and its vivacious culture.
The Road Less Travelled
After seven years, veteran style guru Monisha Jaising is back; she is set to dazzle with her first ever bridal show in the capital city
Pink and gold is my weakness: Manish Arora
Brutally honest, insightful and edgy, Manish is set to showcase a line that celebrates India!
Mythology Meets Mystery
Gaurav Gupta creates a line that whispers ancient tales of grandeur. There is a clear definition of couture for Gaurav Gupta—-it must be desirable, hand-made, wearable and above all, it must make me happy, he says.