Trend Spotting

New Delhi, March 24, 2010: The colour was a hot favourite among designers and models on Day 1 of fashion week in Delhi. Purple just might be the unofficial official colour of Wills Indian Fashion Week (WIFW) Fall Winter 2010/11. Why? Because, one after the other, fashion biggies paraded into the WIFW venue in, you guessed it, purple!

First jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali walked in in a purple, one-shoulder Nandita Mahtani dress. Later, we spotted hair stylist to the stars, Sapna Bhavnani showing off the most awesome purple hair! When asked, she refused to reveal exactly how she created the lovely colour. “All I’ll say is it’s a mixture of three colours and I call it bengan!” she said.
Then, in walked menswear designer Rohit Kamra wearing one of his own creations which was, of course, purple! And he was soon followed by model Indrani Dasgupta, also in the same colour.

Designer Gaurav Gupta, who is showing on Day 2 at WIFW, also had purple, plaid-patterned dresses on display at his stall. It looks like he’s been inspired by the avant garde designer Alexander McQueen. We wonder, is this a tribute to the British designer who recently died?

Also, some outfits displayed at Rohit Bal’s stall were in shades of, what else, purple. It’s time to update your wardrobes, people!

Jumpsuits were a hot favourite on Day 1, what with designer Masaba Gupta arriving in a cool, white one, soon to be followed by Nandita Mahtani in a cute, ash grey one!

Mumbai-based designer Nikasha Tawade chose to model her own creations. She picked an eye-wateringly bright fushia pink kaftan-type kurti and matched it with burnt orange dhoti pants. She looked fab!

Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani did something fabulous with model Sheetal Mallar’s hair. While giving her the hairstyle of the week, Bhavnani took the WIFW ‘official photographer’s’ lovely, curly long hair and PINNED it into a bob. All she used was water spray and shine. Why? “Because you can get your hair off your neck for the summer, without having to hack it off,” said Bhavnani. “Plus bobs are in right now! And you can accessorise them with feathers or funky hairbands,” she added.
Psst… we think the always trendy Bhavnani’s psychedelic clothes need a special mention. She matched her puff-sleeve black dress with neon green stockings and white loafers!