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Shantanu & Nikhil's show `Play right' began with screening of snippets from Woody Allen's films and his focused engagement with the psyche of the city. The collection attempted to depict the stages of a woman life, how she gains maturity, finally surrenders, and in a sense of coming into her own begins to assert herself.
The backdrop of the luxury fifties set the tone for the script.
Like a celebration of sensuality and femininity, the range boasted flowy dresses in black and white towards the beginning, to scarlet red in the last phase. There were satin dresses with pintuck panels, ruffle gown, ruffle top, satin dress with ruffle details, and black body suit in cream silk jersey to name a few. The range brought long-forgotten satin ruffle tops and gowns in vogue. We couldn't help crow about the black knee-length satin dress with white self appliqu‚ wound around the shoulders. The progression from black and white to black and red was so subtle like the breaking of a reverie.
There was a lot of freshness in the balloon hem satin dress and the red satin gown with frill details.
So, how does Shantanu & Nikhil explain their theme? "It is a matter of perspective. We are not saying what is right and what is not," says Nikhil. "We've introduced some Swarovski elements to the design to give it a contemporary feel," he adds.
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