India's: Peek-A-Boo Trend

India's: Peek-A-Boo Trend

TREND ALERT!

From the Mumbai runways to the Delhi red carpets there's one trend thats truly a scorcher this season...the Peek-a-boo kurti. 

From sheer fabrics, to deep cut backs the traditional kurti gets a daring make-over. As Lakme Fashion Week was in full swing, the top designers bought their new contemporary techniques to a classic kurti top that has moved and evolved from generations to generations. There can definitely be some influences or inspiration taken from the western catwalks, as the mid-drift trends showcases on high-street brand as well as high streets store. India can not afford to miss out on a trend thats grabbing everyones attention.

From long kurti's with peek-a-boo detailing, and Lehenga's with added layering to overall silhouette, the whole mood of the looks have been relaxed. A tone down from rich fabrics, this seasons it sees lighter fabrics and more sheer highlighting. Less embroidery focus and more design suaver.  

The best way to take on this trend is to not overcrowd it with too much else, focus on one area you want to showcase. When working the peek-a-boo trend, keep embroidery minimal and choose striking colours and added textures of fabrics. Be brave and explore it your way!-★

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Delhi Couture Week 2012

Delhi Couture Week 2012

India's fashion finest take on Couture:

The biggest fashion week for India has arrived, the best of the best designers show their innovative eastern and western talent at Delhi's Couture Week 2012. Couture week in India marks the delivery of the finest extravagant bridal outfits to the perfect ball gowns and sari's, each designer weaves their style into some classic with a new contemporary twist. 
  
The Couture runway showed clear trends of:

- Red & black colour combination 
- Classic crisp whites with silver embroidery 
- Deep luxurious velvets in tones of Raspberry, Peacock blue & Moss green
- Contemporary updates of classic styles of Sari's, Lengha's & Anarkali's 
-  Vibrant tone of Orange 
- Light rich tones of Gold

If there's one thing that can be promised at Delhi's Couture Week, is the beautiful and unique cultural embroidery that is timeless and usually inspired by past decades of fashion movement in India. 

Designer's Breakdown:

I have selected some of my favourite pieces, from each designers collection during Delhi's Couture Week:

Manish Malhotra:

Manish Malhotra is truly ever girls bridal outfit fantasy, he never fails to produce some of the most princess style Indian gowns, dusted in head to toe luxury. He knows how to balance the right amount of volume in every Anarkali that he puts his name on, enough flare to make you feel fierce and yet the poise of a classic Maharani (princess). 

Malhotra bought detailed kashmir embroidery and can-can like layering to the modern day Lengha and Anarkali. He added the power of drama and fun with the use of pinks, orange and gold, with detailed highlights of colour with in the combinations. 

The show was closed with a special celebrity wearing the final look, Bollywood Superstar Katrina Kaif. The beige and gold lengha had a trail at the back with Kashmiri embroidery and net duppta. 

This show was everything Manish Malhotra's charm of fashion is known for, being pretty yet glamorous and straight out of a Bollywood fantasy. 

Gaurav Gupta: 

Guaurav Gupta the sculpture of Indian gowns, with his great use of fabric draping. The sari-dress's which bought tradition into a western ball gown, in a light pearly colour. Great tones of beige, fresh white, flash of orange and mustard yellow. Gaurav Gupta never fails to bring his trademark of Grecian pleating to his masterwork. -★

Varun Bahl's:

Anamika Khanna:

JJ Valaya: