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Gitanjali Lifestyle Chennai International Fashion Week Continues To Enthrall Fashion Divas And Patrons Alike
Gitanjali Lifestyle Chennai International Fashion Week Season 2 continues to make waves, as the fashion conscious of Chennai were delighted on the second day of the event, with designers Priyanka Bansal, Abhishek Kocharr, Lakshmi Jagmohan and Mona Pali wowed the audiences with their creations. The day also witnessed a special show titled Mahindra Xylo Happy Legs show that had the audiences completely enthralled and in raptures.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, July 11, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- Gitanjali Lifestyle Chennai International Fashion Week Season 2 continues to make waves, as the fashion conscious of Chennai were delighted on the second day of the event, with designers Priyanka Bansal, Abhishek Kocharr, Lakshmi Jagmohan and Mona Pali wowed the audiences with their creations. The day also witnessed a special show titled Mahindra Xylo Happy Legs show that had the audiences completely enthralled and in raptures.

Mr Gaurav Sharma, the mastermind behind CIFW and CEO, Storm Fashion Company who have conceived and organized the entire event feels that the city of Chennai is about to witness some awesome creations over the next couple of days. "Indian designers are proving to be as talented as their counterparts in the West. Now a platform as Gitanjali Lifestyle Chennai International Fashion Week will showcase the newer talent, even as it brings back to centerstage the already renowned designers of India. CIFW will continue to enthral the audiences over the next couple of days", he stated.

The day's event schedule opened with designer PRIYANKA BANSAL showcasing her creations. Aptly named "JUNKY SHRUNKY", Priyanka Bansal's Collection is the perfect tag attached to the unique style of clothing which PRIYANKA'S SHARP has intended to create. The products depict recycle apparel image for the cause of global warming. Charity shops , jumble sales , export house wastes and neighborhood were the chosen source of the best quality second hand traditional attires to deconstruct and then redesign into a new twisted tailored garments that belies the former identity of the raw material .The use of textures like pleats , gathers, cowls and tucks have raised the bar of the garments produced and gave them a stand out platform. The collection has been produced keeping in mind the brand's pret-a -poter and couture perspective.

The next show stealer was designer ABHISHEK KOCHARR with his creations titled 'Byzantine Death'. "Death"is described in the Oxford English dictionary as "the power that destroys life, imagined as human in form" and often considered a deep and a dark word. Yet in most of the religions, in the word death is taught to be a step forward into the circle of life; either a step to a new form of life or a step to live a life closer to the creator of life itself. The Women's Wear Autumn-Winter 2010 Collection of House of Attuendo tries to understand the "emotion of the dead"! Would there be sorrow and grief to part from the family and friends made during the life lived or would there be happiness of becoming free from the worldly chores and heading to the home of the GOD. The colours of her canvas speak for her emotions. She is coloured in the dark black of uncertainty, mixture of emotions and there is the gold lining of becoming free and vibrant. She is draped in soft and yet rigid suede provided by the ones that loved her that keeps her warm and restricts her to let go of the life she lived. Cuffs and waistbands as wide as our love for her, chains as entangled as her emotions act as restraints. There are volumes of organza provided by the almighty to enable her to fly and break those barriers to reach "thy father" and reach the eternity. The volumes are stiff so as to allow her not get deterred by her thoughts and yet flexible to allow her to pass on her emotions.

LAKSHMI JAGMOHAN's collection is aptly titled ' ENCHANTED' and rightly so. The flared wings of the peacock, add the colours of blue, green, turquoise, gold and yellow in the sky, signifying immense joy and emotions. Just like The Peacock, her collection, expresses the language of joy, happiness, romance, excitement, colour and celebration of all things beautiful. This collection consists of Sarees, Lehengas, Chudidars and Evening Gowns in Silks, Crepes, Brocades, Chiffons, Denim and also, launching her Men's Wear here, with Bridal Sherwanis. This collection emphasises a lot on design, embroideries and detailing, some very minute, which add to the charm of the ensemble, Collection: Enchanted, is bound to enchant you by the aura of the hypnotising peacock.

MONA PALI has mingled, in her masterpieces, a glorious tradition with modern sensibility, old-fashioned charm with contemporary eclecticism, and a rich sensuality with polished, urban serenity, Monapali's CIFW SEASON 2 Earth Couture collection celebrates rawness and earthiness juxtaposed with sophistication and elegance. A mix of modern and classic cuts - Kaftans, Tunics, Sarees and Lehngas find their way into the collection where bead work is the choice of embroidery along with thread. Surface texturing is the Keyword. The palette is vibrant in blue, red, wine and orange.