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PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013: Tabu Scorches The Ramp

Fashion Aug 01, 2013

by Anokhi Admin

Bollywood actress Tabu scorched the ramp as modern day Draupadi for designer Anju Modi as she displayed her Mahabharata-inspired collection on day one of the PCJ Delhi Couture Week.

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) kick started its 4th season of the Delhi Couture Week 2013 on wednesday.The five-day extravaganza is known to be one of the leading events in the Indian fashion world and the biggest names in the fraternity will showcase their collections at the event.

The first show at Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel by couturier Anju Modi did not disappoint on that count. There was a lot of drama, references to Indian mythology and heritage, and even Bollywood.

The show started off with a performance by dancers depicting Draupadi's marriage to the Pandavas followed by a lineup of gorgeous lehenga cholis and Anarkalis in festive hues of red and orange with heavy zardosi work. According to Anju, a woman of multiplicity, Draupadi is an embodiment of the empowered Indian woman. Her portrayal through the pages of the Mahabharata epitomized the multi-faceted nature of a woman, and her journey in life.

Tabu as Draupadi with designer Anju Modi

Dressed in a red and gold lehenga teamed with a full-sleeved velvet blouse, the 41-year-old actress looked every bit regal as she sauntered down the ramp elegantly.

"I love walking at a fashion week as it gives me an opportunity to glam up. When Anju told me that her theme was Indian mythology, I was very excited."

Model Noyonika Chatterjee in a creation by Anju Modi /Ramesh Sharma

Draupadi is the Indian epitome of the perfect wife, despite being married to five men, banished into exile and nearly disrobed in full darbar. Still, Anju Modi combined the essence of the mythological queen with her new love for military symbolism to showcase a fashion hybrid that was as modern as it was age-old.

The aggressive regalia of her Autumn/Winter '13-14 collection was reinvented for the couture show with medals pinned to the front of sherwani jackets and spiked earrings replacing her decorated Gandhi topi.

A close-up of a model wearing Anju Modi's collection

Draupadi's humiliation at the hands of Dushasana must have made a particularly deep impact on Modi. She was determined to foil any obvious display of skin, layering peasant blouses under tiny cholis and using strategically draped dupattas to obstruct any view of the waist. Jackets were ruthlessly deconstructed and though the effect veered towards frumpy in parts, the designer stuck to her script.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee who is known for his aesthetics, eye for detail and a never-dying penchant for classics. And perhaps the only designer who stands among the spectators and watches his show.

Opium by Sabyasachi was the 2nd show on the opening night of PCJ Delhi Couture Week. Here's a look.

Models present creations by Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi during the PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 in New Delhi on July 31, 2013./Image: Dwaipayan Mazumdar

Via Sabyasachi Face Book Page

Heavy gold sequence work by Sabyasachi

Sabyasachi with a model backstage during PCJ 2013

Titled 'Opium', the designer attempted to show an amalgamation of aesthetic sensibilities of the West and the East, for which he combined elements from his home state West Bengal with that of Rajasthan, Kashmir, Karnataka and then fused it with the lazy, flirtatious elegance of France. And the result was a line up of ensembles that bespoke subtlety and understated elegance.

Designers who are participating in the PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 are Anamika Khanna, Anju Modi, Arjun Khanna, Gaurav Gupta, Manish Arora, Manish Malhotra, Ritu Beri, Sabyasachi and Varun Bahl.

_{Sources: IndiaToday.com, Vogue India.com, Times OF India.com}

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PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013: Tabu Scorches The Ramp

by Anokhi Admin

Bollywood actress Tabu scorched the ramp as modern day Draupadi for designer Anju Modi as she displayed her Mahabharata-inspired collection on day one of the PCJ Delhi Couture Week.

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