the milan mens fashion week spring summer 2012 saw india as a frontrunner all thanks to canalis ss 2012 collection inspired by the mystery adventure colours and culture that our country is known for the nawab collection of canali that was launched in 2009 and exclusive to india inspired by the heritage and royalty of indian princes has been one of the brands bestsellers in the recent past the piecederesistance of the show was the presence of anil kapoor representing the global face of india immaculately dressed in a canali suit the afterparty in the form of an elaborate sitdown dinner was hosted by eugenio canali ceo canali in honour of kapoor supper was held at the bagattivalsecchi museum adding a cultural flavour to a perfect european summer evening located in the heart of milan the bagattivalsecchi is one of the finest museumhomes in europe of renaissance origin guests included anils wife sunita md of genesis luxury sanjay kapoor dino and shilu bhattessa from london the consul general of india in milan sk verma stefano paolo giorgio and elisabetta canali and jas arora among others to conclude the splendid evening anil said it is great to see how our indian heritage is inspiring international luxury brands to create products that in a seamless way integrate design sensibilities from east and west the canali collection showcased at mfw ss 2012 was imbued with prized fabrics and precious embroidery mandala inspired designs bandhgala jackets the chikan work on a white kurta were a perfect tribute to springsummer paolo canali sales and marketing director canali explained with india we share tradition as well as elegance and the collection interprets those common values in a modern and very contemporary style the show was interestingly woven in a crescendo of styles and colours from formal sober hues like pastels to bright shades of blue orange and fuchsia the collection captured the true spirit of mens clothing from boardroom to evening or even festive wear with hints of sequin work on some of the evening jackets