day 5 of the just concluded wills lifestyle india fashion week presented by the fashion design council of india was just tripping good and no that wasnt a dig at kangana well maybe a little bit but we must say the day also saw a trip down memory lane the very first show was based on colonial indian fashion and then later in the day jenjum gadis male models took a short trip down the ramp holding hands and the next show took us to kashmir after which debutant sahil took a trip right into a wow future with his show after that namrata almost transported us into cyber space with her futuristic show which actually brings us right back to kangana and her trip but anyway over the last five days weve realised a couple of things our designers chiffonorganzacrepe love affair continues and that were back to going backless almost every designer had at least one backless garment in their collection so till the next edition of fashion week ride bareback on fashionnamrata joshipura as the backdrop came alive and dj jayant and drummer shardul set a fast pace the ledlit ramp lit up and models walked in in bodysuits shorts short dresses and gowns namrata had used leather metallic fabrics a material that she explained to be neoprene sequins and digital and neuron patterns to bring out futuristic edgy yet wearable outfits with the zany headgear giving it a cyber punk look kangana ranaut was the showstopper and tripped slightly but namratas designs overshadowed that and brought the focus right back to the clothesjenjum gadi this collection is a result of my travels to istanbul said jenjum after he had everyone in the show talking about the male models holding hands on the ramp influenced by the interwoven patterns of turkish iznik art but as a tribute to the ne jenjums turkish delight collection recreated patterns using beads with ribbons used to chain them together in the colours bright blue and yellow the designs were flowy in parts and the cuts neatshruti sancheti her east india company collection was heavily inspired by the british colonial period in terms of prints and embroideries shed borrowed the english memsahib style of merging the east and west by keeping the cuts contemporary indian and the surface ornamentation britishmrinalini her collection kashmir was a sort of statement on the states troubled status the use of military colours black khaki tan army jackets salwarkurta the slouchy long jackets often worn by kashmiris shawls all bore a raw unfinished look the collection ended in white as a colour symbolising peace perhapstanieya khanuja she put on a stylish show using metallic colours and acrylic to enhance the overall brightness of the collection shed also used leather and we saw lace peeping out here and there crossstitch something we havent seen often on this ramp was used along with sequins for surface ornamentationsahil kochhar his stunning debut show shook everyone out of the afternoon