it was a day that celebrated everything feminine saluting that little girl inside every stylish woman who urges her to go just that extra impish bit when it comes to stepping out in style lace and satin flounce and frills chic and charming the designers who presented their work on day 4 of the wills lifestyle india fashion week had all this and more with lace winning the race and theres one more thing it seems like our designers have just given up designing for men were close to concluding the week and weve seen just a couple of designers showing a couple of designs for men like we said celebrating femininityrinku sobti she showed a pale collection the rather stark appearance of the outfits was explained as the designer letting the fabric tell the tale the collection name was spiti shales which is the geographical term for rock formationsrabani rakha all the bling with the sari drapes though oft shown on the ramp called for a special mention the pale hues complemented the use of lace chiffon and tulle an overall soft femimine collection with the volumes of the floor length dresses and gowns emphasizing the focus on cutskrishna mehta this time krishna focussed on the artisans of benaras and had teamed up with the development commissioner for handlooms ministry of textiles she showed separates one can mix and matchhemant and nandita their collection theme was she is a flower girl we had in mind a little girl while designing this collection explained nandita this duo also used denim for first time bringing out the girl theme prominently with peplum tops and baby doll flouncy outfits lace polka and heart prints added girlinessritesh kumar it was a stark collection called epiphany starting with black and grey with the models wearing a beaded mouth gag and the designs bordering on bondage fashion i wanted to denote human emotion in this one and the mouth gag was for women breaking through their inhibitions ritesh explainedpoonam dubey her collection desert rose was aesthetically well put together inspired by the tribal women of the deserts of gujarat and rajasthan poonam had restrained the colour palette to light blue yellow and earth tones the use of tie and dye and block printing and gold and silver foil printing gave the long skirts graceaneeth arora with a collection called labour of love she remained true to her love for handwoven developed fabrics she showed shorts dresses jumpsuits and paneled tops there were prints embroidery and a girly dose of lacewendell rodricks showcased a simple yet beautifully cut and draped collection in his usual mimimalfuss style for fiama di wills for this collection titled source of youth he went to the jungles of africa with the head of the ramp resembling a jungle with tree cutouts and screen creating a deep 3d effect using linen crepe and satin silk hed designed capelets dresses trousers appliqud camisoles each garment zenlike in its starkness