Even Notes

The Standout Line: Lip cloud shifts,butterfly zippered jackets,fudge hearts on tops and drawstring trousers with multi-panels — Bangalore-based designers Jason Cheriyan and Anshu Arora returned to the FDCI-organised fashion week with a winner called “Na Ati” (Not This). Dreamy colour-bursts blended with shifting silhouettes,creating whimsical but easy-to-wear ensembles. On a day when the ramp saw neat collections from designers like Vineet Bahl,Namrata Joshipura and several others,the quirkiness of the Small Shop collection was charming and very refreshing. The mood was set by Sonam Dubal,who showed ahead of the duo in the same show. His use of batik and block prints,patchworks and embroidery on fabrics like khadi and chanderi brought an ingenuous twist to western silhouettes. We loved the bias dresses,the kaftans and the chanderi bags. Quietly elegant.

The Coming-of-Age Collection: AM:PM. Ankur and Priyanka Modi have enjoyed the infrastructure and expertise they inherited from Ankur’s mother and veteran designer Anju Modi. At the WIFW,their relatively young designer label showed it has finally come of age. There were easy-to-wear jerseys in chiffons and satin. Subtle embroidery and delicate prints lent an easy elegance to the draped pants,dresses and kaftans. Both chic and classy.