Simple Complex

Tarun Tahiliani is the czar of many descriptions in fashion,that end with the words flamboyance and couture.

Master of excess tones it down

Tarun Tahiliani is the czar of many descriptions in fashion,that end with the words flamboyance and couture. The media has lionised him for years,making him bigger than his clothes. Like the classic chicken and egg battle for the first place in history,we do not know what influenced us first: TTs personality or his clothes. His lovely,sexy drapes and patterns,textures and textile tactics,traced a route in Indian fashion,but he always led from the front.

Until two days back,when his Autumn Winter 2011 Collection walked out at WIFW. Here was TT leading his garments from the back. Is it incidental that the collection had Oriental overtones from the land of Zen?

The collection featured Oriental hats,coal blue fringed tunics with quilted obi belts,kimono tops styled with palazzo pants,inky blue biker jackets and more. Charcoal looked stunning,as did wine and taupe. There was a bit of paisley,some quilting,and his signature jersey drapes in indigo blue. TT loves the sari and Indian sari owes a lot of its sensuousness to him. This time it sashayed with the shimmy of a gown,looking like a global diva.

Saleable,wearable and glamorous,the collection did not say: Look At Me,I am a Tarun Tahiliani. It is the age of excess,thats why we need quiet chutzpah. Cinching flamboyance at the belt and making it look non-fussy is what TT seems to be saying. It can hardly be simplified.

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