BACKSTAGE MILIEU Glam and glitz on the ramp. Hard toil behind the curtains. Spotted in the green-room was Jojo and Yatan’s team, working busily on the faces and hair of Vidisha Pavate and Tapur. Outside, on the console, Aparna Bahl was seen briefing models: ‘Listen to the music... it’s gentle. I want you to walk like you are walking on a bed of roses.’ An attentive bunch of models sitting in the empty arena nodded affirmatively as obedient students to the choreographer’s command. There’s no gain without pain!
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CLASH OF THE TITANS Vijay Mallya, whose Rolls Royce stood stoically on the Taj Palace portico with the engine running and the air-conditioning on, made a statement to a TV anchor which ran along these lines: if Kingfisher sponsored the Fashion Week, the event would have more grandeur. So, is there going to be a change of guard from LIFW to KIFW?? Over to Anil Chopra of Lakme, who was rather indifferent in his reaction. ‘‘Well, its a free country!’’ www.ds-assam.com
ENTER THE DESIGNER Donatella Versace walks down the ramp. Valentino comes dressed in a suit. Giorgio Armani just waves to the crowd. At the end of a show, each and every designer has his or her own way of acknowledging applause. At LIFW, Rohit Bal walked down the ramp flanked by models — making eye contact with known faces and doing the namaskar. JJ Valaya, draped in a stole, was flanked by models as he did his namaskars. Puja Nayyar was all smiles when she made an entry. Different? There’s shy guy Rajesh Pratap Singh, who made a split-second appearance.
FREE KA MAAL! The Lakme Salon area is the most crowded section at LIFW. Why? Free haircuts, hair colouring and other beauty jobs by Lakme experts. Plus free crystal tattoos. Ditto for tiny Evian bottles. With everything coming at a price in today’s time, one could hear the aam janta cheering: Free ka maal zindabad! www.ds-assam.com
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