It turned out to be quite a lazy Sunday even though a lot of meaty shows were lined up. It wasn’t a very busy looking venue as I had expected but the din picked up towards the evening. Day 3 started nice and easy with the Gen Next show showcasing the future of India going into Rimzim who had some fabulous surprises emerging on ramp this time. Neeta Lulla’s ‘chiconomics’ showcased very wearable couture, a great way to stay afloat in todays times. Priya Kataria Puri opened her own show. Beautiful opening garment and she carried it fabulously. “She is such a stunning face, she deserved to be up there showing off her creation” said Viveka Babajee who is Priya’s dear friend and still looked fresh even after a hectic partying weekend. Someone walked down the ramp straight after Priya did and apart from a few socialites in the front row who cheered her on, no one else knew who she was. I noticed a lot of puzzled faces around me and whispers inquiring her identity but even I didn’t have the answer. My curiosity took me backstage straight after the show and found out that the mystery girl was Shatrugan Sinha’s daughter.
I don’t blame people for not recognizing her. “She could have had her hair done differently from all the models then maybe she would have been noticed as a special guest walker and not blended in the show” I heard them say. The only reason I noticed that she wasn’t a model was that she was too fat to be one. Anyway I’m glad that at least I am recognized around these parts of the world and am magically welcomed at all restricted areas of the venue even without my ‘all access’ pass. Its like my face has become a pass in itself, not that I’m complaining, it saves me the trouble of hanging this badge thingy around my neck which I consider a serious ‘fashion faux pas’.
The atmosphere was pretty stressed backstage just before the last show as Vipul Bhagat had 30 faces to make up and heads to dress and had only 2 hours to do them all. But he’s like a magician with his brushes acting like magic wands and so he managed just in time. Marc Robinson has been training his Miss India finalists so a bunch of his girls were chosen to walk for Vikram and Nandita’s show. “It’s the girls first ever professional show today but I am very confident about them since they have been going through strict trainings since a month now” he said. I sat to watch the rehearsal and noticed Vikram Phadnis personally putting name tags on all the seats for his guests and I thought it was quite sweet and dedicated of him to personally supervise everyone’s seating. Now who all attended his show you have probably already read in the other pages so let me leap ahead and tell you that Shah Rukh Khan walks the ramp tomorrow for Manish Malhotra.
