Ramp-walking the talk: India’s most exclusive go inclusive with gender-neutral designs

Record ID: 1831317

  • Title: Ramp-walking the talk: India’s most exclusive go inclusive with gender-neutral designs
  • Date: 27th July 2024
  • Summary: MALE MODEL WEARING WHITE LACEWORK 'KURTA,' TRADITIONAL INDIAN LONG SHIRT, WITH 'BANDI' JACKET WALKING RAMP MALE MODEL WEARING GREY 'KURTA' WITH EMBROIDERED 'BANDI' JACKET WALKING RAMP FEMALE MODEL WEARING EMBROIDERED PASTEL BLUE 'SHERWANI', CONVENTIONALLY MEN'S TRADITIONAL ATTIRE, WALKING RAMP MALE MODEL WEARING EMBELLISHED ROSE GOLD 'KURTA' WITH 'BANDI' JACKET WALKING RAMP WITH FEMALE MODEL WEARING BROCADE INDO-WESTERN DRESS INDIAN FASHION STYLIST, ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA, WALKING RAMP WEARING MEN'S COLLECTION INSPIRED BLACK SEQUIN WAISTCOAT, BELL BOTTOM PANTS AND, BLAZER MALE MODEL WEARING BLACK EMBROIDERED 'BANDHGALA', TRADITIONAL INDIAN SHORT COAT, WALKING RAMP PLUS-SIZE MALE MODEL WEARING OFF-WHITE SHERWANI, 'SEHRA' (TRADITIONAL INDIAN HEADDRESS WORN BY GROOMS), WEARING MULTI-LAYERED NECKLACE AND HOLDING DECORATED SWORD (HINDU RELIGIOUS TRADITION FOR GROOMS), WALKING RAMP AUDIENCE INCLUDING INDIAN ACTOR ARJUN KAPOOR WATCHING SHOW FEMALE MODEL WEARING RED EMBELLISHED BLOUSE AND 'LEHENGA', HEAVY NECKLACES AND 'SEHRA' TRADITIONAL INDIAN HEADDRESS WORN BY GROOMS, WALKING RAMP INDIAN BOLLYWOOD ACTOR, ADITYA ROY KAPUR WEARING BLUE EMBELLISHED 'SHERWANI', TRADITIONAL INDIAN, LONG BUTTON DOWN COAT WITH BLACK 'SALWAR,' FLARED PANTS, AND WALKING RAMP AS RAWAL'S SHOWSTOPPER
  • Embargoed: 10th August 2024 10:00
  • Keywords: 2024 Aditya Roy Kapur Anaita Shroff Adajania Arjun Kapoor Bollywood FDCI Fashion Design Council of India India India Couture Week Kunal Rawal Malaika Arora New Delhi Rahul Khanna Siddartha Tytler Sunil Sethi actors brands celebrities costume couturiers designers details fashion film gender glam glitter inclusive influencers label models music neutral outfit ramp walk traditional
  • Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • City: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Fashion
  • Reuters ID: LVA005KKPJ8SV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Indian couturiers Siddartha Tytler and Kunal Rawal presented outfits put together with pieces from their men and women's collections, defying conventions and showcasing gender-neutral attires on the second day of India Couture Week on Friday (July 26).
    Designs with flowy silhouettes, Indo-western elements, and drapes, took center-stage as male and female models donned attires from their counterparts' collection.
    Indian couturier Siddartha Tytler's showcase featured an elaborate spread with a revolving ramp, golden chairs, candelabras, floral arrangements, fruits, and a white bust of the Roman emperor Caligula.
    Tytler's models wore embroidered attires with Roman tiaras while his showstoppers, Indian actors Rahul Khanna and Malaika Arora, wore embroidered black traditional attires of 'Sherwani', a long shirt, and heavily embroidered blouse and 'Lehenga' skirt, respectively.
    "Some of the male models were wearing 'Sharara', (traditionally feminine attire) kind of loose bell bottom pants and they were looking quite good," said Soni Kaur, one of Tytler's models.
    Meanwhile, couturier Kunal Rawal's collection 'Sehra' traditional headdress worn by Indian grooms, featured similar intentional overlapping between the male and female collections.
    Rawal broke the norm by having his female models wear the 'Sehra,' typically an Indian groom's adornment. However, he stuck to tradition with elements such as the male models posing as grooms carrying a decorated sword.
    Indian actor Aditya Roy Kapur walked as Rawal's showstopper wearing an embroidered blue 'Sherwani,' a traditional long button down coat and black 'Salwar,' flared pants.
    Several Bollywood celebrities such as Mohit Marwah, actor Arjun Kapoor, actress Malaika Arora, and stylist Rhea Kapoor attended Rawal's show.
    The weeklong Couture Week opened on Wednesday (July 24) with veteran designers Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla and is set to conclude on July 31.
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