Juli ke aakhri hafte mein Delhi ke liye ek sitaron se bhara hua karyakram raha, jab desh ke kuch pramukh naam rashtriya rajdhani mein apne naye kolekshans ko pradarshit karne aaye. Is saal ka hamesha ki tarah vyast Hyundai India Couture Week, jo Reliance Brands Limited ke sahyog se aur FDCI ki ek pehel ke tahat ayojit hua, ubasiyan aur hairaaniyon ke beech jhul raha tha, jahan kuch designers ne surakshit khelna pasand kiya aur kuch ne apni pahchaan ko naya roop dene ki koshish ki. Sabhi hits aur misses ke beech, yahan un pramukh fashion highlights par ek nazar daal rahe hain jo us hafte runway par chha gaye.

Vintage Sanket Sachai yeh hai ki itihasik bhavyaata ko ek theme ke roop mein dekhna kabhi-kabhi doharav lag sakta hai. Lekin, ek layered lehenga, jise ke cape ya ghunghat ke saath sajaaya gaya ho, jo kai shows mein ek aam silhoutte bana raha, ek aisi virasat ka aanand leta hai jo itni mazboot nostalgi ko jagata hai ki adhiktar alochna se bach jaata hai. Abu Jani aur Sandeep Khosla ka 'Asal aur Mard', jo 'Disco Mujra' ke khilaf pradarshit kiya gaya, is sambandh mein sahi baithta hai.

Iske ensembles, khaas kar mardon ke liye, vibhinn rangon ke palette ko flaunt karte hain jo classic hain lekin samkalin sparsh jodne ke liye punar-nirmaan kiye gaye hain. Choreographed chemistry ko poori tarah se shabashi, jisne utpadan moolya ko kaafi badhaya.

ICW ke chauthe din, JJ Valaya ne 'Muraqqa' prastut kiya, jo isi brief ka palan karta hai, halankeh is baar iska prerna srot Istanbul, Isfahan aur Delhi ke trifecta se hai, jisme Art Deco patterning ka bhari haath hai.