| Earth inspires fashion gurus at WIFW
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) With earthy shades like browns, beiges, greens and olives colouring the ramp, one thing is evident at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW): that the roots of what inspires some of our top notch designers are embedded in Mother Earth herself. Dressed in an olive green bag pants that looked very much like - but only in a more exaggerated form - the Patiala pants Indian women wear with kurtas, Siddartha Tytler said his collection at the fashion week is 'all about our planet'. Tytler's theme was titled 'Fusion Earth 3000 A.D.' 'I am inspired by our planet, the earth, the beauty that she is. Hence you will see a lot of forest, foliage and earth prints in my clothes. This is the message that I would like to send out to the people, to be more aware about your surroundings,' Tytler told IANS.
Classic kiwiana steals the show at Pasifika
A modern take on classic Kiwiana won the supreme award at Pacific-themed fashion show Style Pasifika last night. Three silk dresses printed with designs from 1960s New Zealand tourism posters won over the judges to take the $3,000 top prize. The twelfth annual showcase of Pacific-inspired fashion, music and dance was held at Auckland's Vector Arena, the first New Zealand-produced event to be held at the arena since its opening ceremony. Organisers decided to move the event from the Auckland Town Hall after tickets for the smaller venue sold out last year. Judge Francis Hooper of fashion label 'World' said Style Pasifika was New Zealand's premier fashion event. "The industry actually sits up and listens, and that what every designer wants," he said.
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