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For a cause Nicole Kidman puts her star power to good use

“The Golden Compass” star with other celebrity models walked the ramp last week. The auction proceeds of which will be donated to the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

The designer duo is obviously elated at the red-headed Kidman modelling their creation. “She wore a long ladies’ jacket, more like the Indian sherwani. It had a variety of colours, the base of which is blue with red and yellow,” says Rahul.

The Indian touch was accentuated with the large black bindi the actor wore. The dress worn by Kidman with 16 others were auctioned off after the show.

Rahul and Gunjan have worked on a new theme for the Australia show. They have given a different slant to their artistic experiments for the collection.

Called “Wearable Art,” the range is meant to be a merger of art and fashion. The thread is integral to the collection which will resemble works of art, says Rahul. “The thread does the function of a brush and makes the outfit look like a painting. The 17 outfits on show include gowns, saris, jackets and dresses. They will have threads of different colours and hardly any embroidery,” explains Rahul.

“We have experimented at a different level for this collection,” he adds.

The designers, already in Australia, are content to be part of a noble cause. “We have been exporting to Australia for a while now and the buyers there have really liked our products,” says Rahul on the charity show to be choreographed by Shiamak Davar.

The duo also showcased 36 garments under the creative category at the WIFW, drawing from the colours of Kathakali and rangoli.

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