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A creative milestone
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NIFT's students showcased innovative designs on the ramp
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Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
HIGH ON FASHION The NIFT show
Chennai now has more
designs to choose
from in footwear,
bags, clothes, even
upholstery and other lifestyle
accessories. The credit
for this goes to the fourthyear
students of NIFT who
came up with a gamut of
innovative designs as part
of their 22-week internship.
Design Collection 2008,
NIFT's annual ostentatious
event took place at
the Le Royal Meridian. The
weekend event saw models
walk the ramp in creations
by the students of Fashion
Design, Accessory Design,
Knitwear Design and Textile
Design. The jamboree
comprised hot models and
equally hot merchandise
and as the hunky/leggy
models scorched the ramp,
the audience were spoilt for
choice. Naihaa, Colour Plus
and Co-Optex too displayed
some of their collection.
But clearly, it was the
NIFT-ians whose designs
stole the limelight. The
round displaying a collection
of sporty footwear titled
`Street Rider', had
bright designs coupled with
some exciting acrobatic
skills. One of the rounds titled
`See, Don't See,' which
was introduced as the avant
garde couture collection,
had interesting black and
white designs and a unique
silhouette. This collection
drew loud applause from
the audience, as models paraded
the ramp draped in
prints which bring out optical
illusion. One of the
models, however had a
tough time completing her
ramp walk as her "unique"
outfit kept obstructing her
movement and it looked
like Chennai would have its
share of wardrobe malfunction
with the model's footwear
slipping out. Luckily
for her and the show, she
managed to avert a disaster.
`Bring back the Bow', `Urban
Cobwebs,' `Glitter
Bugs,' `Aqua Reflection' too
had some interesting designs
and seemed to be a hit
with the crowd.
Many rounds later the
audience were beginning to
get a tad tired with the flood
of designs. Just when a few
of them were inching their
way out a group of little
ones displayed clothes for
children between the ages
of three and five.
The grand show ended
with the distribution of
prizes to outstanding students
and designs of the
year. S. Devadoss, Director,
NIFT, A. Sakthivel, member
of the Board of Governors,
NIFT, President of
Tiruppur Exporters Association
and President of
Federation of Indian Exporters
Association Southern
Region and guest of
honour, Viswanath Shegoankar,
Secretary to Government
of Tamil Nadu,
Department of Handlooms,
Handicraft, Textiles and
Khadi, offered their congratulations.
PRIYADARSHINI PAITANDY
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