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Oct 25, 1999

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The gap of almost a month between his Mumbai and Delhi shows was not a breather for designer Tarun Tahiliani. It was a time to add to his collection. "We made use of the extra time we had by putting in a number of outfits here and there," he remarked after his fall-winter presentation at Delhi's Oberoi hotel last week. Among the new garments on the ramp in Delhi were a crystal-encrusted, cream-coloured lehnga that was unveiled as the piece de resistance of the show.

For the most part, Tahiliani's 1999/2000 couture collection was for the completely modern woman in touch with her roots, with an occasional male outfit thrown in. The Indo-western fusion went beyond the by-now predictable kurta-with-trousers ensembles. Sheer saris were worn over figure-hugging, stretch velvet petticoats, and to a rich brown full-skirted, high-yoked evening gown was added a pallu-like length of fabric thrown over bare shoulders. These designs, however, were tempered by the presence of a few that were overdone such as the frilly powder-blue georgette skirt with a minuscule crystal mesh blouse. Even the model's bottom showing from the back could not redeem that one.

-Anna M.M. Vetticad

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