COUTURE??? WHAT WAS ANAMIKA THINKING???

THE FIRST question I wanted to ask Anamika Khanna after her couture (???) showing at the HDIL India Couture Week was - "What were you thinking???"

My friend and fashion critic, Karmik Varma has written on his much-read website http://www.stylekandy.com/ a few words which I would like to reproduce verbatim: "Anamika showcased gowns in layers and pleats and saris with intricate screen prints. Metallic gold patented with black seemed to define her story of colours. The prints were refreshing, colourful hues, splashed meticulously against the white fabric. All her silhouettes remained fitted throughout the body and frilled only at the legs. However, every garment was very similar to the other, quite in contrast from the guideline of couture. Swimming suit leotards coupled with the golden attire called for a debatable combination."

Karmik has hit the nail on the head, bang on. Most people (except for a few celebs like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Anil Kapoor in the front row) were totally flummoxed by her collection which was definitely pret, bordering on diffusion. But couture??? It certainly was not.

Our verdict: The organisers need to define the parameters of what couture really is, like they do in Paris.