Working around the regal splendour of Rajasthan, this Hyderabad based designer, teamed it with the textures of Utter Pradesh and highlighted it all with the architecture of Akbar’s lineage.

The “Gulbadan” collection which means ‘a woman with a body like a rose’ was just as the title indicated, aimed at women who love to adorn their bodies with the beauty of craft.

The 16 creations were regal and majestic in their beauty and textiles with a grandeur that will give a new dimension to summer glamour.

With 400 count fine pure cotton Kota fabrics, Gaurang enhanced it with Mughal buttis woven in Jamdani and Kota Tussar with geometric designs.

The gorgeous fluid silhouettes floated down the ramp in royal elegance. The flowing fabrics, at times measuring 28 metres for each creation, offered the fashionista a great stylish option.

The only adjectives that can describe the collection are majestic, regal and grand. Floor skimming gowns, myriad layers of fabrics for dresses, smocked mermaid style maxis, peplum blouses for voluminous lehengas, flared pants with finely kalied kurtas and khaki chandelier petaled lehenga and blouse with a swaying crinoline took the audience back in time to the Victorian era. The red net mutli layered petticoats under the creations were meant for sensational evening wear.

Showing the only black sari with the gorgeous motifs, Gaurang reserved it for sexy Bollywood star Chitrangda Singh who did full justice to the stunning traditional drape.

When women long for timeless heirlooms then Gaurang Shah’s “Gulbadan” collection will add that glamorous quotient to their wardrobes.

Gaurang Shah