The fashion extravaganza showcased designs from debutante Payal Pratap and designer Anand Kabra.
The collections comprised of lehngas, cotton sarees and anarkali suits in vibrant colours and rich embroideries. The fabrics used were tussars, mongas, chanderies, cotton silks and nets.
Payal, who is the wife of ace designer Rajesh Pratap Singh, presented her ethnic collection titled 'Gates of Dawn'. Inspired from the city of Gujarat, her collection featured the extensive embroidery and flowy costumes of the Kutch desert.
The garments saw an extensive use of minute geometric embroidery, cross stitch and hand detailing.
"I may be new to the runway but I am there in the business for a long time. I took time to participate because I feel that the fashion industry in India is flourishing now and it's going through a good phase. My collection is for Indian market," said the newbie designer, who has been managing husband's fashion business for more than 10 years.
Asked whether Rakesh helped her, she said, "As we both are doing shows, so there is no scope left to help each other."
Kabra, who is known for reviving dying Indian art forms through his collection, tried to reminiscent the Taramati Baradari, a Persian style garden built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah.
He visited the place and tried to capture the essence of the place through the imprints of jali pattern windows and inlay pattern and border of the tiles in his collection.
"Presenting this traditional collection was a challenge for me. I tried to bring the art and cultural references from Deccan and Hyderabad through the colour blocking, print and embellishments in the garment," Kabra said.
