The
Trio's run by Sheetal Modi and her sister Sushma Gupta presented the first show
of 2009 at Chola Sheraton recently in the city showcasing famous and upcoming
designers for an exhibition. Designers from Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,
Jaipur, Bangalore and Hyderabad set up stalls bringing about clothes, jewellery,
foot wear, bags, purses, table wear, furnishings and gift wear.
From clothes to matching accessories, there was everything for a woman.
Says Sheetal Modi and Sushma Gupta, "This is altogether a different level of
shopping and we wanted both the upcoming and the established designers to
come and present their collections to Chennai which was waiting for this so
long and the wait is finally over."
So are Chennaities fashion conscious? "Chennaities are a blend of both
tradition and fashion. They like experimenting with new trends and people
here appreciate also the new trends."
Generally fashion and designer labels are expensive but the collections
displayed at the show were very much affordable and it ranged from Rs.400 to
Rs.4,00,000. There were sophisticated furniture, trendy foot wear,
contemporary lamps and glasses. In the garment section, there were hand
woven fabrics, kurtis for the summer and party wear for the elite.
Anusri Pramanik, leading fashion designer who has her own fashion label
called Aara says, "I use a lot of prints on my garments, which is very much
wearable by a metro woman. My ideology is that a woman must wear a dress
with which she is very much comfortable and she must be able to carry
herself well." So how open are Chennai women towards fashion and trendy
clothes? "Chennai is still on the fashion border but today's youngsters like
sensational clothes and love experimenting."
The Trio's initiative was to showcase even the upcoming designer's
collections and give them an identity of their own. Says an elated Kamala
Ravikumar, an interior decorator who designs tiffany lamps and mirrors,
"Touch of glass is a creation of my own where I design candle stands and
lamps for one's house.Here, many people have enquired about what I do and I
feel I have got an identity as I was able to show what I do."
The Trio's
are coming up
with their next
expo in July.
For Details
Contact
:
Sheetal
Modi @
98401 05010
Sushma
Gupta @
93839 20728
Anitha R