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Kallol Datta: Shocking, profanity-tinged inspirations

Last updated on: September 22, 2009 


Photographs: Sanjay Sawant

On Day Five of the LFW, designer Kallol Datta stuck to his preference for the morbid and the shocking. Showcasing his latest collection, Avante Garde F***, which was inspired by infestation, tumours, landmines and bullet wounds (!), here's a glimpse of what took to the runway.

Commencing the show was Surelee Joseph in this calico antifit tunic.

A statement about landmines


Note how some of the stick figures printed all over the dress is missing half a leg -- that is the designer's silent statement against landmines.

Bulky yellow


Next we have this yellow dragonfly print drape, worn over a black bodysuit and leggings.

Thinking pink


Lightly panelled and pink, this shifty number is simple and relaxed.

Couture clash


Blue, black and pasty beige come together in an emsemble that defies definition.

Sack flack


Candice Pinto struts her stuff in a sack dress bearing the designer's by now trademark print.

Abstract with attitude


Straight and wide cuts are the mainstay of the collection, as is apparent from this abstract number.

Fuse with the blues


We see a repeat in blue, this time with a V-neck.

Troubled vision


Surelee steps out once more in a number called 'Troubled Vision' -- maybe that's why the hues fade into each other and it's all so hazy!

On his toes


Colourful Kallol steps out for just a quick wave before flitting back into the wings, like his dragonflies.