Photographs: Rajesh Karkera
In fitting fashion, Manish Arora blew it away with his first-ever showing at Lakme Fashion Week, which drew Day One to a close.
Over the top -- that's designer Manish Arora for you, in a nutshell. His finale on the first day of the LFW opened with a black-and-white clip of the 1927 classic movie Metropolis by Fritz Lang, where a mad scientist in a laboratory creates a 'machine human' by experimenting upon a young woman, Maria.
This was followed by a short laser show, after which Arora's 'Marias' made their way onto the runway in bright, super-sparkly, outrageous silhouettes, colourful wigs and pasted-on lips. Take a look.
Pia Trivedi opens the show in a hot pink hairpiece and plunging dress in striped, clashing sparkles, with a bubble silhouette round the hips.
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Going into overdrive
Pink, blue, orange, silver, black...we keep counting off the colours as the lasers subside and another number with drooping sleeves makes its way on to the ramp.
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The same scheme
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Gaga style
Very Lady Gaga-esque, a dramatic armour-like wrap with mosaic musings is worn over a striped outfit.
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Shifting gears
Arora shifts his palette to grey, black and gold with this fitted ensemble, complete with side-pockets.
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Laser lass
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Fanning out
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Second coming
We see another sharp dress in the same vein, this time with exaggerated puffed sleeves and hip-heavy cut.
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Cut-away cool
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Taking the plunge
Now we have sequins on top, with a down-to-the-navel neckline, while the skirt shows off a quintessential kitschy Arora design.
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Going the silky route
The fabric tones down to a silkier finish with this bright but decidedly smooth number.
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Looking sharp
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Kaleidoscopic reverie
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Patchwork pride
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Sequinned sequence
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Bright sunset
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Alien trio
The 'showstoppers' step out -- a gold sequinned pantsuit, a black-gold encrusted dress and a jacket and pants that are decidedly tame in comparison.
In case you're wondering what's sprouting out of their ears, those are muffs with tiny lights attached at the ends!
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Stepping out
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