School of Styling witnessed the graduating show of WLCI ‘Quintessence 2010’ at Crowne Plaza, Okhla.

The students splashed various colors reflecting versatile themes. The setup of the ramp was proper for

a fashion event. The jury members were quiet eminent personalities from fashion industry as Anup Bhandari, Ashish Batra, Gautam Rakha, Munish Khanna, Nikhil Thukral, Payal Jaggi, Shaan Thadani, Vikram Seth and Varun Rana. The show was choreographed by Anup Banarjee.

The show started with welcoming of the guests and jury. The first collection by Vashundhara Srivastava was inspired by ‘Candies’ and was rightly presented relating to the theme. The Abhishek Chakraborty’s

bridal collection inspired by the ‘Sacred Lotus’ also showcased the ethereal beauty of the flower.

Vinita Motwani’s collection inspired by ‘Chromatic Allure’ included various elements of garments and

were beautifully combined with the brilliant vibrant color schemes. Priya Arora’s collection inspired by

the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ had innovative silhouettes. Anshul Nakra’s represented a move against cruelty

to animals, showcasing a collection to save tigers ‘Trapped in the Wild, unless we Save them’. The Aditya Khare’s collection ‘Roots to Wings’ was accessorized well. Also Niketa Singh’s ‘Le Cirque’ was also well accessorized. Every collection had their own specialty, although the maximum numbers of awards were won by Abhishek Chakraborty.

The usual visible fault with some of the garments was use of cheap fastenings and ill fittings which seemed to bother the models. Also some models were not in right shape which dropped the garments look.

The music of the collections was rightly selected as per the themes and the prizes awarded were justice to the collections.