Chaitanya Rao
This 30-year-old designer has already made a name for himself in his field - designing women's wear. His signature store at is No.3, Shyam's Garden, Khader Nawaz Khan Road and he designs for movie stars as well as for the not so average citizen of Chennai.
His flair for illustration combined with his pattern making skills picked up at 'Thai Designs' Bangalore made him approach Colour Plus where he worked as their in- house designer / merchandiser for their linen and women's wear range.
He has designed for Asin, Trisha, Jyothika and Simran - the leading ladies in Tamil filmdom as well as actors such as Ajith, Vikram, Surya and Madhavan. He has also worked with leading ladies in Indian film such as Amisha Patel, Priyanka Chopra, Isha Koppikar, Reema Sen and more...
He has started clothes for numerous ad films like ICICI, Coke, Pepsi, Spinz & Gilbeys. Chaitanya has also designed outfits for many Miss India contestants like Shwetha Jaishankar, Maheshwari, Trisha and others.
Chaitanya has been associated with the Leather show for the past four years and has worked with choreographers such as Hemant Trivedi and Lubna Adams. This busy designer, who has worked on Mani Rathnam`s Aayitha Ezhuthu and Revathi Menon`s Phir Milenge, staring Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan, has currently got his hands full styling the top stars of the south.
Chaitanya has received recognition from the press and his collections and interviews have been featured in leading Indian newspapers and magazines including The Hindu, India Today, The Week, Cosmopolitan, Economic Times, Femina and Indian Express.
Theme of the Collection: `How do we begin to covet, Clarice?` asks Hannibal Lecter chillingly in The Silence of the Lambs. He goes on to answer his own question `…we begin by coveting what we see everyday…And don`t your eyes seek out the things you want?`
For Chaitanya Rao, this bit of softly spoken dialogue provided the inspiration for his present work. `The clothes should speak for themselves,` he says. `Once seen, they should be coveted, desired.`
Chaitanya Rao`s Spring/Summer 2007 collection is a kaleidoscopic swirl of chiffons and georgettes in pale, muted tones with subtle detailing. His silhouettes are contemporary, with sleek, modern lines, and high waisted skirts and trousers. A must-see this year at the Lakme Fashion Week. View the Chaitanya Rao Collection in Lakme Fashion Week - Spring Summer 2007 |
Full list of designers:
Abhishek Dutta, Allen Solly, Anand Kabra, Anupama Dayal, Arjun Saluja, Chaitanya Rao, Clive Rundle, Debarghya Bairagi & Navonil Das, Deepti Toor, James Ferreira, Julie Kagti, Lascelles Symons, Leonard, Nalanda Bhandari, Nandita Mahtani, Narendra Kumar, Nathalie Garcon, Nikasha Tawadey, Payal Singhal, Pria Kataria Puri, Priyadarshini Rao, Rahul Mishra & Samar Firdos, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Sanchita Ajjampur, Sandip Biswas, Sanjay Malhotra, Savio Jon, Seema Khan, Shyamal & Bhumika, Sun Goddess, Surily Goel, Swapnil Shinde, Vikram Phadnis, Vineet Bahl, Wendell Rodricks. |
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