Arthouse rock

April 14th, 2009

By Jilawatan

sonal40 Arthouse rock We didn’t know if Abhishek Dutta would make it to his show, after he was bashed up in an incident of road rage on Saturday morning. But the designer did turn up, with his son in tow, and boy, did he have an ace up his sleeve!

The collection, called Tree of Life, was well-received, and when showstopper Sonal Chauhan, of Jannat fame, walked onto the ramp, the audience clapped as it is wont to do, expecting it to be the finalé. Then, the surprise came. Film-maker Rituparno was supposed to be a front-bencher donning a new look at the show, but the man turned up on the ramp itself! And as soon as he stepped in wearing an embossed leather jacket and yogi pants, the catcalls and applause were simply deafening. Said designer Abhishek Dutta, “He was wearing a black knitted turtleneck