Elie Saab collections showcased in Paris. Photo: AFPParis: Popular Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab added an Indian zing to his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2016 showcase here by taking inspiration from sari drapes and salwar kameez ensembles.
Saab showcased a variety of sparkly gowns and cocktail dresses, swags of fabric over-the-shoulder telegraphing the gesture of a sari.
The collection also included silky pants, spangled salwar kameez ensembles, and breezy dusters.
Lebanese designer Elie Saab. Photo: AFPThe show notes referenced Lilah Wingfield, an Anglo-Irish noblewoman who recorded her travels to Delhi and Udaipur in 1911, when Victorian silhouettes were yielding to the Edwardian period.
Saab's world-famous creations have earlier been proudly flaunted by Indian actresses Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Sonam Kapoor at the red carpet of the Cannes International Film Festival.
(With agency inputs)
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