Antique beauties from across the country

Tollywood actress Manchu Lakshmi and children from NGO Teach for Change, inaugurated Fashion Yatra at Hotel Taj Krishna in Banjara Hills on Tuesday. Organised by fashion designer, Kamini Saraf the exhibition had 50 stalls. The proceeds of the event will go to Teach For Change for educating the poor children.

Speaking at the event, Manchu Lakshmi said, “Fashion has to reflect who you are. Wear what you are comfortable in. Fashion is something that comes from within. Forget the funda, rules. If you like it wear it.”

The highlight of the exhibition was designer wear from many budding fashion designers from across India, silver handicrafts, fashion jewellery, designer foot wear, designer clutches, wall art, fabric jewellery, pure antique silver items etc and more.

Selesta from Shri Ram Hari Ram, a 227-year-old jeweller in Delhi known as ‘Dariba Kalan’ exhibited some unique, rare and collector items such as Handmade Antique Phone made of Pure Silver costing Rs 1.05 lakh, gramphone worth Rs 3.41 lakh, a car shaped pure silver Pandans costing Rs 1.65 lakh.

“Run till present as a tightly-held family unit, our firm has now seen seven generations,” informed Sangita Kedia. “Pandans are most sought after in Hyderabad,” she added whose stall attracted many visitors.

Beyond Square from Udaipur exhibited pure silver jewellery and handicraft items. Gush Shoes and Accessories from Mumbai and Delhi showcased handcrafted designer foot wear. A student of NIFT Chennai, Vrinda Gupta, Chief Artisan of Gush Shoes and Accessories said her products are uniquely designed to stand out in the clutter of competition.

“Handcrafted shoes are a dying art. I want to revive it and give a life to it. I employ a lot of women artisans. Our products are animal friendly. No leather is used in this collection of footwear. They are very young and colourful products,” she said.

Some of the other exhibitors included Adara, Shree By Shrishti, Minttu Breeza, Prayaas, Babble Wrap, Shalini Enterprisese, Enlivens, Zebaish, Pranay, Rusaru, Vaibhav Jewellery and Ghanasingh Be True.

Jewellery was presented by Krsala, Jewels By Queenie, Parina International, Diva Jewels, Akoya Jewels and Selesta. The event also showcased colourful ethnic ensembles and chic Indo-Westerns add to the ‘Festive and Party’ flavour by designer creations by Imli, Handspun, N stitch, Reverie, Seema Rungta, Upasana Gupta, Soup by Sougat, Whimsical and Aarambh.