Great make-up and hair, Varun the clothes? Uhh, we didn't see them

Updated on: 29 March,2010 07:02 AM IST |
Shweta Shiware |

"This can't be happening!" shrieked a mini-clad, well-heeled fashion magazine editor, in reaction to the new seating arrangement at designer Varun Sardana's show, pushing front row guests to the last row, and bringing back-benchers to prime slot.
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That's a price you paid to rest your designer tush on benches while the rest of the invitees sat on elevated seatsu00a0- close and comfortable.

Heads masked in elaborate ethnic accessories, make-up celebrating the vibrancy of colours and feet draped in feathered bootsu00a0- the modern tribal folk took to the stage on Mandallam beats synonymous with a Kathakali dance routine.
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Varun Sardana At: 7 pm

The theme of the show, ladies and gentlemen, was the graceful but power packed dance from the Land of Gods.

Splendid, as one would imagine, and that's our dependable sense talking since we were flung too far from the runway to even bother to train our eyes.
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The path-breaking idea was to create an opera-like experience.

But it didn't quite work for a designer whose clothes have grabbed attention from the media because he's a master cutter with sound knowledge of surface ornamentation. The least he could have done is provide the media with binoculars.

PS: we appreciate the work that went into the headgears and make-up that took six hours to do.