12.00 pm > Debashri Samanta, Divya Sheth, Sayantan Sarkar
Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State for Ministry of Textiles inaugurated the Indian Handlooms and Textiles Day with the traditional lighting of the lamp. Debashri Samanta set the mood for the day with fish-and-hook print, forming the main motif of her collection called Hooked, which we were told, was inspired by Vietnam.

Debashri Samanta’s line was fish-and-hook inspired

The motifs teased in shades of black, purple and white. While the silhouettes ranged from printed coats to voluminous skirts. While Samanta used Jamdani motifs, Divya Sheth presented Ajrakh Jo Galicho, reinventing the Ajrakh print mixed with hand painted Kalamkari. Unlike the purples in the previous show, Sheth's palette comprised muted shades of henna, and turmeric yellow.