With the November nip in the air as Kolkata gears up for the bridal season ahead, designer Jyotee Khaitan put together a dazzling couture collection of menswear and womenswear and presented it in her recently organised show at Hyatt Regency Kolkata’s newly launched al fresco set-up Incog. The visual display of aesthetic architecture, strings of blubs as decor element and music complemented the glitz and glam of the outfits on the ramp. Held after three years, the show was a star-studded one showcasing a host of Jyotee Khaitan signatures revamped to fit the season and contemporary taste in fashion.
General manager of Hyatt Regency Kolkata, Kumar Shobhan, who co-hosted the show with designer Jyotee Khaitan also walked the ramp in her one of her creations
June and Saurav Chatterjee were the ‘it’ couple on the ramp, who walked as showstoppers with designer Jyotee Khaitan. June channelled a flawless look in a black sequinned sari with scallops along the edge and a beautiful fall. Saurav complemented June in a black bandhgala embroidered with pink
Father-daughter duo Saswata Chatterjee and Hiya won all hearts with their walk on the ramp. Saswata in a velvet embroidered black bandhgala. Hiya in her first appearance on the ramp sported a Jyotee Khaitan signature black-and-gold concept sari paired with a sequin blouse
Koushani Mukherjee and Bonny Sengupta stunned the ramp in Jyotee Khaitan couture. Koushani in a gold sequinned corset lehnga, paired with an organza dupatta and crystal belt. Bonny in a regal blue tone-on-tone resham-embroidered Indo western paired with straight trousers
Devlina Kumar and Gourab Chatterjee channelled a pinch of their real life romance on the ramp, too, as they walked holding hands. Devlina in a gold sequinned zari and resham-embroidered lenhga detailed with maroon floral motifs and paired with a scalloped-edge organza dupatta. Gourab in a black Indo western outfit paired with a gold cowl dhoti
Koneenica Banerjee channelled a vibrant look in the bright pink sequinned georgette sari detailed with an orange border
Shukla and Arindam Sil twinned in blue. Arindam in a blue embroidered Indo western paired with stitched dhoti. Shukla in gold sequinned border sari paired with halter neck sequinned blouse
Nicolas Facino, director of Alliance Francaise du Bengale, walked the ramp in a blue sequinned bandhgala with wife Iryna Vikyrchak. Iryna sported a blue concept sari paired with a cut out blouse
Satrajit Sen walked the ramp in a classic black-and-white Jyotee Khaitan outfit
Shaheb Bhattacherjee looked regal in the blue and gold Indo western and dhoti outfit detailed with sequin and tone-on-tone resham embroidery
Danielle Jones in a light antique gold off-shoulder sequinned outfit
Sourav Kothari in a black Indo western highlighted with rust detailing, paired with an ivory dhoti
Sanjana Banerjee looked party-ready on the ramp in a single shoulder black sequinned outfit. It was interestingly detailed with crystal studded silver safety pin
Ushasi Ray in a black sequinned sleeveless dress, designed with a thigh-high slit
Jaya Seal Ghosh wore a red georgette sari with embroidered border. Bickram Ghosh complemented her look in a black embroidered kurta with
Ushoshi Sengupta sported a winter-party-favourite metallic look in a draped skirt paired with a sequinned and fringe lace halter top
Tota Roy Choudhury channelled a pastel palette look in the tone-on-tone resham embroidered Indo western paired with a dhoti
Rajeev Agarwal paired a black asymmetrical kurta and cowl salwar with a black bundi highlighted with gold sequins. Saroj Agarwal walked in a black draped outfit teamed with a resham-embroidered sheer cape
Shruti Mohta sported the trendy jewel tone in an emerald draped skirt and blouse, paired with gold sequinned cape
Show choreographer Pinky Kenworthy
Bibriti Chatterjee looked glam in a Jyotee Khaitan signature black sequinned concept sari
Richa Sharma channelled an ethnic festive or party look in the maroon and purple sequinned sari
Anand Kulthia who adorned the celebs and models in versatile jewellery pieces from Kulthiaa Jewel also walked the ramp in a Jyotee Khaitan creation
Guests
Gagan Sachdev of Bodyline
Rohan Gavaskar was among the three awardees who were recognised as the most stylish people
Rakhi Basu, director, Greenfield Realty Pvt. Ltd.
Bridgette Jones received an award for being one of the most stylish people
Rajat Dalmia dropped by with wife Pinky
Designer speak
“The last show I did was three years ago. Since we couldn’t do any other shows in between due to Covid, this one had to be a gala one. We showcased a bridal, party and festive collection in this show. The highlights of the collection were the colour gold, sequins, embroidery and drapes. We incorporated trends like corset lehngas, metallic fabrics and bling. I don’t look at one particular thing to find my inspiration. I know what my clients like. Gold is in for this season and bling and metallic are in demand as people were stuck in their homes for a long time due to Covid and couldn’t wear such outfits. The month of November and the newly-opened Incog at Hyatt beautifully complemented my collection and people were happy to be there,” said Jyotee Khaitan.