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BTOWN TO SPARKLE AT INDIA COUTURE WEEK Tahiliani is excited to have Padmaavat actor Aditi Rao Hydari walk for him. “I’m looking forward to seeing her in our couture and walk at the show with allure and panache. She radiates an effortless poise and has he

Bollywood stars are set to dazzle the ramp as they will be showstoppe­rs for big names of the fashion fraternity, for this year’s couture week

- Akshay Kaushal

The countdown to India Couture Week, presented by Hindustan Times and Sunil Sethi Design lliance, has begun. Amid the aborate lehengas and travagant gowns sashaying n the runway, the FDCI uture Week will also have ood stars as stoppers for e of the top names in the fashion fraternity.

A few Bollywood names confirmed as of now are of actors Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Kangana Ranaut, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Yami Gautam.

Designer Anju Modi, who is doing a collection inspired by the Victorian era, will have Kangana Ranaut walk as her showstoppe­r. “Kangana has a Victorian feel and attitude that is needed for my show. She became the choice for my show after I saw her looks in Rangoon. It was spellbindi­ng, and Kangana is surely going to storm the ramp,” she says.

Designer Reynu Taandon, who confirmed that Yami would walk the ramp for her, says, “My new collection is for the woman who follows tradition, yet has a contempora­ry appeal. Vivaciousn­ess and versatilit­y is common to both of us, and that brings us together.”

Praising the Kaabil (2017) r, Taandon adds, “I’ve ays liked Yami, and ’ve met a couple of es before. I find her very appealing.” esigner Tarun

 ?? PHOTOS: RAAJESSH KASHYAP/HT, PRAMOD THAKUR/HT, YOGEN SHAH ?? (Anticlockw­ise from left) Aditi Rao Hydari, Kangana Ranaut, Yami Gautam and Shilpa Shetty Kundra
PHOTOS: RAAJESSH KASHYAP/HT, PRAMOD THAKUR/HT, YOGEN SHAH (Anticlockw­ise from left) Aditi Rao Hydari, Kangana Ranaut, Yami Gautam and Shilpa Shetty Kundra

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