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The 3rd and last day of Pantene Bridal Couture Week Lahore 2012 opened to a packed house with Ahmad Bilal showing his bridal line highlighting the beauty of autumn colours and concentrating on different textures and volume. His showstopper was donned by Fiza Ali. Tabassum Mughal who had made her debut on the ramp with the last PBCW in Karachi, and had become an instant hit, showcased her royal collection inspired by both the Victorian age and the Mughal era.

A shaadi performance by BodyBeat Productions followed which left the audience clapping and hooting in high spirits. Sadaf Arshad followed with her impressive bridal collection. Her showstopper was donned by Iman Ali. Closing the evening segment was Shazia Bridal Gallery with a dazzling, heavily embellished collection. Meera donned her showstopper.
The night segment opened with a bang, taking away the breath of the audience by showcasing the works of the Grand Couturiers. The 13 top designers of the country that were featured were Umar Sayeed, Rizwan Beyg, Nilofer Shahid, Nomi Ansari, HSY, Sana Safinaz, Rehana Saigol, Mina Hassan, Shamaeel Ansari, Deepak Perwani, Maheen Khan, Nickie Nina and Amir Adnan.
Hardly had the audience recovered from this treat that Hadiqa Kiani came in to perform, much to everyone’s delight. The performance was followed by a jewellery show by Sonar with outfits created by Lajwanti, Saba La Chantal, Fahad Hussayn, Kamiar Rokni and Saniya Maskatiya. Her showstopper was donned by Ather Shehzad.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi: Beginning of Marriage Season

The eleventh day after the celebration of Diwali is marked as Dev Uthani Ekadashi which is symbolic of Lord Vishnu getting up after along sleep of four months.

The day is celebrated with enthusiasm and with it begins all the auspicious ceremonies like marriages. In the evening 11 diyas are lighted to welcome the Lord back to the world after a long slumber.

According to the mythology it is also believed that King Bali grew almost equivalent to Indra in powers so Lord Vishnu, the savior of the earth disguised himself as a dwarf priest (VAMAN) and went to his door for alms.

The king agreed to give whatever the priest could measure in his three steps and then the lord with his majestic from measured Mrityu-lok; the world in one step, Swarag-lok; the world above in the second step and there remained no place to keep his third step so the king offered him his head and he was moved to Patal-lok; the underworld by the foot of Vishnu during his Vaman Avatar.

However, the god promised to be his gatekeeper for four months every year as he was a great devotee and therefore sought the blessings of the god in this form. So it is believed that for these four months Lord Vishnu leaves his seat at Sheer Sagar and goes to the underworld and therefore all auspicious activities are postponed during this duration.

This day, i.e. 11^th day in the waxing moon period of Kartik is celebrated as Prabhodhni Ekadshi and is sometimes also called as Choti Diwali.

The day marks the beginning of marriage season among Hindu sects and on this day the devotees also perform the symbolic marriage of Tulsi (The auspicious medicinal plant) with Saligram (A Form of Lord Vishnu). The place is decorated with rangoli, flowers and a new cloth is put on the plant and after aarti all pray for the health and well being of family and friends.

Some people also burn fire-crackers on this day as part of celebration.

Manish Malhotra shows Bridal line at Lakme Fashion Week

Bollywood’s Badshah of glitz and glamour, Manish Malhotra closed the fourth day with a beautiful bridal line at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2010. With Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra and other celebrities in the audience, Manish delivered a vibrant bridal collection in shades of blue, red and black peppered with heavy embroidery, zari, crystals, sequins and brocade.
We are so lusting after the deep blue wispy ghagara with gold choli and red dupatta. And the high-necked olive anarkali with glittery detail looks so regal!

Krishna Mehta’s bridal collection sparkles at Lakme Fashion Week

Timeless, elegant, contemporary are the words that come to our mind everytime we watch Krishna Mehta’s show. It was no different this time – Krishna presented a beautiful collection of ethnic wear with minute touches of western elegance at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2010.
Heavily embroidered jackets were teamed with saris or lehengas. Colours were muted and sophisticated with touches of silver and gold, crème and beige with gentle hints of black, red and purple. Loved the intricate chikan work and the rich sequined embellishments that Krishna used lavishly to give a festive touch to the creations.
Men’s wear had classic sherwanis with zardozi or chikan work – so understated yet festive.
We are so lusting after the structure cropped jackets with free free flowing lehengas. And that lemon georgette lehenga is going to get snapped in a second.

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