A one of a kind show, the showstoppers Janhvi Kapoor, wearing a flouncy black long skirt teamed with an exquisitely designed tone-on-tone black embroidered jacket and shimmering bralet glided down the ramp, whereas Anil Kapoor rocked the ramp in a black embellished Bundi over black kurta and trousers and also carried his jhakaas attitude. In fact, we see more endorsements away from fashion.

Originally a men’s outfit, Raghavendra’s label for the first time tweaked the style for women as well. We have a lot of customers in the middle east, people in London are wearing the bandhgala, so, to me, it’s the only Indian outfit that can transport itself to any part of the world,” he says. Women’s collection, on the other hand, featured bandhgala jackets paired with different length of skirts.

After starting his own fashion school, Gurukul School of Design, last year, Raghavendra feels that innovating with time is a crucial step in keeping education at par with the industry. With the internet, it’s not going to be the same,” he explains.. I think it’s a booming business and a very big market and the future is moving to the format of retail online. | TRISHA GHOROI Published: Feb 5, 2019, 12:14 am IST Updated: Feb 5, 2019, 12:14 am IST Designer Raghavendra Rathore introduces Bandhgalas for women at the Lakme Fashion Week. They also want to shop off-season — in winters, they’ll want a summer jacket, and this is why a bespoke brand like us are more popular with these kinds of clients,” he adds.

”A stunning fashion show ended with a surprise as Ranveer Singh joined the showstoppers and the designer and entertained the audience with his crazy moves. Reviving the traditional Bandhgala jackets, Raghavendra Rathore’s new collection ‘An Ode To The Bandhgala’ was an amalgamation of heritage with sophistication. “Education must be special and newly designed and not designed 20 years ago or 10 years ago.Even in the biggest fashion week in the country, men’s fashion is always considered secondary to women’s. Although the fashion industry is often blamed to rely on Bollywood, Raghavendra sees it as a method of communication. “I think Bollywood works car and several other products. It’s not that it’s dictating fashion. “bandhgala is not an Indian style anymore, it is something that people like to wear everywhere. “A person today going into a school must prepare themselves for the future because it’s a very disruptive future.” After being in the industry for over 20 years, Raghavendra feels that men are now more aware of fashion.Talking about the collection, the designer says, “We are exploring the boundaries of the classic bandhgala for women for the first time. Perfect choice for festive wear, this collection showcases Bandhgala in a glammed up avatar. I feel there is a grave need to look at how education, and not just in fashion, is disseminated in India, we need people to be able to innovate a lot more and not only worry about the problem and fix it, but to be able to innovate in a big way,” adds Raghavendra.Although a style rooted deeply in India, Raghavendra feels bandhgala can go international.

Bollywood is the communication language of India, I think it’s fair to use that as a communication point. “I think men are more confident in what they want to buy and want their personality on their clothes. Commenting on this Raghavendra says, “I think menswear is not necessarily needed to be in fashion weeks because the sales happen in a different way.”His show on the day 4 of the Lakme Fashion Week saw models walking down the ramp donning a wide variety of outfit, be it a bandhgala paired with China Jump Rope wholesale a formal suit, a textured sherwani and white waistcoat, a printed kurta under bandhgala or a one-button, narrow-lapelled jacket with peaked lapels