Khaleej Times
January 16, 2003

SIMPLY Be-RILLIANT!

The fall winter collection of Be: consists of ethnic, fusion and Western wear for men and women and is an electric mix of casual, semiformal and formal wear. The prêt a porter range has 60 per cent of women’s wear and 40 per cent of men’s wear.

The theme is vibrant and festive. The packages are modern with streamline wearable clothes; the palette is brilliant in it’s intensity and the use of colour very prominent.

The merchandise has either a distinct flavour of Manish Arora’s flamboyance with the usage of contrasting colours in the same design or the austere classic look of Rajesh Pratap Singh’s clean structured ensembles for the fall evenings.

Raghvendra Rathore’s collection for Be: focuses mainly on the silhouette detail of the garments and the palette used by him is deep and rich with colours like scarlet, claret and burgundy complemented with essentials like black, white and tan.

Priyadarshini Rao’s menswear range celebrates the magic of silk in all it’s various forms with interesting textures, seams, and silhouette details, Rohit Bal’s shirts have a raw beauty of their own. Working with corduroy for this season, Rohit’s “Balance” label translates every international trend into a national fetish.