Tusshar: I felt superb being Manish’s bridegroom

Manish Malhotra’s show had celebrity guests like Asin, Sridevi and daughter, Anushka Sharma, Sophie, Deepika Padukone. The music for the younfg Indian bridal collection was Indian tribal with Bhangra and Arabic percussion. Monikangana Dutta opened the show which featured models like Aanchal Kumar, Alesia Raut, Deepti Gujral and Inder Bajwa among others.

The colours for the girls were all pastel and pretty. They included ivory, champagne, red, pink, peach, green, turquoise, yellow, gold and orange. Heavy borders were seen on all the sarees, tunics, and lehengas. There were also long and flaring kurtas with assymetrical hemlines. the colours were pleasing but not too bright. The backs were criss-cross, v-shaped, open and rounded. There were vertical stripes on the kurtas. Many of the sarees and kurtas were sheer with bikini blouses

The guys wore Sherwanis in more solid colours with Churi and Jodhpur pants, patialas and lungis. Their prints were vertical stripes, small checks and geometric patterns like hexagons and pentagons.

About his collection the designer of the hour Manish said, “I have gone back to my favourite pastels and corals after a long time. For some time my colours have been bright like fuschia and pink. We have used vibrant colours but they are soft. It is a young and hip bridal collection and that is why I used Tusshar an Genelia as bridal show stoppers as they are young and hip. I haven’t had showstoppers for some shows now though there have been showstoppers sitting in the front row. Genelia and Tusshar make a good young couple and we have been friends for some time now. The men have solid colours with a lot of texture."

Speaking about recession impacting his collections he said, “I think recession is a very boring topic and we have gone overboard with the coverage we give it. If people want to get married, they will. If you make good clothes and sell them at a good price, people will buy. I have cut my prices by 23-24% but I cannot compromise on quality. I don’t do prêt, I only do luxury and fusion couture. All my designs are wearable and I don’t like to design anything that is not wearable.”

Manish's bride Genelia couldn't stop smiling. “It was fantastic to walk for Manish and wear his clothes. It was a gorgeous moment for me though I felt a little nervous.”

When asked about how he felt being Manish’s bridegroom, Tusshar exclaimed, “It felt superb to be his bridegroom and walk the ramp for the first time for Manish. It was a great high. I loved everyone’s reaction. I feel good. I have worn Manish’s clothes earlier but I have worn the bridal collection for the first time. It feels so comfortabl; I am going to wear more of these now. I have always worn Manish’s clothes and I think they are the best!"