Triptii Dimri’s Maria Lucia Hohan dress does not rely on colour alone. Its real argument lies in the pleating. The pink silk mousseline is drawn, crossed and tightened across the front so that the fabric gathers itself into shape. The result is a gown that starts in sweetness and then pulls away from it.. The Milagros dress is cut with a deep halter neckline and a front that wraps over itself in diagonal bands. Those pleated sections meet and cross at the waist, creating the point of tension that gives the gown its form. From there, the fabric loosens into a longer skirt with a front slit, while the back opens into a lace-up fastening and long trailing ties that fall from the neck. You can see how much of the dress depends on that contrast: the front is all gathered direction, the back is left open and trailing. Even the pink shifts as the fabric folds, moving between pale blush and a brighter rose.. Jewellery from Tanishq stays in the same rosy family, with pink stones set in gold across the earrings, pendant necklace, bracelet and rings. The Aquazzura heels are kept light and barely there enough not to draw attention away from the dress.. Hair by Madhuri Nakhale is worn in loose side-parted waves that sit over one shoulder, which suits the movement of the gown. Makeup by Shraddha Naik keeps to a glossy, sunlit finish, with lined eyes, flushed cheeks and a pink-nude lip.. The fabric is airy, but the gathering gives it direction. The colour is sweet, but the cut is sharper than that. You look at it once for the pink, and then again for everything the pleating is making the fabric do.
