Designer Priyadarshini Rao went back to Nature to turn out a collection that was very feminine and playful.

Style statement: A range of skirts, coats, shirts and pants. Long layered A-line skirts in georgettes and silks teamed with crushed silk blouses and worn with ankle-length coats.

The next line had a range of patchwork dresses with drawstring necklines, crinkled shirts and lightweight velvet tunics.

Delicate thread embroidery in floral patterns was used to embellish the skirts and dresses along with tie-n-dye leheriya patterns and appliques.

The colours: The colours were bright and warm -- fuschia, orange, sapphire, turquoise blue, mauve and butterscotch.

Rao largely showed women's wear, deviating just a few times to show a collection of suits for men in colours like beige, grey and white.

Not too radical: Priyadarshini Rao's collection was fairly predictable.

She remains one of the bestselling designers at BE, Gautam Singhania's fashion stores across the country. And, in the end, that is what counts!

Photograph: Jewella C Miranda
Editorial support: Imran Shaikh