<p>It was an emotional moment for designer Sonia Sri Bhattu at the Bangalore Fashion Week recently. Putting up her first ever fashion show, her collections were a perfect combination of class and elegance. With simple and minimalistic style, her designs had innovative clothes that represented the strong personality of a woman who dared to be different. “I like flaired garments, they are my style. Coming to the fabrics, I played with georgette and chiffon. I also used raw silk for few structures,” says Sonia.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Inspired by Cleopatra, her collections had varied prints on colourful flair gowns. “The print was inspired by Cleopatra. I have my screen printing shop and so it was easy for me to come up with this unique print inspired by the flawless beauty queen,” she says.<br /><br />Calling her collections ‘Wings’, her designs had a touch of white and gold that highlighted the beauty of a woman. The accessorising for the gowns too were unique. “My sister, a jewellery designer, designed all the accessories for my show. Accessorising plays an important part in enhancing the look and it is an add-on to the whole style,” she says.<br /><br />A Bengaluru-based designer, she has a degree in fashion designing from Raffles Millennium International. Having the popular Telugu actress Lakshmi Manchu as her showstopper, her designs were a hit on the ramps. “I was overwhelmed by the response and cheer from the audience. I missed my dad who is the man behind my success. He has always encouraged me and I am eternally grateful to him,” says the emotional Sonia. This budding designer, who gained popularity with just one show, says, “I want do more such shows. I want to experiment with different trends, prints and embroideries. I love to do surface embellishment and printing so I want to play with the prints and fabrics. I want to do everything out-of-the-box,” she explains excitedly. The designer says that she wants to be a celebrity designer one day and also wants to be the next Alexander McQueen. “When a celebrity is seen in designer wear, people shout out loud saying that it is Manish Malhotra’s design and so on. In the near future, I want people to call out that it is Sonia Sri Bhattu’s design and that will be the most valued time of my life,” she wraps up.<br /><br /></p>
<p>It was an emotional moment for designer Sonia Sri Bhattu at the Bangalore Fashion Week recently. Putting up her first ever fashion show, her collections were a perfect combination of class and elegance. With simple and minimalistic style, her designs had innovative clothes that represented the strong personality of a woman who dared to be different. “I like flaired garments, they are my style. Coming to the fabrics, I played with georgette and chiffon. I also used raw silk for few structures,” says Sonia.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Inspired by Cleopatra, her collections had varied prints on colourful flair gowns. “The print was inspired by Cleopatra. I have my screen printing shop and so it was easy for me to come up with this unique print inspired by the flawless beauty queen,” she says.<br /><br />Calling her collections ‘Wings’, her designs had a touch of white and gold that highlighted the beauty of a woman. The accessorising for the gowns too were unique. “My sister, a jewellery designer, designed all the accessories for my show. Accessorising plays an important part in enhancing the look and it is an add-on to the whole style,” she says.<br /><br />A Bengaluru-based designer, she has a degree in fashion designing from Raffles Millennium International. Having the popular Telugu actress Lakshmi Manchu as her showstopper, her designs were a hit on the ramps. “I was overwhelmed by the response and cheer from the audience. I missed my dad who is the man behind my success. He has always encouraged me and I am eternally grateful to him,” says the emotional Sonia. This budding designer, who gained popularity with just one show, says, “I want do more such shows. I want to experiment with different trends, prints and embroideries. I love to do surface embellishment and printing so I want to play with the prints and fabrics. I want to do everything out-of-the-box,” she explains excitedly. The designer says that she wants to be a celebrity designer one day and also wants to be the next Alexander McQueen. “When a celebrity is seen in designer wear, people shout out loud saying that it is Manish Malhotra’s design and so on. In the near future, I want people to call out that it is Sonia Sri Bhattu’s design and that will be the most valued time of my life,” she wraps up.<br /><br /></p>
