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Is this what you call fashion? Vote!

Last updated on: September 18, 2010 21:33 IST

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation
Photographs: Rajesh Karkera

Accessories designer and stylist Shilpa Chavan has moved into mainstream fashion here at the LFW, although her creative output still shorts out the wearability scale!

Plastic box bodices, plenty of tulle and outlandish headgear -- sound crazy to you?

Well, it's just another collection from the diminutive, creative firebrand that is Shilpa Chavan, who owns the label 'littleshilpa'. Although her forte is accessories, the designer decided to put on a full-scale show on Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week. Take a look.

First up was this black tube, adorned by swirls of grey and a matching headdress.

 

Green elf

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

A plastic bodice and yards of tulle match up, but the prettiest touches are those delicate shoulder and hair accessories.

Think pink

Image: A model showcases Shilpa's creation

Men are not spared pink -- check out this netted floral headgear!

Towering ruffles

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

The designer keeps things androgynous with this towering blue piece and accompanying grey swirls.

Mooning it over

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

A crescent adorns this work, with lace and rigid cutwork along either years adding to its dimensions.

Doing it with doilies

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

What looks like a floral doily drapes across a male model's face.

Olive inspiration

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

Hints of pink adorn the neck, while crisp ruffles span the hat.

Architectural appeal

Image: A models showcases Little Shilpa's creation

We see matching neck and hair accessories that seem almost reminiscent of ancient temple pagodas.

Going for the kill

Image: Pia Trivedi showcases Little Shilpa's creation

Pia Trivedi provides us a full view of a plastic tube 'dress' with ornamental ruffles galore over the shoulder.

Showstopper time

Image: Diandra Soares showcases Little Shilpa's creation

And finally, we have Diandra Soares in an all-black spidery ensemble complete with lights glinting along the sleeves.