Giant letters of the English and Hindi alphabet emerged from among the audience and the stage was set for a study in fashion from Narendra Kumar as he blended education with style for his Freedom from Illiteracy collection for Spring/Summer 2008 at Lakme Fashion Week. The prints and designs specially developed by Narendra had an image of the education institutes – the university -on cotton which was used for a variety of outfits, while intricate fabric folds embellished the hemlines, necks or shoulders. The finale was reserved for Bollywood diva Bipasha Basu who walked the ramp in a sun yellow net “ball” gown worn over a crinoline with giant 3D alphabets on the skirt and the “institute” print corset.

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