Browse images from JJ Valaya Bridal Couture Collection from Wills India Fashion Week A/W 2012. Review of Indian fashion designer JJ Vallaya's collection.A royal looking, gold engraved, sealed memento (release) from JJ Valaya's A/W fashion show (at Wills India Fashion Week) informs me that Azrak in Turkish means ‘rare and uncommon' - the title for this collection. Erm.. Anyone know how to say 'groovy' in Turkish? Perhaps a better befitting title as JJ Vallaya's paisley embroidered lehengas take on a hip new avatar worn with belted dupattas and Mercura NYC's Fantasy Golden Girl Sunglasses. Agreeably quirky, I was thrilled to see the same bridal stuff from couture week given a fascinating new life. 
This set of clothing was my favourite from the collection with its Turkish miniature prints and beautiful calligraphy. I'm a sucker for anything with calligraphy/typography! Jackets and drapes were in their predictable Valaya avatars but I loved the exotic colours and surreal sunglasses. It was young and celebratory but contemporary and relevant. Very modern Indian bride. More on Mercura NYC's amazeballs-ness in the next post. Meanwhile, I am back from Goa with a golden tan and a ton of fashion to share! :)