Well-known
ramp model Natasha Sikka shot with designer label brand Randell Gomes
for an Indian wear collection. Randell Gomes has launched three
different ranges – the first is a high-end couture bridal collection,
the second is a pret line and the third is a casual wear party line.
Speaking to content agency Newz66.com,
Randell Gomes said, "The couture bridal line is very exclusive and only
a few pieces are hand made and hand embroidered and available in a very
limited edition. They are priced between Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh and
they are personally signed by Randell Gomes. The pret line and the
casual wear party line are for the masses and are available all over
India. The collection includes various fabrics like Cottons, Silks,
Chiffon, Georgette, etc. There is also a signature line within the pret
collection that is fabricated with hand loom hand-made Khadi and is a
priced accordingly."
The
theme and concept of designer Randell Gomes Indo-Western Summer
Collection 2014 is “Affordable, Wearable & Comfortable Fashion for
Women of all Sizes and Shapes”. Says Randell Gomes, “For most people
fashion is either very expensive or inconvenient or uncomfortable. And
that is what is unfortunately portrayed at the fashion weeks and at
fashion shows. For me, fashion is affordable, wearable and comfortable
and yet fashionable,” Gomes told Newz66.com. Designer Randell Gomes in association with an event company has announced a beauty pageant Mr & Miss Fashionable India
to promote the concept of comfortable, affordable and wearable fashion,
which will be announced at a later date. Last year Randell Gomes had
launched a pret collection called Mumbai Fashion Street Collection which
is inspired by Mumbai’s fashion street at Dhobitalao in South Mumbai.
This year too he has introduced a new line of wearable and affordable
clothes for women of all shapes and sizes under the same name.
Randell
Gomes who was born in Goa but grew up at Dhobi Talao near the CST
Railway Station and was fascinated by the variety and color of clothes
available very cheaply on Fashion Street. Says Randell Gomes, “My
sisters would go to Fashion Street every weekend. When I was a student
at St Xaviers college, we would visit Fashion Street to buy bermudas,
shorts and T -shirts which were available for as little as Rs 30 per
piece. It was simply fabulous. Most of the stuff available at Fashion
Street were export rejects and some of them were re-cycled clothes. But
the joy we experienced getting an outfit within our limited budget was
tremendous. At that time, shopping was fun and a great pleasure. With my
new range of pret outfits for men and women, I want to make cheap
fashionable clothes available for everyone.
Natasha Sikka was also in the news a year earlier for filing a complaint with the cyber crime cell of the Mumbai police against a former friend who had hacked her email account and sent vulgar messages to her friends and contacts.