Models in creations designed by Prasantt Ghosh. File picture

Sept. 30: Top models of the region are set to dazzle the ramp donning the creations of designer Prasantt Ghosh — who has blended the handloom designs and motifs of the Karbi tribe of Assam with modern designs — at a fashion show in the city on Friday.

The show will be organised by professional event management group Kreative People in association with Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, to take the Karbi fabric to the world.

Ghosh himself will design and choreograph the show, to be held in a club on the Zoo-Narengi Road on Friday evening.

The Karbi Anglong district which is endowed with natural and scenic beauty also boasts a diverse culture and heritage.

Ghosh said there was so much beauty and vibrant colour in the Karbi dresses that one was bound to like them.

“I am sure that the tribal motifs will appeal to everybody, provided we modernise them. My attempt is to use the ensemble of traditional Karbi motifs in modern designerwear, including party couture, so as to popularise it worldwide, the designer said.

The combination of the traditional Karbi and modern designs imparts a completely new look, Ghosh added.

Among the models who will walk the ramp, the spotlight will be on Femina Miss India finalist Sujata Das and Miss Tilottoma Priyanka. One of the highlights of the evening will be the performance by Indian Idol finalist Bhavin Dhanak.

The Karbis boast artistically designed traditional dresses woven in their family looms. Elderly men wear an artistically designed shirt called choy-nangpo and the youths wear choy-hongthor.

Karbi men also wear a choy-aan (jacket) with a rekong-ke-er (loincloth made of red silk) and a gamocha on their shoulders.

The Karbi women and girls generally use pinicamflak, a piece of cloth tied around the waist like a mekhela.

They use a piece of artistic cloth, pe-kok, to cover the upper part of their bodies and also wear an artistic waistband called wankok.

Ghosh, who likes to experiment with ethnic designs and fabric, had recently organised a similar fashion show on traditional dresses of the Dimasa tribe of North Cachar Hills.

The show received generous appreciation, and the same response is expected from this show too.