The spotlight was firmly on star designer Dries Van Noten — seen here in conversation with designer Anamika Khanna and couture jeweller Raj Mahtani — as the city played host to a real fashion guru on Monday. The Belgian biggie was attending a private dinner hosted by his business associates Rajat and Vibha Kejriwal. “I have been to India several times but this is my first trip to Calcutta. There is something very, very interesting about the city. I only wish I could stay longer,” said Dries Van Noten. Guess who Dries’s biggest fan is? Our own Sabyasachi Mukherjee, who considers him to be the “designer for the real intellectual”. Picture by Pabitra Das