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From a good friend of mine I got an offer to help at backstage of **Ritu

Beri’s** fashion show to be held at Paris on 5th July at Lido. At

first I wanted to deny this proposal but with second thought that it

might be a fun with friends to be there; I nodded my head giving my

approval. Ace fashion designer Ritu Beri is the first Asian to have

joined a French fashion house making a slow transition from Indian Haute

Couture to Prêt-a-porter (ready to wear).

Believe me, it was only 30 minutes affair in 1 hour show the work was

just to help models dressed in mélange of Indo-western meticulously

designed outfits. The dresses along with accessories and shoes were

properly tagged and kept ready for each model. As there is barely a gap

of 15 seconds in which one has to change and be back on the ramp. So

each of us were allotted with one particular model to help them in

changing and getting dressed. Even sometimes the fitting may not be

proper which needs special attention from Ritu’s assistant to get them

stitched or tucked at last moment.

One can read Ritu’s face that how much stressed she was at that point of

time but however she made it….bravura. For me, although not being a

spectator it was no less fun being at back peeping through curtains to

get the glimpse of the stage and making comments.

As my co-helpers forgot their camera, I was persuaded to take photos and

in that process I ended up taking more photos then I thought. Thanks to

all those unknown models to pose for someone amateur like me.

Anywayz, for that 30minutes help we were all given a token of gratitude

from her collection “sequined crushed silk top”.

Though, this event took place in July first week and I posted the

pictures in the

gallery

that very day but as I didn’t got an opportunity to wear the top so kept

pushing this post on backburner till today.