Lovlina Borgohain walks the ramp in haute couture debut

The
boxer
was
the
showstopper
for
designer
duo
Bidyut
&
Rakesh’s
wedding
collection
showcased
on
Saturday
night
at
the
ongoing
ninth
Northeast
Festival
here.

“Lovlina
Borgohain
wore
a
dark
maroon
silk
saree
with
Rose
Gold
sifina
zari
work
and
a
silk
shawl
with
traditional
Assamese
embellishment,”
Bidyut
Bikash
Bhagawati
told
PTI.

“The
magical
hands
of
the
weavers
of
Assam
give
colour
and
joy
to
the
new
journey
of
a
‘Koina’ or
an
Assamese
bride.
The
cloth
filled
with
smooth
mulberry
silk
‘paat’
and
beautiful
coloured
sifina
and
zari
work
gives
another
elegant
look
to
it,”
he
said.

Bhagawati
said
he
and
co-designer
Rakesh
Chetia
tried
to
give
a
new
dimension
to
the
traditional
clothes
worn
by
Assamese
brides
and
grooms.

“The
Rose
Gold
sifina
zari
work
we
used
for
Lovlina
Borgohain’s
dress
dates
back
to
the
days
of
the
Mughals,”
he
said.

Borgohain
and
internationally
acclaimed
actor
from
Assam
Adil
Hussain
were
also
felicitated
at
the
festival.
Hussain
matched
a
few
steps
with
the
champion
boxer
on
the
ramp.

Borgohain
said
she
thoroughly
enjoyed
this
experience
though
her
main
aim
is
to
win
a
gold
medal
in
the
Olympics.

At
last
year’s
Tokyo
games,
she
bagged
the
bronze
medal
in
the
69kg
category.

The
evening
also
saw
live
music
performances
by
Zubeen
Garg
of
“Ya
Ali”
fame
and
the
Cultivators
band,
along
with
Wangala
dance
by
Garo
Art
and
Culture
from
NEZCC
Meghalaya,
dancing
drummers
by
the
Rhythms
of
Manipur
band
among
others.