Sania Mirza turns model for a day

Donning a white anarkali (dress comprising a long top, pants and a stole) with gold embellishments, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza looked like a lady in lace in designer Ritu Pande’s creation at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) spring-summer 2015 in New Delhi on Friday.

After models walked the ramp in floaty shift dresses, saris, slim draped pants and dhoti skirts in colours such as white, gold, coral and midnight blue, Mirza wore the final piece of the ‘Lady in Lace’ collection.

With soft curls and jhumkis (earrings), she looked stunning in the outfit when she hit the ramp as the showstopper.

“I had a lot of fun walking on the ramp. I love fashion. It is an important part of our lives. I wear what is comfortable like tees, jeans and jacket. I also like high waist skirts. I prefer knee-length ones over short skirts,” Mirza said after the show.

The collection is inspired by the Victorian era. Pande highlighted French and Italian laces with layering, patchwork and embroidery.

“Lace is associated with western wear. I wanted to change that thought. I’ve used it as an embellishment technique,” Pande said.