The outfits are bright and colourful, not something that Rodricks with his penchant for white and neutrals is known for. But the designer, dressed in black for a change, assures you that’s where he is trying to buck the trend. “I designed it, keeping in mind the urban woman who is just back from a vacation by the seaside and is still revelling in the mood. It calls for colour and abandon. A segment of the collection is in white too, of course,” he says. In a way the clothes are a clear giveaway of Rodricks’ signature style. Maghera’s outfit, a pearly crepe dress, flowing freely and with flowers as embellishments, is a pretty picture. But it takes you back to his 2004 collection, also a sea-and-sand inspired one, where the show was all about pristine whites and flowing silhouettes. Agarwal’s cocktail dress, which looks like a colourful tropical bird, with feathers sticking out, though, is a direct derivative of his tropical inspiration, gorgeous and awash with colours, even if it is a trifle low on the wearability quotient. Rodricks agrees, in part. “The preview ensembles are like ads. We pick up the dramatic pieces to give a basic idea of what they are about, but it’s not the actual thing. This particular dress, for instance, is more couture and red-carpet, than pret. But the actual collection is much more toned down. It’s more wearable,” he says.