Designer
Manish
Malhotra
and
Gauri
Khan
have
decided
to
re-style
the
cheerleaders
of
Shahrukh
Khan's
Kolkata
Knight
Riders.
Says
B-Town's
favourite
designer,
"I
was
very
unhappy
with
the
gold
outfits
worn
by
the
cheerleaders
earlier
during
the
Bangalore
and
Kolkata
matches.
They
have
been
designed
by
Ganesh
Hegde.
Gauri
and
I
were
discussing
the
outfits
and
we
thought
that
the
cheerleaders
should
look
sportier.
Now
I
am
re-designing
new
outfits
for
them
before
the
next
match." Kolkatta
Knight
Riders
are
playing
their
next
match
on
April
26,
in
Chennai,
where
they
play
Chennai
Superstars.
Manish
elaborates,
"The
outfits
worn
by
the
cheerleaders
should
look
cool
and
racy.
Earlier
they
were
wearing
gold
skirts
and
tops
but
I
want
to
design
black
T-Shirts
and
shorts
in
complete
black
with
a
gold
emblem;
that
will
look
trendier.
The
gold
skirts
worn
earlier
were
taken
from
the
music
video
which
Ganesh
had
conceptualised
and
directed."
Manish
along
with
Anahita
Shroff
Adjania
(and
Reebok
and
Velmont)
have
designed
the
outfits
worn
by
the
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
cricketers.
Manish
is
all
praise
for
Shahrukh
for
his
visualization
and
creative
inputs.
"Shahrukh
has
been
involved
in
the
minutest
of
detailing.
He
has
an
eye
for
details
and
is
very
passionate
about
whatever
he
does.
The
maximum
credit
of
the
cricketers" outfits
goes
to
Shahrukh.
The
black
and
gold
was
his
idea
as
it's
the
philosophy
of
the
Knight
Riders."
Manish
adds
that
working
costume
details
with
Shahrukh
was
exacting,
"There
were
meetings
galore;
we
even
showed
a
storyboard
to
him.
He
had
sent
an
email
of
the
story
and
the
emblem.
The
fabrics
and
shoes
were
in
collaboration
with
Velmont
and
Reebok.
Anahita
and
I
have
done
the
formals
-
the
black
and
charcoal
grey
blazers
and
pants.
I
had
never
worked
with
Belmont
and
I
learnt
a
lot
in
the
three
months
that
we
worked
together.
I
want
to
be
versatile.
The
outfits
look
smart,
stylish
and
glamorous
with
gold
helmets
and
pads.
Cricket
just
got
more
glamorous."
Story first published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 15:07 [IST]