Now we know why this Spring-Summer edition of the Wills India Fashion Week was devoid of any Bollywood star on the ramp. It was all being saved up for designer Tarun Tahiliani's finale where actresses Shilpa Shetty and Chitrangada Singh upped the glam quotient.

The absence of B-town celebs at this five-day extravaganza came as a surprise to many, but the Grand Finale last night compensated for it all with a double dose of 'filmi' glamour.

While 'Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi' star Chitrangada walked the ramp in a blush-coloured sequinned sari, Tahiliani's muse and longtime patron Shilpa sashayed down in a tulle bodice and a heavy paneled lehenga in malkha.

"Tarun reinvents me every time he designs something for me. Its fabulous to see a new me each time I walk the ramp for him. I am such an admirer of his clothes which are a nice fusion of Indo-Western," said Shilpa.

Her mehendi-adorned hands attracted the eye, which invited questions as to her celebrating 'Karva Chauth' the previous day.

"Yes, it was my first Karva Chauth and I have got mehendi on my feet too!" said Shilpa, who tied the knot with businessman Raj Kundra earlier this year.

Incidentally, Tahiliani had designed the 35-year-old star's wedding trousseau as well.

"The best thing about Tarun's clothes is that they are timeless. Clothes I bought from him seven years ago are still in my closet," said Shilpa.

Tahiliani's show was a spectacle in itself with diffused light falling on white shredded ribbons lined up all around the hall creating a dreamy ambience. Adding to it was a curtain of smoke at the foot of the ramp from where models made their entry.

The show began with a display of light on two huge white structures made of ribbons followed by the models walking down in Tahiliani's creations.

"This is my first Grand Finale at WIFW and I wanted to create a different ambience for it. A fashion show is all about creating a mood which is reflected in the clothes," said Tahiliani.

A group of Rajasthani folk singers crooning 'Ali Maula' as the models broke into a jig on the ramp, brought the show to an end.

The designer's collection comprised saris, paneled lehengas and kurtis, jodhpurs and jackets in fabrics like silk, gauze, tulle, malkha and chiffon in earthy colours of sand, charcoal, beige and taupe.

"The idea was to create a handloom mood and so the colours used were very natural. Fashion these days is all about juxtaposing two different things so we have something like a traditional lehenga teamed with a net top," said Tahiliani.