January 2011 - Page 3 of 16

Versace first home Boutique in India opened its doors at The Gallery, MG in New Delhi. This Versace Home flagship boutique covers 300 square meters and reflects the maison’s DNA, combining the strong, contemporary style with a bright and vibrant backdrop that blends and contrasts against precious marble and crystal. Lacquered wood paneling attuned to the Versace Home Collection Furnishings.

Versace Home takes the fashion House’s glamour and luxury into everyday living, from luxury resorts and hotels to private residences. The Versace family’s renowned love for art, objects and furnishing led to the development of an innovative interior design service. This service supports customers and developers in creating interiors with the distinctive Versace style.

The crème de la crème of Delhi came together on this glossy evening to celebrate the presence of Luxurious home from Versace. Seen at the event were JJ Valaya, Shantanu and Nikhil, Thenny Mejia, Tanisha Mohan, Vikram Baidyanath, Vidushi Mehra, Monisha Bajaj, Manav Gangwani, Shabnam Singhal, Anjalee Kapoor and many more.

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Bollywood celebrities walked the ramp for fashion designer Manish Malhotra at an exclusive fashion show in Mumbai dedicated to Mijwan Welfare Society, founded by Kaifi Azmi. As the Chief Patron, daughter Shabana Azmi organised the ‘Sonnets in Fabric’ as a fund raising initiative for her NGO that believes in empowering the girl child specially in the rural areas. Namrata Goel is the youth President who is actively involved in promoting the cause. So far fashion designer Anita Dongre has been closely associated with the Kaifi Azmi Chikankari Centre in Mijwan village in Uttar Pradesh and at present Manish Malhotra has adopted this centre for a year to help the girls earn their livelihood by giving them work.

Making the evening a visual extravaganza for the selective audience, Manish unveiled his collection that showcased beautiful handwork. The anarkali ankle-length kurtas, the ghagra skirts or the long tops over the lehengas had beautiful resham thread work, self-embossed prints and subtle hand-woven sequin work. What caught the attention were the volumes, multiple layering and the extensions that made the look very elegant and high couture. Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s attire for instance glided over the ramp as she walked. Priyanka Chopra’s choli had interesting chain detailing work at the back while Dia Mirza’s lehenga- choli was in stunning purple colour chiffon fabric that had interesting velvet patches and zari work all through. Lara Dutta, the bride to be blushed in peach lehenga choli that had glittering swarovski crystals beautifully studded on the outfit.

The men mostly donned straight cut sherwanis teamed up with a variety of options in bottom-wear like jockey pants, dhotis, churidars, pajamas and more. The colour play was interesting as Farhan Akhtar wore a pair of shimmering red pants with a black velvet sherwani, while Tusshar Kapoor spotted the jockey pants in grey with a black coat, Ranbir Kapoor wore a hand-worked white dhoti with a black bandhgala coat and show stopper Hrithik Roshan walked in a classic white sherwani and black satin, self- embossed, printed churidar.

The prominent guests who graced the front rows included Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Sunil and Mana Shetty, Yash and Pamela Chopra, Kiron Kher, Sharon Prabhakar and Alyque Padamsee to mention a few.

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Absolut, the iconic global brand announced its association with the 3rd edition of India Art Summit in New Delhi to strengthen its friendship with the creative world.Art aficionados and fashion designer duo, Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna hosted the opening nights party with Absolut at Cibo.

ABSOLUT has collaborated with ‘Play Clan’ a very talented and quirky lifestyle brand to create an inspired ‘ABSOLUT ARCHITECTURE’ service station at the VIP Lounge of the Summit. Internationally acclaimed DJ Hamza and his troupe will be working on an eclectic sound design with nuances of Rajasthani folk, house, electro and tribal mix On the occasion, Rohit and Rahul commented “ABSOLUT and creativity have gone hand in hand for many years and it’s going to be an interesting and fun evening to celebrate the opening of the India Art Summit”.

The likes of Reema Sen, Ela Menon, Jas Arora, Nida Mahmood, Raul Chandra,Nisha Jamwal Poonam Bhagat, Rahul Khanna, Manav Gangwani, Nainika,Vidhushi Mehra, Shibani Kashyap and many more graced the event by their mere presence.

Sabbah, known for crafting well-tailored and uniquely cut garments for the women of today, journeyed into the world of fashion by studying from Istituto Marangoni (Italy); there after her journey continued as an assistant stylist for movies and ad films with the company Dresscircle. In August 2008, she launched her very own Label ‘Sabbah Sharma’ and now owns a boutique in Mumbai known as ‘Sabbah Sharma’ the store, which she opened in October 2009.

Having participated in Lakme Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009 as a Gen Next designer, Sabbah’s knack for stylish and chic designs has been labeled as a new age contemporary designer. She believes that fashion is an extension of a person’s personality as clothes should express and empower women. “Simple yet multifaceted, strong yet feminine, independent yet rooted” is the design philosophy of her label with a signature style of chic, structured and elegant silhouettes, fabric texturing and ergonomic forms. Her elegant designs are appealing to the youth of today and help define their personality.

Designer Sabbah Sharma decided to take a chance in this market and has come through as a designer known for her different styles and designs. At the age of 27 years this young talented woman has to her credit celebrity clientele. She has lent her creative touch to numerous Bollywood celebrities like the supremely stylish Twinkle Khanna, the diva Sushmita Sen, the effervescent Kajol and Tabu, Sania Mirza, Soha Ali Khan, Tisca Chopra, Maria Goretti, Sameera Reddy, Dia Mirza, Shaheen Abbas, Sona Mohapatra, Shradha Kapoor, Mini Mathur to name a few.

The label ‘SabbahSharma’ has been retailed to stores across India like Attic (Mumbai), Sobo (Mumbai), Zoya (Mumbai), Ogaan Closet (Delhi), Tamaara (Hyderabad), Sade (Pune), Noir Desire (Australia) and The Leela Spa Retail Stores (The Leela Group Of Hotels).

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With the winters bidding a complaisant adieu and the starry nights and glazing noons waving a silent pleasantry, its palpably spring. The luxury stores around the globe are in the springy mien with Spring/Summer 2011 collections making their way to the shelves very soon. The effervescently romantic springs are about colors and this season they are prevalent like never before in electric bright hues in vivid prints and patterns. Such are stripes this spring.

The summer fashion staple stripes are ubiquitously ruling the fashion roost with every other designer playing with the running linear-s. The stripping fascination for stripes can be widely seen in collections of Prada, Vivenne Westwood, Junya Watanabe and Jil Sandler. From horizontally scudding, vertically reposing to slantingly directing ones, the stripes dominated the runways in hints of orange, green, blue, yellow and violet. Varying in thickness and patterns – the prisoner, sailor and postman, stripes are appropriate for the season keeping the minimalism intact.

The nautical stripes in authentic navy and white are perfect summer wear. When paired with bell bottoms (which are back) give the 70s hippie look. Contrast is the flavor of the season. Wear your striped shirt ala Prada with floral skirt to let the high dose of femininity.

From pants to dresses to jumpsuits, stripes are everywhere this season in alternating colors and thickness. The horizontal striped asymmetric dress by Vivienne Westwood in electric red, blue, green and yellow renders the spirit of the vibrant springs.

The designer Junya Watanabe played amazingly with stripes. Seemed smitten by striping magic his collection showed models wearing striped leggings, drop waisted dresses and silken scarves all in stripes

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I have no idea, if anyone has noticed yet. But the men’s jacket hemlinehas been elongated. No more ordinary length jackets, no more regularity left in men this season. We have varieties in our closets, cowboy look, mountain range guy, serious looks and guys in vain. You just name it, and it’sthere in RTW Fall 2011. Through our eyes, we have recognized different presentation style of different types of genetics in men.

Dsquared2 Men’s RTW Fall 2011

Set against a craggy mountain scene, Dsquared2 explored a theme they dubbed “Brokeback Mormon.” Despite the promising pun, the show felt kind of one-note. Rugged-chic combinations included low-slung distressed jeans, denim jackets, and metal-studded belts mixed with dress shirts and dapper waistcoats reminiscent of 19th Century American preachers. Silhouettes were long, lean, and layered. Nerdy dark specs,(which I like) cowboy gloves, aprons and on-trend, round hats completed the look makes all these men super-hot.

Giorgio Armani Men’s RTW Fall 2011

Giorgio Armani if we talk in here, one thing automatically comes in mind,elegant, sophisticated and classy. But in this collection they donned his gray-tinted glasses for a solid look.The coats, long and short, formal and casual, were standouts, including the sweeping wool greatcoat that opened the show, long shearling aviator-inspired ones, and others with hoods and toggles.

Armani slicked a coat of silvery gloss onto puffer jackets, fashioned bomber jackets from crocodile, and took the pea-coat in a new direction, crafting it in lightweight wool, with patch pockets and a Nehru collar.

Gucci Men’s RTW Fall 2011

The metropolitan dandy. “He’s elegant, sophisticated — and proud,” which turned out a refined, focused collection packed with rich materials and a host of signature details such as blackened bamboo handles for briefcases. Double-breasted jackets out of supple crocodile, worked beaver into hefty coats, and wove Mongolian lamb into voluminous-yet-lightweight coats.

Marc Jacobs Men’s RTW Fall

Old-school themes in men’s wear – military, equestrian, British aristocracy – are invading hipster turf. The designer mined the Forties, creating a quiet, classic collection with period touches and details. Fur-collared coats in fatigue shades were standouts. Two-button suits had more pronounced shoulders and roomier pants. Intentionally pilled cashmere sweaters and prints by New York graffiti artist Bast added some downtown quirk.

Etro Men’s RTW Fall 2011

Etrotook a folksy, German looks turn for fall/winter, jumbling together patterned shirts and cardigans in Seventies tones with Tyrolean jackets and structured suits in country tweeds. Also in the mix were satin smoking jackets, quilted and paisley pants and sporty coats in cream wool. The overall look was pretty trippy, down to hairy shoes clothed in cowhide.

I’M~FASHIONISTAS by MoniCa Singh

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Preserving the rich craft of jewelry making, World Crafts Council, an NGO working with UNESCO presents Abhushan an International Jewelry Summit that will bring together leading artisans and experts from five regions including Europe, Latin America, Africa, North America and the Asia Pacific region. The Summit is from the 4th to 6th of February at The Ashoka, New Delhi.

An exciting first of its kind event, designed to capture the diversity, symbolism and artistic form in Jewelry Abhushan creates an interface through many platforms like seminar, exhibitions, glittering presentations and Craft Exchange Workshop. The three day symposium held at the Ashok features enriching lecture demonstrations by 25 speakers from 5 regions of WCC, Europe, Latin America, Africa, North America and Asia Pacific Region.

The summit is organized by the World Crafts Council and facilitated by the Crafts Council of India and the Delhi Crafts Council. Flagging off with a Craft Exchange Workshop at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan (28th January – 6th February 2011), Abhushan creates an interactive moment when traditional crafts persons and experts join their creative heads to analyze and apply a range of international design concepts.

RED MONKEY Presents ‘Scam Free Republic Day Party’ 25th January, 8pm onwards at 47 Defence Colony Market

Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group announce its entry into the Indian market starting with a launch in the garden city of Bengaluru. Stephen Lussier, CEO, Forevermark hosted a glittering evening, celebrating the launch of the diamond brand.

The guests at the launch experienced the exclusive virtual journey of a Forevermark diamond. The journey demonstrated the social, business and qualitative criteria that must be met before a diamond is ascertained as eligible to bear the inscription of the Forevermark icon and thus the unique identification number.

The guests were also treated to stunning designs created by Authorised Forevermark Jewellers C.Krishniah Chetty & Sons in a runway display featuring some of the world’s most beautiful pieces of Forevermark diamond jewellery. Alongside many notable figures from Bengaluru society, the event was attended by renowned cricketer Brian Lara, Lakshmi Gopalaswami, Vani Gapapathi, Sumalatha, Aditi Premji, Raj Shroff, Manoviraj Khosla, Sanjitta Ajampur along with others.

Over the next few months, Forevermark will be partnering with leading Jewellers across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata introducing Forevermark diamonds to the discerning Indian consumer.

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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Versace Home Boutique

Manish Malhotra for Mijwan

Art Summit at Cibo

Sabbah Sharma

Striping Fascination

Men Men Manly Men

Global Jewelry Summit

Red Monkey Republic Day Party

Forevermark’s India Launch