Synergy Delhi couture Week 2011 ended on a glitzy merry making note, as the God of Couture (He doesn’t need to prove it, the concluding show was just a humble reminder) threw a party-to-be at Cibo, Hotel Janpath, New Delhi. 
More like a congratulatory celebrations for the entire fashion fraternity who put their tiring best to unwind after four days of dazzle. Thus, basked in the dark of night, al fresco dining before the exquisitely dressed dancers in Indian costumes, dancing on Indian folk tunes with trumpets and sticks, echoing in the air took all and sundry to the regal nights in the palaces of Rajasthan where king and his folks indulge in revelry under the starry sky. Mounting the delight was Rohit’s free flowing moves on the stage.

Just adjacent was antiquely adorned closed roof settings of Cibo where blaring techno music along with scrumptious gourmet and heady cocktails kicked one and all to swing and shake their assets till the wee hours of the night. Arjun Rampal was definitely the cynosure bathing in flash lights.

The who’s who of the town reached at the venue without a scruple. The likes of Manish Arora, Manish Malhotra, Vijay Arora, Anand Bhushan Rohit Gandhi, Rahul Khanna, Varun Bahl, Jenjum & Jasleen, Nachiket Barve and many others  
 

In New York her label has been critiqued in fashion journals…

Long before the Indian fashion movement came alive Adarsh Gill pioneered Indian refinement to the west in the seventies and emerged as the first Global Indian couturier showing her magic on the International ramps. As a couturier of international distinction and repute, she lived and retailed out of both the couture capitals: New York and Paris before she moved back to India in nineties.

In New York her label has been critiqued in fashion journals of the seventies; an exclusive front half page coverage in The New York Times in 70s. Adarsh lent her mastery of traditional Indian embroidery to contemporary and innovative cuts and silhouettes and took her New York experience combined with her inherent sense of perfection to France, expanding her business to Europe. Imbibing the continental flair to her American design training she mastered a global vision. 

Bridging the gap between classic influences and modern forms, the globally acknowledged and evolved designer returned to India in the mid-nineties, opening ateliers in Mumbai and New Delhi. Ahead of her times, she convinced Nino Cerruti, a close friend and associate, to send his collection of the famed Cerruti label to indulge the Indian male. She introduced the renowned Solstiss lace of France to the Indian woman. She charts a new direction in traditional Indian attire by applying her western color palette and finesse of cut and tailoring. 

Adarsh is famous for her clever mélange of different techniques of refined embroidery work and jewel colors. She is as accomplished in creating western silhouettes, as she is with her Indian ensembles. They appeal to the sophisticated sensibilities of the discerning Indian customer of today and she is making her couture debut in India at The Delhi Couture Week 2011.

While living in United States and Europe she dressed innumerable global personalities. She retailed at several famed stores in the United States such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, I Magnin, Henri Bendel and Bonwit Teller. Her creations are worn by the likes of the legendary actress and ballerina Natalia Makarova got married in her gown while the stylish and stunning Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis patronized her. Theatre actor Charlene Nederlander, the Kellogg heiress, legendary singers Diana Ross and Barbara Streisand, actor Uma Thurman, Zubin Mehta’s wife Nancy Mehtra who not only wears her sarees but also got one specially made for the present Queen of Spain. In India Maureen Wadia , Zarine Khan and her family, the Royal families of Jaipur and Kashmir are regularly seen in her ensembles.


Currently, Adarsh retails from her signature store in DLF Emporio, Delhi and a store in the Colaba area of Mumbai.
 

July 23rd to 31st, 2011 : Collection of ensembles that enjoy sophisticated divinity in their enunciation of silhouettes and accessorisation in stylish splendour from 11.00am to 8pm at Amethyst, entrance next to Corporation Bank, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai

Vogue Beauty Award 2011 was lately organized at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, honoring the best in the field of beauty and wellness. In its second edition the beauty awards celebrated the best beauty products, services and professionals across 54 categories ranging from skin care, anti ageing, makeup, fragrances, hair and many more.

A team of 10 judges including the likes of Dia Mirza, Ritu Beri, Natasha Poonawala, Mickey Contractor and Adhuna Akhtar, after three months of prior personal testing of 750 products came out with the names of the winners.

From cleanser, to moisturizer, to sunscreen, the best in skincare awards went to Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex for best eye cream whereas Dermalogica Ultra Calming is the best Cleanser. 

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ was awarded as the best sunscreen and Clarins Gentle Peeling shone bright as the best mask/peel amongst the shortlisted products.

The award night saw Bollywood lumanaries like Madhuri Dixit, Anushka Shankar, Diya Mirza, Simone Singh, Tisca Chopra and Shraddha Kapoor walked the red carpet. Other crème de la creme gracing the event includes Ambika Pillai, Feroze Gujral, Queenie Singh, Kamal Sidhu, Lisa Haydon, Laila Lamba, Anju Chulani and Fahad Samar.