January 2012 - Fashionfad

The charm of vintage is irresistible whether the find is from your grandmother’s corroded trunk, or sourced from some treasury. The old world art crafting stones to beautiful jewellery is one such vintage delight with glitter to drool. And Viange’s vintage jewellery collection reflects this romance quite limpidly.

Viange’s exquisite pieces, created from the thirties to the nineties resonate with elegance and timeless beauty. The eclectic range of earrings, bracelets, necklaces and brooches recalls the glamour of the world’s most iconic fashion houses like Christian Dior, Givenchy, Valentino, Tiffany, Lanvin, YSL, Celine, Swarovski and many more, as the range is comprised of many signed pieces from these labels.

The breezy flowery springs seem like hitting high fashion notes this year with Jimmy Choo bringing a luxurious cocktail of glamour and craftsmanship to fore through its latest collection of bags, titled, ‘Justine’.

Revisiting the glamour-laden rebellious 70s, the collection highlights an unstructured slouch appeal formed by inherent sportiness and insouciant style. The craftsmanship reveals an attentive hand with its traditional artisanal stitching. The subtle padding technique around the flap further softens the edges drawing attention to the 70s cigarette lighters inspired slip lock.

The collection features bags in many hues and variations. From yellow, to emerald, to python styled it comes as a perfect adornment for the feline jaws.

Lancôme splurges its twig with launch of another enchanting fragrance to behold breathes. Titled as Trésor Midnight Rose the new range of fragrance by the label illustrates a passionate story that freely rewrites the language of a romantic tale with a contemporary approach.

Like a mouth-watering candied apple, Trésor Midnight Rose denotes a crisp, sweet “candied rose of love”, fruit of an unexpected encounter. The caress of jasmine and peony convene with the fresh blackcurrant bud which is absolute and intense pink infused. For the final touch of seduction, the dry down, Virginia cedar essence, vanilla and musk warms up the floral notes in an absolutely addictive and modern trail. An enchanted moment pendant in time and every nuance of this flash is captured in the facetted bottle of Trésor Midnight Rose. The magnificent aroma is produced with a delicate and voluptuous gradation of powdery pink to violet.

My Expression by Tanishq Tanishq one of the country’s top jewellery brand announced the launch of its first ever co-creation activity ‘My Expression’. Through its My Expression competition the brand tries to stir up million thoughts. The competition is open for all and has been designed to identify and reward one of the best creative minds of the country.

The people who would like to participate are requested to submit an idea for Tanishq’s work wear jewellery line Mia. The selected idea will be used in the next collection for Mia. To participate, users are asked to register by visiting the brands official website.

A 3-member jury comprising of eminent personalities which include Revathi Kant, GM – Design, Innovation and Development, Tanishq, Anaita Shroff Adajania, Fashion Director, Vogue India and Shimul Mehta Vyas, Mentor, Textile Apparel and Accessory Design, National Institute of Design (NID) are signed to evaluate the designs and the ideas to shortlist the top 10 winners.

The top 10 finalists stand to win INR 1, 00,000 each and will get the opportunity to align with the designers at Tanishq and as well as partake in designing the labels latest collection.

For Designer Rahul Mishra fashion is like playing with fabrics to carve the jaw dropping piece of garments. It’s his inherent aesthetics and a desire to innovate and beautify which was seen recently in an al fresco show Race Course, Mumbai.

Rahul showcased on greener turfs amidst the skyscrapers a collection reflecting his appetite for pristine beauty. Very ethereal, flowy and upbeat the collection unfolded with fluttering white dresses with hints of yellow, green, pink and orange mainly. Further, the predominant sheer magic, use of ikat and subtly done embroidery rendered femininity to the range.

Rahul Mishra Jockeys

The designer also came up with few menswear pieces comprised of mandarin collared shirts, bundhgalas and striped pants in somber hues of black, grey and white.

Rahul Mishra Jockeys

Actress Genelia D’Souza who is very soon tying the knot with B-Town boy Riteish Deshmukh will be flaunting all Ritu Kumar ensembles through out her marriage ceremony. The designer is busy crafting all exclusive traditional attires for the south Indian beauty.

The outfits in Genelia’s trousseau comprise of a nude and black net anarkali with multi paneled layers while the bodice is accented with a see through layer of lace like filigree. The ensemble is high lighted with a black and nude coloured odhni and accompanied with a nude coloured churidar calling it the perfect ensemble for the mehndi or the sangeet ceremony.

For the actress’s second ensemble the designer has Ritu Kumar Designs for Genelia

crafted a lehnga choli and odhni in gold and indigo blue. The blouse is amalgamated in indigo blue velvet with antique dhapka embroidery while the lehnga is a blend of antique gold woven with zardosi embroidery with a velvet indigo blue border highlighted with gold embroidery. The odhni is a subtle mix of gold and indigo blue, emphasizing on Genelia’s petite frame. The embroidery is from a vintage collection used in Ritu Kumar’s archives to bring a golden glow to the face. Genelia’s bridal collection strikes a chord of the archival pieces from the19th century.

The duo Hemant & Nandita, proficient in producing exquisite resort wear has recently cropped up with their exclusively crafted SS12 collection themed Happily Unmarried. Mused on a woman who enjoys freedom and fashion to an elevated degree, the range has put across a colorful and bright side of life.

The cuts are inspired by 60’s and 70’s era while the prints focus a glance of the trees and bushes. A wide variety of silhouettes ranging from body hugging body suits, straight fit dresses and hip highlighting gathered skirts compile the duo’s collection. Collars and cuffs play an additional role in the whole collection. The collection is further supported by the transparency of organza which acts like a peek-a-boo. The designers with the implication of appliqué detailing on the sheer and the opaque surfaces added a windfall to their new range.

Hemant & Nandita SS 12 Collection

The setting of the three premier celebrity engagement ring of the year 2011 is being revealed with the proclamation made by the 1975 born Platinum Guild International. Though platinum has never been an easy grab because of its exquisite market value but recently its on the verge of making its way in the latest look-books and season’s trend lists. The celebs favorite chic and classy piece of jewellery is now available in the souk at a pretty minimal price like never before. Jewellery experts and designers consider this the perfect oppurtunity to obtain one of this white metal piece.

Style expert Michael O’ Connor states,“Since most of us cannot afford celebrity spends, here are a few great tips on how you can still get one of the latest styles without breaking the bank,” While Poonam Soni, India’s luxury jewellery designer, comments, “Platinum has always existed and it is very rare and precious. For weddings, yellow gold is still quite predominant. However, even in such occassions today people opt for more chic and elegant jewellery for receptions to stand apart and platinum fits the bill. The metal is exclusive and has become a must have in one’s wardrobe.”

Artspeaks India, a New Delhi based art gallery presented Hemi Bawa 2012, a show comprised of 30 art works by the artist including cast glass, paintings and sculptures, all as a collateral event of India Art Fair 2012.

Marvelous acrylic and oil on canvas with silver and gold leaf, paintings and sculptures reflected her aesthetics. In the canvases that Hemi painted, the emphasis was on the celebration of colour and form, in fact there was a graphic quality which was evident in the paintings. There was a two dimensionality in the surface treatment, while bold assertive strokes apply the paint onto the canvas.

About her inspiration and work Hemi says, “I am only interested in the future because that is where I am going to spend the rest of my life,’ I read these beautiful lines recently. They have stuck in my mind because that is how I feel.”

The show witnessed the luminaries and glitterati of the city critiquing her work. The attendees included Designer Suneet Verma, Artist Pooja Bahri, Bhawna Minocha, Dinaz Madhukar, Rohit Gandhi, Preeti Khanna, Malvika Tiwari, Amol Vadhera, Nidhi Bhageria, Artist Rajika Vani, Neena Verma, Anjalee Kapoor and Preeti Khanna amongst others.

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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Viange Vintage Jewellery

Justine by Jimmy Choo

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My Expression by Tanishq

Rahul Mishra Jockeys

Ritu Kumar Designs for Genelia

Hemant & Nandita SS 12

Top 3 Rings Setting of 2011

Hemi Bawa 2012