The Crème de la Crème of Delhi and the Fashion Fraternity came to soak in the fun of the night at Olive.

The little kiosks covered with thatched roofs transformed the canvas of the Olive bar and its pebbled courtyard into a fabulous combination as models strutted down the walkway in Raakesh Agarwal designs.

The Summer Special Flea had some exciting & quirky fashion on display with Tanisha Mohan, Anupama Dayal, Talia Bentson  seen celebrating at the flea.  While Sabina Singh with friends Nandini Bhalla, Neesha Singh and Ramola Bachchan was engrossed in the designs of Raakesh Agarwal. Also spotted were Ammu Saidi, Nikhil &Vidhushi Mehra, Karan Singh to name a few.
 

Arjun Rampal and Rohit BAL off late announced their association with Chivas at Chivas Studio Spotlight Press Conference, held at Shiro’s Mumbai.

The Spotlight is an eclectic amalgamation of fashion, art, mixology, gourmet food and music which offers a unique experience that integrates art and luxury. The event was followed by a party, with a mix of Bollywood and Fashion fraternity in attendance.

This luminous re-imagining of Coco Chanel’s signature scent – named Nº19 in honor of her birth date, August 19, 1883 – brings us three new ways to prolong the legen­dary accord of N°19.

BODY CREAM
A powerful firming cream helps tighten and tone skin to its sleekest silhouette. Formulated with an organic silicone derivative, it helps maintain skin’s support system for a demonstrably denser look, with enhanced suppleness and ‘bounce.’ A unique complex of smoothing sugars gently exfoliates coarse, uneven areas, helping to stimulate cell renewal on a daily basis.

BODY LOTION
Prolong the pleasure of bath time with this moisturising body lotion. This lightweight moisturizing lotion, luxuriously scented with the floral-green fragrance of N°19, leaves skin hydrated and soft.

FOAMING SHOWER GEL
A bath and shower gel gently cleanses while leaving skin delicately scented with the floral-green scent of N°19.

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Starting in 1970, June Newton created own photographic works under the pseudonym Alice Springs. These have been exhibited regularly at the Helmut Newton Foundation since 2005, namely in “June’s Room.” This retrospective provides for the first time a comprehensive look at the four decades that span her work, presenting photographs from advertising and fashion as well as nudes and portraits.

Her own photographic oeuvre began with a bout of influenza suffered by Helmut Newton in Paris, 1970. June Newton had her husband show her how to handle the camera and light meter and in his place photographed an advertisement for the French cigarette brand Gitanes. The portrait of the smoking model would be the jumpstart of a new career. In the early 1970s, Alice Springs shot several campaigns for the French hair stylist Jean Louis David; the photographs appeared under her byline as full-page ads in renowned fashion magazines. 1974 saw the first Alice Springs cover image adorning French Elle.

By this time she had also received innumerable commissions for portraits, some of which have become iconic. The roster of artists, actors and musicians depicted by Alice Springs over the last 40 years reads like a “who’s who” of the international cultural scene on both sides of the Atlantic. Many portraits were magazine assignments from Paris to Los Angeles; others resulted from private initiative.

Alice Springs does more than document the appearance of celebrities and anonymous contemporaries; she captures their charisma, their aura. Her eye for people is mostly concentrated on people’s faces. Occasionally she narrowly frames her subjects in a half- or three-quarters’ length portrait, where the hands receive special attention as well. It might be that her deep knowledge of acting helps, how to simultaneously look at and beyond the human façade. This is particularly evident in her double portraits, in which the protagonists’ interaction is perfectly staged.

There is a certain sense of familiarity in her images; actually they oscillate between distance and intimacy. In her subtle portraits we encounter the haughty stance alongside natural self-confidence as well as the shy glance. Dramatic poses are seldom, and the process occurs without grand gestures on the part of the photographer. Her images are visual commentaries that interpret the photographed.

BIOGRAPHY

1923: born June Browne in Melbourne; training as actress, numerous engagements under the artist name June Brunell.

1947: meets Helmut Newton, who had recently opened a photo studio in Melbourne; they got married a year later.

1956: they travel through Europe and live in London and Paris, later again in Melbourne. Acting engagements for BBC and receives “Erik kuttner award” for best theatre actress.

1961: they move from Melbourne for the last time to Paris, first residing in rue Aubriot, later in rues de l’Abbé de l’Epée. June’s acting career ends due to the language barriers. She begins to study painting.

1964: the Newtons buy a house in Ramatuelle in the south of France near the Cote d’Azur, where they will always spend several months of the year.

1970: June stands in for Helmut Newton who is incapacitated by illness, for a commercial photo shoot in Paris. Thus begins her career as commercial photographer under the pseudonym Alice Springs. Her work includes advertisements such as Jean-Louis David as well as editorials in magazines like Dépêche Mode, Elle, Marie-Claire, Vogue, Nova, Mode internationale and fashion magazine.

1976: she begins to dedicate her work to portrait photography, publishing images in renowned magazines like Egoïste, Vanity Fair, Interview, Stern, Photo and passion. In addition, she oversees production of all books and exhibition catalogues of Helmut Newton as art director for almost three decades.??1978: first solo exhibition of her portraits in Amsterdam – the first of many to follow worldwide.

1981: the couple leave France and move to Monaco. Winter months are regularly spent in California, where June Newton photographs numerous Hollywood actors, directors as well as the hell’s angels.

1983: French publication of a volume of portrait photography. The volume is published three years later in the USA and five years later in Germany.

1995: production of the documentary film “Helmut by June” for the French television channel canal plus.

1998: swiss publication of the volume “us and them” by Helmut and June Newton, accompanied by an exhibition tour in several countries.

2004: June Newton’s autobiography is released by a German publishing house.

2004: opening of the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin which features their joint exhibition “us and them,” including June Newton’s portraits of her husband on his deathbed in Los Angeles. The new museum for photography will serve as a significant forum for her work as well.

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The great Indian landscape, say glittery marbled and pleadingly barren at the same time is traversed by a diverse lot, as varied as ‘emperor’s-new-clothes’ to ‘no-clothes’ types. And from ‘deep throats’ to dry ones it listens quite deferentially.

It’s this diversity which we are much proud of but only if inhabiting the greener pastures. The sense of exotica (if seen from the windows of the customized settings) layered with poignancy gushing from every nook and corner that poverty in India has on offer made Slumdog Millionaire bag a fistful of Oscars, and we ended up puking their hearts out in eulogies as it portrayed the ironies quite artistically, besides the fact that it was by an English filmmaker who we are very much fond of.

The use of stark contrasts, ironies and bizarre (definitely, causing bewilderment) is a part of artistic expressions to highlight a panoramic view which fashion is no different from. And quite naturally, there are individual opinions galore – taking umbrage to making sense and admiring the artwork. Such clash of different point of views surfaced lately when one of the pictures from Spring Summer 2012 photoshoot of Bangalore based designer Deepika Govind created outrage loud enough to be heard across the glittering corridors of fashion.

The shot featured a tall imposing model wearing an outfit made of traditional textiles designed by the designer, being looked at by two villagers sitting right next to her. Set in the rural backdrop with a long bush the visual offended few enough to beat around the bush with raised eyebrows and stir the ever hot rich-poor-gap debate guaranteeing the 15 minutes of fame by claiming their moral superiority. The same ‘oh-so-fabulous’ clique who pen and talk ethics, on one hand, and clink glasses, up talk snobbishly and throw sniggers at the bewildered common folks standing outside glitzy fashion shows, on the other.

On one sober thought (considering, it’s fashion) the designer in concern has been engaged with weavers, artisans and craftsmen since long, and working for the revival of dying Indian traditions and crafts. The very collection from which this ‘ensemble cast’ type shoot is taken is also an ode to the weavers of the town of Ilkal in Karnataka, which continues to uphold and make alive a 1400-year-old craft.

Russia’s biggest Vedic Culture center and largest Hindu Temple facing the threat of eviction in St Petersburg, regarding property dispute, saw its officials meeting Indian President, Pratibha Patil in a bid to seek support of late.

The temple located on over 500 square meters hall, accommodating more than 700 people has been involved in promoting the ancient Indian traditions including Sanskrit and Yoga studies since long. And in the times of crisis when it faces the threat of destruction, its officials who recently visited India, requested the diplomatic intervention, to avoid offending the feelings of believers.

Seeking a support from the Indian President, the letter written by Suren Karapetyam, Chairman of the Board of local religious organization, Vedic society for Spiritual Development reads, “We are writing to you on behalf of hundreds of thousands of St. Petersburg residents and visitors alike. Much is spoken in our country for freedom of conscience and the right of everyone to practice their chosen religion…Historically, the culture and religion of India in our country is of great interest. Many Russians share the philosophy and religion of Hinduism. Our city is known not only in Russia but throughout the world as a city of the highest intellectual culture, and it turned out that the biggest Hindu temple, and probably the only of such scale in Russia, is located in St. Petersburg. It is visited by thousands of city residents.”

Nabrman Heights of FashionThe UAE is all set to witness another first of its kind Fashion show to be hosted at a height of 442 metres from the ground floor. Nabrman a UAE-based fashion house of high choice led by Hend Al Mutawa, a dynamic Emirati entrepreneur and business will achieve this feat with her winter/fall collection on display.

The Nabrman fashion show will be held in Atmosphere, the world’s highest luxury dining lounge in Burj Khalifa, on April 14th with select VIP invitees attending the event. Sprawling over 1,030 square metres on Level 122 of the world’s tallest buildingNabrman Heights of Fashion Burj Khalifa, Atmosphere is housed at a height of over 442 metres.

Speaking on the occasion, Al Mutawa said, we wanted to do our own first bespoke fashion show in a venue that symbolised our aspirations. And what could be a better venue than the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa, and Atmosphere, the Guinness World Record holder for the world’s highest luxury dining lounge from the ground floor.”

Radha of the RaasleelaThe eternal Krishna-Radha romance saga gets a new twist this season as Designer Sakshee Pradhan explores the famous ‘Raas’ of Lord Krishna through Radha’s point of view.

The latest collection by the designer portrays the emotional turmoil, passion and love of a modern Radha caught up in the web of her own emotions, longing for true love but in a more assertive, bolder and stronger way.

Radha of the Raasleela

A range of modern contemporary dresses and ball gowns, the collection comes alive in the multitude of raw silks in black & deep jewel tones and nets. The main design elements are the use of tone-on-tone Swarovski crystals and lotus motif laser cuts. The collection mainly consists of a stunning line of dark gold-hued fitted dresses and a sequence of vibrant colored couture gowns. Unique accessories, such as bracelets, hand-cuffs, head bands & dramatic headgears created using Swarovski Elements further lend an elegant and rich feel to the collection.