Monthly Archives: November 2009

Nimirta Lalwani

Nimirta born and brought up in Hong Kong made Bangalore her home only after her marriage. Her designs are sophisticated and chic, the focus is on cut, and embellishment is minimal but striking.Her clothes will not fit the body but it is cut in such a way that it accentuates the personality and just falls over you.

Her fascination towards clothes compelled her to start her own label ‘Nimirta Lalwani’. The collection comprises of stunning jewel toned dresses perfect for an elegant cocktail, glamorous red carpet event or a fun girls’ night out. Every piece is designed to embody a softly feminine symmetry and a sense of timelessness. Rich fabrics like satins and chiffons are used with minimal but striking adornment that is synonymous with the foundation of the label. She also designs saris that are not traditional but fusion of Indo-Western.

She has been showcased her collections at Wills India Fashion Week and has done various shows in Hong Kong. Her designs are currently retailing from multi-designers store in India like Zoya, Fuel, Studio Saks, Aza, Chamomile and Ogaan. Internationally her designs are available in Middle East, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia. She also has her own design studio in India.

Joy Mitra

“The Indian woman of today can carry a Banarasi sari with as much ease as she can carry a Gucci or a Puma.” So says Joy Mitra, the young fashion designer from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata in 2000. He took up teaching at NIFT, Delhi in 2005 and also freelanced for designers like Anjana Bhargav. However, his intense passion and love for designing lured him into designing for films and he started off as costume designer for Rituparno Ghosh’s movies. He has the distinction of mixing and matching different fabrics and colours to create a classy Indian look. Joy does a lot of texturing to blend different fabrics to create an impression of an altogether new fabric. Intellectual pick of colours with diverse range of fabrics embedded are presented in true ethnic spirit in all of his creations. He caters to an exclusive clientele from his studio at Shahpur Jat in New Delhi.

Joy has successfully used the conventional silhouettes to create a look that has a modern appeal. His imagination beautifully puts together with each colour and texture of paneled dresses in Anarkali style, paneled ankle length skirts, kali dresses and kurtas with empire lines attached to backless bodices. Each style is ornated with delicate Indian embroideries placed on the body and sleeves. Intricately embroidered lehengas in pure brocades teamed with banjara cholies are what he mostly prefers as show stoppers.

  • Has designed collections for Anjana Bhargav and the renowned multi-designer store “Melange”.

  • Worked as assistant designer for Ritu Beri and Aki Narula.

  • Established “Joy Designs” in 2006 at New Delhi.

  • Costume designer and Art Director for the critically acclaimed Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Dosar’ in 2006.

  • In 2007, Joy did the costumes for another Rituparno Ghosh film, ‘Khela’. The creations adorned the Bollywood beauty Manisha Koirala.

  • Debuted at the WIFW SS’09 and got rave reviews.

Joy’s designs are committed to inspire and influence lifestyle globally, by consigning contemporary and culturally inspired apparels to create a distinctive fashion icon. He presently retails at some of the best multi-designer stores in both India and abroad, which include Samsaara, Ogaan, Aza, Fuel, Amaara, Ffolio, Collage, Amethyst, Elan, Origins, Grand Trunk (Los Angeles) and Mumbai Se (Dubai).

You can get Joy at:

49, SHAHPUR JAT, 2nd floor, New Delhi

Gaurav & Ritika

Their inspiration comes from events, people, and objects that we see around us from day to day. Gaurav and Ritika spent their formative years as designers in Delhi and took clues for their designs from the fast paced industrial chaos of the capital city.

In 2009, the duo decided to start their label ‘Gaurav & Ritika’. The label features Rectangular or cuboid shapes are therefore softened by folds, tucks and pleats to form garments which are feminine and modern at the same time. The label uses a synthesis of self-developed pattern-making techniques alongside traditional methods of draping to create distinct silhouettes.

The designer duo has been showcasing their collections regularly at Wills India Fashion Week. Their designs are currently retailing from Ogaan in Delhi, Chamomile in Mumbai, Amara in Mumbai, Araliya in Pune, Soh-Koh in Chandigarh, Anonym and Elahe in Hyderabad and Aura in Nagpur.

Ankur & Priyanka Modi

Ankur and Priyanka Modi, a truly dynamic team have propelled their label am:pm into a serious fashion force. Reconstructing global design sensibilities into understated contemporary elegance, am:pm offers luxury prêt. Since the inception, this creative couple has worked together in an effortless tandem, complimenting each other’s skills and areas of expertise.

Increasingly known for their eloquent designs which represent the Modern day Indian woman they are self-confessed addicts of quality. Pure fabrics, fresh colours and chic silhouettes brewed with subtle prints, surprising embellishments and passionate attention to detail, make their designs supremely wardrobe-worthy. They are keenly focused on comfort, style, wearability and affordability. Fabrics are elegantly tailored using pure and woven materials. They also use handicraft   making their garments extremely contemporary and understated. Their style speaks of soft grace, confident subtlety & inherited class. Free and spirited silhouettes add to the comfort seen in their style and surface effects. 

Expanding rapidly in the domestic market am:pm is fast becoming a staple in the closets of the discerning. The fluid and clean lines worked over in a therapeutic colour palette, have found a wide audience in various and varied markets across the world.

The Crescent at Qutab, New Delhi has their flagship store and Square One Mall, Saket, New Delhi has a standalone. 

To name a few Ankur & Priyanka retails from AZA ,Chamomile, Fuel, Evoluzione, Zenon, Mogra, and White. Internationally am:pm have been supplying to the US, Canada, Italy, Netherland & the Middle East.Their lucrative presence in these various leading designer stores & destinations is a strong indication of appeal and viability. 

You can get Ankur & Priyanka Modi at:
www.am:pm.in
 

Rina Dhaka

The ‘Goddess of Oomph’ of Indian fashion, designer Rina Dhaka…