April 2010 - Page 6 of 14

When you are a fashion conscious person, nothing that you carry should miss on style. Be it something little like your lighter. With that in mind, Fashionfad.in explores the royal Harley-Davidson lighter collection from Zippo.

The collection presents fresh designs and lighter finishes ranging from classic high polish chrome to bright, eye-catching lurid and much more. You get a lighter with double lustre which adds to its freshness. Zippo has played with images to stamp an edgy style on the lighters. You can find an etched image as the main highlight and its deeper impressions as the multi-dimensional highlights. Every single piece has been polished and plated well to develop a gleaming shine. Plus, the Harley-Davidson Bar and Shield design displays bright and dark, high and low areas.

These lighters are tony enough to help you flaunt your macho style. And if you are a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, you have an added advantage as this whole assortment has the look, sound, feel and parallel philosophies of these two American icons. So, waste no time, find a store and get yourself a lighting accessory. The range starts at Rs 2,500 onwards.

The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week A/W 2010 Amrapali collection is now in stores. It spreads out a platter of arrayed selection of exquisite pieces of earrings, neckbands, pendants, ethnic rings, and much more. The only Indian jewelry brand to have showcased its collection at Milan and New York is an embodiment of the finest of the Indian Culture and Heritage that is posed of delicate & refined silver embellishments.

The range named Sheesh Mahal is an enchantment of reflecting mirrors in the seductive paradise. Next is the Indian Mythology which is a tribute to India’s rich and varied culture. It is a celebration of conceived culture of our nation which has shaped our lives, inspired and guided us. Each piece of jewelry in this range offers more than aesthetic delight and is a source of spiritual energy.

Tribal Treasure explores to create a newness which has tribal references. Jewellery is drawn what we perceive in its simplest form from the purest form of art as we know. This treasure becomes a new language of style, a new way of life. And lastly the Phoolwari collection takes flight of fantasy, it is decorative, chic and inspired by nature. The flowers become metal yet they never loose their charm. The surprise of spring, the enchanting beauty of nature is recreated in this collection.

Raising the temperatures of an already-so-hot Bangalore, Schwarzkopf professional presented the ‘Essential Looks PURE Collection’ with models flaunting five international trends and 20 hot looks. The Leela Palace saw 20 hotties walking the ramp in designer Amita Sharma’s flamboyant designs as they showcased the season’s hair trends. And then actress Daisy Bopanna appeared in a white gown complemented by a haircut and stopped the show.

The afternoon also saw Najeeb Ur Rehman, Technical Head Schwarzkopf Professional unveil the PURE Collection. Conversing with the hair dressing fraternity, he said “The idea behind this show is to see tomorrow’s fashion today. The show presents some of the styles that people can think about when it’s summer. These are styles, most suitable for this season. Hence, we call it the Summer Collection.” He further added, “For a hair stylist, it’s very important to understand the psyche of his client as it’s important that his hair style complements his personality. If that doesn’t happen, the stylist is answerable. We at Schwarzkopf Professional make sure of that; it’s just not hair styling but educating our client as to what suits them the most.”

In addition to all this, the afternoon gave Bangalore based designer Amita Sharma an opportunity to display her 2010 summer collection. She is official costume partner with the brand for the new summer looks they are lunching in India. Talking about her association with Schwarzkopf professional, she said, “It was a challenge to make each model look different for the show. And the dresses they wore had to complement their hair cut as well. I am happy that things have gone well, which is very accomplishing. And, it’s always a joy to see models walking down the ramp in my outfits.”

Bangalore Fashion Week, scheduled from July 22 – July 25, 2010, will now be Winter / Festive2010 for the current season. With an objective to create new business opportunities and facilitate a wider interaction between designers and trade buyers BFW opines that Festive Season is more apt for The Indian Market. And focusing on the festive theme will facilitate an increased exposure of Indian designers to buyers, media and the fashion industry both in India and abroad.

Feroz Khan, Creative Head, Dream Merchants says, “We introduced the festive wear at the first edition of BFW but it was not officially announced as we were testing ground for the success of the concept. Now after looking at its success and response from the design and buyers we are officially announcing the Winter/Festive 2010 at Bangalore Fashion week.”

In Addition to The Festive Season, it will also see the Launch of “India Diamond Week” in its fold as informed by Fashionfad earlier. The 7pm slot of Bangalore Fashion Week On 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th will be dedicated to India Diamond Week. Two Top Diamond Companies / Diamond Merchants / Design Houses will present their collections on each day of the Week. And the Diamond Fashion week proposes to be an independent event in future judging by the response here.

The spring summer collection from Arpan Vohra this season steals the essence from the Canvas of Life which is a mixture of an arty feel with its exploding palette of colours punctuated with neutral and bright tones for a sexy, confident and eternally young woman.

Creating a summer atmosphere in all nuance and delicacy expressed in flamboyant shades of lemon, orange, apricot, and melon along with black and white rules the line. The silhouette has a liberal dose of couture spirit with elements of ethnic detailing in terms of intricate embroideries and dip dyed effect on fabrics like pure chiffon, stretch jersey and crepes in bold, bright and outrageous prints. Each silhouette is uniquely created in drapes, pleats, swirl pleated dresses, one shouldered ensembles are highlighted with exquisite asymmetrical motifs and geometrical designs.

The collection has a soft supple feel to it which is rich in detailing and balances warm and cool shades that make this entire range comfortable and easy to wear through the season giving it a new interpretation in terms of Luxury.

Arpan Vohra retails from Fashion Stores such as Aza, Kimaya, Ogaan, Samsaara, Fuel, FFolio, Rewania, Mai and Designer Studio to name a few from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkatta and Ahmedabad.

India’s leading menswear suiting brand Reid & Taylor launched its exclusive showroom at Haiku Mall, Mumbai. Nitin Kasliwal, MD and Vice Chairman SKNL welcomed chief guest Niranjan Hiranandani to inaugurate the store.

The spacious showroom reflects the style and sophisticated elegance offering the customers a wide range of fabric, ready to wear garments and accessories. The ready wear encompasses formal clothing for work, casual and leisure clothing, evening and occasion wear. Formal apparels comprise of suits, blazers, jackets, shirts and trousers and casualwear stores daywear suits, chinos, t-shirts, knits and pullovers, scarves and more.

The forte for Reid & Taylor is the wide range of luxury suitings in pure wool, pure linen and wool blends that are rich in poly wool cashmere, wool polyester-linen, poly-viscose and poly-linen fabrics. The superior custom tailoring by master tailors provide exquisite styling, detailed craftsmanship and superior quality using the fines fabrics according to individual tastes and preferences.

Devieka and Suresh Bhojwani celebrated a glamorous fun filled party hosted for friends at The Studio, Grey Goose Lounge, Blue Frog.

Warm wishes poured in as the guests arrived to congratulate Devieka and continued to do so till late into the night. Among laughter and animated conversations, the guests sipped on champagne and enjoyed the delicacies prepared by the Mrigank Singh, Blue Frog’s Executive Chef who had also whipped up a delicious Chocolate Ganache cake .

Among those who dropped in to celebrate the occasion were Devieka’s sister, Malavika Sanghvi, Narendra Kumar Ahmed who walked in with Archana Pillai, Reena and Ashok Wadhwa, Oueenie Dhody, dazzling in gold with Farhad Taraporevala, Ritu and Shashi Kumar, Kailash Surendranath, Shweta Shetty and Nawaz Singhania, Czaee and Suketu Shah, Gauri and Mohan Poohomal, Sunita Kohli, Mahesh Jethmalani, Anju Taraporewala, Laila Lamba, Tasneem Mehta.

On Thursday night, Zac Posen celebrated his Zac Posen for Target line with a 24-hour shopping bash, a performance from The Like and a slew of celebrity friends all in the heart of Manhattan. We already gave you a sneak peek at the lookbook so here are some pics from the night’s festivities.

Guests that poured in to celebrate included Claire Danes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Coco Rocha, Ann Dexter-Jones, Tennessee Thomas, Juanita Rocha, Parker Posey, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sessilee Lopez, DJ America, Emma Snowdon-Jones and Ksenija Belsley, Daisy de Villeneuve, Patricia Field and Pat Cleveland, Tennessee Thomas, Annabel Vartanian and Kristian Laliberte, Alek Wek, Carmen Scott, Kate Schelter and Chris Schumacher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Paul Longo and Alexandra Richards Rosson Crow and many more.

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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Light in style

Amrapali’s WIFW Collection

Essential Looks PURE Collection

Winter/Festive at BFW

Arpan Vohra

Reid & Taylor

Party at Blue Frog

Party with Zac