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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Jas Wadhwa
Oodles of wits and oomph define Jas Wadhwa. The tall toned stature complimented by that notorious smile makes this swimmer stand apart from the rest. Modeling struck to this Delhi-ling when a photographer friend of him sent his pictures for the auditions of Mr. Delhi, and what ensued was obvious, he bagged the title and embarked upon the starry journey.
So fashionfad bumped into Jas Wadhwa at backstage of recently concluded Van Heusen India Men’s Week and chatted with him about his preferences and passions in a free wheeling manner.
Tell us briefly about your early life, family and academics?
I was born and brought up in Delhi and I have done my schooling from J.D Tytler School. As a kid I was very much into sports and won gold medal in swimming at school level.
How you bumped into your first assignment?
Ummm….my first brushes with modeling were during Mr. Delhi contest which I managed to clinch somehow. Thanks to the photographer friend of mine, who sent my portfolio for the contest without my consent. 
QUICK SNIPPET
FAVORITE FOOD: Chinese and Thai
FAVORITE PERFUME: RVPS
FAVORITE DESIGNER: Rohit Bal, JJ Valaya, Rocky S, Siddharth Tytler
FAV ORITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Hong Kong
THING YOU ARE ADDICTED TO: My fitness regime.
YOU ARE SACRED OF: Nothing as such.
Which shows( designers) and commercials have you graced with your presence?
I have walked at LFW, WIFW and VHIMW for almost every designer. Besides, I shot a print campaign for Idea.
Your greatest achievement?
Actually other than modeling, I am a partner in C.D Jindal Group for last 1 year. So my most of the time keeps swinging between modeling and work….and I think managing my passion and profession together is a big achievement for me.
What do you think of bollywood as a career option?
Though it may sound cliché, but definitely it is a desirable option.
When not modeling what are you most likely to be found doing?
Swimming, running and gym-ing.
What is fashion for you?
Fashion is comfort. If you are comfortable and confident in what you are wearing, you can be tagged as fashionable.
Not For Men Only
The seasons evanesce leaving behind the subtle spoor and a push for change. A change to veer to new spectrums and horizons with rehashing color palettes and amoebic silhouettes vying for a look – fashion arbiters and their blogs nudging to peep in the dissentingly fashionable; glossy magazine covers with irresistible ensembles clutching by collar to finally fall for them. This happens every season with shimmering runways playing with our fantasies. So with innate sadism I take my men folk( fashionably evolving) to levels of desperation with a ogle into the spring/summer 2011.
The international forecasts say that fun and frivolity are going to reign the scenario. The 50’s classic pop over shirts, satin finish and mandarin collars are ready to greet anew with runways around the world accentuating the look. On the other hand, if the echoes around are adhered then, bright and shrunken look is the key direction of the season. Pants with glazed effects and lacquered shine are suggesting much of a motorbike look. Whereas, clam digger look (which sits right below knee) and dandy crop along with Jersey knit and khaki pants are making an elegant access. Moreover, super pressed look in refined denim can be tagged as the look of the year.
The tyranny of blues and greys and monotony of demure silhouettes have long abstained the ‘not-so-fair’ sex from the pep quotient (valid in sartorial context only).Stereotypically dark man is all ready to bask in colors now with an inflating androgynous bubble embracing the metro sexual man of today. The iridescence and asymmetry are going to reflect on the upper wear this upcoming season. The mismatched tailoring in vivid colors with electric hues, techno twills and monochromatic look are here to splash with fervor. Influenced from the yacht culture contrast trimming, piping, broader stripes and tailored jerseys are going to pile up the dazzling shelves this spring summer. On the other hand, engineered denim blazers and classic 50’s retro style summer blazers will be seen around in bright colors and a new look.
Peeping a comeback, double breasted jackets (slightly elongated) contrasted with cropped pants are vying for the biggest trend of the season. Relieving the corporate monotony, dapper plaids, waist coats and single buttoned single breasted coats with peak lapel are here ‘not for men only’ but for a man with style.
Paris, Je T’aime
Paris, known as the most romantic city on Earth, the place where people go to fall in love, the streets where everything is seen through rose-colored glasses, has captured us by storm this season with its revolutionary Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear collections. We were shifted back in time to the 1960s and 70s with curiously soft tones (perfected at Valentino), supple leather, heavy lace (striking at Chanel), light-catching neons, cut-offs, and exotic flocks of feathers (beautifully done at Alexander McQueen). These visionary trends, that ruled the Parisian catwalks, were undeniably sophisticated and unmistakably sensuous. From the garden girls and sunny colors of New York, London, and Milan, the Paris designers showed us an entirely new meaning behind “spring fashion,” concepts just as brave as they were bold.
Anne Valérie Hash inspired us with the ebb and flow of her richly soft collection through asymmetrical tailoring, ribbon-trimmed wooden platforms, and noteworthy blocks of misty colors. At Balenciaga we were taken back in time with fringed booties, antique-inspired mixed prints, a little splash of 80s punk, and fantastically cut hemlines. With tights torn by barbed wire (we can only imagine), Balmain put the sex back in sexy with sequined minis, tummy clenching leather, and studded bomber jackets. Christian Dior gave us a giddy thrill with his South Pacific-inspired sandals, sundresses, and hats trimmed with Hawaiian leis and mini hula skirts. Dries Van Noten, inspired by the 1980s Belgian painter Jef Verheyen, stirred our expectations with a significantly toned down collection of wide-legged white trousers and pastel-printed silks while Azzaro lightened our load with bouncy rompers and intricate beading. The afternoon sun set over Paris at Cacharel with neon pinks, reds, oranges, and greens in a brilliant, radiant glow. Haider Ackermann’s pieces relished amidst the natural beauty of raw silk with kimono wraps and floor-gracing trousers while Manish Arora shocked his spectators into a creative coma with screaming colors, slick plastic leggings, and quirky embellishments that commented on the true power of transformation. The structured leather dresses of Pedro Lourenço retained a futuristic feel that were both inventive and extremely relevant in a time where minimal fuss and maximum imagination rule the roost. Roland Mouret, in a step of reinvention, was thrown eye-popping admiration with his hip-hugging gowns while Tao gave us a good, hearty dose of over-the-top girlishness. Tsumori Chisato and Loewe, both known for coloring outside of the lines, dug deep into their crayon boxes this season to perfectly play into our yearning for youthful good humor. From the fearless theatricality of Viktor & Rolf and John Galliano to Vivienne Westwood’s crinkled Renaissance masterpieces, it was Zac Posen who dragged us into his boudoir for a feather-filled cocktail hour. While the giraffe-high leather platforms at Akris stole our fancy and the diatribes of David Bowie look-a-likes at Jean Paul Gaultier revitalized our wild side, it was Lanvin who really took the cake, beautifully solidifying each piece with an impeccable touch of elegance. As we were transfixed by the parted, windswept skits, dual colored dresses, ankle-hugging flats, stretch metallic, and peeping shoulder looks, we were left screaming, “Encore!” at Lanvin. The beige clad babes of Chloé were light as unadorned ballerinas, sisters perhaps to Felipe Oliveira Baptista’s austere girls, some only sporting simple boxy vests and leggings. Elie Saab and Louis Vuitton’s pieces made us nostalgic for the glamour of years past with decadent evening gowns and shoulder gracing earrings that glided past like stars in the night. Giambattista Valli’s colors invigorated us while Givenchy’s step into goth-meets-lioness frightened us, Stella McCartney’s darted pleats lengthened us while Alexis Mabille’s shoestring tights taunted us; spellbound we were, from beginning to end.
From the slouchy mid-calf boots of Isabel Marant to the sheath-covered faces of Junya Watanabe, we were reminded of the wearable and the fantastical this season in Paris, caught somewhere between a dreamful sleep and a certain reality.
Collection of Anne Valérie Hash
Collection of Balenciaga
Collection of Balmain
Collection of Christian Dior
Collection of Dries Van Noten
Collection of Azzaro
Collection of Cacharel
Collection of Haider Ackermann
Collection of Lanvin
Collection of Manish Arora
Collection of Nina Ricci
Collection of Pedro Lourenco
Collection of Roland Mouret
Collections of Tao and Andrew Gn
Collection of Tsumori Chisato
Collection of Vivienne Westwood
Collection of Zac Posen
Collection of Akris
Collection of Loewe
Collection of Jean Paul Gaultier
Collection of Alexis Mabille
Collection of Chloé
Collection of Felipe Oliveira Baptista
Collection of Giambattista Valli
Collection of Givenchy
Collection of John Galliano
Collections of Martin Grant and Stella McCartney
Collection of Alexander McQueen
Collection of Chanel
Collection of Collette Dinnigan
Collection of Elie Saab
Collection of Louis Vuitton
Collection of Paul & Joe
Collection of Valentino
Posted by : Courtney O’Kane Academy of Art University Alumna at 01:58 AM (IST)
Jewels for Stars
Araaish jewellery exhibition where creme de la creme of jewelers come together in aid of Save The Children, India, is going to be held at Blue Sea, Worli on October 12. Hosted by siblings Mana Shetty, Rahul Kadri and Isha Mehra in memory of the late Mrs. Vipula Kadri ,their mother and founder of Save The Children, India the exhibition will be every girl’s delight as it promises to bring together the worlds of ‘glamour and giving’. The event is organised by Sharmilla Khanna.
Araaish will see some of the most renowned Jewelry designers
presenting their exquisite jewelry collections to support the charitable cause. Participants include the likes of Goenka Diamond and Jewels, Neelam Jewels, Lalchand Jewelers, Vidya Zaveri, Shahzad Zaveri, Rose, Alka Zaveri, Preeti Shah, Amrapali , Queenie Singh, Rachna Motani, Farhana Vohra, Vipul Arts, Sangita Javeri, Sapna Sughania, Renuka, Dolly Oberoi, Maheep Kapoor Jewels and Dia Gold.
On the occasion designer Queenie Dhody said, “I pledge my support to Save the children India to collect funds towards vocational training programs with an aim to making adolescent girls self sufficient and economically independent members of society. The Jewels by Queenie range hopes to contribute in a small way toward preserving jewels for the generations ahead in India."
Sass and Bide in India
Sass & Bide is one of Australia’s most loved fashion brands, recognized globally for modern, distinct designs. Sass & bide is the namesake label of Sarah-Jane Clarke (sass) and Heidi Middleton (bide). London Based fashion label Ozel which recently made a foray into Indian now introduces Sass & Bide to the Indian shores.
A modern take on Edwardian style evokes a sense of faded grandeur with high-necks and structured styles embellished in an eccentric mix of shell, bone metal and perspex. Strong shapes and clean silhouettes make way for a graphic clashing of stripes, zig-zags and ethnic print-work, completing the cross-culture aesthetic. The Sass & Bide Autumn 2010 collection, TOMMOROW THE GREAT, is all about going tribal, yet with a certain twist. It is a visual collision of nature and industry; an all-consuming collective celebrating the drama of contrast and contradiction.
Designers Sarah-Jane Clarke (sass) and Heidi Middleton’s (bide) tribal inspired fashion features creative lines and an exploration of color, the sass & Bide Autumn 2010 collection uses only black and ivory. The unique twist on the traditional jailhouse colors allow the designs stand out more and the look itself is very eye-catching. For tribal fashion, it is the height of chic and elegance.
115 DESIGNERS PARTICIPATE AT WILLS INDIA FASHION WEEK SS 2011
fashionfad’s fashion feed on Manish Malhotra Rehane Reshma & Riyaz Gangji GAS Stand Up for Simplicity Campaign and more…
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Tongue in Cheek Fashion……
Posted by : Divya Vashishtha at 08:00 AM
GAS
With the Autumn Winter ’10 campaign captured by The Sartorialist, GAS marks a return to simplicity in a new, more active, contemporary vein.Why is life so complicated? But above all, what do each of us do to make it simpler? These are the mysterious questions that greet visitors to the campaign mini-site www.standupforsimplicity.com. Street photos and Internet. Maximum simplicity with maximum modernity. This is GAS today.
If GAS’s historic payoff was “Keep it Simple”, the AW 2010 campaign revives the concept of simplicity and endows it with a new more active, positive and contemporary value, which interprets the need for essentiality that is blowing through society including fashion circles, today.
Simplicity is not something implicit, but a goal to reach for with courage, awareness and determination. So says the GAS jeans AW2010 campaign created by the Kennedy+Castro advertising agency and photographed in Berlin by the guru of street fashion, Scott Schuman alias The Sartorialist.
Schumann’s photos are simple, informal shots taken on the streets of the Mitte borough in former East Berlin. Stars of the photographs are the simplifiers, six young people chosen by way of a street casting in Berlin and whose looks and enthusiasms represent the simplicity activists movement that is at the heart of the “Stand Up for Simplicity” campaign. In addition, an interactive look book will make exploring the collection more practical and fun for GAS clothes addicts. “The campaign – says Barbara Grotto, GAS Advertising Director – is the ideal follow-up to a course to reclaim simplicity, a concept that has always been part of the company’s DNA.
