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Zoya the exquisite diamond boutique from the house of Tanishq Launched its very exclusive wedding collection hosted by acclaimed designers Joy Mitra, Tania Khanuja, Ankita & Avantika Choudhury for all connoisseurs of fine jewellery at the Zoya store Delhi.

In this exquisite new wedding collection, Zoya offers the Indian bride all the radiance she requires to celebrate the beginning of a wonderful journey, with spectacular diamonds in both classic and contemporary designs. The collection is Indian in essence having a very inimitable sense of design, with over 100 stunning pieces across necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings and bangles which also include traditional kundan giving it an aura of class and rarity.

Creating a new setting, form and design for diamonds Zoya contemporarizes famed and iconographic design sensibility interpreting it traditionally and fashionably, being the finest Zoya gives you an assurity on unsurpassed quality this festive season.

To provide the fashionistas of the city with a contemporary option for their jewellery, Vineet and Kanchan Dhingra of the multi-designer store Chamomile at Palladium held a preview featuring St Erasmus Jewellery by Pieter Erasmus (of South Africa) and other Festive Fashions at their Palladium store.

Internationally acclaimed designer Pieter Erasmus, whose jewellery is worn by celebrities like Michelle Obama and Joan Collins was present at the preview and enthralled all guests by his unique creations. His line St. Erasmus is a distinctive luxury jewelry label from South African. His collection drew inspiration from the era of forgotten grace, elegance and romance. With an intense color palette of dark greys, clear crystal and reflective silver hematite surfaces, the range drew upon classic vintage styling and effortlessly united this with bold impactful silhouettes.

Chamomile embodied this celebratory mood by putting together a new collection of Indian ensembles for Diwali and the upcoming wedding season. From delicately embellished sarees in juicy tones to elegant anarkali kurtas, from unique jewelled evening bags to quirky ‘fashion-statement’ jewellery, the store was bedecked with an eclectic collection for shoppers of every age and taste. On display too was the young n glam ‘fashion week’ collection of Payal Singhal, the Rajasthan-inspired new collection of Gopi Vaid, exquisite chikan-kari sarees and kurtas by Anju Narain from Lucknow, the impeccably finished flowing tunics of am:pm, brooched clutch-bags by Crimzon, among others.

Guests present included Mandira Bedi and Ami Patel, Shaheen Abbas, Krishika Lulla, Payal Singhal, Tina Bajaj, Shalini Zaveri, Tanya Gupta, Pooja Advani amongst others.

The first ever exhibition of artist Trishla Jain’s paintings, titled “That Freshness” was inaugurated by Rohit Bal at the Stainless Art Gallery, Delhi. The paintings, installations and also the poetry were much appreciated by all the guests at inaugural cocktail soiree. On the occasion Rohit Bal was found to be in love with the Happy Bench – one of Trishla’s installations. “I like the Happy Bench the most,” he told one and all.

Playing with her forte and getting inspired by nature, Trisha’s paintings are contemplative yet joyous. Magnificent colours, unusual rhythmic textures, a whiff of mysticism and a sense of serenity – all this define Trishla Jain’s canvases. Joy and art are an intrinsic part of each other for this young artist and she loves to create work that makes the person looking at them smile.

Seen enjoying the paintings was Tarun Tahiliani, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Kalyani Chawla, AD Singh, Neeva Jain, Rina Dhaka, designer Nikhil Mehra, Shalu Jindal, Aman and Ayan Ali Khan, Shahnaz Hussain, Leena Singh, Alka Raghuvanshi, Niladri Paul, Kavita Bhartia, Bhavna Minocha, Sudip Roy, Bhaichand Patel, Bobby Bedi with wife Varsha Bedi, Vikrum Vaidyanath, Jattinn Kochhar, Preeti Ghai, Rahul & Gunjan, Simar Duggal, Madhu Jain, Monisha Bajaj, Surita Tandon, Reynu Taandon, Vijay Arora…

On Saturday night, October 23rd, the biggest names in Hollywood gathered in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Hilton to benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. The Carousel of Hope Ball celebrated its 32nd anniversary

this year, having raised over $75 million to date and $2.5 million in 2010 alone, which has made it one of the most successful, celebrated biennial charity events around the globe. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Adrien Brody, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Jay Leno, Sidney Poitier, Anjelica Huston, Jane Fonda, Raquel Welch, sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez (taking notice as a new, never before photographed Hollywood couple), and the night’s honorees, California First Lady Maria Shriver and Quincy Jones, sent the flashbulbs into a tizzy, leaving even the most famous in the flock star struck.

The evening’s guests arrived upon a luxurious rose-colored carpet in gowns from Yves Saint Laurent to Monique Lhuillier, exquisite glasses of bubbly by Moët & Chandon gracing their fingertips. Upon entering the main ballroom, the attendees joined a spirited live auction where a rare Mercedes (valued at $160,000), the only one known in existence in the United States, sold for well over its asking price. Later in the night, a lovely three-course dinner was served in the presence of a silent auction, representing the perfect pinnacle of fashion, taste, and décor in the name of a most worthy cause. The event’s festivities ended with memorable performances by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Gladys Knight,

and Akon.

“I try so hard…I get them to understand why…and that it could affect their families, their children, their mothers, their fathers, their sisters, their brothers,” Barbara Davis was quoted saying at the Hope Ball this year. Like Davis, who founded the Barbara Davis Center in Denver, Colorado with her late husband Marvin, many in attendance shared deeply personal stories from the devastation diabetes has caused them and their loved ones.

A night of elegance, an evening for hope, this year was a celebration of life in light of loss, leaving us a moment to remember our promise to give all children a better, brighter future.

Akon; Jennifer Lopez; Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez; Anjelica Huston; Jane Fonda and Raquel Welch

Posted by : Courtney O’Kane Academy of Art University Alumna at 04:12 AM (IST)

The concept of Ahamm, a multi designer store in Khan Market, Delhi, brings under one roof, over 25 prêt and couture designers from across Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi, showcasing some collections for the first time in the capital. Delving into the consciousness of the new age Indian woman, Ahamm offers a unique space spread over two floors offering separate prêt and couture sections.

Faiza Samee, the acclaimed Pakistani designer is now a part of Ahamm. Starting with the few remaining aged embroiderers of South Asia, who had learnt their skills as young apprentices in the last vestiges of the Indian courtly tradition, Faiza Samee attempted to curate heirlooms- only to discover, much to her dismay, that many of the stitches, methods and even raw materials had already been lost. And so began the journey that has made us one of the foremost centre’s of expertise for intricate hand embroidery anywhere in the world.

Creating contemporary ensembles steeped in this cultural tradition has been a driving passion for Faiza Samee and the brand she created for the past three decades. With an ambition to systematically reintroduce these skills and disseminate them to a newer generation; simultaneously developing the aesthetic knowledge through extensive research, to intertwine them into complete, relevant and modern pieces

Bollywood’s Style Diva, Sonam Kapoor shared her expertise on fashion at a ‘Fashion Class with Esprit’ at the Esprit store at Linking road, Bandra.

‘The Fashion Class’ saw Sonam ‘tutoring’ Esprit aficionados who turned out in huge numbers to get tips from the diva. She shared tips on ‘Boyfriend dressing’, the travel must have’s this winter, tips on casual look for a relaxed brunch with friends and the Hi-glam look for an evening out with that special someone and picked her favorite pieces from Esprit’s new winter collection.

There was something for Men to look forward as Sonam shared fashion fundas on how Men could get the ‘Geek Chic’ look and chose pieces from the Mens range to get that suave evening look.

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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Dream Diamond Collection

Chamomile’s Festive Splendour

Arty Affair with Rohit Bal

Raising Hope

Faiza Samee at Ahamm

Sonam Kapoor with Esprit

Nisha Sagar

Anjali Arjun Kapoor

Nisha Sagar