November 2010 - Page 6 of 17

This winter, redefine classic military fashion with the minimalistic, creative and urban collection from Esprit. The collection has the best of military styles with innovative colors, silhouettes and shapes.

edc by Espirit’s military inspired collection is graceful when teamed with contradictory elements like feminine tops and white silk shirts. Cope with the winter in vintage glamour by pairing your favourite Esprit military jacket with big chunky belts and bright scarves. Carry off a new look with military inspired dresses that has sophisticated rock star elements for a cool preppy look. For a Keisha inspired look, pair up used leather jackets with animal printed tops, tight military trousers and sturdy laced boots along with a sling bag.

Esprit Women’s Collection is rock‘n‘roll inspired. Esprit is bringing back accessories like chunky belts and stylish boots which is a wardrobe quintessential for a military inspired look. The minimalistic military will look cool if worn with biker or suede boots and hard rock belts. edc for men refines subtle fashion. The collection is a stark contrast from the original military Eisenhower jackets and opulent combat boots. When it comes to the military style trend, think pea coats, cargo pants and vests. For a sophisticated yet rugged statement choose Esprit coats that come in great colors like Army green, browns and grey. Team them with dark blue jeans and a pair of aviator boots.

Zoya, the chain of exquisite diamond boutiques from the House of Tanishq, in association with designer Azeem Khan offer the Indian Bride all the radiance she needs to celebrate the beginning of a wonderful journey. The synergy between the Zoya jewellery line and Azeem Khan’s collection was glamour, elegance, combined with timelessness.

The Wedding Collection by Zoya is a line of exquisite motifs set with rubies and emeralds, strung with pearls complemented by dazzling diamonds on white gold. These are pieces that create sheer magic and poetry with their beautiful design and finish. Dramatic draping is the method du jour for Azeem Khan’s collection paying homage to old world glamour with a studied elegance. Dreamy, romantic, luxuriant are the words that characterize Azeem’s collection which conjures images of sophistication.

Tulle is the predominant fabric used by Azeem for this collection. Chinese silk georgette, moiré, chiffons, linen, French satin, brocade, Japanese silk crepes are the fabrics used by Azeem this season.Picking his way through a gorgeous spectrum of colors, Azeem is seduced by the power of Indian Rose and the entire collection sees tinges of the hue. The other colors that are marked in the couturier’s collection are corals, flame orange, peacock green, soft lavender and indigo.

Styled with grace and class, and translated into very feminine styles, the silhouettes in the collection have an aristocratic and majestic allure. The collection manifests itself in the shape of flowing goddess-like Anarkali Kurtas. Lehengas offer a fresh look with a fitted bodice and flared or mermaid or fish tail hemline skirts. Saris are majestic while the long dresses are chic.

Jim Vimadalal from Zoya and designer Azeem Khan played gracious hosts to guests such as Lata Patel, Raelle Padamsee, Sameena Khan, Bharati Mongia, Kunika Singh, Renu and Naaz Zaveri, Leena Mogre, Palak Sheth, Wasim and Soni Khan, Bina Aziz, Farzana Contractor, Nisha Jamwal, Esther and Raju Daswani, Kamlesh Hemdev, Viren Shah and many more.

Connecting the people of Gurgaon, iamgurgaon, a citizen driven NGO presented Reach 2010. An informal evening came alive with eventful shows and celebration to ideate on how to make a difference to the city of Gurgaon.

The evening was flagged off with a fashion show by ‘Captains of the Community’ in Satya Paul’s autumn winter 2010 collection of his signature prints in vivid colour palette and ingenuity of design.

Reach 2010 aims to turn Gurgaon into a city of everyone’s aspiration. Speaking on the occasion Atal kapoor of iamgurgaon said, “The intent is towards financing a pilot project of the revival of the storm water nallahs (co-funded by MCG) which shall touch every resident to the city and to the individual.”

Jyoti Narula, MD Genesis Colours Ltd. the holding company of Satya Paul said, “iamgurgaon is great step towards garnering a brighter future for the city. As part of an organization that is based here, this is a perfect platform for us to do our bit and make this event a great success. We have showcased the very best of our designs today. I am particularly thrilled about this collaborative partnership which is to help make a difference.”

Colours are the route and the portrayal of happiness, believes Ankita Chaudhry therefore the essence of her label SAAJ is the playful, feminine and eclectic use of colours.

SAAJ was born out of the need for a creative outlet for the young designer Ankita, who was then studying commerce in Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). Having learnt how to work the trade, she polished her inborn creative and aesthetic capacities at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi.

Her first collection was when she was 19 years old, it was a beautiful chicken-work tunic collection
Saaj was established in 2005
Ankita graduated from NIFT in 2009

SAAJ today not only uses Ankita’s creative traits to conjure masterpieces of great elegance and grandeur, but also the team’s exceptional & immense tact and insight to steer the company on to a path of growth and success.

Every design that SAAJ creates should touch a cord with the moods of the end consumer. Each design has to suit a purpose, a mood and carry a personality of its own to such an extent that it amalgates with that of the one who wears it. Ankita gained all the practical aspect of designing while grooming in the early years, but the ‘individuality’ of design was something in-built.

Avantica, sister, handles the finance and supply chain and Sunita, mother, manages the work-force and the production. These two ladies are an integral and indispensable part of SAAJ. Sunita Chaudhry is the backbone of the company and from the mother; the girls draw their determination and strength.

SAAJ has a flagship store in New Delhi and also retails from around 40 designer boutiques and Multi-Designer-Outlets in India, with its presence overseas in UAE, UK, USA, Turkey and Italy.

The Bandage Dress is a classic and that’s what keeps the ladies in tinsel town coming back to it every time. As always French Connection has something exciting in stores and this time it is the Bandage dress that’s come up with all the pomp and show.

The Bollywood beauties of the like of Sushmita Sen, Sonam Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Twinkle Khanna have been spotted sporting in this sexy and oomphy body sculpting bandage dress from French Connection very recently.

French Connection offers some of these at great pieces and only between Rs. 4299-4499.French Connection’s Bandage Dresses are perfect for sculpting your silhouette. Pair with a faux-fur and heels for an ultra glam look.

Eternity Lifestyles launched the high end fashion range of John Galliano eyewear in India. Made in Italy and created exclusively for John Galliano by Marcolin, the collection was launched by style diva Sonam Kapoor at Olive, New Delhi.

Drawing his inspiration from anywhere and anything, Galliano created eighteen new sunglasses for the off duty icon to flamenco dancer, the everyday to extraordinary, there is a style for all seasons as all the frames infuse Galliano’s innovative and eccentric soul.

The two lead styles are the heroine; Les Bitches, a dark and sultry oversize wrap shades, inspired by the fiery flamenco dancers honeycomb crown, the Spanish Peinetas. Dark lenses blend with smoky arms and fade from greys to a delicate pink hue and give the illusion of softly blushed cheeks. Whereas, the other styles viz; the hero; the Beau Regard is the men’s signature model combining maison motifs and cinematic influences in a stylish wide plastic front bar set over a slim lower metal frame with temples in contrasting colors. The other models in the Galliano sunglasses story include Model Misfit, Model Muse, Model Headliner and Model Pin Up.

Talking about his range of Eyewear John Galliano says,” I wanted to blend Old Skool glamour with high tech romance so we looked at innovations pushed new lens techniques to inspire this story. I wanted Galliano decadence and depth of character in the personality of each of these glasses.”

Versace in collaboration with ModeLabs Group, announces the launch of Versace Unique, the first luxury touch screen and full featured multimedia creation that will be sold through the most important exclusive watch and the fine jewellery networks and Versace flagship boutiques worldwide.

With Italian craftsmanship, six new Versace Unique designs feature an audacious mix of materials in the chromatic color basis of the Maison Versace. Versace Unique unites all essential functions for professional and personal use, hand assembled in France and built to the uncompromising standards of all the Versace products.

The face is constructed from pure high tech ceramic or hand made lacquers delicately framed with 18K gold finish or 316L grade stainless steel inlay. The back is wrapped in the finest handcrafted leather embossed with the Medusa head. The Versace Unique sapphire crystal is the largest single piece of this high tech material ever produced for consumers. Impossible to scratch, smooth and receptive, it provides an ideal conductivity and precision control of the touch phone interface.

Gian Giacomo Ferraris, Chief Executive Officer of Versace Group said, “We are excited about Versace Unique. Our team has worked well with our partners at Modelabs to manufacture a very innovative product that blends luxury materials, craftsmanship and advanced technology of LG.”

The launch of the Versace Unique saw the who’s who of the capital which included Rohit Bal, Gaurav Gupta, Monisha Bajaj, Tanisha Mohan, Vikram Baidyanath, Shiv Karan Singh, Mohammad Azharuddin amongst others.

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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Military Fashion

Azeem Khan

I Am Gurgaon

Ankita Chaudhry

Return of the Bandage

John Galliano Eyewear

Versace Unique

Versace Unique

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