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The Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2011 opened on a grand note with Designer Rohit Bal throwing his usual peppy party at Tote, Mumbai after a fabulous opening show.

Delhi has seen umpteen parties of him, but it was a tad surprise for Mumbai. Filled with the delectable aroma of mogras and delirious natter about the show (sporadic excited screams could be heard) the venue served its best to the fashionistas made it to congratulate Gudda, and undeniably to tipple shots after shots. Dressed to the nines, pouting, posing and dancing, attendees partied till the wee hours of the night. And inebriating was pizzazz loaded Gudda.

The who’s who of the fashion fraternity making to the venue includes Arjun Rampal, Mansi Scott, Queenie Dhody, Pradeep Hirani,ShamaSikandar, Anil & Sabina Chopra,Vikram Raizada, Pria Kataria Puri, Narendra Ahmed, Aki Narula, Rocky S, Nachiket Barve, Rahul Mishra, Babita Malkani and Pratima Bhatia amongst others

Just returning from New York City, back in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii, let’s get right to it and catch up to the latest fashion trends for Fall/Winter 2011…IT’S ALL ABOUT DEFINITION. Contour. Bring out and highlight your best, using either a creme or powder. You can find a great bronzer to use as contour and a pearlized or shimmer that can make for a great highlighter. These are great tools, remembering that dark/shadows in your contour will make the area recede and hightlighting makes these spaces come foward. Blending is key, use a sponge, brush or your finger when applying cremes. Always keep these beauty tips in mind during your application, what a difference it makes!

Starting with tinsletown’s princess of style, Emma Watson. Her take on fashion is showcased with ease and wearability. From day to night, Emma’s point of focus is always her eyes, taking detail in her lashes, enhancing her length, keeping her thick brows in uniform. A contoured cheek-bone is in effect for Ms. Emma, finishing with a pop of colored lip gloss. Hair is minimal, rock-and-wear or sleek-and-sheek.

On to Kanye West, life immitating art through music and fashion. Kanye can be seen at almost every major fashion event around the world worth seeing. Contour is expressed through his choices of clothing, shoes and accessories, not to mention woman. Whether in Balmain Jeans, a white tee with Lanvin Paris shoes or a mixed matched designer outfit with a Hermes bag, no one does it better.

India loves Selena Gomez! Fans of Selena in Banagalore, India are joining together to demand a performance as she is preparing to embark on her world tour. This actress/pop-musician, always plays up her eyes with black eyeliner and lots of mascara. Fun and flirty! Contouring ever so slightly the sides and under tip of her nose for a slimmer apperance, following with the cheekbone, then a pop of color in the apple of the cheeks! A colored lip and your good to go…

Attention is given where it is earned. Jennifer Lopez is on-point with her fierce fashion sense, always having a clean-coutoured skin pallet to work with. What to expect from at any moment: the hollows of the cheekbone, under the chin/neck-sides (creates a thinner frame) blending down to neck, sides to under tip of nose (highlight bridge to bring forward for a slender appearance), temples of forehead and around hairline (shadow to recede with definition). With this in place, Jennifer can begin her conquest to put her best foot forward when getting ready for any event, from being a mother to an international mogul.

FASHION FOCUS FALL/WINTER 2011

MAKANA
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation: Musician

FF: Tell me a little about your personal style?
Makana: It depends on my mood. I’m a Gemini. I dress for funtunality, different climates. I look at fashion like music. I play solo on the guitar, I don’t have a whole sympony, so if I want to make a dynamic change, then I just remove instead of adding.

FF: Do you have any tips for fall?
Makana: My first rule is go against the heard. If everyone is wearing one color at a party, I wear another. I like to mix it up with scarfs, hats and shoes.

FF: What are 3 things that you would not leave home without
Makana: Hawaiian salt (for spiritual reasons). My guitar. IPhone (Ive traveled a lot, the mostvaluable thing in life are your friends).

FF: Can you share any beauty tips and tricks?
Makana: Water is everything. Avoid GMO and non-organic foods. I grow my own food and buy locally. How you eat and the water you drink. Everything thing else is like fixing damage you’ve done.

FF: What advice do you have for aspiring artists creating an imagine?
Makana: Know what you want to be in the world. You can’t be a leader when you are busy following. Don’t worry about trends. Know your market, your fans will follow.

Caption to read: Mahealani Diego and Makana, sharing a few laughs in Dressing Room #1-HawaiiTheatre.
Fun Fact: Built in 1922, the Historic Hawaii Theatre has been the home to hundreds of thousands artisans.

SPRING/SUMMER 2012 FASHION CALENDAR
New York Fashion Week: September 8-15, 2011
London Fashion Week: September 16-21, 2011
Milan Fashion Week: September 21-27, 2011
Paris Fashion Week: September 27-October 5, 2011

Whats new with Mahealani?
In Hawaii filming CBS’s television series, Hawaii 5-0. Getting ready for S/S’12.

Missing you India. See you soon!

Eternally yours,
MAHE xoxo

Posted by : Mahealani Diego at 01:17 AM

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It has been just a few weeks since same-sex marriage was legalized in New York, and it got its celebrity endorsement in the form of fashion designer Michael Kors tying knot with his longtime love and co-partner Lance LePere in a private ceremony on Dune Beach, Southampton in New York State.

The 52 year old Project runway judge, Michael met Lance when the later was hired as an intern under him in 1990, who now happens to be the creative director of women’s collection design for Michael Kors.

About his 21 year old relationship finally being consummated, Michael said to a magazine, “We are very excited to finally be able to have the opportunity to marry in our home state after many years together.’

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Luxuriously tailored separates, elegant evening attire and glamorous party wear are the offerings for winter 2011. A dressier extension of their Summer 2011 range, this collection comprises crisp jackets, waistcoats, trouser and skirt suits, dresses, gowns, tunics and saris, for the complete seasonal wardrobe of the urban woman, catering to appropriate attires for various occasions – daytime brunches, office dinners, evening cocktails, plush parties and even lighter ethnic occasions. Clean lines and intelligent shapes are meant to appeal to women of varying body types, across age groups; classic elegance with thoughtful detailing makes for distinctive dressing.

The line is designed to encourage the audience to mix and match separates – the pieces can be teamed up in innumerable ways to create an extended wardrobe.