Monthly Archives: January 2012

Fresh Faces @ WIFW A/W 12/13

Fresh Faces @ WIFW A/W 12/13In a surprising revelation, FDCI announced the names of the 11 fresh faces walking the ramp at the upcoming Autumn Winter 2012/13 edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, buzzed to be starting from 15th February, 2012.

The all India model audition for the upcoming fashion week saw many young and aspiring models participating and putting their best out. The esteemed jury members including FDCI President Sunil Sethi, Designers David Abraham, Anju Modi, Poonam Bhagat, Abhishek Gupta and choreographer Vidyun Singh finally shortlisted and announced 11 new names along with 9 stand by models as backup who will be walking the ramp with the leading models of the country.

Fresh Faces @ WIFW A/W 12/13


Bringing forward the best and most promising faces in fashion, the auditions included tough rounds of judging models on the basis like poise, confidence, attitude, fitness and elegance among other deciding factors. The names of the selected models are mentioned below. 

1.   DayanaErappa

2.   IanaZakharova
3.   Marcela Anabel Gomez
4.   MagaritaPaladagu
5.   Mariana Pendrak
6.   KaterynaKlymenko (Katrin)
7.   KlaudiaKovacova
8.   Inna Dalievska
9.   SheelaTirushi
10.  RehaSukheja
11.  Mitali A. Rannorey

Tod

The storied Italian shoe maker Tod’s revealed its newest collection titled, Tod’s No_Code, all inspired by ‘Dazed’ co-founder and editor-in-chief of ‘Another Man’, Jefferson Hack, with a special launch party in Paris.

Tod’s Artisanal craftsmen and Design Team worked with Jefferson to develop a streamlined product in which the extraordinary craftsmanship of Tod’s meets influences from the worlds of music, art and cinema.


Featuring the perfect shoes both for mTod’s No_Codeen and women, the collection plays on its exclusivity, and the blue detailed shoe is one of them. The modern yet timeless collection represents the intuitive and spontaneous Italian vibe while breaking all kinds of boundaries to be a perfect choice for on-the-move-global nomad. Furthermore, the concept and mood of the collection is unveiled through these pictures and shoot by acclaimed photographer Roe Ethridge.

Tod’s No_Code
 

Icons of Style

Icons of StyleWhen one of the world’s most stylish wheels opens doors for a fashion Goddess, wonders are bound to happen. In one such recent campaign, named, Icons of Style, Mercedes Benz brings the style icon Lara Stone for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Key Visual, providing a sumptuous visual feastto the connoisseurs.

A fashion film shot by the famous photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager features Dutch supermodel Lara Stone, resplendent in a Calvin Klein collection dress riding the new Mercedes Benz SL Roadster.


The film has been shot in Los Angeles Desert for which Alex has derived inspired from legends of cinema like Alfred Hitchcock, Federico Fellini and David Lynch. While the climax of the movie shows Lara being carried off in the sky by a tornado. The scene which turns out to be quite captivating is inspired by ‘The Wizard of Oz’,portraying Lara as a modern version of Dorothy.

Moda Goa

Moda GoaWendell Rodricks and his love for Goa is an old story now. The designer and his reluctance to showcase at the very first India Resort Fashion Week which took place in Goa few months back spoke in length about his concern for the place. But this time around, Wendell consummates the affair by portraying Goa and its sartorial history in a way never seen before.

The designer launched his book Moda Goa: History & Style weaving a rich tapestry of history, clothing and passionate prose. With stories of people and events that shaped Goa, this stunning collection of photographs and illustrations documents, for the very first time the unique history of Goan costumes.

Wendell through his 11 years of research came up with this fitting tribute to the place where his heart has always been. The book throws light on Goa’s distinct garments style – from Buddhist drapes that carried forward the elaborate style of later Hindu costumes to the fine brocade coats of the Muslim Tughlaq rulers the book traces it through illustrations by European travellers, photographs by Mark Sequeira and India’s finest fashion photographers, and access to the fine clothing and jewellery of Goans.

Roberto Cavalli for Milan Men

The rich, young and extreme stylish look was shown in this fall by young Daniele Cavalli. 

He followed the house’s tradition by using the wild and flower motifs but in a very sophisticated way. It was a very much stylish bohemian look at some stages depicting spirituality even at phases. Offcourse how can he forget to use the exotic skin which is an identity to the house, like the exotic-skin jacket in an undulating chevron pattern he compared to the back of a snake. There was a lot of energy and loudness because of the color story, starting from black to grey then electric blue, cobalt blue, violet and lime yellow. He transposed croc skin into croc patterning on a velvet smoking blazer, tiger stripes into a tonal motif on a leather bomber, leopard spots into jacquard on a jacket. He created an abstract pattern from a scan of feathers—two of which he wore around his neck.

Overall it was a newness of young Daniele trying and fitting to the house. Offcourse he has shown a lot of change in his style and structure compared o his previous collection.
 

Calvin Klien for Milan Men

In this new season once again Italo Zucchelli the creative director for Calvin Klien men’s wear stated the richness of him being Italian to his adaptability of his life in New York. A mix of leather and fabric was very much seen and it was a way to enhance sophistication of the Brand. 

The black, grey and beige combination was very much effective in defining the essence of techno. Nylon parka, fireman’s poncho in nylon canvas, bomber jackets, sweatshirt and tuxedo was the major silhouette seen in the ramp. Italo proves the collection to very contemporary and keeping in mind the spirit of Calvin Klien. The ultra urban modern style with some structured ness and volume no doubt added and continued as a next chapter of the Brand’s profile. Italo brought luxury down to earth with the thick-soled loafers that are showing up everywhere as the shoe of the season. Over all Italo proves himself once again a techo urban sophisticated designer.
 

 

Church

The new Church’s ‘Contemporary Goodyear Welted Collection’ showcased an innovative manufacturing process which transformed the traditional Church’s welted sole into a more flexible and modern one. The use of the light weight rib on the in-sole grants flexibility and instant comfort to the wearer whilst maintaining the ‘English’ resistance properties normally expected from a Church’s shoe.

The innovative contemporary Goodyear Welted Collection is obtained by a combination of special ‘oil’ treatments handmade on the sole and by sophisticated tanning process aimed at softening the leather, thus combining Church’s classical construction with a new and contemporary twist.

Styled in ‘Royal Polish’ and ‘Brushed Fume Tricolor’ in a wide range of colors: navy, wine, burgundy, dark green and smoke.

The eerie Jewels Eleven

Poonam Soni the pioneer of bespoke precious jewellery came up with an innovative platform to launch and prop up the new talents belonging to the jewellery abode. Poonam’s jewellery show themed, Jewels Eleven focused on all the bizarre gen next designers who create unusual, one of a kind design that are not available at any other store in India. Even many prominent experienced jewellery designers were allowed to display their collection for the Jewels Eleven show. The first Jewels Eleven show was hosted in the alliance of Poonam Soni along with Priyanka Thakur, at the Poonam Soni Signature Line Store located at Altamount Road in Mumbai. The designers who poured in to produce this innovative show included Dipti & Amisha, Eekani Jewels, Devika from B N Jewels and Kriti Soni who unveiled an idiosyncratic kind of jewels. 

Kriti Soni’s debut collection which she presented at the Jewels Eleven showcased an array of styles from Moghul with Vilandi to modern silhouettes with a traditional twist. Her creation had an outstanding appeal and came out to be the mainstay of Poonam’s show. Kriti tiled her exquisite collection as Plumed. A fusion of the woods with semi precious stones along with statement pieces in necklaces and bracelets making her collection stand out in front of the other ranges.  

The Jewels Eleven exposition was overwhelmed with a startling list of guests attending the display which included Nawaz Singhania, Deepika Gehani, Mona Narang, Roopa Fabiani, Rashmi Uday Singh, Lata Patel, Debbie Hitkari, Shibani Suri, Jumana Lokhandwala, Divya Palat, Kalpana Shah and Malti Jain amongst many others who adores jewels. The exhibition met with tremendous success as the guests enjoyed browsing through a wide variety of designs and styles of jewellery and then selecting a piece that was just right for them.
 

Bespoke Malaga by Malini

Bespoke Malaga by MaliniThe Malaga lady, Malini Agarwalla known for her varied experimentations has recently come up with her exclusive Bespoke Design Service Collection. Malini has chosen her flagship store located at the Palladium mall in Mumbai to showcase this spanking new range.

Her label Malaga has instigated its most exclusive offering, the Malaga Bespoke label. This label assures to take festooned accessories to a complete new world of design, exclusivity and luxury along with a fresh range of hand-crafted jewellery and jewelled bags set in gold and silver. Prized stones like diamonds, emeralds and rubies accentuated with pioneering designs in the designer’s collection take the concept of jewelled bags to the most apex point. Malaga Bespoke will launch with an array of these rare and specially handcrafted pieces on display, which brings to light the exquisite detailing and unsullied techniques implied.

Malini Agarwalla stated “The idea for Malaga Bespoke originated when few of our clients requested for custom made minaudieres to go with red carpet ensembles. Bespoke is about translating the client’s imagination into luxurious practical indulgences they can pass on for generations to come,” 

But the most amusing and exiting part about this new creation is, it allows one, can be anyone who is willing, to craft and tailor a bag or a complementary desired piece of jewellery and eventually this service allows one to freely win over a bag, necklace, watch, bracelet or even a pair of earrings that can be ideally tailored to be a part of a wedding trousseau, a red carpet creation or a treasured heirloom. 

To celebrate the launch of her Bespoke Collection Malini Agarwalla hosted a high tea over an elaborate spread of wine and cheese at her store at the Palladium. Bollywood actress Kajol was present at the venue to inaugurate the designers Bespoke service. Along with the star, other pioneers like Gayatri Ruia, Shaheen Abbas, Vikram Phadnis, Sharmilla Khanna, Shabana Sheikh, AD And Sabina Singh, Nisha Jamwal, Lata Patel, Sabira Merchant, Chaya Momaya, Azmina Rahimtoola, Aparna Badlani, Jamval, Pratima Bhatia, Anna Bredmeyere, Shaan Khanna, Sangeeta Khanna, Vineet and Kanchan Dhingra were present to congratulate Malini.