May 2012 - Page 8 of 18

God Save the Queen is the rendition which entire Britain is synchronizing these days, and in fact they should be, as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is entering her 61st year of on-the-throne. And like every other trade fashion world is leaving no stone unturned to cash it in.

The celebrations of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will see iconic luxury store Harrods showcasing 31 crowns designed exclusively for the store by an array of British and international brands like Paul Smith, Mulberry, Jo Malone, Valentino, Bulgari and De Beers.

A replica of the Queen’s Coronation satin gown designed by British designer, Norman Hartnell has been created by Harrods exclusively for the celebrations and is showcased alongside the designer gownsmade by the world’s leading international designers including Roberto Cavalli, Valentino and Elie Saab, as a tribute to the day the Queen ascended the throne.

Moreover, all things red, white and blue, honoring the Union Jack can be found at the Harrods Loves London pop-up shop located in-store.

Fendi Baguette turns 15 The 15 years of Fendi’s iconic Baguette bag is being celebrated with a new book Fendi Baguette, along with reissuing of six old classic styles of the bag.

The bag which has been created in more than 1000 styles since the first one designed by Silvia VenturiniFendi hit the shelves in 1997 will be allegorized in this 250 paged book to be launched on June 1.

The book launch will also witness the six of these small rectangular handbags be re-launched including Tucano and Gialli Baguette styles.

L’Oreal Divas at Cannes Lately, the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival opened with a big ceremony witnessing the celebrities and luminaries from across the world walking the red carpet dressed to the nines.

The opening ceremony had cosmetic giant L’Oreal Paris sending its four brand ambassadors down the red carpet donning their exquisite gowns with L’Or Electric range. The divas Freida Pinto, Jane Fonda, Fan Bing Bing and Eva Longoria appeared in special range created by the brand for the film festival.

Freida Pinto’s strapless high slit pale pink satin gown with crystal bodice designed by Michael Angel was complemented by subtle make up whereas Fan Bing Bing was sporting electric orange lipstick with a beautiful jeweled gown by Christopher Bu featuring oriental motifs.

NIFT Mumbai Graduation Day The talent nurturer National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai, known to endow some crazy heads to the industry, will soon be seeing the hats being tossed as it celebrates‘The Graduation Day 2012’ on 20th May, 2012 at The Lalit Intercontinental, Andheri in Mumbai.

A unique platform for the graduating students from all departments to showcase their exquisite collections, the event will commence with exhibitions and seminars on various projects of the students encompassing areas such as visual merchandising, exhibition & displays designs, Graphic Design, Fashion Journalism, Styling, Photography and many more which aims to provide design innovations and inventions for the growing fashion industry.

The highlight of the event will be Fashion Designing and Knitwear Designing Department students showcasing their respective collections titled Fashionova and Knitmoda, witnessing some of the exciting themes the students have worked on likeKhiraj-a-Jannat,Hypnotic Daze,Saudade, Dusky Adieu,Dream Catchers,Raised by the Streets and Time Starts Now.

About the event, Sr. Professor SharmilaDua,NIFT,Mumbai stated, “The Graduation Show 2012 is an attempt to create a modern and internationally relevant statement in fashion. It showcases the creative genius of the orchestration of brilliant young minds ready to take on the world of Fashion. It is the culmination of four years of learning by doing and intertwines the knowledge and skill to mark on the fashion scene.”

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It was the store launch of the label Crimson by accessory designer Sonali Dalwani at Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai which came with the unveiling of her signature collection of accessories and jewellery, of late.

The collection featuring footwear, bags, belts and semi-precious jewellery, all carefully crafted from the finest silks, natural fibers and faux leathers, is perfect for this Spring Summer, in sync with the trends of the seasons.

The fun-filled, bright and colorful range of bags is comprised of medium sized totes, messenger bags and clutches in various shapes and forms, along with heavily embellished bridal clutches. Similarly, the assortment of jewellery by the designer screams of eclecticism featuring the fusion of semi-precious stones, agates and kundan pieces into Western styling. The highlight of the collection is a range of embellished bridal wedges.

Cotton Council International Celebrated COTTONSCAPE
An event that celebrates COTTON, the fiber that loves you back

Mumbai, May 8, 2012: Fashion and textile industry leaders gathered to celebrate COTTONSCAPE, a day dedicated to celebrating cotton in fashion. The event featured fashion shows by Rina Dhaka, Anita Dongre and Provogue, a fashion trend forecast, denim art installation featuring fabrics from Arvind’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection as evening wear, a cotton photography exhibit, and a seminar about the future of cotton in India at the consumer level.

Celebrities from the fashion and entertainment fraternity who attended the event were Urmila Matondkar and Sangeeta Bijlani, Rakesh Vashisht, Geeta Basra, Jiah Khan Rina Dhaka, Alex O’Neil, Namrata Shroff, Nandita Mahtani and many more.

The event centered around an industry discussion panel led by the Cotton Association of India titled “Cotton Promotion in India: what has been done, what needs to be done, and why it’s important”. The panel addressed issues facing cotton at the retail level such as eroding market share and competition from synthetic fibers.

To highlight the versatility of cotton fabric the event included a cotton art installation featuring denim fabrics by Arvind. Let’s Design season 4 finalist Astha Narang, displayed her denim COTTONSCAPE with a series of denim evening outfits.

The evening opened with a trend presentation, by COTTONSCAPE’s fashion forecast partner, Stylesight. The presentation gave designers and brands insight into the anticipated trends for Autumn/ Winter 2012.

CCI honored industry members for their commitment to cotton in a glamorous award ceremony. Best Menswear in Cotton was bagged by Lecoanet Hemant while Rahul Mishra got the Best Womenswear in Cotton award. Masaba won the Emerging Influencer in Cotton, the Outstanding Achievement in Promotion of Cotton by a Designer award went to Narendra Kumar and the Outstanding Achievement in Promotion of Cotton by a brand went to Fab India. The award ceremony was broken up by three fashion shows each showing a unique side to cotton design.

The fashion show commenced with Anita Dongre’s brand, Grassroot.

Followed by Provogue’s Spring/Summer collection 2012 took masculine fashion to a new level. The evening came to a close with an exclusive cotton collection by Rina Dhaka.

“With COTTONSCAPE, Cotton Council International wanted to create a networking event for the fashion and textile industries to encourage consumers to experience the versatility of the only fabric that loves you back- Cotton”, concluded Sachit Bhatia, Cotton Council International Representative.

COTTONSCAPE is brought to you in association with art installation partner Arvind Brands, online fashion partner Fashiofad.in, trade magazine partner Apparel Online, magazine partner Atelier and business magazine partner Outlook Business.

Revival of Schiaparelli Well, one of the freewheeling non-conforming true rebels of the flapper era, Elsa Schiaparelli is back on the block. After her Met fame, the designer who had shut down her label after World War II is seeing the light of day.

The label Schiaparelli which is now owned by Diego Della Valle of Tod’s is being revived. The iconic label with an assortment of chic suits and accessories will come in force soon as a couture label with perfumes, jewellery and exquisite pieces on offer, taking forward the legacy of the designer.

And if rumors are to be believed, John Galliano is in the run to hold the reins of the brand as its Creative Director, giving way to this plausible affair where the design philosophy of a femme fatale of the gone-by era will be reinterpreted by a bête noire of today.

One of the most intriguing showcasing to mesmerize the superheroes-obsessed generation of today lately surfaced at the ramp of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia 2012.

The collaboration between label ‘Romance Was Born’ and Marvel comics had interesting couture designs on display featuring superheroes and their paraphernalia. The SS 2013 collection by Luke Sales and Anna Plunkett of ‘Romance Was Born’ delves the archive of the world of Marvel with impressive iconography.

The graphic prints on well-tailored dresses with structured shoulders and high hemlines had everyone right from Superman to Avenger exhibiting their exploits. The psychedelic prints, sequined fabrics and beaded patchwork rendered fantastical feel to the collection.

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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Harrods

Fendi Baguette turns 15

Loreal Divas At Cannes

NIFT Mumbai Graduation Day

blueFROG! Present

Crimson SS 12 Accessories

Cottonscape 2012

Revival of Schiaparelli

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