The Tree of Life star Jessica Chastain has recently been chosen as the face of the new fragrance, ‘Manifesto’ of Yves Saint Laurent.
The American actress following in the footsteps of Emily Blunt and Kate Moss will be the ambassadress of the perfume which will be launched in August.
About this association with the brand Jessica feels all thrilled and says that the brand’s values of unwavering commitment and absolute fashion have always inspired her deeply.
It was back in 2007 when textile artist Donna Franklin came up with a living fungus dress banking upon its color changing properties, and now she is eyeing red wine to design womenswear range.
The designer has collaborated with a team of scientists from the University of Western Australia who created a leather-look-like substance by adding bacteria to red wine. The project redefining the prod
uction of woven materials aims at creating a bacterial fermented seamless garment that forms without a single stitch.
The fabric is created by adding a bacteria called acetobacter in wine to give a layer of scum like surface which is further dried on a mannequin to get the desired shape. The tissue paper like fiber is being worked upon by researchers to lend strength to it.
Vertu, the luxury mobile phones maker has partnered with Smile Train, a New York based organization with the mission of providing free corrective surgery for children with unrepaired cleft lips and palates in approximately 80 developing countries.
The two will celebrate the highly anticipated launch of their first charity handset accompanied by a private view of Mary McCartney photographs documenting the charity’s incredible work.
The partnership between Vertu and Smile Train is driven by the belief that everyone should have the right to clear communication. At the heart of the partnership is the creation of the handset Constellation Smile, a unique variant of Vertu’s most recent smartphone offering, Constellation Touch which sees Vertu donating 200 euro from each Constellation Smile to the charity.
Vertu has committed at least one million euro to Smile Train through the sales of Constellation Smile, and for every Constellation Smile sold, an operation to transform a child’s life will be funded by Vertu resulting in a life being changed for the better.
Gucci in association with The Tribeca Film Institute announced the 2012 recipients selected for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund.
Eight projects have been selected from a record 697 submissions from 56 countries to receive a total of $150,000, to be administered by the Tribeca Film Institute. The projects that will collectively receive $100,000 total in funding for the 2012 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund are: E-Team, God Loves Uganda, First to Fall, Mercy Mercy and Two Children of Red Mosque.
The Fund, now in its fifth year, provides finishing finances, year-round support and guidance to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films highlighting and humanizing issues of social importance from around the world.
For the second year, the PPR Corporate Foundation for Women’s Dignity & Rights has joined the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund to present the Spotlighting Women Documentary Award. Three film projects have been chosen that illuminate the courage, compassion, extraordinary strength of character, and contributions of women from around the world, including Iran, Timor-Leste and Nigeria.
2012 projects were selected by a jury consisting of Marshall Curry, Jesse Dylan, James Franco, Barbara Kopple, Andrea Meditch, and Robin Wright. The committee chose the recipients from finalists selected by TFI. In addition to funding, grantees will each receive year-round support from TFI, including one-on-one guidance and consultation to help each film to reach completion, enter the marketplace, and find broader audiences for their work.
The Delhi based designer Gautam Gupta unveils his Spring Summer 2012 collection under the label Autre. The collection titled, ‘Lime Chuski’ offers the fresh and flamboyant designs exuding the fluorescent appeal of the season. Fabrics used for the collection are georgettes, chiffons, chanderi, organza, cotton and linen. Colours used for the theme are fuchsia, lime green, sunny yellow, orange and aqua.
The use of specialized Indian embroidery like Kantha work, Phulkari work, Kashmiri embroidery, Parsi gara embroidery, Ari and Zardosi along with beads, cut dana and sequins can be witnessed in designs.
About his latest collection Designer Gautam Gupta says, “The theme ‘Lime chuski’ represent happiness, freedom, bonding and enjoying life at every moment. We have used mixture of bright colours, flowing and carefree silhouettes, soft textiles with digital printing and rich Indian embroidery.”
The recently concluded IIFA Rocks 2012 saw designer Varun Bahl presenting his exquisite collection in collaboration with Grey Goose Vodka.
The vibrant collection titled, Grey Goose Journey was inspired by 4 cocktails crafted after the four exotic locations of the world varying from sophisticated Paris, to Edgy Tokyo, to playful Spain and finally to disco Bombay.
The edgy range done in different hues of black, orange and blue featured dresses with ruffles, tiers and drapes predominantly. Also featuring were skirts, pants and long jackets. The fit-and-flare designs with use of sheer, lace and sequins were well complemented by eccentric head gears rendering a quirky look.
The platinum and gold collection includes bangles, long earrings, cocktail rings and everyday pendants accentuated with hints of rose gold, pearls and colored stones.
Restyled natural and pure form is the essence of the collection featuring delicate flowers and stylized decorations, of fine gold and natural gems of the rarest quality.
The scorching summer heat in Delhi comes with a rollicking vacation on the beaches of Ibiza, for many. Infact, the idea of the party town of Ibiza is hot favourite among the party throwers.
And one such recent event organized by Jewellery Designer Garema Nagpal and The Gallery on MG Mall transported the fashionistas of the city to Ibiza by showcasing the resort wear collection 2012 of designers Hemant Nandita, Preeti Chandra and Parvesh & Jai.
The collections on display were a bouquet of flowing printed dresses combined with minimalistic thread embroidery in neon and tangerine colors of hot pink, orange, yellow, green and lemon.
The afternoon event was attended by the who’s who of the city including Nusrat Wani, Nilofar Wani, Sonya Khanna, Sujata Tomar, Rashmi Virmani, Karishma Nath, Mayyur Girotra ,Neha Khanna, Mukla Arora and many more.
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With London Olympics merely a month away the fashion ante is only bound to rise. The list of fashion-meets-Olympics featuring the names of the fashion stalwarts designing Olympic kits for their respective countries is now joined by a bunch Supermodels.
Making the rounds are the names of the catwalk queens like Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Rosie Huntington Whiteley who are supposed to appear at the closing ceremony of the games wearing creations by the British designers like Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.
