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Vintage Goth, a brand playing with alternate fashion and corsetry, is all set to give a glimpse of Gothic Era with its range of designs inspired from the era.

A newly launched brand by SumanBharti offers an exciting range of corsets, dresses, bustiers, skirts, tops and waistcoats. Using jute, cotton, metallic embellishments with brocade and leather the brand tries to keep the spirit of Renaissance alive.

In sync, with the spirit of alternative fashion and the early Gothic period which saw elegant designs with minimal trimmings, the range is subtle, yet experimental. The colour combinations of chocolate browns, whites and beige have been hand-picked and come to life in the form of flowy silhouettes accentuating femininity.

About the launch of the collection designer SumanBharti said, “After extensive interaction with consumers we realized the lack of alternative fashion options in India. With VintageGoth we aim to bring alternative fashion to the doorsteps of our consumers. Influenced by the Gothic era and alternative fashion, the designs move away from colourful brashness and extravagance of today. The focus is on flawless fits coupled with quirky and alternative designs; especially conceptualized for the woman of today.”

The international Spanish Jewellery label, Carrera y Carrera unveils its Dragon Bracelet – a magnificent piece inspired by the dragon, a symbol of strength and power.

A piece belonging to one of the firm’s boldest and most iconic collections, Círculos de Fuego, the unveiling of dragon jacket coincides with the 2012 Year of the Dragon. More than 150 hours of work are behind this piece of art where the characteristic Carrera y Carrera matte-shine effect can be seen on gold.

An example of great craftsmanship, a jewel made entirely byhand by the company’s master jewelers, whose savoir-faire is reflected in thecomplex and original mounting of the piece.Perfectly defined and sculpted scales are observable along the length of the body of this mythological animal, details which bring movement and life to thismini-sculpture.

A sculptural jewel of immense impact, with a weight in precious yellow gold of over 110 grams; 422 brown diamonds with a weight of 3.78 carats; and fourwhite diamonds, one in each eye, totaling 0.16 carats – diamonds that bringtremendous realism and emotion to this superb piece.

The designer Pinky Saraf unveils her latest range of clutches and accessories, all handcrafted to flawless perfection.

Designed using a wide range of fabrics embellished with exotic stones, Swarovski crystals and gems that create stunning motifs, the range by the designer is contemporary yet traditional.

While the timeless appeal of its transcending designs make a signature style statement, the creations have ethical underpinnings and created using organic and naturally occurring fabrics.

Little Black Jacket Tome As we have always maintained that when it comes to Karl Lagerfeld then expect it to be larger-than-life, state of the art with the topping of loads of glamour and bizarreness.

Though not exactly horsing around with dollops of glamour but definitely the designer is all set to glorify one of his pieces, better known as Little Black Jacket. After LBD, its LBJ as Karl has roped in the A-listers to come up with a black-and-white photo-book ‘The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited’, in collaboration with former French Vogue Editor CarineRoitfeld.

To give a glimpse of the book the designer has put up an exhibition in SoHo, New York City featuring 113 black and white images of the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Kanye West, TidaSwilton, all wearing the classic jacket about which the designer states – it takes wearing a jacket on anything but your shoulders to keep it stylish.

It’s like going back to colonial days when The Great Britain was the cynosure of the world. Though they say the history kind of repeats itself but nothing seems likely in case of debt-ridden lager-drinking air-kissing Brits anytime soon. Better they being the wallflower celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, and yes! be all ears to what Victoria Beckham has to say.

The spunky British designer recently showed up in a video talking about everything British, right from music to fashion to Anna Wintour. In the video, titled, Fashion is Great Britain, Victoria emphasized on the fact that she is British, and very proud of being one, what if she lives in Los Angeles.

The video with beautiful background graphics changing every second also sees designer calling Queen an icon, and yes! revealing that David Beckham can’t dance.

Fashion Flash Mob PR Is Flash Mob the next big thing in fashion? May be! As when quirkiness of fashion mingles with the shock of flash mob, it’s almost impossible to evade the result.

Whether it’s Stella McCartney throwing a black tie bash to celebrate her involvement in London Olympics 2012, or the brands organizing one to catch the attention of all and sundry, the idea of flash mob is efficaciously show stealer. The latest to join the bandwagon is Diane Von Furstenberg who showed up at a sample sale event where a bunch of girls startled the shoppers by dancing in matching leggings on the balcony over the fitting room of the venue.

Even last year, Diane resorted to flash mob marketing thing by making a group of women march on the streets of New York City wearing DVF wrap dresses to promote the label’s new fragrance.

Lydia Maurer at Paco Rabanne As there comes the Spring Summer 2013 showcasing in Paris, on ramp will be Lydia Maurer representing PacoRabanne, as the 29-year-old designer is the new Artistic Director of women RTW at the house.

A month after the label parted ways with Manish Arora, there pops up the name of Lydia who had joined PacoRabanne in November 2011, and has had previously worked with Givenchy and YSL.

And as far as Manish’s exit is concerned, then the reasons making the rounds hush that he was only brought for a short term to revive the brand and the brand always wanted to promote someone from within the company who had worked closely with Manish.

The Delhi based jewellery label Rika by Rekha Arora unveils its Spring Summer 2012 collection oozing timelessness and elegance.

The collection is comprised of chunky solid neck pieces embellished with semiprecious stones such as pearls, coral, black agate, jade and amethyst. Strongly influenced by Thai and Burmese artisans, each piece is a rhapsody in strings; silver-and-turquoise necklace and south sea pearl necklace are the most ornate pieces of the collection.

The regal yet wearable range is full of sparkle, color and spontaneity of a summer love as brought to life by Swarovski stones wrapped around the corals and then strung together.

Merely, some 6-year old label ToyWatch has made its way to the closets of the movie stars and celebrities, and in an effort to continue the trend, it recently presented its Toy2Fly Skeletons, reinterpreting the first Toy2Fly collection.

Inspired by the Aviator style the collection is characterized by the skeleton case plasteramic and the bracelet in stitched silicon. The watches from the range come in white and in black with movement in silver, gold or pink gold, in combination with the jewel winder and the clasp.

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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Gothic Era Revisited

2012: Year of Dragon Bracelet

Pinky Saraf Accessories

Little Black Jacket Tome

Victoria Romanticizes Britain

Fashion Flash Mob PR

Lydia Maurer at Paco Rabanne

Rika Jewellery SS12

Toy2Fly Skeleton Watches