Fashion Art and SportsAlways prepared to bring British fashion to the fore, British Fashion Council has done it again by collaborating with nine fashion designers and artists to create one-of-its-kind pieces of art to be displayed at London Festival 2012.

The launch of Britain Creates 2012: Fashion + Art Collusion, running from June 21 to September 9, 2012, will see the fashion designers like Paul Smith, Giles Deacon, Hussein Chalayan, Mary Katrantzou, Nicholas Kirkwood, Stephen Jones and Jonathan Saunders joining hands with different artists to create nine exquisite works of art.

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Amongst all pieces created, something wearable is only created by Designer Giles Deacon in collaboration with conceptual artist Jeremy Dellar. The duo has created a full body running suit with flowing train and a headdress of leaves and feathers. On the other hand, fashion veteran Paul Smith in association with Charming Baker has created an aluminum sculpture, entitled, Triumph in the face of absurdity 2012’ – a life-sized cycle being balanced by a tiny mouse.

The jewellery label Apala by SumitSawhney unveils its latest Monastery Collection, dedicated to ‘The Buddha’.

The eclectic fusion of the contemporary, spiritual and traditional charm, the collection is a result of the designer’s visit to many monasteries in Gangtok and Leh Ladakh. It incorporates various curios, symbols and feel of the monasteries in the form of pendants and earrings featuring written scriptures, motifs, prayer wheels, and even the Dorje.

The handcrafted jewellery in silver with precious and semi-precious gemstones reflects Tibetan colors having spiritual significance. The use of colors like turquoise and coral red comes alive on this contemporary jewellery with traditional Buddha elements. 
 
Raymond Online Model HuntRaymond, of late, crownedPhani Kumar as the proud winner of its Model Huntstaged exclusively on the social media platform, Facebook, as a tribute to the new-age online savvy Indian male.

The Grand Finale held at one of the Raymond Flagship Stores in Mumbai was the culmination of a three month-long activity on Facebook, wherethe winner, Phani Kumar from Hyderabad and the runner-up Sandeep Gaikwad from Mumbai were selected from 10 finalists by Choreographer Marc Robinson and Advertising Veteran N. Sangeetha,after couple of elimination rounds including the Indian and the western wear rounds.

About his experience Phani Kumar shares, “When I left Hyderabad for the Grand Finale in Mumbai, I was confident, but had a bout of nerves when I saw the tough competition I had to face from the nine other finalists. It is a dream achievement to have made it as the winner.”
With much fanfare the 13th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2012 culminated in Singapore recently attracting the attention of all and sundry.

The state of the art glamour laden awards saw the who’s who of the Indian film industry, from veterans to newbies, all dressed to the nines. Apart from Bollywood divas flaunting their ‘modern yet traditional’ style sense, the glitzy fashion shows by Masaba Gupta, Varun Bahl and Suneet Varma stirred a whirlwind of maddening emotions.

Looking sensually spiffy were Bipasha Basu, Chitrangda Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Sameera Reddy, Gauhar Khan, NargisFakhri and KalkiKoechlin and DiaMirza amongst others. 
 

The destination hairdressing salon, b:blunt pays homage to the changing face of India with their latest collection, Mini-12.

The collection showcases forward thinking looks that can be worn anywhere. Pushing the style envelope forward, b:blunt Mini designs bold hairstyles with different shapes and height, to celebrate the country’s crazy, cool and colourful spirit.

To create the young, fun and unique looks, the design team of the salon took inspiration from diversity in the country. Each montage is a reflection of the style quotient that is inherent in many Indian cities.The backdrop graphics of the collection reflects the nuances of Mumbai and Bangalore.

According to Creative Directors, Brent Barber &AdhunaBhabhaniAkhtar, “Mini-12 is an expressionof b:blunt’s efforts to extend the b:blunt family to local Mini salons in your city. The hairstyles are symbolic of a fashion forward era of hair-care, specially designed for a young India”

June 15, 2012
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