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Evening Gowns by Alice+Olivia
After hitting bull
 The man who sold the world, David Bowie might have crooned about the hollowness of fame but ironically, he gets a bigger pie of it, as Victoria & Albert Museum immortalizes the rock & roll genius.
The museum, situated in London has been given the access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first International retrospective of the career of the English rock star. The exhibition titled, “David Bowie is”, scheduled from March 23 to July 28, 2013, will explore his broad range of collaborations with artists and designers in the fields of fashion, sound, graphics, theatre, art and film.
The exhibition will feature more than 300 objects from the archive of Bowie like handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, his own instruments and album artwork.
On display will be his Ziggy Stardust bodysuits designed by Freddie Burretti, photography by Brian Duffy, album sleeve artwork by Guy Peellaert and Edward Bell, visual excerpts from films and live performances including The Man Who Fell to Earth, music videos such as Boys Keep Swinging and set designs created for the Diamond Dogs tour amongst other souvenirs from his extraordinary career..
The tenth anniversary of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant comes with the launch of The Big Chair Project – an exciting collaboration with some of the top names in fashion, art and design.
Fifteen Restaurant – the social enterprise set up to mentor young people and train them to become chefs, has got twenty iconic ANT Chairs donated by furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen – for the artists to impose a personal, food-inspired designs.
The artists like Paul Smith, Tracey Emin, Christopher Bailey, Cath Kidston and Sarah Burton are working to create unique designs that will be auctioned to raise money for Jamie Oliver’s Charity, Better Food Foundation.
Commenting on his chair designer Paul Smith said, “I’ve been a bit naughty, because on the front side of the chair it is full of cakes and all those delicious things that are bad for you, then on the back of the chair it’s full of healthy stuff – lots of fruit, vegetables and lettuce – it’s both sides of the coin really, the bad side and the good side. It’s not really the chair – it’s not really the fact, its Paul Smith.”
Even Jamie Oliver himself is also customizing a classic Egg chair and footstool besides an ANT chair he will design in collaboration with photographer David Loftus.
Amongst 20 of these chairs six will be available to win as part of lottery by simply buying a ticket at the www.thebigchairproject.org. The remaining will be auctioned online which will close in October, after a mix of online and live bidding.
 The luxury fashion boutique, Kimaya, recently, offered the city of Hyderabad a real taste of high fashion by launching its new store at Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Being touted as the first ever luxury fashion house of the city with all the top designers in the country, the store launch, hosted by Pradeep & Neha Hirani of Kimaya came with a magnificent fashion showcasing.
The 3500 square feet of luxury space boasts of subdued sumptuousness where the muted colors exude a quiet elegance. The store stocks the designs of the likes of Rohit Bal, Sabyasachi, Tarun Tahiliani, Anamika Khanna, Abraham & Thakore, Manish Arora, Falguni & Shane Peacock and Rajesh Pratap Singh amongst others.
About the launch Pradeep Hirani, said, “Being the first ever multi brand designer store in Hyderabad, retailing top designers of the country, Kimaya is sure to add a different dimension to fashion presenting a retail experience will go beyond the mere obvious! Inspirational and niche, Kimaya is poised to be the very last word in fashion in the city of Nawabs. We will do full justice to the city by bringing in the latest in fashion trends and haute couture”.
 After hitting bull’s eye with its sparkling yet ultra chic clothing line and becoming favorites of celebrities like katy Perry , Selena Gomez , Emma Roberts etc , Alice+Olivia designer Stacey Bendet took her very first (fashionable) step into the world of evening wear. The brand which is best known for its party looks challenged itself with some elegant evening gowns for their fall collection.
Stacey Bendet amped up her fall collection for more black tie options which included details like leather bodices, open backs and tiered lace skirts with touches of glitter and plenty of sequins that made her line so popular. Considering the brand’s clientage which includes the crème de la crème of Hollywood we are sure to be dazzled much more by the Alice+Olivia magic on the red carpet.
P.S Good News for the brand’s Indian fans , the elegant gown collection will also be available at the Kitsch Delhi & Mumbai stores.
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Well, when it comes to something scrumptious like macaroons from Laduree, the packaging goes unnoticed, but then may be Lanvin let us eat more from eyes.
For all those gourmets who incorrigibly love to gorge on Sushi there comes a fashion feast in the form of a dress made of Sushi.
The bête noire of 60s, Rudi Gernreich, known for his original designs of monokini and pubikini, is making a delinquent comeback – as the fashion legacy he left could be cherished again with the relaunch of the label Gernreich.
It was a night of glamour and luxury in the romantic city of Venice, when Blake Lively looking every bit of the diva that she is and also now the new face of Gucci’s fragrance stepped out for the launch of Gucci’s Première. The new Première Fragrance is inspired by the beautiful gowns from the Gucci Première couture collection shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
