September 2012 - Page 4 of 16

Having gifted the fashion world some of its biggest names, the hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl is all poised for another season seeing new faces, judges and an exciting theme across new locales.

The announcement of the season four was recently made at The Trident Hotel in Mumbai revealing the names of an interesting panel of host cum judges. The upcoming edition will be judged by Siddharth Mallya and Lisa Haydon, along with a host of celebrity judges, selecting on the criteria of unmatchable oomph, charisma, and the hottest bikini body.

The Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013 will revolve around an exciting theme of ‘Fantasy’. Girls will be styled and groomed to match the theme with high definition make ups and accessories. Tasks such as the Mermaid task, Boot camp task, Elephant task, Talent, Cage task and props used during the show will also reflect the theme.

Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013

The current edition of the show will be shot across picturesque locations of Goa. 12 girls and 3 celebrity judges will duke it out for 8 weeks. The show will air from Monday-Friday, 29th October onwards, 10:30 p.m. on NDTV Good Times.

One of the most awaited show of Milan fashion week, to me this season Miuccia Prada declared the collection as peace , but seems more in a Japanese style, there was an adventurous intrigue between a wicked wildness and a seductive geisha look. The flowers seems to have captured the mind of Miuccia in various ways which states as the symbolic item for this spring summer season.

The show started with a black dress with printed flowers on it. Followed by a change in look to – green long jacket with black panel and white flowers printed on it. Then the classic Prada jacket in black with lots of flowers appliqued on it, there were rarely very few pieces which was without the floral ambiance. Slowly the collection started to go more linear and lighter in shade; you see lot of layering and manipulation, flowers were also used in a graphical way too. The mid length shoes and socks reminds some feeling from the Japanese streets, but the way it is shown in the cat walk is a true feeling and intellectuality of Miuccia Prada.

Through the white back ground and floor appeared the Maxmara girls, wearing draped head band and safari suit. Slowly the whole collection seems like fun in jungle hunting, the oversized sporty look and little shaggy, many were double breasted jackets or manipulation of the same. Certainly there were some knits as sweaters in the shades of brown.

Then you gaze some sexy halter neck animal printed dress a bit remembrance to the late 60’s style. The silhouette of the shoes was all same varying between plain and animal printed. And there was couple of hand bags mostly as a complementary look. This will complete a women’s wardrobe who is looking for a hunting season next summers.

As usual Armani maintained his precision of making sober and clean line, what difference I see in this case is the target client is bit mixed. There is certain part of the collection which is more attracted for the younger generation, off-course this is not the highest intellectual line.

We see a lot of loose shapes and layering happening, folds, round and oval neck line. Starting with muddy brown and kind of grey, and then shifted to the more bold clean and sophisticated golden, metallic weaved texture, jackets with shorts pants. The accessories are structured, from hand bags to clutch bags; animal printed, black and brown.

Artist
Tell us the story of how and when you started with your career as a jewelry designer? What inspired you to choose this career?
I was born into an art and music loving family. Thus art found me early on. That is in fact why I have a slight hunch – I spent a significant part of my childhood drawing on the floor :)

I loved to work with detail, so jewelry was easy choice. I started to take part of the group exhibitions while studies (Estonian Academy of Arts and Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam), so it has very organic development.

Which jewelry designer/brand gave you the most inspiration in your career?
My biggest influence has been my teacher – prof. Kadri Mälk. For her jewelry is much more than just a decoration – it`s a form of living, alter ego. But there are many artists I admire – Manfred Bischoff, Ruudt Peters, Tone Vigeland and many younger ones (Terhi Tolvanen, Eve Margus-Villems, Tarja Tuupanen, Marta Mätsson, Alexander Blank).
From high end brands I love JAR. But to be honest – most of designer brands are sooo boring; they are just copying their glorious past and design language looks like we still live in 19th century.

Tell us about your collection. And how it has evolved/ changed over time?
I am working on many directions on the same time – conceptual jewelry (almost fine arts), fashion jewelry (big pieces for stage and fashion shows) and wearable design series. This gives me artistic freedom, I love to play, I like to be un-definable. I like to clean my head between and start again, like a child who has just discovered some new materials and ideas.

What do you think is the future of artistic jewelry?
I believe that technology (3d printing, laser cutting) will help us to make most diverse and difficult forms into jewelry.

Which decade do you think is the most important to fashion?
Today, always today. But we shouldn’t forget that today is tomorrow yesterday. Personally I get most inspiration from future; there is a huge urge in me that want to run all the time towards horizon.

Tell us something about your first exhibition?
My first bigger solo was presentation of my MA collection in one medieval tower in Tallinn. It was cold and dramatic place – perfect for my slightly gothic fairytales.

What are your upcoming plans or projects?
I am currently working on many upcoming exhibitions – solo shows in Tallinn, Munich and Amsterdam, group exhibitions in San Francisco, Oslo, Lille, Padua etc. We prepare one big show of 6 Estonian jewelry artists in New York MAD museum (will open in March 2013). Besides I am working hard with my jewelry series “Night fly” – I hope that I can start to produce it more and find good places for selling. There is lot of teaching, curating, writing, photographing work beside … I am very passionate and hardworking as you see :)

What suggestion would you like to give to upcoming designers?
Be curious and passionate!

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Posted by : Amal Kiran Jana from Milan,at 04: 52 PM

Seemingly, the recently concluded Delhi Couture Week came to revive Manish Arora-India connect, when he showcased in the Capital after a couple of years, but the designer is out and forward to solidify it, especially, when India is shining on the International ramps like never before.

Reportedly, India’s biggest fashion export Manish Arora is coming up with an India-inspired collection at upcoming Paris Fashion Week, and that too for the first time, internationally. After a slew of quirky, innovative and vivid designs, mainly inspired from popular Western culture, the designer will belt out his Spring Summer 2013, taking inspiration traditional Indian jewellery.

The show will be sponsored by Noida-based conglomerate AMR Group, which has entered into a strategic tie-up with the designer, who would be designing AMR’s forthcoming residential projects in Greater Noida.

Manish Arora’s Indian Coup

The heroine without Manish Malhotra in Bollywood doesn’t quite make a scene, as well as the sense. Gone were the days when leading ladies of the Indian film industry would carry a separate sari on the sets, only to be used when one was wrung to fill a bucket full of tears – now they don’t settle for anything less than 100.

Yes! 100 costumes in a movie, and that too designed by a designer! Showing his genius is Bollywood’s favourite Manish Malhotra who reportedly has broken a record by creating over 100 costumes for actress Kareena Kapoor, starring in the film Heroine. From signature Manish Malhotra opulent lehangas to Bollywood’s love affair with Chiffon sari, the movie revolving around the life of a female actress features more than 100 looks for the different stages in her life.

Its time to get your beauty sleep in style! Savoir Beds who are known for the world’s most luxurious and uniquely handcrafted beds have announced their first collaboration with celebrated fashion designer Rohit Bal and its design collaboration with Louboutin Shoes and Conran stores. Savoir is collaborating with some of the most brilliant minds of 21st century fashion to create unique Savoir Beds. Each creation will then be auctioned to raise fund and awareness for the designer’s charities.

For over a century Savoir Beds have become famous for designing masterpieces for some of the most celebrated people all across the world from Winston Churchill to Marilyn Monroe to Yasmin and Simon Le Bon. These exclusive pieces are made to order using authentic techniques and the very finest natural materials making each bed a work of art proudly signed by its creator. Sensual , Luxurious , Seductive , and Beautiful these are the words that best describe the Savior Bed experience. Inspired by the Savoir luminaries, these fashion visionaries will each design an upholstered bed frame and headboard.

There is a total environment of underwater mystery, the luminous floor and the back ground projected with various aquatic images communicates the real feel and desire of Alberta Ferreti. Each model represented a radiant of sea creature; with the glossy marine look and make up, the hairs are wet and vibrant seems everything is in a liquid. Started with an embroidery dress and bag like water fossil and sea foam. A beautiful black dress with hand in lace like sea weeds very clean and glorified look. There was a heavy use of net, sequence, embroidery, and applique.

The colors kept on shifting from nude to transparent; brown, black, turquoise, sea blue, and sea green. A lot of emphasis was made to create a look of nude and aquatic, thus, there was contrasts to make its more obvious. Most of the collection was dresses varied from full length to mid and some long and short pants.

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Monthly Archives: September 2012

Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013

Prada SS 13 @ Milan

MaxMara SS 13 @ Milan

Emporio Armani SS 13 @ Milan

Tanel Veenre

Manish Arora

100 Costumes for a Heroine

In Bed with Rohit Bal

Alberta Ferretti SS13 @ Milan