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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Chanel Bijou Eyewear
A peep into the baroque opulence of the costume jewellery of the past makes designer Karl Lagerfeld to come up with the new Chanel eyewear Bijou collection, combining exquisite metalwork with unique expertise.
The collection sees transformation of feminine frames into truly precious pieces of jewellery with temples adorned with unique intricate metalwork. Elegantly concealed among the spirals and scrolls of metal lace carved entirely by hand are emblematic Chanel symbols – a clover, a double C and a camellia.
On the rounded oversized and wraparound shapes, the ultra-wide temples create a confidently feminine style, while the ‘butterfly’ and ‘cat’s eye’ frames feature finer rectangular or cylindrical temples for a more graceful look.
The crystal-clear shine of the metal on the temples – in pale aged gold or palladium – is in subtle contrast with the pastel shades of lilac, celadon green, turquoise, pink and limpid blue, or the deeper shades of garnet and black, offering this Bijou collection a rich palette of colours.
Kama Ayurveda Launch Soir_e
The authentic Ayurveda brand, Kama Ayurveda recently celebrated the launch of its first store at Khan Market in New Delhi.
The event saw the brand showcasing its newly launched products such as the hand and foot cream and fabulous gift boxes. Kama Ayurveda also introduced a night and day cream and a face scrub to their existing men’s range.
Speaking on the occasion, Vivek Sahni, Director, Kama Ayurveda said, “We are delighted with the overwhelming response. This was an opportunity to do a launch event for our customers, friends and the Kama family that has supported us for over a decade. We look forward to more such opportunities in the future.”
The launch event was graced by the glam brigade of the city including Rohit Bal, Kavita Bhartia, Malini Ramani and Rahul Khanna along with popular personalities from the city like Kalyani Chawla, Ravi Thakran, William Bissell, Ameeta Seth, Romi Chopra, Mala Singh, Bharti Kher, Bindu Vadehra, Natasha Nanda, Deepika Jindal, Adil Ahmed, Pia Singh, Aman Nath, Francis Wacziarg, Selena Bijli, Vijaya Singh and Nitya Bharany amongst others.
The Launch of Mondo Casa
Lately, socialite Kunika Singh hosted a high tea and champagne preview to present a new lifestyle space ‘Mondo Casa’ at Raghuvanshi South, Lower Parel in Mumbai.With a focus on affordable luxury, the store offers exquisite tableware, crystals, accessories and soft furnishings from some of the leading European brands, displayed over a three storeyed space in an exclusive English mansion like structure.
The store houses crockery and cutlery by Wedgwood, an extensive collection designed by Vera Wang for Wedgwood, Jasper Conran’s line of tableware for both Wedgwood and Waterford, an eclectic range by Royal Doulton, Val Saint Lambert’s unique mouth blown and hand cut pieces and exotic porcelains by J.L Coquet.
The event was attended by the glitterati and chatterati of the city like Chhaya Momaya, Lata Patel, Deepika Gehani, Nisha Javeri, Pooja Bedi, Tanya Kumar, Payal Kilachand, Kintu Bajaj, Roopa Vohra, Rehu Mehra, Ina Arora, Azmina R, Rouble Nagi, Dilsham Khambata,Archana Kochchar, Reshma Merchant, Kiran Datwani, Punita Bhalla, Kaushika Hemdev, Sheeba and Bhagyashree amongst others.
Maheep Kapoor for Satyani
To celebrate the launch of her festive jewellery line, designer Maheep Kapoor, along with Shravan and Nitya, hosted a champagne evening at Satyani’s Diamond Boutique at Bandra in Mumbai.
The new jewellery line with intense yellow diamonds, emeralds and rubies exclusively for Satyani’s is a beautiful range comprising of chaandbalis and jhumkas mainly. The creations are Mughal inspired and epitomizes traditional Indian jewellery with a modern twist.
About her collection, Maheep said, “Classic jewellery pieces like a solitaire ring or solitaire bracelets will never go out of fashion. A girl will always want her first piece to be a solitaire. When women spend a certain amount of money on jewellery they want those pieces to stay with them forever. Jewellery is passed on from one generation to another, so classics will always be in demand.”
The event was graced by who’s who of the tinsel town including Sridevi & Boney Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Genelia D’Souza, Sohail & Seema Khan, Rupa Fabiani, Krishika Lulla, Neelam Kothari, Anu Dewan, Sheetal Mafatlal, Preeti Jhangiani, Parveen Dabbas, Shabina Khan, Shalini Piramal, Vardhaman Choksi, Manila Raj Kumar Santoshi and Arzoo Govarikar amongst others.
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Shillong Fashion Weekend
Ladies and Gentlemen, here we present to you yet another Fashion Week – end at Shillong, an initiative by Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma and the Directorate of Sericulture. The event saw some known names from the fashion fraternity with charismatic Rohit Bal as the Chief Guest.
With an objective to create a link between the poor farmers who are engaged in sericulture farming, it worked as a good base for young designers who will take time to get their first break into major fashion weeks. To my surprise there is a NIFT(National institute of Fashion) in Shillong . And the government had made provision for the students to participate in the same showing by selecting the work of a few talented designers.
The fashion week-end, as most of us called it as, had Raakesh Agarwal, Chandrani Singh Flora, Jenjum Gadi , Anand Bhushan, Urvashi kaur along with equally talented local designers showcasing regional textiles and the culture of the state, though it was far less than expected. Grand Finale by Gaurav & Ritika and Nachiket Barve as usual brought lot of drama to the stage with the performance of their local Opera Singer.Gaurav & Ritika show had a Victorian feel while Nachiket’s show was an artwork of its kind depicting applique, texturising, beading, shibori and origami dyeing techniques.
However, their local designers Senti Nongrum used handloom to create a modern yet chic collection. Some of the other participating designers from the region like Sophie M and Amoii had unique style of showcasing Meghalaya’s rich art, culture and textiles (though very few of them managed to showcase with fimesse).
Besides the fashion weekend, Shillong known as the ‘Scotland of the East’ because of its resemblance to Scottish Highlands, had a lot to offer for visiting fashion aficionados including their very multitalented Chief Minister. As we got to know during after parties that Mukul Sangma in addition to leading the state is a doctor in medicine and is an excellent singer too.
In spite of organisational glitches which goes without explanation,it was a good effort and presume the follow up Fashion Week in Shillong will have a lot to offer to their designers. Something worth considering for Fashion Design Council of India.
Posted by : Deepa Srivastava Kumar at 6:45 PM
Jade Cocktail Sarees 2012
The recently held annual Jade Saree Festival in Mumbai saw the launch of the Jade Cocktail Saree Collection 2012-2013 by Monika and Karishma, offering a wide range of modern, chic and elegant sarees.
The collection with young and pop color palette along with sophisticated evening colors like midnight blue employs fabrics like French chiffons, laces and tulle. The range of sarees pays special attention to the minimal embroidery detailing allowing the sarees to flow gracefully, and the cut of the blouse that accompanies each saree.
The event saw the Saree Draping Workshops to explain the nuances of a variety of saree drapes. For those wanting to don a saree on the go, there was a variety of pre pleated sarees.
Speaking about the collection, designers Monica & Karishma, comment “At Jade, we revere the saree and consider it our ideal canvas, the play of colours; embroidery and draping make the saree an absolute joy to design. In many ways, the saree is a reflection of our design philosophy, effortless elegance.”
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Roubel Nagi Artscape
The abstracts of sculptor-cum-artist Rouble Nagi hogged the limelight when actor Salman Khan lit the ceremonial lamp at the preview of her latest art works at Olive, Bandra in Mumbai.Through her landscapes the artist focused on the environment, observing the subtle differences and shifts in color value and shape. The works on display had a certain kind of life in them where forms different forms happened to create new shapes altogether. The mix of warm and cool colors; thin transparent paint and thick textured impasto, made every composition to stand out
About this series of landscapes, Rouble, who showcased her work after a gap of four years, said, “This series I painted while I was on the move in Europe and the Middle East. Every landscape is so different than the other, as I painted and ventured into the abstract realm once again."
The preview saw who’s who of the city including Aditya Thackeray, Nitish Rane, Zarine Khan, Kunika Singh, Sheeba, Nisha Jamwval, Pria Kataria Puri, Bina Aziz, Ashmit & Asha Patel, Himalaya Dassani, Karnveer Bohra with Teejay Sidhu, Ronit & Mansi Roy and Tulip Joshi amongst others.
