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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Fish Fest @ Club Czar
Club Czar brings something exciting and special for foodies this season. Savor your taste buds on a wide variety of fish dishes cooked with fresh herbs and spices from around the world. So don’t think twice and come on over to enjoy this food festival with your friends and family. (Rs.385-Rs. 550)…
Treasures of Rajasthan
Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur along with Vivek Nair of Leela Group of Hotels hosted friends of the royals dinner at Leela Palace, New Delhi, to announce the exhibition titled "Treasures of Rajasthan", an initiative by Princess Diya Kumari.
The highlight of the evening was a fashion show hosted by Raghavendra Rathore, with the likes of Raseel and Naveen Ansal, Vikrum Baidyanath, Pushpanjali Chawla, Tanisha Mohan, Shiv Karan, Arkesh Singh Deo, Dilshad Sheikh, Maharaj Narendra Singh, Lisa Laland Tikka Shatrujit walk the ramp for him.
A proactive effort by Princess Diya Kumari, ‘Treasures of Rajasthan’ is a unique public-private partnership venture between the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Trust and the Government of Rajasthan. It hopes to garner for Rajasthan, the recognition it so richly deserves! To be held at the Egyptian Embassy, New Delhi on 5th & 6th November, the exposition is a platform to promote Rajasthan, not just as a tourism destination but also as a centre of exquisite art and crafts.
Sabyasachi in Hyderabad
The exquisite designs by couturier Sabyasachi Mukherjee will grace the wardrobes of fashion enthusiasts in Hyderabad as the designer recently launched his new store at the Banjara Hills area of the city.
To celebrate the launch of this lavish 4000 square feet of space, personally designed by Sabyasachi himself, the designer hosted a special lunch at the Taj Falaknuma Palace, followed by a performance by Shubha Mudgal.
The space is decorated by the hundreds of clocks on the walls, intricately embroidered lampshades and curated living artifacts from Sabyasachi art foundations. The store carries complete range of Sabyasachi’s labels – Sabyasachi Couture, bridal, Sabyasachi by Sabyasachi and Chotu Sabyasachi.
On the launch Sabyasachi said, “This is one of my most beautiful works ever. I have put all my creative energy into designing this space and it is very dear to my heart. This is an exciting step for us and I hope the city of Hyderabad will appreciate our store."
The lunch saw glam brigade of the city walking in wearing Sabyasachi designs. The attendees included Pinky Reddy, Shilpa Reddy, Preeti Reddy, Gayatri Reddy, Suhani Pittie, Deepthi Reddy, Indrani Dasgupta, Mridula, Keerthi, Purnima, Sapna & Indu Raju amongst others.
fashionfad’s fashion feed on Jakarta Fashion Week SS’13 Sabyasachi and Pia Pauro Store Launch Keep Walking by Arjun Khanna BYSI AW13 Treasures of Rajasthan Blog on Milan SS’13 Trends and more…
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Milan SS’13 Trend Report
The SS13 season seen to be uplift in the variety and experimentation compared to the previous, the impact of the crisis now has a new direction. The shift of market and consumers has added a complete newness to the whole edition of fashion week.
Major designers were not still ready to take a risk on their call, thus we saw ‘still to the basic brand strategy’. Antonio Marras with his romanticism call with floral prints, followed by Prada’s Japanese inspired flower power and Roberto Cavalli’s digital flora fauna prints. Dolce Gabbana decided to develop their basic style and focused on culture of Sicily. Arrival of Jil Sander has added continuation to the cleanness of the Brand.
Silhouette: Majorly long and short dresses, narrow and skinny pants, jackets, long coats. Some light airy dresses from Roberto Cavalli, Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferre, Francesco Scognamiglio and Iceberg. Clean semi-structured dresses which are very delicately crafted. Double breasted jacket is quite trendy for this season Trussardi and Jil Sander gave a huge focus into it.
Colors: Once again the white color is the major focus, with vary pastel shaded print and aquatic umbrage. Colors, which attracted my attention the most are bright yellow by Trussardi, black & red in Prada, leaf green & baby pink from Marni and bright red along with royal blue on Jil Sander runway.
Prints: As always, summer give a new birth to the prints, the practice and application of flora & fauna saw some newness at SS13. Antonio Marras ‘burst’ with romantic prints in a vary of semi-digital manner, cheetah prints were used by Dsquared2 in a very sexy urban way, Dolce & Gabbana Sicily’s folk countryside prints, blossoming garden flower s were represented on the runway of Etro, Prada’s flower application in applique and printed ways and the most catchy digital urban prints with layers by Cavalli.
Accessories: Next summer saw some small hand bags and clutches coordinating the complete look. Trussardi saddler style leather bags, Marni black leather bags with silver studs, Marras small white leather bags with piping matching the dress, Dolce Gabbana raffia basket weave bags, Jil sander clean mono color hand bags and Etro flower printed bags.
The street capture already have some trend matched up for the next season, the black shirt with flat big red half pant, Bright yellow over coat which we saw in Trussardi too and the essence of white – clean, pure and minimal, with embroidery and hand crafted technique.
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BYSI AW 2013
The Singapore-based fast fashion brand bYSI reveals its Autumn Winter 2012 collection with main themes Radical Urbanity, Hyperculture and Mystic Warrior. The collection comes in bright opulent solid colors juxtaposed with neutrals and fashion prints along with strong fluid silhouettes and simple structured lines. The theme ‘Radical Urbanity’ is the updated take of the 90s minimalist trend meant for a new modern woman. The range employs fabrics like cotton twill, cotton satin and polyester blends with experimentation with details.
‘Hyperculture’ is the celebration of cultures from all around the world with bright bold colors and prints in both fluid and cultural inspired silhouette. A new updated version of the ongoing cultural trend the range is done using fabrics like chiffon and wool, along with rayon and viscose.
Reflecting the sensual and soft side of a modern strong woman is the range titled ‘Mystic Warrior’. The strong structured silhouettes around the shoulders and collars render the warrior feel whereas mysticism comes alive in the form of matching slim flowy and embellished bottom.
Keep Walking by Arjun Khanna
Arjun Khanna the designer best known for bespoke menswear in India, mesmerized the audience off late with his stunning ‘Keep Walking’ collection, a symbol of ‘masculine sartorial style’.
The collection showcased looks inspired by the six unique labels from the House of Walker – Johnnie Walker Red Label, Johnnie Walker Black Label, Johnnie Walker Double Black, Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve, Johnnie Walker Platinum 18 and Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
The concept behind this collection represents the flavor and essence of each of the six Johnnie Walker labels in the ultimate collaboration of style and spirit, says Arjun.
Jakarta Fashion Week SS13
One of the Southeast Asia’s definitive fashion events Jakarta Fashion Week is being held from November 9 to 12 at Plaza Senayan in Jakarta.The event highlighting Indonesian fashion industry has more than 59 shows featuring over 180 designers, all presenting their latest collections. With an aim to establish Jakarta as a reputable fashion capital in Asia, the fashion week kicked off by Sebastian Gunawan from Indonesia and Lie Sang Bong from South Korea. The show titled ‘Indonesia Today and World Tomorrow’ made the designers represent their own origin and culture and visualize it into the finest works.
The day 2 featured some interesting shows like Grazia Glitz & Glam showcasing the creations of local celebrities like Marissa Nasution, Luna Maya and Dimas Beck. Also the young designers of Thailand, Payapa and Paul Direk adorned the runway with their exquisite designs. While Designer Ivan Gunawan presented his collection titled, ‘Mysterious Regal’ – a collection that saw women from different sides. On offer were nightgowns and wedding gowns by Paul Meliana. The use of fabrics like chiffon, lace and brocade in hues like amethyst, plum and fuschia made the collection to stand out.
Pia Pauro Store launch
Pia Pauro’s flagship store is nestled away at trendy Meherchand Market, New Delhi. With nomadic tent interiors, exotic geometrical Kilim carpets and Areca palm trees, the 400 sq ft space reflects all elements of the brand. The neutral interiors have been designed to portray an organic consciousness and to provide an underline to the vibrant clothes.Excited to be finally able to share her creativity, Pia has a special range which includes sarees, kurtas, tunics, dresses and bags, at her store.
