November 2012 - Page 15 of 16

Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger has been named as the face of Vivienne Westwood’s new jewellery line.

The Gainsborough palladium jewellery collection comprising of diamond and sapphire pieces in the form of tiaras, earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets is inspired from Vivienne’s paperback jewellery line.

The British diva with unconventional looks comes as a perfect choice for Vivienne’s jewels as reflected in the ad campaign by Juergen Teller.

The journey of storied fashion designer Alexander McQueen ensures to be a bestseller if put into the words. From being a fashion prodigy to breaking many stereotypes to his untimely demise, the journey comes with many interesting twists and turns.

Well, the personal and professional life of the fashion world’s most visionary designer has been framed in a latest book titled Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy, authored by Judith Watt. The book strips away the layers of legend surrounding him, revealing the sartorial genius and the true history of the man who reinvented modern fashion.

Uncovering new details about Lee Alexander McQueen’s humble childhood in East London, author Judith Watt traces the young designer’s ascent—from his graduate collection at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design to his over-the-top runway shows to the designs he created just days before his death at age forty. The volume delivers a comprehensive, in-depth look at the most provocative designer of a generation, illustrated throughout with McQueen’s personal drawings and ephemera as well as a mixture of exquisite catwalk and editorial fashion images.

If you are the one who starts pulling their hair in disgust on the mention of Gangnam Style, you are not the only one. The video featuring South Korean pop sensation PSY which went viral recently somehow embodies the contemporary Korean culture, very phenomenon of K-pop and its fascination with artificial beauty and gaudy fashion.

The very innards of this shape shifting Korean society are highlighted in a video by Vice which brings to the fore some interesting facts. From hello kitty cute couples opting for matching innerwear to the fad of plastic surgeries, the Capital of South Korea, Seoul seems flourishing on its unconventional alternative mores and definitions.

With social and sexual conventions being softened gradually, the city has its own distinct definition of beauty and fashion with vanity being its favourite sin. The plastic surgery capital of the world, Seoul boasts of the highest number of surgeries per capita with one out of 5 girls in the city having gone through some kind of facial surgical procedure, and plastic surgeries being the most popular graduation gifts for girls by their parents.

The obsession with Western look, going under knife for double eyelids and getting face with more volume seem to have taken over the young rebellious shape-shifting crowd of the city which overtly attribute the fascination for plastic surgeries to their intense desire to look as pretty as celebrities.

The first ever exhibition devoted to Chloe names, Chloe. Attitudes opened at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo recently, celebrating its sixty years of contribution to the fashion industry since 1952.

The avant-garde exhibition offers a dramatic interpretation of Chloe’s playful spirit that spans seven decades, piecing iconic designers who have marked the history of Chloé including the beginnings of the House under the innovative vision of its founder Gaby Aghion and its current creative director Clare Waight Keller.

The exhibition focuses on combinations of silhouettes that perfectly express the vision of Gaby Aghion besides highlighting the ambition of its founder; to create a casual wardrobe and elegant for women who were subjected to more high fashion and lifestyle.

Seventy pieces selected in the archives of the House including dresses and ensembles are on display. 70s while silk crepe, graphic prints of 1960s, references borrowed from Bauhaus and details that recall the work of Aubrey Beardsley and surrealist themes and offset saturated colors of 1980s form the exhibition.

Sketches of 1958 to 1985 never exposed to this day and iconic fashion photos signed by famous photographers such Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Jeanloup Sieff, David Bailey and Deborah Turbeville are also on display, revealing new interpretations of the Chloé woman.

Barista Lavazza, the pioneer of café culture in India has launch a new precedence in the café and fashion industry. The coffee chain, known for its innovative marketing and thematic campaigns has tied up with globally renowned Fashion designer Rina Dhaka to infuse a nuova vita into its menu, F&B offerings and all other aspects of its cafes.

The style wizardess, Rina Dhaka has drawn inspiration from one of the most prominent fashion capitals of the world, Milan, to create ‘Milano Collezioni’ – a tour de force, thematic collection of F&B items,redesigning uniform of the Barista’s and store accessories; she has whipped up a nuova image of the Barista cafés all over the country. The designer has also given her signature touch to the menu which is in the form of a catalogue as well as the nomenclature of the newly introduced F&B products and much more.

The special thematic menu, which has drawn inspiration from fashion, has several new food and beverage items added to the menu. The new menu has been divided into four important sections – Nuova Collezione, Collezione Coffee, Collezione Bites and Collezione Desserts. Milano Collezioni has mastered the art of pairing food with coffee, as coffee and conversation often leads to food.

The beauty giant Estee Lauder Companies under its Breast Cancer Awareness campaign hosted a special live performance of Kavita Seth at Aer Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai, lately.

Held in association with Universal Music Group and Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai the event aimed at bringing higher awareness for breast cancer and raise funds to support medical treatment and research. On the occasion, Aer, the 34th floor open air lounge at the hotel shone pink as part of Estee Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign’s Global Landmark Illumination Initiative.
The celebratory charity evening donated all proceeds raised from the event to support research, counseling and treatment programmes for less fortunate women at the Women’s Cancer Initiative – Tata Memorial Hospital
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The special evening witnessed the illustrious names from all walks of life relishing a scrumptious selection of pink themed desserts and hors d’oeuvres. The attendees included Zareen Khan, cricketer Kevin Pietersen, Anil and Sabina Chopra, Kadambari Lakhani, Akshay and Payal Kilachand, Monica Vaziralli, Niraj & Minal Bajaj, Chaya Momaya, Harleen Kaur, Leetu Shivdasani, Ira & Lillete Dubey, Sangita Kathiawada, Ashok Kurrien, Hari Haran & Leslie Louis, Farhat Jamal, Javed Ahmed, Anish and Vinita Trivedi amongst others.

An artist par excellence Salva Rasool known for her original modern Arabic masterpieces creates a series of Arabic Calligraphy paintings being displayed at Nehru Centre Art Gallery Mumbai till November 5, 2012.

Recognized the world over for her insatiable urge in calligraphically created abstract Arabic art which is inspired by her rich Indian heritage while keeping pace with the modern times, Salva constantly keeps innovating and experimenting with a myriad of colors, styles and textures.

Her urge to innovate comes alive in her latest series on display. The paintings are a reflection of her imagination and vision that have set the stage to take the written word far beyond just pen and paper. The artist has used different medium to create works giving them the individuality and at the same time has kept her signature style in tandem. Each painting represents the epitome of Arabic text at its best and varies in different size that gives her audience to make a choice in different size format.

For designer duo Meera Rohit fashion is about reinventing lingering styles of the past. Their label Rivaayat with its colorful , stunning and one of a kind creations caters to the woman infinite.

Hailing from Punjab Rohit meera’s collection reflect pure ethnic values that is both bold and beautiful. Indian arts and crafts are brilliantly presented be it with their crevices of silver and gold neckpieces , their exclusive suits of bagh embroidering , their eye catching gujarati mirror work or the zari work from Hyderabad. Rivaayat explemplifies the intricate skill and artistry involved in traditional Indian clothing and jewellery. Their designs are wearable, edgy and exquisitely designed.

Their ability to amalgamate various styles from different parts of the country whilst using the finest fabrics and opulent embroidery techniques makes them highly sought after in the growing fashion industry. While meera describes herself as the connoisseur of traditional clothing , Rohit on the other hand feels passionate about the revival of Indian crafts and textiles that are on the verge of getting extinct. Together they incorporate the wonderful fabrics and embroideries in all their designs making it wearable and edgy yet still being true to its roots.