Monthly Archives: December 2012

Givenchy SS13 Campaign

If those Rottweiler and Shark t-shirts by Givenchy left you flabbergasted then the chances are no less that the quaint Spring Summer 2013 campaign by the brand leaves you spellbound.

Under the helm of Creative Director of Givenchy Riccardo Tisci, the campaign has been shot by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and styled by Carine Roitfeld. The women’s campaign stars Kate Moss, Marina Abramovic and Mariacarla Boscono while Francisco Peralt and Jared Buckhiester features in men’s campaign.

No Noise by Selfridges

The iconic department store of London Selfridges traces its roots to come up with an innovative ‘No Noise’ campaign banking upon the power of silence.  

The campaign sees the re-launch of the silence room which was first created by Harry Gordon of Selfridges back in 1909 in an attempt to promote the minimalist designs – intended to provide shoppers quiet ambience away from worldly distractions.

The mini spaces with pods in various departments across the store will pop up thematically, making the buyers to engage with the products effectively. The concept will also feature ‘The Quiet Shop’ seeing high profile brands stripping their logos off their products.

Alberto Ciaschini at Samsaara

Known for its singular design and a legacy of craftsmanship Hidesign has ventured into a retail partnership with Samsaara for its luxury sub-brand designed by Alberto Ciaschini.

This new luxury collection is the collaboration amongst creative stalwarts’ Milanese designer, Swarovski Elements and Hidesign. The Alberto Ciaschini collection available, at Samsaara features handbags, clutches and steal the show party collection.

Thomas Pink in India

Reliance Brands Limited has opened the first "THOMAS PINK” store in India at Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. Part of the Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton group, Thomas Pink  is a British based luxury shirt maker with flagship stores in London’s Jermyn Street, Madison Avenue, New York and  Rue Francois Premier, Paris.

The Thomas Pink New Delhi store reflects the quirky, bold and sophisticated interior to convey the brand’s stamp. A rich panelling motif in three finishes envelops the entire space with each finish distinguishing a different product category. Limed walnut surrounds the classic men’s shirting pigeon holes, black stained ash is used around the broad collection of men’s white shirts and crisp white painted panelling is a background for the more contemporary men’s and women’s product. Unifying the space is a bespoke herringbone floor of polished black granite accented with a narrow band of tile in signature Thomas Pink colour.

Jade & Jewels

Annu Lulla & Babs offers exciting, classic and contemporary jewellery collection that comprises of elegant neck pieces, classy bracelets and rings that range from Hexagold to Colours of the Earth in a variety of semi–precious stones like smoky topaz, Labradorite, Moonstone and Corals. The semi precious stones are masterfully crafted in pure silver and micron gold to create urbane and exclusive contemporary designs.

Enhanced large pendants set in unique stones accented with zircons, large gold encased drop earrings and multi-stoned bracelets expose an exciting sense of drama in each single piece of jewellery. An eclectic collection also features unusual elements as baroque pearls jostling along with Pave Beads and semi-precious zircon encased stones to give the wearer a sense of wearing a jewellery piece that is one of its kind.

Each piece of semi-precious gem at Jade & Jewels is carefully handpicked from all over the world personally by the designers. Carved jade pieces, baroque pearls, stylized semi-precious stones are then masterfully set in pure silver and gold micron plating to craft spectacular designs.

Overture Judith Leiber

Judith Leiber, the iconic brand known for its whimsical crystal minaudières, introduces it’s first-ever diffusion line, Overture Judith Leiber recently.

 Designed for the savvy, self-expressive, urban girl who seeks statement pieces with an edge Overture line is christened by Mrs. Leiber to group the opening price point styles in her couture collections.

The collection consists of minaudières, clutches and cross-body bags mainly. Clean silhouettes are enhanced by animal prints, foil treatments, embossed python, and adorned with dramatic jeweled ornaments.

Jewels by Queenie at Kimaya

One of the country’s esoteric multi-designer luxury fashion house Kimaya brought celebrity jewellery fashion designer Queenie Singh to showcase for the first time in Hyderabad, lately.

The Kimaya store located at Banjara Hill in the city had the new range of precious masterpieces from jewels by Queenie on display. The exhibition showcased an amalgamation of fine jewelry with high fashion. From contemporary to ethnic, chic to heavy, precious to semi-precious, the designer presented a variety of styles in affordable price range.

On the occasion Queenie commented – “I am presenting an exquisite line of hand-made fine jewelry, where all the pieces are embellished with stones; both semi-precious and precious. I closely follow fashion, which is why I think it’s brilliant to show jewelry with fashion.”

The event was graced by who’s who of the city including Manjula Narsa, Preeti Kandhari, Namita Kanodia, Aanchal Bahirwani, Supraja, Shruti Malpani, Simranjit, Aparna Reddy, Madhavi Jasti, Padma Reddy, Malika and many more.

The Gitanjali Derby

One of India’s leading jewellery retailers, Gitanjali Jewels recently hosted Nakshatra Indian 2000 Guineas at Mahalakshmi racecourse in Mumbai.

The high profile Gitanjali Derby extravaganza witnessing a blend of luxury, glamour, sports and music had a thrilling race followed by a power packed musical performance by pop singer Ali Quli Mirza. The glamour quotient was upped by the models showcasing the exquisite jewellery from the brand on the ramp.

The event was graced by the illustrious names from entertainment industry like actress Zarine Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Adnan Sami, Shibani Kashyap, Mehul Choksi and many more.

Versace Ad Campaign SS13

A bunch of brawny naked men photoshopped immensely to appear like spiffy gladiators can be seen wriggling their way to the orchards of Kate Moss, Daria Werbowy and Joan Smalls in the Spring Summer 2013 campaign by Versace.

The aesthetically shot campaign by Mert Alas and Marcuss Piggott with infectious sexual undercurrent transcends its photographic bounds to look like a piece of art. The earthiness of metals in the form of jewellery donned by male models is set off by the vibrancy of their shimmering shoes and outfits.

In one shot, the Venus like Kate Moss all surrounded by beefy models in their Versace innerwear appears in fluttering orange mini-dress with lace overlays.    

Cindy Sherman: Early works

Gucci Museo is pleased to announce Cindy Sherman: Early Works as the third contemporary art exhibition of works organized from 10th January2013 to 9th June2013.

Cindy Sherman is a pioneer of photography as an art form. Working alone acting both as actor and director, she portrays characters using herself as the object and with the use of makeup and clothes she literarily transforms herself into the subjects whose life story she explores.

Following her graduation in 1976 whilst living in Buffalo, Sherman, together with a group of artists, created an artist space called Hall walls. In a period spanning one year this enterprising and tight-knit group created works and organized numerous exhibitions. We are delighted to be showing three bodies of work from these immensely important and formative years. Starting with Murder Mystery1976, Bus Riders1976 and Doll Clothes 1975. What is fascinating is to see from this series, are the mechanics of her working methodology.

Unfortunately the original cutout photographs of Murder Mystery and Bus Riders were lost. But In 2000 Sherman reprinted both these bodies of works as a series of complete images.