Monthly Archives: February 2013
Participate in Bridal Luxury Couture Exposition Aug & Sept 2013
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Hailee Wins MaxMara Award
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Ladylike Gucci AW
Let’s Design 5 Contestants Profile
Deepen likes Sketching, Painting, Blogging. I also started a blog called Stylen’Sketch. His interests are travelling, music, language. He already is fluent in Spanish and French, but also wants to learn Hebrew and Italian. When it comes to design, Deepen is most inspired by music (favourite singer is Shakira) and his own curiosity and eccentricity. His favourite designer is Jean Paul Gaultier and his current muse is Karlie Kloss. He describes his design philosophy as indented and enchanted. If he wins the competition, he wants to invest his fame and money in specializing in Haute Couture. He wants to learn the art of Haute Couture from Chambre de la sydicale dela Couture.
Pradipta loves to paint, from colours to water colours to oil painting; he has tried his hand at everything. His likes to sleep and catch up with his friends in his free time. He takes his design inspiration from nature and its balance. His favourite designer is Alexander McQueen and his muse is Lady Gaga. He wants to design clothes that are comfortable and wearable and very colourful. If he wins the competition, he wants to invest his fame and money in his own brand and learn more in the process.
Sanya likes to sketch and read. Her favourite books are Shantaram and The Outsider. She likes to cook in her free time. She takes her inspiration from repetition, asymmetry. With her designs, she tries to break rules and create something new every time. Her muse is her sister and her favourite designer is Alexander McQueen.
Vimal is believes in versatility. He is a sketch artist, painter, mimicry artist, actor and a stand-up comedian. New concepts inspire him and he believes in using his resources in the best possible way to create a garment. His favourite designer is Hussein Chalayan and Sonam Kapoor is his muse. If he wins the competition, he wants to invest his fame and money in his art.
Gurmaan Singh Chawla likes photography, gaming and driving. Music and cars interest him. He takes his inspiration from futurism, European art & architecture. His favourite designer is John Galliano and he likes to create garments that are detailed, structured and textured. He is in the competition only for recognition and money would just be one of the perks for him.
Vedangi likes designing, basketball and movies. She is a self confessed movie freak, her latest favourite is Life of Pi and her all-time favourite movie is The Devil Wears Prada. She lists draping as her major interest and takes inspiration from the designs of McQueen and Manish Malhotra. Her favourite designer is Coco Chanel and her muse is Madonna. Her design philosophy is to create clothes that are chic, elegant and lady-like.
Dimpali likes swimming, rifle shooting and cycling. In her free time, she likes to surf the internet and look at various photo blogs and fashion blogs: She is a poet too. People and different characters inspire her and she wants to create clothes that are wearable and buyable. Her favourite designers are Haider Ackerman and Alexander McQueen.
Padma Raj Keshri lists research, fabric modeling and forecast as his hobbies. Travelling and collecting stamps also interest him. He gets inspired from colours a sound and his favourite designer is John Galliano. His muse is Lady Gaga and he likes to make clothes that are bulgy, voluminous and extravagant. If he wins, he wants to use the money and appreciation for his masters.
Anu likes to read and her favourite book is Alistair Maclein. History of art interests her and Bauhaus is her favourite art movement. Her favourite designer is Stella McCartney and her muse id Sandra Bullock. Her design philosophy is practicality and utility. She wants to make clothes that are wearable. Her dream job is to become a fashion curator and to work in fashion museums.
Josh is passionate about riding vintage motorbikes. He owns a 72 Royal Enfield and in his free time, he likes to go on road trips to Himalayas. He is also interested in music production and loves techno music. The contradiction between the sartorial conservatism and radical minds inspire him and when he designs clothes, he wants to achieve restraint elegance and the right mixture between the discreet and the approachable. His favourite designers are Kris Van Assche and Neil Barrett. He likes Freida Pinto and Sonia Gandhi fir their phenomenal style and their eye for details. If he wins the competition, he would put everything in his label.
Deepjyoti likes photography and travelling. He is a self confessed foodie and Indian is his favourite cuisine. New concepts and stories inspire him and his favourite designer is Hussein Chalayan. Brad Pitt is his muse and he wants to create garments that are both, beautiful and functional. If he wins the competition, he would use the money and fame in strengthening his brand.
Into the Life of Vera Wang
“When I left Vogue, I realized I didn’t have much of a personal life. I really wanted to be a parent. To Ralph, I said the one thing I did not want to do was travel a lot. He said, ‘Oh don’t worry you won’t have to travel but I did.’ But it was an extraordinary experience to work for him. Anything you wanted — any fabric, yarn, technique, jewelry, leather or any component you needed — a designer, particularly as a design director, just magically appeared. That just never happened with my own company. It was like being in designer heaven. If Ralph believed in you, he really supported you. It was really very hard when I left. On a plane ride to London he said to me, ‘I don’t want you to become a fashion nun or a fashion widow.’ And I said, ‘Well, I have to be married before I’m a widow.’”
“You don’t really have a repeat customer because if they divorce in your dress, they never want to see you again. The dresses have to be fit for each body specifically. What happens if they become one-of-a-kind in construction? The other issue is the kind of weddings girls are having. There was one wedding where the bride almost blew away. She weighed about 80 pounds, the veil was really wide because she wanted it that way and this gust of wind in Hawaii came. It was just like Sally Field in ‘The Flying Nun.’”
“I felt like a movie star, like I won an Oscar or something. My speech was really embarrassing and I just grabbed a dress out of the closet. I never thought I would win. My daughters did not come because I did not want them to cry, if I did not win. Anna Wintour said, ‘Get your daughters here.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean? If I don’t win they’re going to cry like when Michelle Kwan didn’t win the Olympics.’ And then she [Anna] said, ‘Well, I don’t sit with losers.’”
“Alicia Keys got married five hours before Chelsea in Saint-Tropez. I was in Rhinebeck [for the Clinton wedding] thinking, OK, Alicia is getting ready to say her vows. On that day to have done such different weddings — one for the president’s daughter and one for a woman who is such an incredible artist and a friend of mine, it was kind of amazing.”
“Oh, c’mon, not personal stuff. I’m his mentor, his true mentor I hope for his ongoing life after sports.”Losing her father the morning of one of her runway shows.“Like in films, it’s so surreal — the heart is beating and then it just flat lines. My mother had died two years before that and I was so filled with despair that I didn’t want to leave her. When they took her away to the morgue, I wanted to jump on the gurney with her. I thought, She can’t be alone there. And they said, ‘You can’t come down there. First of all, it’s illegal. You can’t just show up at the morgue with your mother.’ With my father, they made me leave the hospital. The doctor said. ‘Go do your fashion show. That’s what he would have wanted.’ We quickly wrote something and put it on every seat. And I decided just this once I am going to walk the runway for him.”
“None, absolutely none. If someone has a good one, I’m really open. What I try to do, I try every day not to get hysterical. I tell myself, Ok, take a deep breath and prioritize. Everything is going to have to wait. We’re going to go from Point A to Point B instead of A, Z, F, G and not knowing where we are.”