Having won the North-East Best Designer Award, there has been no looking back for Daniel Syiem. He has been recognized for his unique style and focus on promoting organic and ethnic material exclusive to the North-East region of India. Western Wear being his forte is apparent in the clean silhouettes, seamless fluidity and interesting drapes in his collection. He has collaborated with the weavers of Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya and is aiming to portray Shillong on the fashion map of India for his upcoming show at LFW SR13.

Synonymous with opulence, and with an intention to create glamorous ensembles catering to women’s couture wear with a design philosophy that is distinctly feminine and refined. Sonaakshi Raaj, held her fittings for the forthcoming season of LFW SR13, at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.

By combining tailoring with drapery, the garments are meticulously crafted to styles that are luxurious yet understated with strong emphasis on fabric, cut and colour.

Menswear specialist designer Kunal Rawal is back at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/ Resort 2013 this year after a hiatus. For his Lakmé Fashion Week collection, Kunal draws inspiration from his kharkhana.

The men’s wear specialist designer provided a sneak peak into some of his creation showcasing industrial grunge mixed with luxurious fashion. The shorts, shirts and trousers from his collection feature quirky prints that are yet another important aspect of his collection. He is also designed a range of accessories specially for his show.

Having partnered with noted designers for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW 2013, M.A.C artists team spearheaded by Sonic Sarwate keyed in looks for Anupama Dayal, Pankaj & Nidhi and Kanika Saluja on Day 1 of WIFW AW’13, predicting beauty trends for forthcoming Autumn Winter’13.

Being present at all major Fashion Weeks viz; New York, Milan and Paris, M.A.C also sponsors fashion weeks throughout the world including London, Athens, South Africa, Sydney amongst others. The M·A·C PRO Teams work closely with renowned makeup artists and play key roles in creating the makeup looks on the most famous runways in the world.

The glamour was literally on its toes at backstage on day 2 & 3 of WIFW SS’11. Mounting barometers and thermometers turned the fashion fever incorrigible. Basked in dim yellow lights and steam of iron the exuberance and ebullience backstage was all maddening. Capering models ( few like Tamara Moss all freaked out), shouting choreographers and running make up crew infused high drama. Last moment touch ups, rush ups and slip ups rose the anxiety and excitement to rooftop levels. Dancing brushes and running fingers let the fashion rock on the ramp. Meanwhile this hustle bustle fashionfad captured Tinu Verghis, Diandra Soares and Candice Pinto amongst others.

Campari announces Oscar winning actor, Benicio Del Toro, as the star of the 2011 Campari Calendar, The Red Affair. In a break with tradition he will become the first ever male to take the leading role in the calendar’s 12 year history.

Del Toro, best known for his Oscar winning performance in ‘Traffic’ and his role as Freddy Fenster in ‘The Usual Suspects’, will now follow in the footsteps of Campari Women, and fellow A listers, Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, and Jessica Alba to become the first ever Campari Man. The multi award winning actor takes the mantle from the star of the 2010 Campari Calendar, ‘Quantum of Solace’ Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko.

Fashionfad.in brings the action from backstage at the glamour infused calendar shoot. The final images for the calendar, its story and fashion will be unveiled at a red carpet event in Milan on October 21st.

If the glitz and grandeur at Delhi Couture Week 2012 earned it a fair big space in tabloids, then it’s not only pouring in Bollywood, larger-than-life backdrops and elaborate designs by veterans, the dramatic make-up equally contributes to the glamour quotient.

Holding the reins of making models go with the theme of the show, MAC Cosmetics came up with different ideas to create the make-up looks on the catwalks of the designers like Varun Bahl, JJ Valaya, Anamika Khanna, Anju Modi, Gaurav Gupta, Ashima Leena, Shantanu Nikhil, Manav Gangwani and Manish Malhotra.

The catchiest of them was the look created at designer Anju Modi’s show where models strutted down the ramp with painted foreheads. The red painted foreheads adorned with glitters stood out with sleek hairdo and bare make-up. While in JJ Valaya’s show the loosely tied hair went well with a ray of glitters on forehead and matte bronze cheeks.

Varun Bahl’s show saw models with richly honey eyes, mineralized cheeks and plum red lips. On the other hand, the brides of Shantanu & Nikhil wore bouffant and gothic eye makeup.