Infusing fantasy and surreal concepts to this season of Lakme Fashion Week, designer Shehla Khan introduces a deeper and bolder hued collection named “Tale of the Unexpected” which draws inspiration from the designer’s love of fairy tales. .
Veering from the flowy silhouettes seen in the past, Shehla will be showcasing an array of structured looks, as she explains, “The silhouettes are rather bold, an element of structure exists in almost every look, representing royalty along with contemporary feminine grace and regality”. Her collection is a melange of Indian and western outfits, and it collectively portrays her interpretation of fairytales with an unexpected twist. “An amalgamation of fantasy and avante garde is emulated in every style” says the designer. Known for her intricate and carefully crafted artistic embroidery she has even opted for black and gold embellishments, using a mix of different textures to give an elusive and enchanting appeal.
In the celebration of the Indian Textile Day, Ritu Kumar is presenting her textile inspired collection at the LFW Winter/Festive on 26th August 2013 at 9.30 pm.
To give a young, contemporary look to the collection, Ritu kumar has combined modern day lycra jersey with leather, wool, tussar silks, hand spun khadi weaves, back strap loomed fabrics plus the woven silks. The garments range from a variety of coats, trousers, leggings, the kira, wrap jackets, dresses, kaftans and capes.
This season, Anita Dongre will present modern and independent woman with many facets and moods; silhouettes and accents have been subtly combined with traditional notes at the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week W/F , on August 23 at 9:30 PM.
The exhibition „Irving Penn. Diverse Worlds” presents photographs from several of Irving Penn’s best-known series. Most of them were donated to the Moderna Museet, Sweden in 1995 by the artist in memory of his Swedish-born wife, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn. The exhibition includes photographs that span a period of more than fifty years, as well as some of his spreads for magazines, primarily the American magazine Vogue.
With a degree in art, Penn was quite familiar with both contemporary and historical art. His still lifes allude to the masters of art history, which reflects the particular interest he took in European still lifes of the early 17th and 18th centuries. His oeuvre contains both commercial and artistic work. In the 1970s though he began to focus increasingly on exhibitions and books, and in 1984 the Museum of Modern Art in New York arranged a comprehensive retrospective of his work. The year after, Irving Penn was awarded the international photography prize the Hasselblad Award.
Better half of renowned designer Rajesh Pratap singh, Payal Pratap is a modern, independent woman, yet deeply rooted in tradition at the same time. A design graduate from NIFT Delhi in 1994, she worked in the industry for six years before joining her husband and assisting him.
Arjun Khanna presented his Indian Prince at the grand finale of Bangalore Fashion Week 2013. The collection for the 21st century Indian groom was made out using rich jamevar, original banarsi silk, jacquard and was embellished with rich pitta and zardozi work to create sherwanis, bundagalas, bundhis with signature Arjun Khanna patiyala salwars, jodhpurs and afghani pants.
Nicola Formichetti was in Tokyo to promote the Japanese brand Uniqlo’s new range of silk and cashmere products. Working as creative fashion director with Uniqlo since 2006, the stylist intensified his role with the brand by appearing in a recent television ad for the brand in Japan.
Greek fashion designer, Sophia Kokosalaki after parting ways with Diesel is coming up with her 40-piece ready-to-wear bridal collection. Planning to showcase the collection during New York Bridal Market in October, Sophia will design one collection a year