One-of-a-kind and first in the country, Diva’ni is a fashion label inspired by Indian cinema which aims at rejuvenating the elegance, ethnicity and simplicity of the fashion trends during the 60s. Coming into existence with the joint efforts and ideologies of KBSH Pvt. Ltd. and Yash Raj, the label unveiled its latest creations, ‘Made in Cinema’, at its flagship store in South Delhi.
Speaking of the spring summer 2014 collection, it is an effective display of the role played by Indian cinema in discovering new themes in clothing during the 60s and the 70s. The garments comprise of ensembles inspired by some of very iconic fashion divas like Sharmila Tagore and Madhubala, who have been credited ever since, for the remarkable blend of western silhouettes with Indian hand craft techniques.
Replete of sporty jackets, shorts, jumpsuits, short and long dresses, cocktail pieces, palazzos, long and soft hand loom coats, buzzy blouses, crop tops in colours, ethnic sarees and many more, the creations have been made by using fabrics like chiffons and silks, with some extra ordinary amount of embroideries and detailing, thus paying a tribute that era.
Meanwhile, the unique factors of the garments list their wearability at multiple occasions and the careful satisfaction of the high spirited cinematic grandeur of the Indian diva.
Prince William, president of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity hosted a dinner for 150 people at the Waterloo Chamber, which was also the former abode of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret for performing Christmas pantomimes as kids. The dinner was organised in aid of the specialist London cancer hospital and was accompanied by the Ralph Lauren, as its guest of honour, who donated multi-million pounds, for a new Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, awaited to open next year at the Royal Marsden’s main branch in Chelsea.
Over the years, Russian fashion revolution has done wonders in moving forward from its state-conservative stylistic past, and now has acclaimed designers, stylists, bloggers etc. entering the mainstream fashion industry. Likewise, Russian designer Vika Gazinskaya marks another foray of her career by joining hands with the Swedish brand ‘& other stories’, hence making her collection more accessible to the public.
Mod’Art International the French Fashion School hosted their Annual Graduating Fashion Show on the at Hotel Sea Princess. The exquisite evening showcased 165 garments creatively designed by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students.
Evolution Man brings to the Market a dynamic duo that is ready to restore and prevent premature ageing.
Viral and her husband Ashish together launched the label ‘Virtues’ in 2003. Vikrant, a young qualified designer and model from New Delhi joined the team in 2007 and worked as an associate designer with them. Of the three, Viral is a graduate from NIFT, Delhi and Ashish is a well taught MBA from Australia.
