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This Mumbai based costume designer and stylist has pursued no formal training in designing and yet succeeds to enthral fashionistas with her terrific and innovative ideology. She is an alumnus of Loreto Convent School and a graduate from the Lady Shri Ram College of Women, Delhi University.

Having launched her label ‘Shunya’ in 1999, the designer used to retail her collection in multiple high-end stores in India and US. Thereafter she kick-started her career in Bollywood by designing costumes for the actors and the actresses that the movie features. She got her first break with the movie ‘Let’s Enjoy’, in 2004, after which she climbed the ladder till highest point and never looked back,

Today she counts among the most sought after costume designers of Bollywood, where her career includes her name being credited for exquisite costumes designed for movies like ‘Bunty Aur Babli’, ‘Zinda’, ‘Banaras’, ‘Guru’, ‘Positive’, ‘Shortkut: The Con Is On’, and ‘Teen Patti’ to name a few. Besides, Ameira also got the privilege to work with the internationally acclaimed designer, ‘Wong Kar Wai’, for the movie ‘Déjà vu’ in 2012.

Speaking of her achievements during this long journey, the designer had been nominated for her costumes designed for the actors in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Guru’ and was graced with the ‘Best Costume Design’ Filmfare award.

The hardworking designer now looks forward to designing for the Bollywood diva, Rekha and engages herself in designing for various commercials and music videos.

Named after the old English word for Mars and Earth, the Tiuterra Crystal is the unique result of a partnership formed with the Austrian national network for aerospace specialists and space enthusiasts to mark UN Space Week 2013.

A technological first, Tiuterra is a composite of the Mars meteorite found in Morocco and 33 rock samples collected by individuals and institutions from as far afield as China, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, and even Antarctica, it is fused with Swarovski crystal using a completely revolutionary technique.

The Tiuterra Crystal marks a unique collaboration between Swarovski and the renowned scientific institution, the Austrian Space Forum. Designed to fire the public imagination at an exciting juncture in space research, it is a groundbreaking technological advance for Swarovski that unites two planets with one crystal, and a heartfelt commitment to exploring the mysteries of Mars.

Lately, the British designer is quietly been working to reintroduce himself, but this time it is in beauty arena.

As reported by Russian newspaper Kommersant which was later confirmed by his spokes woman Liz Rosenberg, that he has been working with Russian perfumery chain L’Etoile in a consultative capacity of late.

L’Etoile is the largest perfumery chain in Russia, operating some 750 beauty stores that feature around 150 prestige brands including Christian Dior, Guerlain, Chanel, Givenchy, Sisley, Kenzo, Estée Lauder, Clarins and others.

Anandita is an independent designer from Mumbai and is extremely fond of aesthetics and philosophy. She pursued an accessory design program from the prestigious London Institute and a degree in economics and business management. Thereafter she conceptualised her label, ‘500 B.C.’, a handcrafted handbags and accessory designer brand.

500 B.C is a unique combination of the ancient and the modern. For the innovative bags and accessories, the designer draws great amount of inspiration from an era which talks about historical figures like ‘The Buddha’ and ‘Mahavira’.

Giving a close look to the collection, one realises the ethnicity and the modernity have been so consciously juxtaposed, that they can be used for multiple occasions. Gracing both the casual and the formal look, the accessories and the bags have been made with a combination of vibrant colours like magenta, turquoise blue, bright yellow, leafy green and many more. Also, the clutches are dominated with jute and leather as the label’s prominent fabrics.

Meanwhile, the brand’s earlier achievements count to being featured in acclaimed magazines like Vogue and Wmagazine and in the New York Times. Besides, the designer also lists among the accessory designer member of the Fashion Design Council of India.

She now successfully retails her collection through select boutiques in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai, and internationally in New York, Dubai and Saint Tropez.

You can get Anandita Shah at:

www.500bc.in

The 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival red carpet saw Paz Vega, Sofia Coppola, Lambert Wilson, Adele Exarchopoulos, Jane Fonda, Ziyi Zhang, Karlie Kloss, Kendall Jenner wearing Chopard while the likes of Carole Bouquet and Kendall Jenner preferred Chanel.

The opening event also saw the brand ambassadors of L’Oréal Paris Blake Lively, Zoe Saldana, Jane Fonda, Laetitia Casta and Gong Li walk the red carpet on the day 1, with Blake Lively and Zoe Saldana who have recently been signed on as the spokespeople for L’Oréal Paris made their first appearance.

The opening also saw Mallika Sherawat in blue lace Emilio Pucci gown, joining Nicole Kidman on the red Carpet.

In a never seen before magnificent jewels auction, Christie’s, the auction house in Geneva sold the world’s largest, flawless and lustrous blue diamond, ‘The Blue’ for a breath-taking amount of $23.8 million, which realised a total of $154.19 million, the highest total ever for a jewellery sale. In all exclusivity, the diamond is originally from India and is engraved with names of the Mughal emperors, Akbar and Jahangir.

The sparkling blue, pear shaped, 13.2 carat diamond was bought by Nayla Hayek, CEO of US watch and jewellery major Harry Winston. Rechristened as ‘The Winston Blue’, the fancy, vivid blue stone set a new world auction record of $2 million per carat for a blue diamond.

The exquisiteness and the beauty of the diamond being called as flawless, and being exclusively recognised among the finest blue diamonds, is justified because of its perfection, its being free from any kind of impurities and displaying excessive grandeur. Hayek now, is the proud owner of the most beautiful and the most valuable gem in the world.

Nicolas Ghesquière, the creative director of the French fashion house, Louis Vuitton aspires to make the best out of the brand’s first campaign ever and enlist three of the leading photographers in the world, Bruce Weber, Annie Leibovitz and Juergen Teller.

Also, the people to be featured in the campaign will include Charlotte Gainsbourg, and models like Liya Kebede and Freja Beha Erichsen, who walked the ramp for Ghesquiere’s debut show with the luxury brand.

Dubai:

Karl Lagerfeld unveiled Chanel’s cruise 2015 collection, for the very first time against exotic backdrop, a manmade island off the coast of Dubai.

As the guests travel in a boat (being the latest fad) Chanel’s oasis set, which took two months to construct, had palm trees, cactus and henna plants; tents appointed with cushions, rugs and water pipes. “With the highest building, I thought there was a reason to show the highest fashion, ha-ha-ha-ha,” Lagerfeld said.

“A romantic idea, without any folkloric touch, of an Orient of my imagination of the 21st century,” was how Lagerfeld described a collection built on gauzy fabrics and flowing, enveloping silhouettes lit up by intricate metallic embroideries and dense patterns.

Freida Pinto , Dakota Fanning, Tilda Swinton, Janelle Monáe, Vanessa Paradis and Princess Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz were some of the A-listers who attended the show.

This designer launched his label ‘Whatever’, an initiative of Ballyfabs International Limited – a Kankaria Group company, in 2014. Through the bags, jewellery and funky accessories label, Abhishek believes in giving craftsmanship of the highest quality and stylistic originality.

The brand celebrates attitude, independence and confidence of today’s fashionable youth and produces designs that are witty, vibrant and exuberant at heart. Abhishek concentrates on being fun, flirty and edgy through the collection, of which the bags produced can exhilarate and make to any teenager’s list of favourites, with its casual and trendy prints and textures.

Speaking of the accessories, they include a bunch of pretty, ethnic, and royal kind of jewellery made with the use of stone works, beads and other exquisite elements. Available in different sizes and colours, the bags and the jewellery caters to the needs of a chunk of women who believe in the beauty of colours and love playing around.

The unique feature, however, is the fact that the bags created are according to changing seasons, changing moods and even according to the changing times of the day.

Meanwhile, the designer marked his milestone of his career by making a grand public appearance at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week this year. Also, he retails his collection through high end boutiques and fashion stores all over the country.

You can get Abhishek Kankaria at:

www.whateverfashion.com

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Monthly Archives: May 2014

Ameira Punvani

Limited edition Tiuterra Crystal

L’Etoile hires John Galliano

Anandita Shah

Festival de Cannes 2014

Blue stone’s Auction

Ghesquiere’s trio for LV’s campaign

Chanel Cruise 2015 Show

Abhishek Kankaria