Monthly Archives: June 2014

London Collections Men SS15, Day1

The London Collections Men SS15 kick-started with designers showcasing pastel colours accompanied with creative tailoring and sophistication. Day 1 saw brands like YMC, Dunhill, John Lobb, Topman, Matthew Miller, Lou Dalton, Astrid Anderson and many more hitting the runway. However, the major highlights of the day included Lou Dalton’s collection that was comprised of a minimalistic colour palette with some extremely sober shades. With clean and trendy silhouettes, the designer presented a couple of formal wear dresses which could be ideal for the summers and were extremely mild and simple.

Whereas, the Dunhill collection provided a plenty of a weekend escape, with its loose fitted shorts and light coloured trousers. The collection primarily focussed on formal travel wear, featuring expertly created trousers, sports coats, casual loafers and beautiful travel briefcases.

Meanwhile, John Lobb’s footwear collection was a completely new dimension to the world of formal leather shoes and the likes of it. Introducing a number of new summer-ready styles, the brand made reference to their unrivalled heritage whilst fusing contemporary elements in the form of exciting colour combinations.

Moving on, Gieves and Hawkes continued to push the boundaries of its presentation and showcased a collection in the ‘White Cube’, the appropriately chosen destination. Presented were a couple of office attires, in blended shades of white, grey, beige and blue. The designers particularly concentrated on keeping the look not restricted to being either completely formal or completely casual. The two denim jackets were a novelty for an office wardrobe, while the other ensembles were pretty much focussed on the panache and sophisticated entrepreneur.

However, Kent and Curwen’s catwalk show was diverse in every sense of the word, featuring everything from sleek tailored wear to minimal outerwear. The collection was replete of gracefully fitted cardigans, mid-waist coats, ‘v’-neck sweaters, long coats, printed shirts and many more. Unlike any other brand, Kent and Curwen displayed an effect amount of bright colours on the run way which lightened up the atmosphere of the evening. Likewise, the colour palette went quite vibrant between shades of navy blue, dark blue and grey to mustard yellow, olive green and white.

Last but not the least; Hardy Amies’ collection was a true standout and best of all featuring some extremely wearable items. Buttoned suits, creatively printed trousers and coats, niche colour scheme and exuberant footwear were some of the highlights of the collection. The designer also showcased a few bags that were a unique modification of the conventional brief-cases. The footwear was an innovative blend of typical converse kind of sneakers, sports shoes, loafers as well as formal leather shoes.

Porsche Design’s New CosmoBag

The Germany based luxury brand, Porsche Design is out with a new cosmopolitan accessory, The ‘CosmoBag’. Made with precise craftsmanship and minute detailing, this new range of handbags is available in vibrant colours like bright peach, bottle green, hot red and of course the very traditional stark black.

Moreover, the handbags have been created in two different sizes to suit the desired purpose and occasion. Likewise, the designs are appropriate for multi-purpose events, like a formal business meeting or a fun hang-out with friends. Featuring the luxurious Saffiano leather, the entire look of the bags have been enhanced with polished smooth-finish leather along with the sophisticated and galvanised silver or gold finishes.

Developed exclusively in Italy, the CosmoBag collection will hit the stores in June and will also be available at the brand’s online shopping store.

Best Dressed Men of 2014

The 5th edition of the Best Dressed Men party hosted by GQ India saw an eclectic mix of fashion elites including Saif Ali Khan, Rahul Khanna, Shahid Kapoor,Abhay Deol, Mohit Marwah, Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Arunoday Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan with Rahul Khanna and Abhay Deol wearing a Gucci Men’s Tailoring amongst many others our men gave no excuses in dressing up.

The event also saw Bollywood ladies Nargis Fakhri, Evelyn Sharma, Kiran Rao, Anusha Manchanda, Mandira Bedi amongst other noted designers and stylistas.

The Elegance of Maserati

The long-awaited inauguration ceremony of the 60th edition of the Taormina Film Festival saw international stars walking the red carpet with the style and elegance that only Maserati is able to provide.

The always divine Claudia Cardinale, who got herself the Taormina Arte Award, was one of the many celebrities who opened the film festival. Other actresses of this edition celebrating its 60th anniversary, which pays special homage to women, had Bo Derek, Melanie Griffith, Eva Longoria and Paz Vega, the list of stars also includes prominent male stars of international cinema: Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon and many others.

Superdry Style

For this year’s London Collection Mens, leading british brand Superdry teamed up with the British Fashion Council to celebrate the start of London Collections: Men on Saturday by co-hosting an exclusive party on the eve of the three-day fashion event.

At its first-ever London Collections: Men showcase, Superdry presented a tailoring collaboration with four unique characters introduced via a 1960s-inspired set. The second appearance in January 2014 took the brand to the catwalk, where tribes of Superdry-clad models marched. The night culminated in a party headlined by London Collections: Men ambassador, Nick Grimshaw.

Paresh Lamba

This self-styled designer is a graduate in commerce and has received no formal training in the field of fashion designing. He kick-started his career as a professional in 1992 and worked as a shoe designer in Delhi. He launched his eponymous label, ‘Paresh Lamba Signatures’ which is replete of casual wear, couture wear, and formal office wear for men.

Speaking of the designer’s creations, the designer is fashion revolution himself. He has a signature style that is very structured and classical and has been enthralling the fashion world with them for more than a decade. He believes in innovation and experimentation and emphasises on the colour ‘black’ for evening wear. Besides, he imports exclusive fabrics from Italy, Egypt and France for his ensembles.

Over the years, the designer has held numerous exhibitions in Dubai, Delhi, and Bangalore and curated a special collection celebrating the designer’s fifteen years with the fashion industry. Some of his accomplishments also include his label being featured in acclaimed fashion magazines like BTW, Klick, Mandate, New Woman and many more.

Presently the designer is a Registered Member at the Fashion Design Council of India and successfully retails his collection through his up-market flagship store in Bangalore. Furthermore, his creations can also be found at Personna in Hyderabad.

You can get Paresh Lamba at:

www.pareshlambasignatures.in

Jeff Coons Collaborates with H&M

The Swedish multi-national fashion house, H&M announces its partnership with the acclaimed balloon artist, Jeff Coons, who designed an exclusive limited edition hand bag for the brand. The collaboration comes following the brand’s opening of a new flagship store .

Speaking of Coons’ creative bag designed for the retail giant, it is a trendy sling black leather bag featuring a cute yellow balloon dog in its front, along with the words, ‘Fashion Loves Art’. The bag is going to wonders on multiple occasions including casual hang-outs with friends and evening parties. It will be available both online and in selected retail markets of U.S., including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.

Furthermore, the brand will be promoting Coons’ highly awaited retrospective at the Whitney Museum of Art. Besides, the new flagship store will also be a replica of an art museum and will list among the most high-end stores in U.S.

Furla Pre-Fall 2014

Furla, the iconic luxury bag label is out with its Pre-Fall 2014 collections, aptly titled ‘Sugar Rush’ and ‘New Bon-Ton’. Replete of formal and semi-formal handbags, clutches and chained sling bags, the collection caters to both formal and party requirements.

The former, as the name suggests, is filled with sugar-sweet colours, enhanced with excessive polishing and tactile appeal of plastic in them. Inspired by the feminine and the chic side of women, the bags are also appropriately sized, thereby fulfilling the desired conventional use of an ideal accessory.

Whereas, ‘New Bon-ton’ focuses more on the sparkle and gloss, and caters exclusively to night-outs and party wear. With extremely trendy colour palette including hot red, stark black, glossy peach and many more, the collection was widely concentrated within the realm of small sling bags and clutches, which look way more beautiful than one can expect and disregard its actual use of accommodation.

The Splendid Indian Closet

The Splendid Indian Closet 2nd Edition Fashion Tour, will take place in New York City on Saturday, July 12, 2014 and in Los Angeles on Friday, July 18, 2014, with Amit talwar, Ankita Chaudhry, Jaya Misra, Jenjum gadi, Joy Mitra, Masaba Gupta, Nitiin vijay, Raakesh agarwval, Samant chauhan, Satya paul , Siddartha tytler, & Suneet varma.

The Splendid Indian Closet is granting extended access to the famed fashion designers of India with two additional exclusive initiatives: ‘SIC Fashion Tour Trunk Show’ and ‘The Bridal Bazaar’. The trunk shows will be hosted around the city at various Indian couture stores by the designers and will give customers and industry the ability to make custom purchases. ‘The Bridal Bazaar’ will give brides all-access consultations with the designer of their choice to better understand how to blend their personal style with the creations of their desired designer.

Karlie Kloss for Warby Parker

The twenty one year model, Karlie Kloss stepped into designing some glamorous and trendy eye-gear for the American sun-glasses and eye-glasses giant Warby Parker.

With the onset of the rising summer heat, the vintage sunglasses designed by Kloss are going to wonders for the stylish fashionistas. Moreover, available at a selling price of $145, a part of the sale proceeds will be donated to the Edible Schoolyard NYC organization, which is associated with low-income public schools for building gardens and growing healthy food items.

Well, the combination of cool shades and charity is surely a rare and an interesting one for Kloss!