The second edition of Miss Diva Universe pageant is all set to begin through an engaging platform this time. Revolutionised through a television series, the competition has been put down into a 9 episode primetime TV series to be aired on the channel Zee Café.

The fifteen finalists were unveiled yesterday at the Sundowner Launch Party held at Hotel Palladium. Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Lara Dutta will be seen as the mentor and the host for the TV show. The winner selected at the conclusion of the show will be representing the country at the international Miss Universe pageant.

4The television series is surely an innovative and a challenging medium wherein the aspiring models will get the opportunity to experience the one of a kind journey into the highest accomplishment of their lives.

Meanwhile, Miss Diva Universe 2014 has also joined hands with Yamaha Fascino, which solely purports to exemplify the spirit of freedom and the unprecedented passion in one, to break boundaries and set new standards of achievements.

Finally, the merry making of the celebratory Milan Fashion approaches its finale day with two new upcoming fashion labels, namely Alberto Zambelli and Leitmotiv with their latest ready to wear creations on the run way. Besides, Heohwan Simulation and Grinko were also a part of the closing ceremony for the fashion week.

Speaking of the two emerging fashion labels, designers Alberto Zambelli and Piazza Duomo – Scalone Arengario both showcased exuberant and street-style chic teenage collections. The former believed in displaying exclusive creativity through a minimal employment of colours, but a large amount of zesty surface prints, patch works and exotic see through fabrics. The creations were mostly evening wear including midi dresses, off shoulder gowns, jump suits crop tops and more.

580For label Leitmotiv, on the other hand, the designer duo presented a colourful and youthful collection. The wearability of the collection ranged between some stylish and easy going yet extremely glamorous day wear to some extremely classy and sophisticated evening wear. However, the vibrant play of colours-which included baby pink, fluorescent yellow, aquamarine, classic navy blue and casual denim blue amongst others-contributed to the most attractive and appealing feature of the collection.

Moving on, for label Heohwan Simulation, the designer showcased creations which were more inclined towards being classy and elegant.  The silhouettes were mostly structured and the colour palette was also minimal, thus reflecting the designer’s belief in the fact that ‘simplicity is the best kind of sophistication.

Thus concluded the fun and frolic of the Milan Fashion Week. Let’s see what the soon approaching Paris Fashion Week has in store for us.

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580 2The glitterati of the Milan Fashion Week slowly progresses towards the grand finale with the fifth day kicking off for the fashion freak fashionistas. Fashion label Marni raised the curtains for the day with full enthusiasm and confidence. The designer worked real hard to bring forth a collection which was a safe play between casual and semi-formal wear.  Floral prints, layers, patch work, applique belts and 3D floral embellishments listed among the embellishments. The collection also reflected a few influences from the Japanese fashion styles, which ended up being the highlight of the collection.

580 1As we move further with the day, Salvatore Ferragamo, Luisa Beccaria, MSGM and Arthur Arbesser were some of the major enthrallers of the day. Of the four, the Italian fashion house, Salvatore Ferragamo presented a collection which began with bare minimalism and ended with being the most elegant of all. The designer specifically laid his emphasis on keeping the embellishments as nominal as possible. Besides, the colour lucite green employed to the garments, made the collection sparkle the ambience.

580Labels Luisa Beccaria and Arthur Arbesser were amongst those who believed in showcasing a vast amount of creativity through a limited piece collection. While the former’s creations were extremely feminine and delicate with a dash of elegance, the latter went a little more tom boyish with the over-sized ensembles. Luisa’s creations could be well defined as sober couture wear, whereas Arthur’s creations were typically street style chic.

Continuing the day were labels Roccobarocco, John Richmond, Trussardi, Au Jour Le Jour, and DROMe. The finale day of Milan’s celebratory fashion week is now expected to lavish and extravagant as ever! Let’s see what it would turn out to be like.

1The curiosity among the onlookers seemed worthwhile, with some of the most elite fashion labels showcasing their collections on the runway. From Bottega Veneta, Giorgio Armani, and Roberto Cavalli to Jil Sander and Emilio Pucci, the day ended up being the most enthusiastic of the entire week’s celebration.

As mentioned, the day kicked off with the giants of the fashion market, namely Bottega Veneta, Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli. This year, Bottega Veneta’s ready to wear went all the more minimalistic and sober. Focus was laid majorly on keeping the silhouettes structured accompanied by glimpses of 3D floral embellishments. Wearability could be defined completely appropriate for office occasions, the formal outings mostly. However, Armani contribute to what is called ‘lighting up the ambience’ for the day. Appealing light arrangements and an exuberant runway worked in favour of the creations. The designer succeeded in showcasing garments catering to multiple wearabilities, including everything from casual wear to formal, semi-formal and exotic party wear. Of course, the collection was accessorised with the brand’s iconic and classic hand bags.

580 1Robeto Cavalli deserved applause and a well-deserved appreciation for its magnificent ready to wear creations. The collection’s major highlight was its highly vibrant colour palette, which included bright pinks, brown rusts, off whites, pure whites, aquamarines and violets amongst others. The silhouettes were majorly free flowing, accompanied by the playful Hawaiian looks. The collection was an ideal evening party wear, along with a few beach wear dresses.

580 2Moving on, Jil Sander, Gabriele Colangelo, Aquilano Rimondi, Piazza Sempione and Emilio Pucci, bought the day to its end. Among them, Jil Sander and Emilio Pucci showcased some highly contrasting yet subtle and glamorous collections. The former kept the comfort factor intact for each and every creation, thereby making them all the more appealing and attractive. The latter, on the other hand, believed in the glamor to be the basic ex-factor. Bright fruity orange, seemed to be the designer’s favourite colour, and the highlight of the collection.

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430Vero Moda launched Marquee, a limited edition collection designed by Karan Johar at a glitzy fashion evening attended by the crème de la crème of Mumbai at Mehboob Studio, Bandra.

Marking his foray in women’s collection, Karan Johar presented on the runway a splendid fashion show with the Kangana Ranaut as the show-stoppe with an enviable front row representing the who’s who of Bollywood.

Adding glamour to the evening were Gauri Khan, Varun Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Anurag Kashyap, Huma Qureshi, Manish Malhotra, Lisa Haydon, Shamita Shetty, Sanjay Kapoor, Sophie Choudhry, Raveena Tandon, Purab Kohli, Neha Dhupia, Rinzing Denzongpa, Sonal Chauhan, Saqib Saleem, Nandita Mahtani, Elli Avram, Arjun Bajwa, Siddharth Shukla.

1Blu Marine and La Perla appeared to be in full swing for the third day of the Milan Fashion Week. Causal wear and non-formal clothes were at the basic essence for both the collections. For Blu Marine aquatic floral prints over pastel combination of colours was common to all. Replete of easy to wear gowns, flowy skirts, over-sized tops and skin fit midis, the collection could be ideal for all sorts of beach hangouts and casual hangouts with friends. The latter however, focussed on keeping it more minimal and sophisticated. Glimpses of mild layering and shrugs could be spotted.

580 1Speaking of some of the enthrallers of the evening, Etro, Missoni, Tod’s and Versace came up with full enthusiasm to showcase some never seen before, sparkling collections. For Etro, it was all about that funk that goes along with street style casual wear, filled with a saturated amount of oomph and sensuality. Missoni and Tod’s went more inclined towards elegance and beauty, employing some of the most turquoise and fluorescent colour schemes. While Missoni was vastly about comfortable easy to wear, Tod’s on the other hand comprised mostly of classy evening wear, accompanied by a few of the brand’s signature hand bags.

580 2Meanwhile, the luxurious Versace promise to stand out in the crowd by setting up a hue coloured runway arrangement which left the audience completely flabbergasted. The collection showcased was equally mesmerising, comprising of some refined quality evening wear dresses in the most subtle and feminine palette of colours. For those who wish to continue with the exotic and the most in-style fashion statements, Versace is the one to browse through!

580Sport Max, Bally, Agnona, Giamba, Ice Berg, Philip Plein and Ermanno Scervino amongst few others concluded Day 3.  The audience went back exasperated with innumerable choices to make for their upcoming ready to wear wardrobe, at the same time highly curious for the next progressing day.

wifw_logoOverwhelmed with Fdci’s offer to open wifw SS’15 edition, the textile revivalist Aneeth Arora is all set to give us a riveting opening making textiles the showstoppers of the day at the upcoming five-day fashion affair to be held from October 8-12, 2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

430India’s first cinema-inspired fashion house, ‘DIVA’NI’ joined hands with Royal Fables to host a one of kind ‘Dawat-E-Awadh’ to showcase their latest bridal collection titled, ‘First Lady by DIVA’NI’. Held on 17th September, the celebration included a royal ‘dawat’ with some exquisite mouth-watering recipes, which recreated the magic of love and royalty.

Speaking of the store’s bridal collection, 2014, it is replete of diverse modern textures and royal colour palette. Filled with dramatic accents, the collection is made from the finest Indian fabrics, with soft silhouettes and royal contemporary embroideries.

Spotted at the event, enjoying the exquisite blend of food and fashion were Bollywood celebrities Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur, along with some of the high elites of the city which included Neelam Rudy, Kaushalya Reddy, Rajkumari Preeti Singh Kuchaman, and RK Gitanjali Shah to name a few.

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