Just a day ahead of the Grand Finale, day 6 of the Jakarta Fashion Week saw designers like VeronikaVidyanita, FomalhautZamel, Anastasia Hoeng, GregoriusVici, Khanaan, Kursien Karzai, Ria Miranda and Verenia Mia, and young and emerging designers like Hunting Fields and Hartono Gan.

A unique style of garments were displayed on the run way, including ethnic brocade long skirts, wrap-rounds and structured over coats amongst many others. Materials used were mostly hand-made and traditional such as cotton, polyester, silk and rayon, and a combination of all these. The colour scheme was also very royal and innate, including honey yellow, ridged black, earthy browns and much more.

580Meanwhile, for men’s collection, the designers used a very sporty and funky look. However, the required grace and personality along with structured silhouettes, was the major highlight. Lengthy trench coats in leather and a stark black colour palette gave the models a very touch and strict look, well quite attractive for the ladies out there.

As we move on to final day of this South-East Asian Fashion celebration saw various Muslim and Indonesian designers namelyRistyTagor, AnggiaMawardi, ZaskiaSungkar,AriyArka, Rani Hatta and DyahAyuAnda.

580Most of the creations were inspired by the traditionally rich cultures of Lombok. Also the innate Indonesian fabrics were showcased with an all new individualistic take, which raised huge amount of enthusiasm amongst the onlookers.

The final day also featured collection from other designers like AugusteSoesastro, Nur Zahra, PriyoOktaviano, SaptoDjojokartiko and Vinora Ng.

All in all, Jakarta Fashion Week was a full-swing one week fashion extravaganza which not only gave some of the emerging talents an effective platform, but also acted as an upliftment in the South-East Asian fashion world.

430The exuberant multi-designer store Atosa, Mumbai was met by an exclusive trunk show by designers Abraham and Thakore. Titled ‘Urban Shikar’, the collection featured the wilderness of the city area in the present day scenario, through a palette based on golden hues of wild silk.

Keeping it entirely Indian and natural, the collection evokes many shades of khaki with its references to safari, uniforms and combat. Likewise, the range of fabrics included classics such as tussar, eri silk and other wild silk yarns woven by weavers from all India, who have explored different techniques from varied regions.

Enjoying a first-hand experience of the designers’ exquisite creations were some of the elites of the city, fashion designers and Bollywood celebrities like Ekta Rajani, Aparna Badlani, Sona Mahapatra, Dipanita Sharma, Amit Sadh, Umesh Jivnani, Nachiket Barve, Troy Costa, Sujal Shah, Vikram Raizada, Shahid Datawala and Rashmi Nigam to name a very few.

The fifth day of the South-East Asian fashion festival saw fashion labels like Top Shop, Major Minor, Barli Asmara, Imelda Kartini and Cleo Fashion awards with their mind-blowing creations on the runway.

The creations seemed to have taken mild inspirations from the previous day’s themes, wherein both the sporty and the elegant edge could be spotted. From exuberant evening wear dresses to cool and casual beach wear, the designers aimed at encapsulating multiple genres.

580Accessories were kept at the bare minimum, very youthful and elegant. However, funky patch work in bright and loud colours made the collection look appealing and hippie.

Well, a day filled with surprises and novelties left the onlookers with high expectations for the grand finale of Jakarta fashion week on the 7th of November. Let’s see how it would turn out to be!

0201c5dThe designer is based in Bangalore and has an extensive belief in Sustainable fashion. Her eponymous label is a luxury ready-to-wear line featuring the original artworks of renowned Indigenous Australian artists on a canvas of ethically hand-woven Indian fabrics. For her designs, she draws inspirations from fair trade and an ethical production with artists and their communities.

Using natural materials and traditional designs is kept as the utmost priority at ‘Roopa Pemmaraju’, in order to give consideration to the well-being of artisans, communities and environment. Hand woven fabrics, environment friendly print blocking, hand embroideries and embellishments are some of the essential highlighting features of Roopa’s design aesthetic.

Some of the best works of the designer have been done with famed Indigenous Australian artists like Warlukurlangu artists, Rosie Napurrurla Tasman, Reko Rennie, and Elisa Jane Carmichael.

Having extensively worked on the international front, the designer has also been an active participant in the Indian fashion world, wherein she has showcased her collections in Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week and Lakme Fashion Week.

Meanwhile, she presently retails her collection from her exclusive designer studio in Australia.

You can get Roopa Pemmaraju at:

www.roopapemmaraju.com

Campari Calendar 2015The iconic star, Eva Green, poses for a photocall in London’s contemporary Shoreditch Studios, at the glamorous unveiling of 2015 Campari Calendar. Standing alongside photographer, Julia Fullerton-Batten and Campari CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, she looked stunning in Andrew Gn dress and Christian Louboutin shoes.

The 2015 Calendar is the 16th edition in the collection and is dedicated to celebrating Campari’s unique and intriguing history and the intrinsic stories linked to twelve of its best-loved classic cocktails. From the classic Negroni cocktail, created by Count Camillo Negroni himself in 1919, to the modern Campari Orange Passion, a contemporary spin on the classic Campari Orange, the Calendar explores and celebrates the recipes that have stood the test of time and are still adored in today’s modern world.

The studios were transformed into a modern speakeasy, where guests were invited to enjoy all the Campari cocktails depicted in this year’s Calendar.

430Designer Shradha Murarka showcased her Fall Winter 2014 collection for her label Vizyon at Four Seasons.

Titled ‘Cocktails at Tinsel Town’ the collection is a journey into the dynamic glamour with which women used to express their femininity in older times.

To give it a very antique and vintage feel, the designer used floral appliqué pleats in rich silks, romantic draping, soft transparency, and draped asymmetrical necklines. Flowing drapes, plunging necklines, delicate and opulent styles were all creatively used by the designer to keep intact the glamour quotient.

In harmony with its underlying theme, the colour palette of the collection is refined and feminine, including shades of bright red, emerald, black, navy and burgundy, purple, green, champagne and turquoise along with silver and gold which give a very mystified effect to the onlooker.

Celebrating the collection with the designer were the crème de la crème of the city like Ira Dubey, Prerna Goel, Shaheen Abbas, Pratima Bhatia, Marielou Phillips, Sumati Raheja,  Kiran Datwani, Natasha Chib, Shibani Aggarwal, Shruti Vora, Maneka Thadani, Payal Singhal and Hina Arora amongst many others.

Mercedes Fashion Week Madrid Otoño/Invierno 2014-2015Off late, Madrid catwalk organized by IFEMA, is the best display of new trends and creation in the field of Fashion in Spain. For over three decades it has proved itself to be a key platform for promoting Spanish design.

The coincidence of the last two editions of Madrid catwalk with Momad Metropolis generated important synergies among domestic and foreign buyers as together they attracted over 70,000 visitors in each edition and made Madrid into a major international fashion capital.Imprimir

For the third time in a row, the two events organized by IFEMA Fashion will take place on the same dates and at the same place. With Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid catwalk will hold its 61st edition between 6 and 10 February, while Momad Metropolis will take place from 8 to 10 February, both at Feria de Madrid.

The fourth edition of Momad Metropolis the great multi Fashion Fair where over 900 textile, footwear and accessories companies come together make the largest platform dedicated to fashion and new trends in the Iberian Peninsula.

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1With Christmas round the corner Chanel launches its holiday 2014 collection inspired by feathers and diamonds.

The stunning shimmering Chanel Camelia de Plumes Highlighting Powder aptly named Platine, the compact’s surface features a feather motif shaped like a camelia, Coco Chanel’s signature flower. A sheer platinum with a trace of gold, the illuminator is designed for use in the usual places: cheekbones, décolleté…2

With a palette to re-enchant the classics, every makeup option is allowed, just for one evening. At the heart of the harmony of colours, a supreme, flamboyant red worn on lips and nails awakens the senses and exerts its irresistible power of attraction. Tender and sensual, a touch of peach melts into the skin as an eyeshadow or a blush brightened with pearly accents. A gray duo, highlighted by a deep black, sculpts eyes and is illuminated by silver, white and antique gold with the radiance of jewelry along with five timeless and precious shades for eyes form a surprising palette due to the range of makeup looks they inspire.

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430Burberry first global festive campaign starring Beckham junior was launched with a screening of its ‘From London with Love’ film at the Burberry global flagship store, 121 Regent Street.

Directed by Burberry Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey, and starring Romeo Beckham in a specially created role at the heart of the story, which celebrates gifting during the festive season, as a cupid boy who delivers a gift to a young couple, played by British models Hannah Dodds and Anders Hayward, who then take him on a magical journey of romance across London, surrounded by music and dance as 50 impeccably dressed dancers give a performance inspired by the “golden age of cinematic musicals” to a song by British songwriter Ed Harcourt titled “The Way That I Live”.

Cast members Romeo Beckham, Hannah Dodds, and Anders Hayward along with Victoria and David Beckham, British musicians Benjamin Clementine, George Ezra, James Page, Gary Powell, Daydream Club, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Richard Jones; British Burberry models Charlotte Wiggins and Sam Rollinson; Amanda Berry, Daisy Lewis, Alice Naylor-Leyland, were few amongst 500 guests who attended.