Monthly Archives: April 2015

Behind The Scenes Exhibition

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Travelling back in time, the exhibition will showcase some rare unseen images by some of the world’s most talented ‘on-set’ photographers and will remember some legendary films as well as directors and actors.  Many of Each photograph has been specially curated by photographic expert, John Ingledew.

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The exhibition will showcase an old picture of Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman during the filming of ‘The Graduate’, 1967 along with image of Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch and director Jack Clayton on the set of ‘The Pumpkin Eater’, 1963 and photo of actor Clint Eastwood reading a newspaper in a mobile home between takes of the western Joe Kidd, directed by John Sturges in 1972.

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Abu Jani & Sandeep Khosla’s

430 9Ace designers Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla recently hosted a preview of their Spring Summer 2015 collection at their store Om Chambers in Kemps Corner, Mumbai.

With their latest collection, the duo brought Guests were sensuous Kerala cottons and georgettes in shades of white, beige and neutral adorned with classic thread and resham embroideries,multi-colour applique, silk pattiwork and gold zari. The range included variety of appealing silhouettes. From tunics and kaftans to anarkalis and lehengas there was something for every woman to wear at every occasion whether night or day.

Seen trying and shopping from the exquisite collectionwere guests like Suzanne Khan, Twinkle Khanna, Anu Dewan,  Dipti Salgaocar with daughter Ishita, Sitakshi Khanna, Salpi Gandhi, Dr. Rekha Sheth, Mukeeta Javeri, Ina Arora with daughter Sanjana Arora, Madhuri Mahatani, Salpi Gandhi, Aishwarya Subramanyam,  Malavika Sangghvi, Namrata Zakaria and many more.

Fatma Shaikh Opens Flagship Store

430In an evening filled with merry chatter, designer Fatma Shaikh launched her flagship store in Bandra, Mumbai.

To offer, the store has Fatma’s latest feminine yet edgy collection which is an amalgamation of fun prints, light flowy silhouettes, soothing color palette and airy fabrics. The range consisted of crop tops, fitted trousers, bold backs and spirited necklines and other summery outfits. The collection is a mix of contemporary, Indian and western styles.

The glamorous evening saw celebrities like Lisa Haydon, Gauahar Khan, Krystle D’souza, Barkha Bisht, Surbhi Jyoti, Tina Dutta Candice Pinto, Deepti Gujral and Sucheta Sharma and Urvashi Rautela to name a few.

BCBGMAXAZRIA Forays To India

430International contemporary women’s clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA has forayed into the Indian market with its first store at DLF Emporio mall in Vasant Kunj, Delhi.

Build with smooth cement floors, warm yellow lighting and ivory walls, the store offers brand’s spring 2015 collection, which is combination of timeless elegance and bohemian silhouettes. The range consists of outfits that are bedecked with Tapestry and abstract floral prints, influenced from the concept of colour reform. Unique, with a touch of ethereal, the collection symbolises women’s carefree spirt, creating a lasting impression.

Present at the launch of the store were guests like Noyonika Chatterjee, Erika Packard, Bhawna Sharma, Aditi Mishra, Savitri Singh, Shabnam Singhal, Payal Pratap, Luigi Estero, Anupama Dayal, Priyanka Gill, Sasha & Kaabia Grewal, Sarika & Vishal Chaudhry, Caroline Young and many more.

Adarsh Gill brand launch Soiree

430 7Adarsh Gill, a designer of international distinction launched her new brand “Defiance by Adarsh Gill” at her palace like home in Rajesh Pilot Marg, New Delhi.

Seen at the party were Maharani Jaya Singh of Patiala, Mriganka Singh, Chitrangada Singh, Pallavi Rathore, Anita Bajaj, Anuja Gupta, Divya Chauhan, Harmeet Bajaj, Payal Sen, Karishma Manga Bedi, Vikrum Baidyanath, Priya Jain, Radhika Jha, Sujata Assomul, Priya Agarwal, Shonali Nanda, Sita Nanda, Rolly Gupta and many others.

Vizyon’s Trunk Show at Le Mill

430Kolkata’s luxury label Vizyon launched their spring/summer collection ‘The Spring Soiree’ with a trunk show at Mumbai based concept store—Le Mill.

Exclusively curated for the Mumbai fashionistas, the collection offered perfect outfits for a breezy summer day or an evening out. The line brought some outstanding shift dresses, peplum top, lightweight cotton dresses, crop tops and asymmetrical dresses in shades of blue, red, emerald, bright pink and beige. Sharp tailoring andexceptional floral detailing made each ensemble stand apart.

The special preview sawcelebrities like Lisa Haydon, Model Lakshmi Menon, Farah Ali Khan, Simone Singh, Julie Leymarie, Tanaaz Bhatia, Payal Singhal, Gayatri Rangachari Shah, Maneka Thadani, Shibani Aggarwal, Devita Saraf, Pooja Advani, Pooja Khanna and Radhika Dhawan to name a few.

Pharrel Williams Joins Woolsworth

1Global icon and musician Pharrel Williams has joined his hands with South African retailer Woolworths to uplift education in Africa. The collaboration is a part of Williams’ “Harmonizing Humanity” effort.

Woolsworths has collaborated with Bionic Yarn, a company that creates fabric out of recycled plastic waste, to create a range of limited edition, sustainable T-shirts. Design students will be invited to create and submit designs for these T-shirts and Williams’ favorite designs will be produced and sold in stores across the country. The winners will each receive $25 000 in prize money.

With his South Africa concert tour in September, the singer will give a chance to school groups to compete and sing with him on stage and this will be exclusive to members of WRewards, Woolworths’ in-house customer loyalty program.

Chameleon Fendi Roma

Italian luxury house Fendi has launched latest chameleon watches which is in perfect harmony with the Fendi Resort 2015 Collection.

Adorned with the “Fendi Roma” graffiti, inspired by a Karl Lagerfeld design from 1988 for a textile, the matchless timepieces come in curved cases and modest dial giving it a voluptuous modern appeal.The new watches have unique shape derived from one of the brand’s classic bag buckles and rounded sculpted double F logo.

High-impact graffiti prints, finest detail, “Fendi Roma” graffiti print in glowing color or tone-on-tone fine, delicate ornate dial, elite calfskin leather, sparkling diamonds and cases in yellow gold or stainless steel makes each piece from the collection to stand apart.