French fashion house, Louis Vuitton has unveiled its sixth high jewellery collection, Acte V/The Escape inspired by the Streamline Moderne movement of the 1920’s.

Comprised of 50 one-of-a-kind pieces of Louis Vuitton jewellery, the collection is rich in sea-blue opals, diamonds, deep black opals, pearls and rare precious stones from every corner of the globe. Meticulously wrought into sensuous, long flowing lines, the forms subconsciously evoke the early 1920s yet are beguilingly contemporary. Elegant Bayadère style necklaces epitomize the Art Deco influence, together with the V motif and fan motifs there were typified during the era.

Lakmé Fashion Week held the model auditions yesterday for the upcoming Winter/Festive showcasing at the Palladium Hotel, Mumbai. An eminent panel of judges chose six winners after three grueling and competitive rounds of auditions which saw over 140 aspiring models.

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Considered to be one of India’s most prestigious and esteemed launch pad for emerging runaway talent, the six divas selected for this season are Ashanti Singh from Germany, Shreya Chaudhary Mumbai, Madhu Sneha Kolkatta, Ivana Pesovic Serbia, Alice Rosario Hyderabad and Jasmeen Johal from Canada.

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African Fashion Week London 2015 starts this August from the 8th, an annual event showcasing and celebrating work from established and emerging African designers.African fashion has come way up in ten decades so much so that it is now a recognized acronym for fashion originating from Africa and African patterned fabrics. All the way from traditional West Africa, the ankara wax, head gear and kinky bohemian Afro hair and its variations are the hottest trending style in fashion circles.

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This year’s designers to showcase are: Aimeeku, Athaenabride, Caroline beyll, Eyola, Farida’s atelier, Grazee stitches, House of mucha, IKollection, Innocentemessy, Kilumba, M&C, Miizu, MAfrica, Mary Martin London, Njema helena, Needle Point, Nomade, Noir, Reina de santiago®, Sakara, Sarah arthman, Sifaye haidar, Sherene melinda, Soraya da piedade, Tangerine, Thora jewels, Tumiila and Vanelse.

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British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has tapped sixty prominent names in British fashion world for Greenpeace’s Save the Arctic campaign.

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23Shot by celebrity photographer Andy Gotts, the ad campaign features top models and tastemakers like of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Lily Cole, Erin O’Connor, Georgia Jagger and David Gandy wearing Slogan T-shirts designed by Vivienne Westwood especially for the campaign. Other celebrities include Rira Ora, Pierce Brosnan, Ozzy Osbourne, Kylie Minogue, Hugh Grant, Julie Walters and Pamela Anderson.

The portraits are currently on display at Waterloo Underground station till July 26.

1The British fashion house Alexander McQueen has created three brand-new versions of its iconic Armadillo Boot to raise money for UNICEF’s earthquake relief efforts in Nepal.

Handcrafted from wood and python skin in Italy, will be auctioned off as part of the Christies Handbags & Accessories Auction. Plato’s Atlantis was the last collection Lee McQueen completed before his death.The designer’s futuristic vision was inspired by Darwin’s theories of evolution and contemporary concerns about global warming. The Armadillo boots, aptly named for their armour-like appearance, are widely considered to be one of the mosticonic pieces created by McQueen in his lifetime.

The auction which started on 14 July, 2015 will run till 23 July.

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The British Fashion Council has announced the names of promising young talents who will get NEWGEN support – sponsored by Topshop – to present their spring 2016 collections at London Fashion Week from September 18 to 22.

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Ashley Williams, 1205 and Ryan Lo will each receive sponsorship for a runway show during London Fashion Week. Claire Barrow, Danielle Romeril, Faustine Steinmetz, Molly Goddard have secured money to stage presentations, while Marta Jakubowski and Sadie Williams have won funds to exhibit their collections.

Day 2 of New York Fashion Week: Men’s kick started with Thom Browne’s spring 2016 collection which presented retro-Fifties shrunken tailored clothing silhouette. He introduced looks like a gray Chesterfield coats, shrunken blazers, cropped pants and skinny ties in a variety of traditional men’s wear staple fabrics that included windowpanes, microstripes, Prince of Wales and houndstooth.The Public School presentation included a classic bomber over an elongated pullover shirt and shorts tailored below the knee, a voluminous short-sleeve hooded jacket shirt wornwith pleated white pants. Timo Weiland lineup showed intarsia sweaters styled with a trouser short or a wide-leg pant with a slight flare, classic jacket in silk, pin-striped bomber jacket, a white Japanese denim jacket with a contrasting collar and a suede baseball jacket.

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Robert Geller paid tribute to the North Sea with a romantic spring collection.A range of fluid silk and nylon trenches, lightly constructed topcoats and flowy blouses which were belted to look billowy were among the highlights. Nick Graham’soffering featured both a cropped and longer modern fit in a single-breasted construction, in variations of cotton and linen blends in a variety of playful mixtures such as microchecks, stripes and solid pastels. Duckie Brown by Steven Cox showed voluminous sack pants, sheer shirts and super oversize jackets, M1 bombers and flight jackets.

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Donrad Duncan spring collection Engineered for Motion collection had fencing pants with tuxedo stripes and white nylon bombers with high necks, two-tone knit polos and button-up shirts. Raincoats were transparent in an effort to highlight the fused seams. Todd Snyder lineup offered up some cotton suits and sharp spring trenchcoats, faded tank tops and sweatshirts, a bomber blended with linen from his Champion line, and artisanal leather sandals from his Cole Haan association. Rochambeau by Laurence Chandler and Joshua Cooper presented a clean lineup focusing on the play of proportions. There were parkas, elongated shirts and joggers in technical fabrics, often shown in monochromatic whites, pale pinks, blues and tans.

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Rag & Bone spring line offered bombers and lightweight nylon rucksacks, military-inspired parkas, cargo pants, variety of cotton twill track pants, cotton linen blazers and classic field jackets. Ovadia & Sons captured the energy, style and vibe of New York with its spring collection which included graphic T-shirts layered under long coats bomber jackets, coats and leather jackets and tailored shirts paired with slim-fit pants. N. Hoolywood by designer Daisuke Obana showcased monotone series of outfits incorporating sharply tailored overcoats and relaxed blazers, which steadily progressed into mackintoshes and synthetic raincoats atop asymmetric tees rendered in a palette of neutrals occasionally elevated with a shock of red.

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Swiss Military, unveiled its latest innovative collection of eyewear, travel gear, genuine leather belts and electronics, at an event in Delhi.

The eyewear collection with 24 variants to choose from includes a wide range of Aviators and Wayfarers. While the travel gear range comprises both hard top and soft top luggage sets, multi-utility travel backpacks laptop bags, multi-utility business organiser cum travel bags and passport holders cum wallets, accessories bags among others.

Whereas for the electronics aficionados, Swiss Military has launched a variety of multi-utility universal travel adapters, portable chargers, USB ports, trendy selfie sticks, among several other distinctive products.

Mr. Anuj Sawhney, Managing Director of Swiss Military Worldwide said, “Delhi is an important market for us,for the number of fashionistas living in the city, this brand new range of products is based on functionality and affordable luxury. The company plan to open 12 stores across India with an aim to give consumers products that accentuate imagination in terms of design, quality & price.”