December 2015 - Page 2 of 12

Hunkemöller, known to be a paradise for lingerie lovers and fashionistas opens its first store in India at DLF Promenade, New Delhi. Spread across 750 sq.ft., the Hunkemöller store is designed to create an exclusive shopping experience offering world class service to its customers. The store provides a fashionable yet comfortable mix of lingerie, nightwear, hosiery, swim wear, beauty products and accessories.

The lingerie collections are designed by the brands in-house design team who are dedicated towards bringing feminine and strong designs to match woman’s passion for all things beautiful combined with the latest fashion trends and most important: the best bra shape and fit.

Hunkemöller, Europe’s premium lingerie brand has over 700 stores in 19 countries with a very strong market base in Europe. It is also available in countries like Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Aruba, Curacao, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

A new Louis Vuitton ad campaign features Final Fantasy character Lightning as a model, shared Nicolas Ghesquiere, the artistic director of LV on his instagram page along with video of the “Series 4” campaign. “Reality and fantasy become one, Lightning a genuine heroine in the new @louisvuitton series 4 ad campaign,” Ghesquiere said.

Ghesquiere further adds, saying Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix’s Visual Works, created especially for the fashion powerhouse. The clothes modeled by Lightning were previously worn at Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer 2016 fashion show back in October—you can watch it on Louis Vuitton’s YouTube channel. The first model even from the show even sports Lightning’s signature pink hair.

After 12 weeks, thousands of participants and exhilarating fitness rounds, Reebok declared the winners of the Ultimate Fitness Fan 2. Supa Parvin and Gautam Dagar have been crowned the winners of the second season of the biggest fitness challenge of the country. Apart from the title, the winners take home cash and Reebok Merchandize worth 5 Lakhs and get an opportunity to feature in a Reebok ad and train with fitness icon and Reebok Brand Ambassador – John Abraham.

With rising adrenaline rush, 10 men and 10 women battled it out in the nail-biting finals by winning over various obstacles and challenges. The participants conquered not only their physical fitness levels but also their social skills and mental toughness levels in the never-seen before rescue mission task. They fought as both individuals and as a team in the battle for the fittest. After three challenging rounds in which contestants were made to face their fears, Supa Parvin from Kolkata was crowned as the female winner, whereas Gautam Dagar from New Delhi booked his berth as the male winner of the second season. Supa Parvin, a young athlete from Kolkata, is following the path of fitness from past 11 years. On the other hand, Gautam Dagar is the captain of India’s international Rugby team since 2008 and has also represented Indian in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.

Designed by Reebok Master Trainers, the fitness tests were inspired from Reebok’s ‘Fit for Life’ fitness philosophy testing participants’ physical, mental and social fitness levels.

WLCI introduced the World of Fashion a new and talented breed of designers, with the graduating batch of the WLCI Creative School along with a design exhibition ‘INFINITE POSSIBILITIES 2015’ followed by a glamorous fashion show, ‘CHIMERA 2015’ by the designers of tomorrow.

The Design exhibition “Infinite Possibilities-The Sustainable Statement” had been curated on corrugated boxes as a special initiative. The statement challenged the traditional approach and was dedicated to encourage and implement sustainable alternatives while the ramp adorned in the debutant collection of the budding designers were adorned by models like Deepti Gujaral, Candice Pinto, Reha Sukheja, Pooja Bhamrah, Pooja Vaidya Sheela Tiruchi, Namratha Gujaran , Reena Barot, Jaspal K, Monica T and Prateek Baidu

The eminent jury for ‘Chimera 2015’ comprised of renowned Jewelry designer Farhana Vohra, Bridal wear designer Asif Merchant, Deepikaa Lodha: the designer and owner of the brand bEETROOT, Aparna Bangia- design Consultant & Artist, Asad Fakih- Veteran Fashion Industry, NASEEM Creations, Ana Singh- renowned designer. Jury for ‘INFINITE POSSIBILITIES 2015’ comprised of well-known art curator Varsha Karale, renowned photographer Shirish Karale and VijayRaj Bodhankar who is a well known artist.

Nestled away in the quaint shopping complex, Santushti,New Delhi, Raseel Gujral Ansal’s brand Casa Pop takes a leap forward with the launch of the new store. Spanning a space of 400 square feet, the Casa Pop store will retain the pret diffusion which includes fashion, home accessories, incidental furniture and will also showcase the wallpaper collection for the first time ever.

Lending the old world charm is Casa Pop’s signature style and Hot Pink color with Raseel Gujral Ansal’s designed ‘Rang Mahal’ wallpaper. The new store displays an array of kitsch products reflecting the pop, trendy and vibrant elements of the brand. The brocade story ‘Kheem Khab’, the finest form of brocade, also known as ‘fabric of dreams’ is beautifully illustrated in the showroom.

The final schedule of the next edition of Milan Fashion from15/19 January 2016 is full with presentations.

A week of international fashion with 39 shows , 47 presentations and 9 events , for a total of 86 collections , representing the highest figure from Milan Fashion Week in January 2016. New names will parade in Milan for the first time: Lucio Vanotti , Helen Anthony , Pal Zileri and back on Milan catwalks male Roberto Cavalli with the first men’s collection designed by Peter Dundas .

Offlate, Model of the Year Awards were announced, in which over 250 industry insiders and readers of model website cast their votes to determine the top faces of 2015. Each of the 11 categories, which include Model of the Year, Breakout Star, and Social Media star, has a female and male industry and Reader’s Choice winner.

Fan-favorites Gigi and Kendall got shout-outs in this year’s winner’s circle, the top honor went to Anna Ewers, a favorite of Alexander Wang, Ewers walked in the designer’s first-ever show for Balenciaga, where he served as creative director until earlier this year