Monthly Archives: February 2016

Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 Campaign

In what is being lauded as the best campaign of the spring 2016 season, the Marc Jacobs spring 2016 campaign taps an eclectic cast of models, entertainers and creatives. Photographed by David Sims with styling by Katie Grand, the American designer has enlisted singer and actress Bette Midler, transgender director Lana Wachowski, comedienne Sandra Bernhard, entertainer Milk, models Veronika Vilim, Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls and Kiki Willems.

The spectrum of individuals photographed in our Spring/Summer 2016 ad campaign represent a celebration of my America, says the designer.

Tom Ford Spring Campaign

Tom Ford’s spring ad campaign is shot by Nick Knight in Los Angeles, features models Lucky Blue Smith, Mica Arganaraz, and Lida Fox, is inspired by the seventies TV show Soul Train.

The photographs spotlight funky prints, tapered trousers, sequins in glamorous styles including metallic fabrics and bomber jackets forecasting spring’s trend.

Kim Kardashian’s Hollywood Games with Balmain

1Lately, Olivier Rousteing, had joined the reality star’s overwhelmingly popular “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” game. He becomes the first designer to create pieces for the game, which include a fringed handbag and pair of earrings.

“The pieces are composed of opulent fabrics like velvet and fringe that recall design elements from the Fall 2015 RTW Balmain collection,” Rousteing said. While these products don’t current exist IRL, or in real life, it’s a possibility down the line.

The designer also made a cameo in the game and revealed a collection of fall 2015 pieces from the women’s and men’s lines, saw 200,000 players owning at least one piece from the brand during its first month live.

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Hermès African Art Collective

In the new year, Hermès makes its easy to flaunt your love for nature and the wildlife in the most elegant manner by unveiling two new silk scarves that reflect the work of an African art collective of Zulu, Zimbabwean and Sotho potters based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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The French fashion house has collaborated with a South African art studio called Ardmore Ceramics renowned for its exuberant, exotic style exalting flora and fauna featuring flourishes like elephants and monkeys or palms and proteas, will be available in selected Hermès boutiques, as well as online.

14 shortlisted faces to take the ramp at AIFW FW’16

Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) conducted female model auditions #GETNOTICED, after a nation-wide hunt, which met with resounding success, for the upcoming 27th edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week to be held from March 16 -20, in the capital at a sparkling new venue, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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An eminent jury comprising celebrated designers Namarata Joshipura, Nainika Karan, Gauri Karan and Rina Dhaka as well as choreographer Aparna Behl shortlisted 14 beautiful faces, who will be the shining stars of the fashion extravaganza.‎

On the ocassion, Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI said, “The auditions for AIFW AW ‘16 saw interesting faces being selected from a sea of aspiring models. There were more than 110 models who came for the auditions. FDCI has always attempted to select not just pretty faces, but ramp-scorchers, who have an innate ability to connect with the audience, which reflects in their demeanour as they get set to take the catwalk by storm.”

Chanel Baselworld 2016 Novelties

Chanel sends a preview for the most important event in the jewelry watches. Created exclusively for women the collection is said to be inspired by the octagonal shape of the bottle cap of No. 5, which in turn replicates the shape of place Vendome.

Trends 2016 by FLO Mumbai

430An exposition that presented the best in fashion and lifestyle products from across the country, FLO Mumbai Chapter kick started the New Year with TRENDS 2016 a one-of a kind fashion fiesta showcasing the creative talents of women entrepreneurs from across the country.

The exhibition was well attended the cities glitterati and hi profile elite women. The exhibitors catered to all women with discerning tastes, included Jewellery by renowned designers Varuna D. Jani, ShrihariDiagems, UrnishJewellers, designer wear by SwapnilShinde, Akuri by Amrita Puri, Padmasita by PadminiKolhapure, Pret line by SangeetaKilachand, Lucknowi wear by Narjis&Nida alongwith other favorites such as Rocco Bella,Roliana, ShiilpaPuri .

Yahoo summoned for deadly ivory trade!

day3Lately Yahoo was in the new s for all wrong reasons with its CEO Marissa Mayer &Japan CEO Manabu Miyasaka in the line of fire with the company making a killing from trinket sales in Japan. Yahoo Japan is a joint-venture between Yahoo and the Japanese telecoms firm SoftBank

Reportedly 100 elephants are being massacred a day, and their emotional intelligence means they understand the horror of what is happening to them. With the ivory trade pushing elephants to the edge of extinction, activists are putting pressure on Yahoo to curb the sale of ivory products on its websites in Japan, arguing that the company is fueling—and profiting from—illegal elephant poaching.

More than one million people have signed an online petition launched by activist organization Avaaz urging the technology giant to stop the “deadly” ivory trade taking place through Yahoo Japan’s eBay-like auction site, which runs alongside its web search and advertising business.

An investigation into Yahoo Japan’s auction site carried out by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an advocacy group; found that between 2012 and 2014 more than 12 tons of whole tusks and ivory trinkets were sold through the platform. In 2014 this trade represented $7 million in sales—of which Yahoo would take a small transaction and listing fee.

In September, the US and China agreed to work toward a near total ban on the ivory trade. Amazon and Google have both banned the sale of ivory on their sites.

Several big brands like Google and Amazon are refusing to sell ivory. Yahoo is one of the few major online markets left. But we could influence that decision. Right now Yahoo is losing some of its best employees, and the CEO is offering millions to convince people to stay. If we threaten to lift the lid on Yahoo’s bloody secret, she could lose staff even faster, and may reconsider the costs of this cruel trade.

Stefano Ricci SS2016 Collection

By means of a specific sensation, every single colour stimulates the aspiration for totality in the eye”: this is what Goethe wrote in his Theory of Colours. The magnificent shades of Tuscan nature and the elegant colours of the pictorial art of Florence are what today inspire the new summer collection by designer Stefano Ricci: a personal “theory of colour” which is in line with the vital imagination of the Maison, with its radiant vision of a male elegance which is both personal and eclectic.

Tasteful tailored constructions which conceal the manual work behind an extraordinary lightness; proportions researched according to perfect canons; personal combinations which enhance the patterns, the fine, long-staple fibers, the beloved contrasts which exalt a view of ever dynamic style; chromatically evolved accessories, handmade not only to complete the wardrobe but to enhance the colours of the jackets, the finishes and details; precious buckles and jewel-cufflinks. The collection which Stefano Ricci has designed for summer 2016 is sculpted in pristine Tuscan air: precious and rigorously tasteful, it is also fully Italian in its “fuggir l’affettazione.

Dior Homme:The Essentials

Summer 2016: For summer 2016, dior homme explores the traditional argyle motif, this code of bourgeois elegance comes as a v-neck vest or a short-sleeved polo shirt in a navy and white intarsia of double-knit wool. It’s given a casual edge when paired with skinny-fit white stretch cotton jeans or a long parka with detachable hood. It becomes the motif of a new dior homme contemporary luxury, fusing excellence with modernity.