Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFWM), organised by IFEMA, has set the dates for the celebration of its two editions for 2018. Thus, the first edition for the year of Spain’s most important fashion show will take place between 25 and 29 January, and the second between 5 and 8 July 2018.

For the September edition of 2017, MBFWM maintains its usual dates, with the event to be held from 15 to 19 September.

These new dates for 2018, which have already been notified to the participating designers, are part of the internationalisation strategy, to capture a greater number of buyers and foreign press. In both cases, the event will be held immediately after the High Fashion catwalk shows of Paris.

This season, Karl Lagerfeld projects CHANEL into space. In the Centre de lancement N°5 décor in the heart of the Grand Palais and at the foot of an immense 37 meter-high rocket, 90 models reach for the stars wearing boots scintillating like diamond constellations and headbands embroidered with crystals or faux pearls. “It’s a journey through the sky, to the heart of constellations, in the wake of the astronaut Thomas Pesquet,” explains the designer.

The iconic tweed suit is transformed: in a subtle trompe-l’œil, its square shoulder sleeves appear to emerge from a superimposed gilet. The wrists are covered with long silvery fingerless gloves. Beneath the skirts, dresses and coats in tweed, Bermuda shorts complete this slender silhouette in black, white, silver and grey punctuated with hints of colour. Flashing with electric blue and purple, it sparkles with sequins, iridescent thread, crystal embroidery as well as metallic and beaded braids.
When volume takes centre stage, reefer jackets and oversize coats with futuristic buttons come in tweed woven from multi-colour threads or a houndstooth motif, mohair or beige broadcloth. They’re worn with wide-cut trousers with double crêpe turn-ups. Tops in bubbling vinyl are paired with long rocket-style godet skirts.

Straight cuts are based on rigorous structures: an ellipse seam sketches out the contours of the dresses and the coats, and defines the line of the body.

As if ready to receive helmets before heading into outer space, the collars of jackets and dresses in sparkling tweed, satin or double crêpe are high, round and rigid. On the same principle, evening dresses and blouses in chiffon printed with astronauts, play with vertical gravity on jewelled collars resembling Saturn’s rings. Eclipse motifs and prints decorate the knits and black satin dresses. A jacket in midnight blue finished with pearl braids appears to have emerged from the celestial vault. Dresses are embroidered with iridescent threads or combine double crêpe with bubbled vinyl imitating the surface of unexplored planets. Embroidery shimmers like so many constellations: here on the collar and the straps of a bustier dress, there on a fishnet tulle dress inlaid with lace.

In terms of accessories, the BOY CHANEL bag is enriched with a shiny chevron motif, the iridescent clutches are XXL, the minaudières take on the shape of a rocket or a planet and new versions of CHANEL’s GABRIELLE bag come in metallic leather.

As Payal celebrates her labels 5th anniversary this spring, she says, I wanted to make a concerted effort to focus on our brand’s core philosophy. Our strengths have constantly been colour, proportion and silhouette while being attentive in creating clothes that are both simple and strong.

As a philosophy, we have never focused on trends or even fashion for that matter, because my impetus to establish the distinct grammar of our label has always come from within.

As a painter, I love the idea of a strong visual to communicate a concept. So this season the starting point of our print story was a cluster of roses – a simple thought, but a strong reference. A motif that is central to the perceived dichotomy of femininity and strength. Yet I conceived them as an antithesis of how we typically see flowers in spring, fragile, in full bloom and in colour. So when I penciled the artwork, the theme was gentle in theory but bold in execution.

Devoid of pigment and defined by a strong line; I kept the illustration minimal yet very graphic. The pattern was drafted freehand on paper and I played with scale and placement to cement this idea, with a motif that is both fierce but still rooted in something feminine, much like the clothes themselves.

In a stark contrast to our masculine lion motif last season, our rose is its counterpart this time around. In addition to our palette of coffee, crimson, citrine, indigo and leaf green our layered separates in pleats, linens, cottons and light silks, also make an appearance in black and white. A first for our label otherwise synonymous with a rich jewel toned palette.

WLCI organized a fashion show at Mini Club, Racecourse, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, showcasing collections themes and inspirations around Design principals/Architectural/Colors/ Moods emotions and affected the same with AVANT GARDE and Prêt Collection.

The unique combination of talent and beauty were observed by the team of Juries, which included Farhana Vohra – Jewellery designer, Asif Merchant- Designer, Bridal wear, Sharmila Nadkarni – Owner- Resource World Exim Brand Desi Belle, Aarti Surendranath – Film Maker-Producer, BaljeetOlhan – Editor-Magazine La Mode, Dinesh Singhal– Renowned Fashion Designer, Pradeep Hirani- Founder Kimaya Fashion design house for Startup, Viren Shah- CEO Roopam and Roopmilan.

Seventeen graduating student designers unfolded their spectacular collection,themed – Illicit Feminity by Aisha Tharadra, Bohemain Alaskaby Alifiyah Bengali, Doodlee India by Aayushi Jain, Indian Glory by Divya Patel, Orimono by Riddhi Gandhi, Tattoo by CharmiVora, Monarchical Aurous by Harsh Gala, Denimal Affairs by Gokul Ks, Mohsina Rharadrany Birds Of Paradise & Peacock by Nisha Singh.

The final day of Paris Fashion Week, saw Chanel’s ground control fashion fantasy, with the digital era, giving us the ability to transfer information, no sooner Chanel rocket take off from their Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show at the Grand Palais.

With a dramatic 10-second countdown and Elton John’s “Rocket Man”, playing in the background, the song NASA uses for take-off, as the Chanel branded rocket took off.

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The collection, inspired from outer space atmosphere had metallic boots, spacesuit printed dresses, space shawls, galactic prints, rocket shaped bags walked the runway.

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), announced the show schedule and list of designers for the 29th edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2017, to be held from March 15-18 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Close to 140 designers will present their cutting-edge designs through runway and exhibition, challenging the notions of what is fashionable, in turn making it a treat for buyers, as well as, the audience.