July 2017 - Page 6 of 10

Om Books International along with Tamasha, Mumbai celebrated the launch of Poskem: Goans in the Shadows by Wendell Rodricks. The elegant book on Goa’s best-kept secret, was launched by Chief Guest, Lisa Ray. On the occasion author Wendell Rodricks shared his experience of putting together the book, with Lisa Ray and the gathering.

Goans are presently experiencing the last generation of Poskim—young children taken in by wealthy families and retained most often as servants. In a narrative that spans Portuguese Goa to post the liberation of India’s golden state, Poskem: Goans in the Shadows takes the reader to locales from Bombay to Lyon, Pune to Paris, and into the world of the Poskim people and Goan recipes. Through happiness and hope, despair and delusion, Rodricks writes of an unspoken, unheard of and shamefully silenced world of the last generation of a people that would soon be forgotten but for this book preserving their story for posterity.

Also present at the launch were publisher, Ajay Mago, Maria Goretti, Bachi Karkaria, Namita Devidayal, Sheetal Malhar, Shamita Singha, Zulfi Sayed, Sathya Saran.

HM’s next exclusive designer collaboration is revealed to be with Erdem, the London based designer who is been loved by fashion insiders. To be available in India from November 2017, Baz Luhrmann has used his expertise to bring the collection to life through a unique story teaser film on the collaboration.

The collection is set to be a celebration of some of the designer’s most well-known themes. ‘I am so happy to collaborate and explore my work on a whole new scale including menswear collection, which I have never done before, says Erdem.’

Whilst Luhrmann feels fashion is always about more than just clothing, it is a form of expression – a stand-alone art form.

Raf Simons spring/summer 2018 men’s wear show in New York recalled a Beijing night market and the 1982 Ridley Scott sci-fi movie “Blade Runner.” Guests crowded into a Chinatown marketplace at night; the humid air smelled of market fish, and puddles reflected the glow of colorful Chinese lanterns and neon lights hanging overhead.

The collection featured oversize knits and blazers alongside cocoon-shaped coats, wide-brimmed hats and tattered umbrellas.

In the heart of New York City, the BOSS Menswear fashion show charted a course to summer, where ease and lightness go together with sartorial style. Colours in eggshell, cream, pale dove, anthracite and icy blue evoked a minimalist, urban feel. There was light linen with shorts in place of trousers, or in loose-fit nutmeg, or with top stitched piping, all worn with trainers.

Monisha Jaising is set to unfold her most colossal collection, “Opera” at the India Couture Week 2017 on 28th July at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.

Starting from the 16th century, adolescent girls of the best society, with their fine silhouettes and jewels catching the light, have always resembled gorgeous portraits as they sit in their boxes at the Opera House. Inspired by the Opera, this collection harmonizes with the evolution of displaying one’s finery and the mesmerising dynamics of performance on stage.

Demonstrating the individuality of these fashion ensembles, the collection radiates elements of exuberant fabrics and airy silhouettes. The strong character and fragility of the Opera singer personifies the colour palette of each couture piece implementing a smooth transition from burgundy to rose pink and from metallics to ice blue.

The collection sets the stage with a theatrical variation of fabrics composed of lamé, velvet metallics, tulle, chikankari, Italian organza, banarasi, metallic satin and much more. With a dramatic ethnic flair infused with contemporary details, the assortment of pieces carry concept lehengas, evening dresses, cocktail saris, evening gowns, crop tops and ball skirts.

Straight out of CHANEL’s own galaxy, the eyewear for Fall 2017 oscillates between neo-retro and futuristic styles.

First seen on the runway at the Fall-Winter 2017/18 Ready-to-Wear show, the sunglasses adopt futuristic shapes and respond to the galactic line of the collection. An ultra-original XXL curved mask design resembles the visor on an astronaut’s helmet. In a black nylon fibre with silver lenses it is joined by a second mask that’s just as enveloping and entirely encircled with metal.

Seen in three different frames – mask, pilot and butterfly, cleverly endowed with sunglass lenses that are attached magnetically onto the optical lenses with streamlined appearance and with neo-retro accents. Encased in pale pink, taupe, khaki or black leather, or fabric in silver or gold, the frames play with the lightest of metals in a pilot, square and rounded shape. The delicate temples are interwoven with a plastic thread and discreetly signed with a metal CC.

The ultra-feminine cat-eye sunglasses enhanced with glass eyebrows from the Summer 2017 collection are back again as a rounded or graphic square version. The tortoiseshell acetate and the lenses in 18-karat rose gold are among the new features of the line. On the optical side, the frames are softer and subtly highlight the line of the eyebrow. Their temples elegantly mix gold or silver metal with black, tortoiseshell and bright red acetate for a look that’s smartly edgy.

Building on the momentum of the women’s shows in February, the CFDA is continuing its partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and American fashion designers to raise awareness and funds for Planned Parenthood’s important health centres nationwide.

Snyder along with other designers Gustav von Aschenbach, N-p-Elliott, Nick Graham, Parke & Ronen, Carlos Campos, DYNE, Death to Tennis, Kenneth Ning, Deveaux, Matiere, Willy Chavarria, Palmiers du Mal, Sanchez-Kane, is commited to the cause.

The pin is a call to action and a way to highlight the support that members of the CFDA have for Planned Parenthood’s patients. Each pin will be accompanied with an information card that outlines Planned Parenthood’s services and actions they can take to get involved and stand with Planned Parenthood.

Steven Kolb, President and CEO of the CFDA, said, “The fashion industry has a powerful voice and we will continue to speak up for organizations like Planned Parenthood that need our help now more than ever. New York Fashion Week: Men’s is a good time to remind people of the services Planned Parenthood provides for men, including STI testing and treatment and sex education and information.”

So go ahead and take a picture wearing the pin, and share it with your followers using the hashtag #IStandwithPP!

Feng Chen Wang offers her own unique vision of masculinity and menswear. Pulling inspiration from real life experiences, missed connections and the beauty of human interaction, Wang’s eponymous label has risen to the forefront of contemporary menswear.

Reflecting on the vision of masculinity she creates with her designs, Wang conceded that “for me, masculinity is very complex. On the one hand, I think about it in terms of a concept which I can freely deconstruct, and when I apply this to design, it’s about how I can push the boundaries by focusing on details. On the other hand, it’s about a combination of practicalities like fusing lifestyle, sport and sculpture, all of which are underpinned by functionality.”

Although Wang is a menswear designer, she explains that as a woman designing for men, she wants “both men and women to wear my clothes and in this way I disrupt the system” using small details such as “3D lettering or internal constructions that no one sees” to “explore the bigger concepts.”

L’Oréal and Perfect Corp. announces a global partnership that integrates makeup collections from L’Oréal brands worldwide in YouCam Makeup, the award-winning augmented reality (AR) beauty app. This collaboration offers hundreds of millions of beauty lovers the opportunity to virtually experience makeup collections from L’Oréal brands, learn about the products, and shop through the app or instore. Leveraging the app at L’Oréal counters or in free standing stores, the partnership also provides unique and innovative ways to create seamless consumer journeys online to offline.

“The Perfect Corp. L’Oréal partnership accelerates on building omnichannel services to enhance the consumer experience at every touchpoint. Virtual make up, live streaming, augmented reality shopping are key features in a modern beauty journey that mixes online and offline. These services delight our consumers and increase conversion rates for our brands,” says Lubomira Rochet, Chief Digital Officer of L’Oréal.

“We are delighted to partner with the beauty industry leader L’Oréal to offer a seamless makeover experience that brings brand products to life through AR technology,” says Perfect Corp. CEO, Alice Chang. “This partnership allows beauty fans around the world to experience L’Oréal products like never and represents a significant milestone that transforms the way consumers discover, try and buy beauty.”

This partnership started with L’Oréal Paris and Yves Saint Laurent in Japan. The first phase began during this year’s Cannes Film Festival where YouCam Makeup and L’Oréal Paris showcased 64 virtual beauty looks for fans in the US, India, Mexico and Russia to try virtually in the app. Each look incorporated a collection of L’Oréal Paris products that users could try on and purchase through the app, delivering a unique red carpet beauty experience using the latest AR technology.

Fashionfad

Fashion Conditioned

Monthly Archives: July 2017

Lisa Ray launches Poskem: Goans in the shadows

HM & Erdem Collaborates, story by Baz Luhrmann

Raf Simons Men’s SS18, New York

Boss SS18 Menswear show, New York

Monisha Jaising to showcase Opera at ICW 2017

Chanel fall 2017 Eyewear Collection

Planned Parenthood for NYFW Men’s

Feng Chen Wang to debut at NYFW Men’s SS18

L’oréal joins Perfect Corp’s youcam makeup app