This collection has been a meditative, inward journey for me…serene, calm, silent and solitary, said Payal Jain about her Inde Bleu holiday collection.

It is representative of the long arduous journey of the free flowing river, meandering through the varied terrain, collecting infinite experiences along the way and finally merging into the vast ocean. As the river begins its journey from a tiny trickle at the top of the snow capped mountains, thus begins the story of “Inde Bleu.” The young river descends down shyly to discover every one of its strengths and attributes. As it glides down, it loses many parts of itself to nature.

“Inde Bleu” embodies fabrics, textures and weaves that are based on a language of profound and intimate spirituality. Carried forth by a meditative colour palette, rhythmic patterns, capricious currents and a bold attempt to bend techniques beyond their customary horizons & forms, the journey begins with crisp and structured shift dresses, jackets, dresses, waistcoats, giles, jodhpuri jeggings and trench coats to soft, free flowing gowns, full circular skirts, multi-panelled Angarkha tunics and voluminous blouses. The rich and vibrant indigo hues wash over the decadent silks, lustrous satins, earthy linen silks, creamy georgettes and fluid charmeuse. Ancient Mughal costumes have inspired the silhouettes, detailing, patch and appliqué work delicately and painstakingly crafted, tie-dye, arashi, bandhej and shibori inspired prints and patterns weave into the threads of the soul….sublime blues and whites calming the senses. Organic crochet appliquéd with indigo yarns, sea shells, bone beads, sparkling sequins and semi-precious uncut coral and lapeez create an ocean of under water corals, waves formations and sea life interpretations.

The show witnessed the presence of Industry’s who’z who, from JJ Valaya, Varun Bahl, Rohit Gandhi-Rahul Khanna, Sumant Jaikishan, Nida Mahmood, Robert Vadra, Manish Mehta, Pankaj Ahuja, Niki Mahajan, Ritu Kumar, Rina Dhaka, Reynu Taandon, Sylvie, Abraham & Thakore, Kewin, Ashish and Misha Soni, Rajiv and Ruchi Makhni, Rajesh and Payal Pratap Singh, Sunil Sethi, Namrata Joshipura, Sanjay Sharma, Vijay Arora, Paras and many others.

Urvashi Kaur’s Spring Summer’15 collection inspired from the nomadic cultures of China will be available at Neel Sutra, at The Oberoi, Gurgaon.

Lakshmi Rana and Sonalika Sahay were the designer’s muse for the evening as the store was transformed into an elegantly decorated space with beautiful white roses and flickering candles wherein Tisca Chopra made an appearance alongwith Jaya Jaitley and Mr. Kiren Rijiju- Minister of State of Home Affairs, Ritu Kumar, Mohini and Sanjay Guleria, David Mathews, Gaurav Jai Gupta, Sal Tahiliania, Kate Elizabeth, Jenjum Gadi,Liza Varma and Kitty Kalra amongst many.

Held at Los Angeles’ Milk Studios, this year’s amfAR Inspiration Gala saw the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Rihanna, Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Rita Wilson, and January Jones amongst many others.

Hosted by Gwneth Paltrow, the curtains for the evening were raised by a two set-song from by Chris Martin. Following which was Sharon Stone’s extraordinary auction magic and Diana Ross singing the best of her melodies on stage.

However, Tom Ford ended up being amongst the shining stars of the evening, wherein he was honoured for his generous work with the organisation.

The legendry Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup 2014 saw an Exhibition match between teams of I.L.A Pasrich & Company and M3M Polo Suites at The Jaipur Polo Grounds, Race Course.

Begum Mansur Ali Khan (Sharmila Tagore) of Pataudi, Nawab Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan & Karishma Kapoor were present at this prestigious event. Cricketers Bishan Singh Bedi, Abbas Ali Baig, Maninder Singh and others who played under Tiger Pataudi shared stories alongwith Md. Azharuddin came to pay his respects.

The Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup was first instituted in 1996 when the late Nawab Mansur Ali Khan of Pataudi , presented it to the Army Polo Riding Club, as a running trophy. Though not a polo player himself, Tiger Pataudi was a polo enthusiast. This was hardly surprising given that his father, a renowned cricketer, an Oxford Blue at hockey and billiards, was also a keen polo player. Tiger’s maternal grandfather Nawab Hamidullah Khan of Bhopal was not only a 9 goal player himself but he even captained the Bhopal team. This cup has been named after them in recognition of their enormous contribution to polo.

Calvin Klein Creative Directors, Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli, and the New Museum’s Toby Devan Lewis Director, Lisa Phillips hosted an intimate dinner with the New Museum to celebrate cultural innovation with a special “first look” at NEW INC., the museum’s new incubator for art, tech & design.

The evening kicked off with cocktails at NEW INC. with a sneak peek at some of the projects that are currently being developed while the party continued next door in the New Museum’s Sky Room with a private dinner for guests from the worlds of fashion, art, design and technology.

Those wardrobed in Calvin Klein Collection included Ms. Phillips and Mr. Rozendaal, as well as Zachary Quinto, Katherine Waterston, Liu Wen, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Laura Love, Vanessa Traina Snow, Fabiola Beracasa, Leigh Lezark, Anh Duong, Marilyn Minter, Jeanette Hayes, Zani Gugelmann, Meredith Melling, Valerie Boster and Cecilia Alemani.

While Other notable guests in attendance included Karen Wong, Lauren Cornell, Julia Kaganskiy, Jen Brill, Max Snow, Neville Wakefield, Casey Fremont, Massimiliano Gioni, Tim Barber, Camille Henrot & Joakim Bouaziz, Shelley Fox Aarons & Philip E. Aarons, Ryder Ripps, Joan Lazarus, Marc Kushner & Christopher Barley, Kalup Linzy, Takeshi Murata, Xavier Cha, Jacolby Satterwhite, Mel Ottenberg, Rachel Stern Haot, James-Keith Brown & Eric G. Diefenbach, Kate Crawford and Calvin Klein, Inc.’s Steve Shiffman and Kevin Carrigan.

Michael Kors God’s Love We Deliver hosted 2014 Golden Heart Awards awards presentation alongwith a live auction for 740 guests which helped raise over $3.9 million at the Spring Studios, New York city.

Over the course of his career, Michael Kors has been involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including Watch Hunger Stop, a partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme to help fight world hunger. His decades-long commitment to God’s Love We Deliver reflects his deep admiration for the work done by this remarkable organization. This year, Michael had the honor of presenting the Michael Kors Award for Outstanding Community Service to Condé Nast Artistic Director and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.

The evening featured Anna Wintour Halle Berry Blake Lively Michael Kors Bette Midler Gigi Hadid Hilary Rhoda Leslie MoonvesNicola PeltzAnja Rubik Sasha Knezevic Carolyn Murphy Chanel Iman Daria StrokousJulie ChenVera WangLaura LoveJenny SlateLynda Carter, Tory Burch amongst many other city elites.

The Louis Vuitton Foundation, a private cultural centre and contemporary-art museum designed by Frank Gehry opens its doors for public starting 27^th October.

The Brainchild of Bernard Arnault-chief executive and founder of LVMH- the legendary foundation concluded after a 13 years long journey in the making.

Speaking of its structure and outward appearance, the entire establishment resembles a swaying ship poised over a rectangular pool of water with additional feature reflecting the sky, clouds and lights.

From the inside, cutaways allow glimpses of the surrounding Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne as well as the Eiffel Tower and La Defense business centre.

While Gehry’s personalised efforts to display a sense of movement took full form, the foundation will excitingly feature as many as 11 galleries which will give space to exhibit house temporary shows and a permanent collection, which will include works borrowed from Arnault’s own personal collection.

The estimated value behind the completion of this project estimates to a whooping amount of $127.5 million.

Meanwhile, prior to its opening for the public, the Foundation will see three special open days for the Inaugural Weekend.

Well, Gehry has surely personified his dream in the most magnificent, grand and classy fashion.

In an initiative to promote Mauritius as a preferred luxury wedding destination, OM Luxe and Mauritius Tourism connected with Charu Parashar to showcase her Bridal Couture collection, at Eros Hotel.

Talking about luxury were, Mr. Joyker Nayeck, Deputy High Commissioner in Mauritius Embassy, Promila Jain Bahari, Seema Kohli, Pooja Gogia, Anupam Parashar, Kajoli Sen, Neelam Pratap Rudy, Niladri Paul, Suparna Trikha, Nandini and Abhinav Kant Chaturvedi, Ramneek Pantal, Devika and Mohit Sahni and Rooma Sekhri, Samant Chauhan, Amit GT, Sachin Khurana, Ramola Bachchan, Liza Verma  among others

Vacheron Constantin hosted a maiden exhibition to celebrate and preview “Kaleidoscope” by noted British fashion photographer, Ram Shergill at The Switzerland Embassy.

Aiming to build a framework and context around Indian photography by showing, new projects from inside the country alongside works from the West, Vacheron Constantin initiative is unseen in India before, like Ram Shergill “Kaleidoscope” reflecting the riot of colors inspired by the country, is primary been influenced by his childhood memories of growing up in the UK. “For my first exhibition in India I’ve been delighted to have the support of Vacheron Constantin – a brand whose attention to detail and understanding of art and craftsmanship is a perfect fit with the kind of beauty and style I try and capture in my photographs, said Ram Shergill.

Payal Khamdwala launched her first store cum studio at Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba, Mumbai. The flagship store, in essence, mirrors Payal’s designer cum artiste personality of a clothes-maker and a painter.

.Housed in an iconic 150-year old building in the cultural centre of Mumbai’s art and fashion district of Colaba, the space will be divided into the store and the studio. The space will house a mural painted by Payal that will alter and grow, in addition to her paintings.

An Opening Preview saw Audhna Akhtar, Gauri Shinde (Director, English Vinglish) and Priyanka Bose attend dressed in Payals creations. Others present were Pinakin Patel, Krsna Mehta, Geet Hinduja, Anjana Sharma, Sita Wadhwani, Malini Agarwal, Nimish Shah amongst many others.