Featuring over 160 of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries, the 12^th edition of the Frieze Art Fair hit the grounds on 15th October in London. A hub of international super-consumers who are look forward to gracing their edgy installations despite their investment portfolios, the four day exhibition is an effective platform for the emerging artists, designers and numerous other talents to showcase their creativity.

Catering to the fashion industry as well, this year the art fair involves some of the leading fashion houses like Gucci, Selfridges and Alexander McQueen to name a very few.

Speaking of some of the highly creative and experienced artists, Phoebe Collings-James is the one to look for! For her, fashion and feminism refuse to be exclusive, wherein most of her paintings are informed by her experiences as a model.

Cindy Sherman is amongst the other exhibitors, the one who has been a great fan of Marc Jacobs, Rei Kawakubo, Stella McCartney, Marni and Narciso Rodriguez. Her photography is known to be sold for several millions, which is basically the major reason for her binge shopping at Marni. For her, fad with fashion and art with artists is a great accessory!

Sylvie Fleury, on the other hand is a die-heart fan of contemporary fashion. She has shot beams of light through sculptures of boots bought on Net-a-Porter.com, and displayed luxury shopping bags as installation art.

Artist Marina Abramovic is known to be entirely committed to her practice, and is a big fan of Givenchy. For her, Riccardo Tisci is for me the most inventive designer of the moment.

Last but not the least, Polly Morgan is someone who favours sleekly luxurious clothes – Tod’s, Joseph, Céline, Les Chiffoniers – as well as arresting conversational gambits.

Thus, the Frieze Art Fair 2015 is surely going to be a one stop destination wherein vistiors can experience the epitome of the glamorous world of fashion and the antiquity of works from some of the highly creative artists!

Celebrating the best in British and international films, the BFI London Film Festival 2014 is  back with a bang in London and will run through 12 days. The glitterati of Hollywood have stepped in the city, adding the much required glamour to a series of red carpet premiers and events for the same.

The event opened with an exquisite gala dinner hosted by the IWC, which was attended by stars like Emily Blunt, Gwendoline Christie and Natalie Dormer.

Promoting her new film, Keira Knightely stepped on the red carpet in a gorgeous Valentino haute couture dress.

For the premiere of the upcoming film Serena, Jennifer Lawrence enthralled the red carpet in a tailored wool dress by Dior.

Besides, Reese Witherspoon in a stunning gown by Stella McCartney, Mia Wasikowska in Chanel haute couture, Laura Carmichael looking beautiful in Erdem and Charlotte Wiggins and Sam Rollinson were amongst the other shining milestones of the red carpet at the BFI London Film Festival.

Sanjay and Ina Arora, hosted a select champagne evening and welcomed the crème de la crème of Mumbai to their new store at Notan Heights, Opposite Turner Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai.

Sanjana Arora the brainchild behind conceptualizing the new D’Decor Store, attended to Zarir Mullan and Seema Puri, Sandeep Khosla, Shane & Falguni Peacock, Sunil & Kiran Datwani, Rukshana & Mustafa Eisa, Anju Mahendru, Sunita Kapoor, Sudhakar Shetty, Sangeeta Singh, Gia Sharan, Paramveer Singh,Deepika Gehani, Jimmy and Delna Mistry, Krishika Lulla, Harsha and Mehernosh Heeramaneck, Tara Sharma, Anu and Shashi Rajan, Dilip Shanghvi, Madhuri Dhoot amongst many others.

Spread across 4000 sq. ft., the new D’Decor store defines the future of interiors and identifies upcoming décor trends. The luxury experience is unparalleled and caters to the modern customer – a wide assortment of designs, personalized service, and a vibrant, contemporary ambiance. Ernesto Bedmar, an international architect based out of Singapore has intricately added a European touch with a New York loft like surrounding, to the interiors of the store that has natural concrete flooring with wooden ceiling. Special diffused lighting and Barrisol walls add an urban and subtle edge to the store.

A graduate in English Literature and former NIFT student, Valay Gada curated his first ever solo exhibition at The Loft at Lower Parel, Mumbai. Aptly titled ‘Anthills of the Urban Savannah’, the exhibition features sculptures which clearly reflect Valay Gada’s incessant belief in the endless erosion of nature and its resources because of industrialisation and urbanisation.

Dividing the exhibition into different categories, Valay took the visitors through a timeless journey, wherein they could get a first-hand experience of how science and biotechnology technology have together inflated the urban development to an unprecedented extent, yet have simultaneously deployed the urban landscapes of anything and everything that nature has to offer.

Hosted by Nisha Jamwal, the exhibition left the onlookers on a mind-blown level, all thanks to the excellent personification of Valay’s imagination on his artworks.

A couple of high-profile elites, socialites and Bollywood celebrities could be spotted on the exhibition. Enjoying the experience of six course champagne lunch soiree and Valay’s commendable artworks were Vidya Malawade, Manasi Scott, Tanisha Mukherjee, designer Kresha Bajaj, Lavinia Hansraj, jeweller Vinisha Tulsiani, Kiran Datwani, socialites Sherry Rane, Sheeba Akashdeep and Kadambari Lakhani amongst others.

With the onset of the festive season, Twinkle Khanna’s concept home decor destination-The White Window saw the preview of a pop up of fashion apparels, jewellery and home décor and gift items, on 9^th October.

Speaking of fashion apparels, designer Laila Motwane presented her collection titled ‘Forest Bloom’, replete of exclusive traditional Indian and ethnic wear like gracious Anarkali suits, elegant kurtis, tunics and many more. The collection was a clear reflection of the celebration and festivity rampant during Diwali.

Enhancing the mood to an unprecedented extent was the exquisite jewellery collection from Raya Jewels by Vijeta R, which was comprised of choker, collar and layered necklace, fringe and chandelier earrings to name few, all in glamorous coloured stones such as onyx, amethyst, turquoise, agate, lapis, pyramid mirror and topaz.

Last but not the least, Twinkle Khanna’s splendid ‘The Faraway Tree’ candle carnival, made the purpose of the entire preview explicitly come full circle. The collection was replete of an eclectic mix of home décor items and home accessories such as cushions, rugs, candles and many more.

Showing their willing support and making merry at the celebratory event were guests like Sonakshi Sinha, Sanvari Alagh, Anjori Alagh, Maya Alagh, Neelam Kothari, Seema Khan, Gayatri Oberoi, Alka Hiranandani, Dipti Sandesara, Anu Dewan, Bhavna Pandey, Penny Patel, Nayantara Thacker, Anjana Sharma, Nandini Singh, Parizad Kolah, Sharmilla and Shaan Khanna, Ishika Mohan Motwane, Schauna Chauhan and Anu Jasani amongst many others.

Sabina and AD Singh hosted a double maska evening of the all new SodaBottleOpenerWala, Khan Market, over a Parsi hatted chai party with a sneak peek of Nida Mahmood’s new collection.

Quirkily titled the Good Luck Irani Café as seen through Nida’s magical bioscope. The collection is an ode to all the stories around irani chai cafes rumored to serve opium laced chai to one and all; laced with nostalgia, served in Victorian bone China cups with a dollop of Maska. The designer winds back the clock into the future into old world timelessness of tin boxes, tiles and trellises’.

The evening was well ​attended by Vikrum Baidyanath, Shaleen Jain, Pia Pauro, Puneet Juneja, Neesha Singh, Deepak Bedi, Aparna Bahl,Tanisha Mohan, Shelly and Sanjeev Batra, Ramola Bachchan, Pushpanjali Chawla, Shantanu and Reema Mehra, Raul Chandra to name a few.

Famed designer Manav Gangwani showcased his all new couture collection titled ‘Seven’ at ‘The Mansion’ in Hyatt Regency, New Delhi.

The magnificent collection comprised of grandeur embroideries, Swarovski crystals, pearls and Gota work as a part of embellishments. Transforming seven virtues into seven colours, the designer employed various elements and applique thread-work which made every single creation, speak for itself.

Combining a diverse and mild colour palette with the most innate techniques, Manav purported to exemplify the seven virtues of-faith, hope, forgiveness and honesty amongst others- individualistically through his collection.

Rohit Bal will celebrate India’s imperial heritage with ‘GULBAGH’ at WIFW Grand Finale. Inspired by the resplendent glory of India’s rich cultural heritage Rohit will showcase uninhibited creativity through a collection that transcends all seasons and reflects his sense of aesthetics.

Wills Lifestyle SS’15 Grand Finale will be staged on Sunday, 12^th October 2014 in New Delhi.

Zeba Kohli presented the curtain raiser to Project Seven at Uzo, Mumbai along with participants and their muses. Present for the occasion was costume jewellery designer Bansri Mehta with muse Aleia Raut dressed in Bansris jewels; Rashmi Nigam modelled a breathtaking golden tasselled bag for Neeta Parekh; Roshni Chopra with muse Shweta Bharadwaj in a avante garden lehenga skirt.

Also seen were Trupti Bellad Hermans , Preeti , Dimple Nahar, Kritika Kamra and Fallon. Pria Kataria Puri in a red kaftan design dress along with Sucheta Sharma and Priyanka Tejwani. While Zeba Kohli and Sabina Chopra presented a stunning collection from their jewellery line “Sitara” showcased on celebrity hairstylist Colleen Khan.

An Evening of Recognizing Greatness the Muhammad Ali awards took place on Saturday evening, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Star-Award-Event is the kickoff of the Muhammad Ali Center starting to make an impact on a global basis: 40 years after „Rumble in the Jungle“ Ali’s humanitarian efforts took centre stage.

This charitable event of celebration and recognition honored Susan Sarandon, Bruno mars amongst many others around the world who have made significant contributions toward the attainment of peace, social justice, or other positive actions pertaining to Muhammad’s six core principles—confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect, and spirituality..

In addition to the aforementioned core principle categories, the Muhammad Ali Center also bestowed an overarching Humanitarian Award Jim Brown who has demonstrated significant philanthropic devotion or socially-conscious service to the world.