Bollywood beauties showed up in their exquisite dresses with Shilpa Shetty and Aditi Rao Hydari choosing Monisha Jai Singh while Huma wore Amit Aggarwal gown at the Beauty Awards 2014 organised by Vogue.

In who wore what list  , Lisa Haydon wore Deme by Gabriella while Kiara looked gorgeous in a Jade dress, Dipannita Sharma in frou frou by Archana Rao and Twinkle Khanna in Diane von Furstenberg. With everybody making style statements it was Parineeti Chopra, who walked away with Flawless Face award.

JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore presented their Annual Design Awards 2014 to showcase the creations of the graduating students at a glittering function held at Chancery Pavilion. The show choreographed by Rahul Dev Shetty saw leading models of Bangalore sashaying the ramp.

The deserving students for awards were :

Under Class of Diploma 2014:

Award for Colours of Imagination:

–    Sadiya Wahid, Aashna Agarwal, Akshita Chajjed And Mebin Varughese for their collection titled ‘2020: A Tribal Odyssey’ and

–    Ethiraj Kairam Konda and B Sachin Kumar for their collection titled ‘Fiesta’

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Award for Best Concept Execution: Hawaa Shakeeb, Spoorthi C Hosaker and Swathi for their collection ‘Marooned’

Award for Best Pretwear Collection: Hassan Jameel, Azmeen Abdullah, Hiral Vasa, Janavi Satyanarayan and Neha Keerti Sawan for their collection ‘Wanderlust’

Jury Award: Sushma, Nikita K Jain, Pallavi J, Zheel L Jain and Anusha P for their collection ‘Paper Sculpture’

Under Class of BSc 2014:

Jury Award: Shikha Shrestha for her collection titled ‘Banjara’

Best Concept Execution: Krithika Inbavanan for her collection titled ‘Buried in Fashion’

Best Design collection: Kavyashree G for her collection titled ‘Strings Attached’

Tarun Tahiliani, unveiled his new couture collection, the ‘Modern Mughals’, at the sixth edition of the Tarun Tahiliani Bridal Couture Exposition 2014 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai.

Drape and Structure – the definitive of a Tarun Tahiliani creation in shaded gold with aubergine graded kalidar falls like a princess gown with an attached dupatta draped over the shoulder leaving your hands free. Using stitched-in pleats and belted saris gives a contemporary element to traditional style and is added comfort, keeping everything in place.
The bronze trellis jacket has skeletal structure and dramatic lines making it suitable for a femme fatale’s closet along with a lehenga in a champagne hue gathered at three levels giving multiple layers of ruffles – a cornucopia of rich fabric with detailed gold borders, a fairytale indulgence for the new age nobility.

Rescuing them from their colourless fate, Tarun’s mens collection has a plentiful of gold, unconventional pistachio, deep oranges and an even wilder punk palette for luxurious linings, Mughal motifs depicted detailed procession in digital print being one of the more indulgent ones.

The stand out is the ostentatious cummerbund – a bejewelled fastener with a cowl at the back and a half skirt that extends to add grace when you walk. It lends drama and flair to the traditional understated sherwani. Royal blue bundi with detailed gold thread work consistent with the Mughal trope is paired with grey kurta and jodhpurs in light fabric. The jodhpurs, rather than holding up the conventional form comfortably fall into place.

Adding sparkle and allure to exposition, as always was Swarovski’s as a versatile and fashionable ingredient with Tarun marking his distinctive stamp on Swarovski crystals.

The international fashion brand opened its doors for Germany at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin. With Georgia May Jagger as the new face for its Fall Winter campaign 2014, the brand introduces a new dimension to the conceptual approach to fashion and everyday outfits, ‘Let’s Fashion!’.

The night’s enthusiastic fashion show was opened by the beautiful Georgia, who exhilarated the audience with her mesmerising walk at the ‘Let’s Fashion!’ party. Besides, the event was also comprised of the rocking live performance of the Danish indie pop band Oh Land, along with experienced and inspirational Djs like Beck To Beck, Terranova, Oskar Melzer and Adam Port among others.

Gracing the evening with their presence were the crème de la crème of the industry like Daniel Bruehl, Jasmin Gerat, Elyas M’Barek, Franziska Knuppe, Eva Padberg, Anna-Maria Muehe, Mina Tander, Anna Julia Kapfelsperger and Anastasia Zampounidis.

Meanwhile, the brand’s stores will be opened this fall in Recklinghausen, Stuttgart, Bremen and Hannover and is presently available at www.reserved.com.

The world’s most popular and cool fashion social application, ‘Shopcade’ launched in India on 10^th July, in Mumbai. Commonly known as ‘instagram for shopping’, the app is based on both web and mobile platforms. Allowing users to stay updated with trends, celebrity looks and deals all in one place, powered by magazines, celebrities, bloggers, and its users, the app is based on their interests and location. Enabling users to benefit from personalized deal alerts, Shopcade also offers a click-through purchasing functionality and its own e-commerce platform.

Meanwhile, the app was launched with an equal amount of enthusiasm and celebration, hosted by the Co-Founder from UK, Hoon Kim, India Country Manager, Kriti Tula and the famous Indian designer, Little Shilpa.

Gracing the evening, offering a positive support to the launch were glitterati like Acquin Pais, Maria and Angad Bedi, designer Nikhil Thampi and actor Prateik Babbar amongst others.

The perennial event on the London Social Calender, this year’s Serpentine Summer Party saw the entire glitterati under one roof, attired in the best ensembles designed by their personal favourite designers.

The event saw the first ever men’s wear sponsor, Brioni, with Pharrell Williams, James Righton and Orlando Bloom glamorously dressed in the brand’s outfits.

The other guests of the evening included Cara Delevingne,Suki Waterhouse, Bradley Cooper, and Alexa Chung among others, looking beautiful in their ensembles and having a gala time.

The Emperor 1688 of UAE and Bird on a Wire from Lebanonwere announced as the menswear and womenswear winners, respectively, of the 2014/15 International Woolmark Prize – India & Middle East regional finals.

Chosen from amongst the 10 most promising talents, both winners gain a financial contribution of AU$50,000, plus the opportunity to represent India & the Middle East and compete in the prestigious international final. The final for menswear will be held during London Collections: Men in January 2015, and the womenswear final will be held in Beijing in March 2015.

“More than ever, it’s clear that creativity can be found everywhere in the world and this year’s India & Middle East Woolmark Prize recognised designers from Lebanon & the UAE, providing a meaningful global platform for their creativity”, says Imran Amed, one of the jury amongst Anthony Kendal, Peter Ackroyd, Priyanka Khanna and Rahul Mishra, judging panel.

Young jewellery entrepreneurs Vishal & Mahira Mankani and Pooja Vijan Gurnani unveiled their exclusive collection titled “Vintage Dreams” over high tea at Le Bar Diamantaire, Sofitel, Mumbai.

Inspired by passion, the collection symbolises a harmonious balance by bringing back the old and skillfully blending it with modern day glamour. Using fancy shaped diamonds and imbibing coloured gemstones, these designs are artfully aesthetic, lending confidence and panache to the woman wearing it.

Seen making a statement of their xurious, refined taste in jewellery, was Ileana Dcruz., Arjun Kapoor, Huma Quereshi, Anaita & Homi Adajania, Armaan Jain, Anjana Sukhani, Parvati Omnakuttam and producer Dinesh Vijan amongst others.

July celebrations just got bigger as FHM India unveiled Deepika Padukone as sexiest women of 2014. The evening was a glitzy glamorous affair attended by actors, international models, TV personalities and many more.

Deepika wearing a sassy Orange gown was perfectly dressed for the evening along withNeha Sharma, Elli Avram, Kiara Advani, Karishma Kotak, Adhyayan Suman, Sara Loren, Urvashi Rautela, Alesia Raut, Bruna Abdullah, Zoya Afroz making the evening energetic and adding the chutzpah to the event.

The magazine follows the tradition of the 100 Sexiest Poll which has been conducted by FHM UK for the last 20 years. The results of the Indian edition of the poll are released to the public every year by the winner of the poll.

Voting trends of FHM awards currently are as follows:

Katrina, the past 5 series winner is currently at no. 3

Kareena Kapoor doesnt even make it to top 10

Rochelle Rao, voted as the hottest calendar girl of the year, is at no. 14

Prachi Desai beats Sonakshi Sinha & Sonam Kapoor

Bipasha is currently no. 30

Archana Vijaya, the hottest Indian sports anchor, at no. 52

Emilia Clarke, English actress best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones voted 11th in the UK, gets positioned at no. 93

Mallika Sherawat performs her worst, ranked at no. 95

India’s fascination with Mad Men seems to be over, as Christina Hendricks doesn’t even make it to top 100.