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Del-Lon-Del

Fashion aficionado Sunil Sethi hosted a special evening dedicated to the spirit of design at the Paul Smith showroom in New Delhi. In a first of its kind exhibit titled ‘Del-Lon-Del, a Tale of Two Cities’ Play Clan for Paul Smith, showcased limited edition printed and products designed by Play Clan exclusively for the British luxury fashion house. 

Delhi’s swish set came out to support this unique display that brought together a myriad of creative elements. Present on the occasion were Jonathan Baker and Peter Gough from Paul Smith international office who specially flew down for the evening and enjoyed interacting with the patrons and supporters of design and fashion in the capital.

Dressed debonair in Paul Smith favourites from his wardrobe, Sunil Sethi greeted the guests who included designers Rakesh Thakore and David Abraham with Kevin Nigli, Amit Aggarwal, Nida Mehmood with Raul Chandra, Gaurav Gupta, Joyjit Talukdar, Norden Wangdi, Reynu Tandon, Smita Rathore,Magandeep Singh,Harmeet Bajaj, Ramola Bachchan, Sanjeev and Shelly Batra, Asha Kochchar, Devina Vadera, Niki Duggal, Bindu Sharma,Sidhant Lamba amongst others raised a toast over champagne to the wonderful exhibit. 
 

Metaphors in Melody

Surita Tandon presents her first solo exhibition that exhibits finest of works in pop art and explores artistic manifestation under the title Metaphors in Melody at DLF Emporio. The two day exhibition is being curate by Alka Raghuvanshi who has won various accolades and titles in the realm of art.


The artworks present yesteryear icons such as Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Munroe in contemporary art forms. Surita dips into nature as her inspirational bastion and her blaze of gold and saffron from autumnal Kashmir finds place on canvas as do the somber greens of the monsoonal Andhra Pradesh. The red and blues culled from nature replete with reference points that are universal in both appeal and context.

Speaking on the occasion Surita says, "I am constantly looking towards nature for inspiration. It helps me establish a link with my inner self. We as human beings have also paid the price of ignoring nature, but interestingly violence itself is as much a part of nature as colour. And yet each stroke takes it forward. Consequently I am that much conscious of it in my work. Abstractions tend dilute."

 

Rendezvous with Khushii Part -2

The NGO headed by the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev hosted a glittering evening of fashion extravaganza beginning with a spectacular fashion show .


The evening witnessed ramp shows by eminent designers such as Ranna Gill, Anjalee and Arjun, Kapil & Monika, Aphrodite by Navneet Randhawa & Gulneet Bajaj, Malini Ramani, Varun Bahl, J J Valaya, Nitin Bal Chauhan and many more. Glitteraties such as , Jacky Bhagnani, Randeep Hooda, Ramola Bachchan, Peter Punj, Kapil & Monika, Anjalee Kapoor, Suniel Sethi, Ramneek Paintal etc walked the ramp for various designers.

The event hosted by Simone Singh, saw the stunning and effervescent Sushmita Sen as the ‘Ambassador for Charity’ Show Stopper for the evening. 

 

Rocky S Festive Collection

Dr. Alka Nishar and Rocky S played host to a fashionable evening unveiling the famed designer’s Festive Collection for Fall 2010. Celebrating the onset of the season, AZA encouraged momentous conversations of glamour, style and the party’s favorite trends at the plush store. 

Rocky S’ Festive Collection exposes the lavish experience of creating a heritage. The rich lehengas, saris, modish chudidar kurtas and detailed sherwanis encapsulate a story threaded with silk, jacquard, chiffon, georgette, soft satin and crepe. High-ligted yet subtle like historic memories, are the exceptional brocades, velvet and textured fabrics drawing attention only to merge within the overall flow of colors like burgundy, olive, maroon, burnt orange and rust with a base of gray and beige.

Drawing inspiration from the lands of Rajasthan and Istanbul, the collection is rich and reminiscent. The ensembles are marked by ornamented panels of embroidered sequins, bootis and gotas, antique gold and exquisite broaches. A blush of feminity strikes out through patterns of block, digital and flock printing with a beautiful matt finish.

Seen enjoying the evening were guests including Bipasha Basu, Dia Mirza, Esha Deol, Nandita Mahtani, Nisha Jamvwal, Vikram Phadnis, Roopa Fabiani, Ekta Raheja, Lata Patel, Remu and Naaz Jhaveri, Sophie Choudhary, Aanchal Kumar, Lubna Adams, Aarti and Kailash Surendranath,  Anju Chulani, Masaba, Nishska Lulla, Kunal Rawal, Penny Patel, Arjan Bajwa, Surily Goel, Vikram Raizada, Renu Chainani, Sandhya Shetty and Nisha Jhaveri among others.
 

Get Ready for the Fashion Week

Fuel the Fashion Store owned by Sushil & Falguni  known for its penchant in fashion, is always innovating new ways to kindle the passion of Fashion in people’s minds. And this time it was no different,none other than stylish TV stars descended on the store to tell how to "Get Ready for the Fashion Week".

On asking, why TV Stars? Sushil Jhaveri said," Television actors are stylish off screen but are always remembered as per their screen characters, so we thought of showing off their stylish side to the fashion world"

Designers Sabina Singh and Bansri Mehta took this opportunity to showcase their latest collection to this select audience and thereby hinting at people on what to wear for the upcoming fashion week.

Designer Sabina Singh of Horn Ok Please and Bansri Mehta of Bansri came in a little earlier to receive their guests for the evening. Yash and Gauri Tonk were the first ones to arrive, followed by Rucha Gujarathi in a multi coloured short dress. Designer Asif Merchant walked in dressed in a very stylish pair of Jeans and was seen checking out the store. He congratulated Sushil and Falguni on the wonderful event.  Munisha Khatwani, Namrata Baruah Shroff, Varsha Bhawnani, Simone Singh Urvashi Dholakia walked in a little later, to be followed by Poonam Goel in her new slim avatar. Mansi Verma and Karisma Tanna ,Delnaaz paul and Shraddha Nigam came in too. Socialite Pratima Bhatia and Mitali Kakkar came in next to wish her friend Sabina Singh all the best for her new collection. Actress Roshni Chopra was looking every bit of a diva in a classic white shirt with high waisted black trousers. Sweta Keswani and Shweta Salve – the most stylish person in the TV industry was the last to arrive and Manish was heard telling that the Grand Finale of his fashion event is done. 
 

Bridal Asia Extravaganza

The 12th edition of Bridal Asia, one of the biggest bridal expositions in the country, with style and panache concluded at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi.

Unveiling the upcoming trends of Bridal and festive wear with a glittering fashion show, the crème-de-la-crème designers like Raghuvendra Rathore, Cue by Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna, Brides by Harper’s Bazaar, Sidhharth Tytler and Arjun Khanna showcased their Bridal collections. The jewellery for the shows came from the Umrao Jewels of Jaipur and Payal Gupta.

Bridal Asia 2010, Asia’s biggest exposition for all bridal finery, apparels and products brought the finest of fine under one roof, setting the tone of thematic shows in the country. With new innovations and style catering the ever expanding wedding industry, this grand event brought forth the beautiful creations from designers across the country and from Hong Kong and Pakistan too.

On the occasion Divya Gurwara, CEO Bridal Asia said,” We are proud to be the harbinger of Bridal trends in the country and the region, and I am proud to host a mélange of great talents under one roof.”
 

Cinematic Art

Artist Geeta Dass’s created a series of 17 artworks based on Anupam Kher’s award winning play ‘Kuchh Bhi Ho Sakta Hai’ and was unveiled at Bandra’s Le sutra Art Gallery, a part of India’s first art hotel, amidst bollywood and society celebrities. Sponsored by the Anupam Kher Company, the occasion also celebrated the official launch of this company by legendary Amitabh Bachchan. 

The play is a production with Anupam Kher narrating and dramatizing his failures in the self-deprecating humor. It narrates the story of a small town boy interweaved with ambitions, romance and failure while making big in bollywood.

Ms Dass who has had displayed her work across the world said, “ The play captivated me and I wanted to capture the moments of his life that appealed to me emotionally. And if any emotion touches me I work on it.” 

 The event was attended by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Rakesh Mehra, Yash Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Pritish Nandy, Sonali Bendra, Juhi Chawla, Vipul and Shefali Shah, Sajid Khan, Bhagyashree amongst others.
 

A&AK

Celebrated Delhi based designer duo Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor presented their festive collection consisting of a bridal collection and a luxe prêt line for the contemporary woman at Olive, Bandra. The presentation takes you to the finest realm of fashion and design, which is a blend of the authentic Mughal era with sophisticated Victorian sensibility- apt for the modern bride.

Fitted forms flow with the fluid form of chiffon and crepe .Indian skirts hug the body as sensual bodices lend a feminity.Translucence, shimmer and shine come together to create a contemporary classic. 

A very oriental wrap technique emerges in some of the bridal gowns as sassy chiffon saris get worn with hipster belts. Textual rusching, felting, pleating and pin tucks give a very interesting form to the Indian kurta. Asymmetric hemlines and bold necklines lend a very western silhouette to the tunic as salwars and palazzos in sheer chiffons add a sexy appeal.

The color palette exudes past restraint as nudes blend with pastels and bold colors peep through. Shades of rose, fuchsia, burgundy, and midnight blues interpreted with primary colors through a new layering technique as the designers mesh solid colored nets with metallic toned silks and chemoys.

Some of the celebrities who attended the fashion soiree were Pooja Batra, Malaika Ärora Khan, Kirron Kher, Dolly Sidhwani, Suchitra Kapoor,Anita Raj, Anna Singh, Madhoo Satish Shah,Maheep Kapoor, Madhoo Shah, Tisca Chopra,  Jeanne Salim Merchant,Prerna Goel, Ramona Narang,  Rukshana Eisa, Lali Dhawan, Namrata Baruah, Kekashan Patel,Bhagyashree, Yasmin Karachiwala and others. 
 

ETRO Milano

Italian fashion house ETRO opened the doors of its first India boutique with a glitzy evening hosted by Mr. Sanjay Kapoor, MD Genesis Luxury and Ms. Deepika Gehani, Creative Director Genesis Luxury, Palladium Mumbai. Also present on the occasion was Alessandro Ferreri of ETRO. 

The interior décor and furnishings represent the concept of the latest generation Etro boutique: dark walnut and gray lacquered paneling on the walls, large orange and fuchsia carpets on floors plate glass and steel bars for the display units, and wengé wood and plate glass for tables. High quality materials made with noble and natural fibres, embellished with original designs and innovative colours. The artful use of prints and colours combined with extraordinary craftsmanship, attention to detail and modern cuts have enabled the Etro label to enjoy ongoing growth. Over the years, Etro has become a hub of creativity and innovation, although it still keeps close ties with a tradition that is strongly recombined. Etro calls this the “New Tradition”, a key concept and significant brand value of the group.

The mood for the evening was quintessentially colorful and elegant. In a space developed over 1500 square feet the store showcases the Etro menswear and accessories collections as well as the women’s accessories and home collections. Jacqueline Fernandes, Mansi Scott, Arjan Bajwa and Harman Baweja attended the event dressed in breathtaking garments from Etro, adding a touch of glam pizzazz to the evening with each garment doing total justice to the wearer. 
 

Butterflies Birds

Wieden+Kennedy’s art gallery presents a first-of-its-kind graffiti art exhibition, ‘Butterflies, Birds + Spray Cans’. In collaboration with British Council, the exhibition features works of one of the traditional urban art forms, aerosol art or graffiti art by prominent UK artist, Xenz aka Graeme Brusby, who is a major figure to emerge from the infamous Bristol street art scene. Curated by W+K Exp, the exhibition will be held from September 6th to October 8th 2010.   

Within W+K Exp, the works displayed include paintings, on recovered and recycled metal surfaces, discarded objects found on the streets of London, a multi-layered screen print, traditional canvas and a Mosaic made of 64 canvas tiles.  Xenz explains, "My aim is to develop a community around these mosaics, where people who come to the show are the only ones to ever see it in its complete state – a bit like seeing graffiti before it’s buffed or destroyed. Each participant becomes part-owner of the mural – almost like buying shares."

From September 6-10, with an aim to get this very public art form closer to people, Xenz will be painting onto the perimeter wall of the Charbagh located in the British Council in New Delhi.  Xenz, who has painted walls and even church ceilings across the globe since the early ‘90s, will be painting a mural based on an ‘Enchanted Garden’, giving the public a chance to see the artwork grow over five days.   

The opening evening of the exhibition saw some of the prominent Delhi faces including – Manish Arora, Malini Ramani, Sumant Jaikishan, Aparna Chandra, Joey Matthews, Vyom Mehta, George Martin, Tarun Pal, and many more