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Day 2: The best of Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016

Day 2 of the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016 kicked off with colourful yet interestingly structured pieces by designers Dhruv Kapoor, Malini Ramani, Samant Chauhan, Anita Dongre, Rajesh Pratap Singh and more! Here’s a look at the highlights.

Starting the day with a gothic twist was the label Annaikka by designer Kanika Saluja. Intricate detailing with a vintage touch made her collection stand out and actress Shriya Saran walked the ramp for the designer stealing the limelight.

Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant comprised bold colours with traditional ikat prints for men and women giving the collection a stunning ethnic look.

Next in line was Dhruv Kapoor in association with Vogue India fashion fund. Shimmer, metallic, earthy tones and fur dominated the runway for Team Kapoor making the entire line up look spectacular.

The silk route by designer Samant Chauhan was a beautiful depiction of the Rajputana art and culture. Capes, braids and a lot of red were commonly spotted at the runway taking us back in time.

Sticking to her love for tribal drapes and earthy tones was designer Malini Ramani. Embellished shirts paired with flared bottoms and structured silhouettes gave the collection a sleek look making.

Taking the earthiness ahead on the same day was Grassroot by designer Anita Dongre. A fabulous blend of prints in her nature-inspired collection proved that sustainability and fashion can go hand in hand.

Concluding the day was Rajesh Pratap Singh. Metallics, whites and dominant shades of gold left the viewers mesmerised making his collections one of the best we’ve seen at the Amazon India Fashion Week.

March 18, 2016
Day 1: The best of Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016

The Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016 opened in the capital with a bang at a brand new venue, Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road recently and we were excited to catch the action.

Designer Varun Bahl opened the 27^th edition of Amazon India Fashion Week with his collection titled “Nocturn”. The models walked the runway donning jackets and dresses with floral motifs and embellishments in earthy shades setting the right tone for the onset of autumn. The hair and makeup was kept simple with strong highlights on the face representing sheer beauty just like the collection itself.

Hands down, the most stunning collection from the first day of the fashion extravaganza belonged to designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil. Their collection titled ‘The Last Walk’ had just the right touch of the Victorian vibe with capes, gowns and dresses in dominant shades of beige, white and red. What made the collection so special was the extraordinary attention paid to details in terms of draping, pleating and layering.

Pieces from designer duo Hemant and Nandita’s collection are sure to add the ‘it’ factor to your winter wardrobe. Jackets, pleated skirts, ruffled dresses all paired with thigh-high lace up boots welcomed the statement trends for fall. The colour palette introduced shades of red, blue, beige and a surprisingly refreshing orange to an otherwise earthy winter collection.

Concluding the first day of Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016 was designer Gaurav Gupta’s collection titled ‘Melt’ that addressed the importance of climate change and global warming. He even borrowed the colour palette from the effects of global warming starting from flaming orange, blazing dark blue moving towards coal black and the grey from the ashes.

March 17, 2016
Here’s why everyone needs a bit of GENES by Lecoanet Hemant in their wardrobes

Designer Hemant Sagar recently hosted a preview of their label GENES – Lecoanet Hemant’s spring summer’16 collection and the event was an extravagant affair. The collection is a perfect mix of swinging sixties and the glorious seventies and every piece has a story to tell.

Hemant Sagar: The vibe like now, we got inspired by the iconic 60s and the spring 70s; a little bit of bell botts, the attitude of mixing past and present, mixing times that we know of parents, music that we know was only of vinyl and now it’s all digital. We’ve kinda jumped a generation, and the generation in between is what we’re looking at.

GENES by Lecoanet Hemant is the perfect representation of the urbanism that the people of India look for today. The label doesn’t cater to dressy occasions but in fact offers a whole lot of choices for one to dress up every day.

Hemant Sagar: We don’t actually cater to the very dressy occasions, we think that daily life has enough challenge to be dressed up also. We’re talking about daily chic…. so modern dressing is something different than sloppy dressing. It’s not just that you’re going to the office so you can be anyhow you still have your career to dress for so that’s what we’re talking about. Urban professionals living in Delhi today and making it happen for themselves.

March 4, 2016
DLF Emporio concludes the 4th edition of Design Awards 2015-16. And here are the highlights!

Brief: India’s first and finest luxury destination, DLF Emporio, recently concluded the 4th edition of Design Awards 2015-16 announcing the winners of the annual design extravaganza.

The awards witnessed entries from both National and International fashion institutes with 23 candidates shortlisted by the designer Gaurav Gupta. These young and uber-talented minds took inspiration from fashion legends like Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and the classics of the 1900’s.

Adding to the final round up, the 5 member jury panel assessed the shortlisted designs while announcing the final winners. These esteemed members of the jury comprised names that included Bandana Tewari – Vogue fashion features director, FDCI president Sunil Sethi, ace designer Gaurav Gupta, veteran fashion designer Ritu Kumar and Senior Vice President, DLF Luxury Retail and Hospitality Dinaz Madhukar.

Take a look at the list of winners:

Apparel : Karan Torani (Pearl Academy,Delhi),

Runner-Up: Bhawdeep Singh (INIFD,Ludhiana).

Accessory : Winner – Aishwarya Jain (IIGJ,Delhi),

Runner-Up : Ashish Sahu ( NIFT,Gandhinagar).

People’s Choice : Sherry Khanna ( NIFT, raebareli).

To kick-start the careers of these winners, these students will now be given a chance to design and retail their collection at the DLF Emporio through an exclusive pop-up store for a period of 2 weeks in Delhi.

March 1, 2016
WTF news of the day: Penis necklaces for men should apparently be your next fashion inspiration!

British designer Vivienne Westwood is making headlines yet again but it’s no biggie.

Really.

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Just penis necklaces.

For men.

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Nothing unusual right?

At her recent show in Milan for Men’s Fashion Week, the famous fashion designer celebrated her collection with outstanding ensembles for the next gen men (or so we’d like to call them) and it’s something that cannot be missed.

Her chic collection for men comprised metallic jackets, flowey silhouettes, and bold prints all paired with bright make-up and some of them (just a few) lucky blokes strutted down the ramp wearing penis necklaces. Yikes!

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Tell us your views on these spectacular metallic penis necklaces that could be your next fashion inspiration!

January 22, 2016
Men’s Fashion 103: Let Lecoanet Hemant teach you how its done right!

The Indo-French label Lecoanet Hemant showcased their Fall/Winter’15 collection in the capital recently and we can’t wait to get our hands on it! The uber talented minds behind the brand, Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar have travelled a long way across continents and are now planning to expand their reach pan-India starting with New Delhi.

Held at their atelier in Infocity, Gurgaon; the duo presented their latest collection named ‘Here and Now’ with a fashion show for their pret label ‘Genes’.

Our favourite pick of the lot was the menswear designed by Lecoanet Hemant that stole the show and here’s why!

1) No one does activewear better than this!

Simple, comfortable and most of all – stylish, was the range of active/sportswear that kicked off the show. T-shirts, cutoffs and track pants with the perfect accessories completed their look.

2) Their casual ensemble rocked the runway!

Jackets, boots, gloves and t-shirts with spectacular scarves made heads turn as these dapper dudes strutted down the pixelated aisle decked with lights.

3) Their formal attire with a hint of pop!

Business suits, formal shoes, pockets squares and cuffed bottoms paired with the perfect printed shirts/t-shirts set the best example of formal wear for the winter season.

4) The Indian touch!

Playing with short kurtas, wrap-around dhoti pants and bandhgala jackets in darker shades of winter made quite a statement on the runway adhering to designer Hemant’s Indian roots.

5) Their lounge wear sure tells us how to lounge in style!

We loved the fact that Lecoanet Hemant kept their loungewear very simple with minor detailing. Crisp shirts with tapered pants and just the right shoes gave us major style inspiration for this winter season!

October 19, 2015
Photos: Katrina Kaif debuts at the 68th Cannes Film Festival

Actress Katrina Kaif was spotted at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France recently looking gorgeous as ever. Making a stunning appearance on the red carpet as she attended the opening ceremony, the Bollywood actress posed for the shutterbugs at the La Tete Haute (Standing Tall) movie premiere.

Donning an off shoulder black lacy gown from Oscar De la Renta’s Fall 2015 collection, Kaif strutted down the red carpet with minimum makeup and side-swept red hair that totally complimented the entire look. Take a look at the pictures to get your dose of the Cannes clicks.

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May 14, 2015
Get your fashion fix: Street style looks from AIFW A/W’15

The Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15 (AIFW) may have come to an end but the style inspiration has just begun. While the designers and the stylists were seen pushing the boundaries on the runway, the fash frat and style enthusiasts were supporting the event by turning up in fabulous outfits upping the fashion quotient. We’ve put together an assemblage of street style looks from AIFW for all-year-long inspiration just for ya’ll. We spotted off-duty models, bloggers, buyers, fashion editors and many fashion-lovers sporting style as their badge of honour. Bright colours, crop tops, floral gowns, ripped denims, prints, scarves, skirts and statement jewellery dominated street fashion, here are the pictures.

April 15, 2015
Kalki Koechlin in Gaurav Gupta for the special screening of her movie ‘Margarita With A Straw’

Actress Kalki Koechlin was spotted in a Gaurav Gupta number in the capital at the special screening of her upcoming movie ‘Margarita With A Straw’ in Delhi. She looked gorgeous in a sapphire blue coloured shoulder cut out dress fresh off the AIFW runway by designer Gaurav Gupta. The look was completed with antique golden earnings and black stilettos and side-split hair pulled back in a bun.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan along with wife Actress Jaya Bachchan also graced the event. Here are all the pictures.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan, actress Revathi, director Shonali Bose, actress Kalki Koechlin and Sayani Gupta

April 13, 2015
How Amyra Dastur rocked this monochrome look

The beautiful actress Amyra Dastur was spotted at the poster launch of the upcoming Mahesh Bhatt production ‘Mr.X’ in Mumbai. She looked every bit a stunner in a white short skirt and a black lacy top by Madison, paired with black stilettos to complete the look. This monochrome outfit was styled by Bornali Talukdar and her hair and make-up were done by celebrity make-up artist Luveena Lodh. ‘Mr.X’ is Amyra’s second movie. The 21-year old actress made her debut in 2013 in the movie ‘Issaq’ opposite Prateik Babbar.

April 7, 2015
Best of hair-styling at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 5

Slick, smooth and glossy hair pulled back into ponytails and hair accessorised with scarves dominated the runway on the last day of the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15. Take a look.

Neat and sleek is the trick

Designers Shweta Kapur, Sneha Arora and Amalraj Sengupta opted for neatly scrunched ponytails that perfectly complimented their elegant collections on the last day of the extravaganza.

Scarves tied as turbands

Models looked stunning walking down the ramp in beautifully crafted head scarves for designer duo Ashima Leena’s ethnic collection.

The grand finale of the Amazon India Fashion was a historical moment as 25 A-list designers from the fraternity got together to showcase 50 outfits to pay an ode to ‘Crafts of India’. Designers opted for unique headgears, scarves tied as turbans, caps with intricate mirror work and maang tikkas.

March 30, 2015
Best of hair-styling at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 4

Neatly clenched hair in ponytails, African headgears, colourful scarves and simple-pulled back hair were some of the looks that ruled the runway. Here’s a quick look at the best hair-styling trends that were most prominent on the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week.

#1 Puffs and ponytails

On day four of the Amazon India Fashion Week, Designers Pratima Pandey, Sahil Kochhar and Nikhita opted for high puffs with ponytails complement their collections.

#2 Tribal headgears, scarfs and braided hairbands

Designer Pia Pauro’s collection ‘Riders on the storm’ went a step away from the usual where models were seen wearing African tribal feathery headgears which were an absolute treat to the eye. Designer Sonam Dubal went for colourful scarfs tied as turbands for her collection that consisted of a mix of reds, fuchsia and orange whereas designer label Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant used braided hairband and accessories to complete their military inspired look.

#3 Twists and buns

Models looked stunning in Scottish caps and hair tied into twisted buns on the sides walking the ramp for designer Aneeth Arora. Neatly tied accessorised-buns were donned by models showcasing the collections of Designers Poonam Bhagat and Sonam Dubal.

#4 Half-scrunched hair

Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva kept it simple staying true to its collection with half-scrunched hair to the back secured with a small hair tie. Whereas designer Gaurav Gupta chose long front flicks and high buns for the models showcasing his metallic collection.

March 29, 2015
Highlights of Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 4

The fourth day of Amazon India Fashion Week witnessed a wide variety of design aesthetics starting from ethnic to redefined military-chic. Designers including Sahil Kochhar, Pia Pauro, Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva, Péro by Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta put the best of their collections on the runway. Here’s a sneak peek into the Day 4 of Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15.

Designer Nikhita opened the fourth day of the event for her label Mynah designs by showcasing meticulously structured, neatly sculpted outfits whereas designer Pratima Pandey put together a lineup comprising separates in flowy silhouettes paired together in earthy tones, prints and gold embellishments. Designer Sahil Kochhar broke away from his usual ecru-colour palette and displayed intricately-made winter garments in shades of green, pink, black and blue.

Designer Pia Pauro’s collection ‘Riders on the storm’ was an amalgamation of immaculately laser-cut evening dresses in shades of orange, mint, blue and white styled perfect with complementing headgears.

Military-chic made quite the statement on the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week. Designer label Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant showcased an ethnic version of a military-inspired collection while designer Aneeth Arora displayed a rather playful and androgynous collection inspired by redefined military uniforms for her label Péro.

Designer Ruchika Sachdeva for the label Bodice put together an assemblage of technically constructed garments in shades of indigo, copper, rust and white.

Designer Sonam Dubal’s collection was a blend of ikats and oriental influences in colours like fuchsia, orange, blue, brick and gold.

Designer Poonam Bhagat showcased edgy silhouettes with fine line drawings in shades of ivory, cobalt, black and orange.

Designer Gaurav Gupta concluded the fourth day of the Amazon India Fashion Week with his metallic collection comprising shades of green, grey, plum and black. The lineup was made of metallic jerseys, neoprene and suede.

March 29, 2015
Best of Beauty at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 3

The third day of Amazon India Fashion Week was all about the wintery palette with subtle eyes, luminous skin and earthy tones. Here is an insight into everything we loved about beauty and make-up at day three of the Amazon India Fashion Week.

#1 Modern take on smokey eyes

Designers Paromita Banerjee and Tanvi Kedia took a modern take on the classic smokey eyes by highlighting the inner corners using a touch of gold. The gold seemed to have perfectly blended into the grey stone blue eyeshadow above the eyelid and into the lower lash line.

#2 R for red, R for retro!

Red lips were prominent throughout the first day of the Amazon India Fashion Week and they appeared yet again on the third day, but with a retro spin. Designers Anupama Dayal, Sanchita and Namrata Joshpuria made a statement with soft subtle kohl eyes keeping the focus only on the perfectly sculpted rusty red lips.

#3 Luminescent skin

The third day of Amazon India Fashion Week was all about dewy, luminescent skin with just a hint of blush for a natural flushed glow. Models had flawlessly radiant looking skin with soft highlights, contoured and structured cheeks that appeared fresh and romantic.

March 28, 2015
Best of hair-styling at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 3

Immaculately clenched hair, serpentine tresses, simple straight hair and gothic emo looks dominated the runway on day three at the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15. Here’s a quick look on the best hair-styling trends that were most prominent on the ramp.

#1 Tidy ponytails

Designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi opted for neat ponytails for their collection ‘Rouge Minerale’ which perfectly complimented the reds, arctic pink and sapphire blue silhouettes on the other hand designers Tanvi Kedia and Paromita Banerjee also went for neatly clenched ponytails for their traditional collections ‘Jama ’and ‘Boro part 2’ respectively.

#2 Serpentine tresses

The models looked stunning walking down the ramp for designer Rina Singh’s artistic pieces under the label ‘EKA’ and label 11.11 in open wavy tresses on the third day of the Amazon India Fashion Week.

#3 Go Emo

Designer Sanchita opted for something different by giving an ‘emo look’ to her models dressed up in leopard and floral print outfits.

#4 Open Locks

Designer Anupama Dayal presented her ethnic yet contemporary collection where models were seen wearing maang tikkas and head scarves with long front locks.

#5 Straight middle-part hair

Designer Namrata Joshipura went simple with straight middle-parted hair complementing her strong, powerful and feminine collection for her collection showcased at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15

March 28, 2015