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Best of Beauty at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 4

Fourth day at the Amazon India Fashion week A/W’ 15 witnessed clean lines and androgynous looks by various designers like Sahil Kochhar, Pia Pauro, Bodice by Ruchika Sachdev, Péro by Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta. Here is an insight to the best of beauty trends that ruled the ramp.

Designers Nikhita, Pratima Pandey and Sahil Kochhar presented their outfits in various hues of black, nude and red complementing dramatic smokey eyes with nude lips. On the other hand Designers like Aneeth Arora and Gaurav Gupta opted for soft smokey eyes with a pop of baby pink along with soft, sculpted bronzed skin.

The ‘barely-there’ make-up look dominated the collections of day four of the Amazon India Fashion Week with designers Viral, Ashish & Vikrant and Bodice by Ruchika Sachdeva opting for nude eyes, pink tinted lips and warm toned cheeks.

Mixing modern cuts with playful textures designers Poonam Bhagat and Sonam Dubal added a dash of brilliant coral on the lips and silver hues on the eyes flattering their winter collection whereas designer Pia Pauro opted for a tint of pink on the lips and traced the water-line with white, highlighting the inner-corners of the eyes making the models look fresh and natural.

March 29, 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
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
Best of hair-styling at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 2

Beachy Bohemian curls, neatly teased hair, fuss-free buns, and simple straight hair dominated the ramp on the second day at the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15. Here’s a sneak peak into the hairstyling trends that were prominent on the runway at day two of AIFW.

#1 Teased hair

Designers Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna opened the second day of the 25^th edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week by unveiling their collection ‘An early frost’ with models walking the ramp in neatly tied hair with teased puffs to enhance the overall impact of their structured outfits.

#2 Beachy Bohemian curls

Designer duo Hemant and Nandita and designer Pallavi Mohan opted for loose Boho curls for their collections. They accessorised the model’s beachy locks with hats and floral retro bands.

#3 Tidy buns

Designer Samant Chauhan chose fuss-free neat buns to complement his collection that represented purity and divine energy.

#4 Messy fishtail braids

Designers Malini Ramani and Rina Dhaka presented their edgy and dazzling collections with models walking the catwalk in side-swept messy fishtail braids.

#5 Straight middle-part hair

Staying true to their design philosophy ‘simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication’, designer duo Abraham and Thakore went for straight hair with a middle-parting accessorised with monochrome clips on either sides of the parting on the second day of the Amazon India Fashion Week Day.

March 27, 2015
Best of hair-styling at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15: Day 1

The most-anticipated Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter edition kicked off in New Delhi on 25^thMarch 2015. Besides the awe-inspiring ensembles of India’s most renowned fashion designers, there were also plenty of exciting hair-styling trends to check out on day 1 of the event. Here’s our pick of the best ways to do up those tresses as learned from the runway.

#1 Tie ‘em tresses:

Models walking the ramp for designer Rajesh Pratap Singh’s collection ‘The Best Medicine is Laughter’ were seen in neatly tied-up hair buns on the side and back. The nurse caps perfectly complemented the theme. Models walking for Kavita Bhartia completed the entire look with roughly curled, tied-up hair.

#2 Crop them up:

The ear-short, curled, muddled look was carried off effortlessly by models walking the ramp for designer Nikasha’s collection ‘Ruby’ on the second day of the Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15.

#3 Crowns and gilded glamour:

Designer Anju Modi transformed the ramp into a dreamy world with her collection ‘How to write a fairytale’ with models in open, tangled, curly hair and crowns to complement the entire look. Concluding the first day of the extravaganza was designer JJ Valaya’s collection ‘The Bolshoi Bazaar’ with models walking effortlessly in high, tied buns with antique gold embellished head bands and hair accessories.

March 26, 2015
Best of Beauty at Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’ 15: Day 1

Amazon India Fashion Week A/W’15 kicked off yesterday in the best way possible. From the minimal make-up look, to fresh and dewy, to bold statement lips, there was a degree of experimentation and tonnes of catchy statements everywhere! Here are the make-up trends that stood out on day 1.

#1 The best of reds

Make-up artists brought sexy back with red. Bold and bright shades of scarlet, wine and berry red ruled the stage on day 1. From designer Anju Modi’s ‘How to write a fairytale’ to Kavita Bhartia and Rajesh Pratap Singh’s ‘The best medicine is laughter’, almost every show made a statement with well-defined lips, be it matte or glossy, adding a pop of colour to the pastel and neutral hues.

#2 Glittering eyes

On day 1, designer Anju Modi showcased shimmery white and aqua blue smoky eyes on her models. Other designers like JJ Valaya, Nikasha, Kavita Bhartia went for a neutral minimal look with a thin liner and a hint of mascara.

#3 Structured cheeks

Designer JJ Valaya had his models look sculpted with completely defined cheeks and intense blusher. Other designers like Payal Singhal, Nikasha, Rajesh Pratap Singh went for a sun-kissed natural contour with a dash of neutral blush.

March 26, 2015
Celeb spotting at Lakmé Fashion Week

Lakmé Fashion Week might be over but we can’t get enough of all the glamorous appearances that our favourite celebrities made at the event. They dazzled as showstoppers on the ramp, flaunting ensembles by some of India’s most renowned designers. The five-day event in Mumbai’s Palladium Hotel was brimming with silver and small screen allure as the crème de la crème of the industry walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra, Kunal Rawal and Yogesh Chaudhary amongst many others.

Bollywood heartthrobs Shahid Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor looked strikingly hunky as they walked the ramp for designer Kunal Rawal.

TV Actor and host Karan Tacker certainly made the ladies drool as he carried off designer Ken Ferns’ creation of a monochromatic suit with a crisp white shirt and embellished buttons.

Southern beauty Tamannaah Bhatia made heads turn as the showstopper for designer Payal Singhal’s collection, ‘Palace of Mirrors’.

Actor Riteish Deshmukh walked the ramp looking dapper in one of Raghavendra Rathore’s creations.

Actress Sagarika Ghatge did complete justice to the creation of designers Yogesh Chaudhary, Pallavi Singhee and ILK, looking absolutely delightful in a cream-coloured lace dress.

Gauri Khan looked stunning as she presented her summer-resort collection for Satya Paul entitled, ‘A Tropical Wonder’.

B-town beauty Shraddha Kapoor was the showstopper at the Absolute Sculpt show by DRVV.

Soha Ali Khan dazzled with her post-marriage glow for designer Babita Malkani.

March 24, 2015
Outfit of the week

If you are bored of the conventional skirts and need an outfit inspiration for the weekend, you definitely need to try this look. Make a stylish statement with this flared midi floral skirt and a top. Summers is all about looking young and fresh, so get this head turning outfit of the week look by adding complementing accessories like a handbag, ballerinas, pearl bracelet, and a neck piece. If you are stepping out in the sun do not forget to add your favourite hat and those must-have glasses. Take a look.

March 23, 2015
Every man’s guide to spring/summer 2015 trends

From all-white to polka dots and pastels, the rules for menswear are being redefined for spring/summer 2015. Whether you want to stand out or blend in, there is something delightful this season for all the men out there who like to stay updated on what’s in vogue. Check out the latest spring/summer 2015 trends and stay ahead of the fashion curve.

Go blue – This season is all about the blues. Gone are the days of experimental mix and match as monotones makes a comeback. Stand out by wearing a contrast of different shades of blue, be it a suit, shorts or even tees.

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Loafers – Loafers are a classic piece of footwear that go with just about anything. With the ease of wearing them with or without socks, these neat-looking shoes can be paired with formal attire or a casual look, including shorts in a variety of colours.

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Stripes – Stripes are a major hit this season, vertical or horizontal. This trend is a perennial hit and keeps coming back year after year with refreshing innovations. If you don’t like experimenting much go for a classic combination of black and white or grey and blue stripes, keeping it simple, casual and clean!

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Bold Red – As popular as this colour is in women’s fashion circuit, red has always been a statement-ey add-on for men taking street style and traditional ensemble to another level. With vibrancy making its way into the pastel palette this spring, why should girls have all the fun?! … Pair this eye-catching shade up with neutrals for a wearable ‘bold’ look.

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Prints – Yes, styling prints can be a difficult task especially for men. But this season’s prints are sure to make your summer outfits easy breezy. Various designers have successfully managed to take inspiration from the prints dominating the feminine wardrobe giving them a beautifully-created masculine tone. Whether worn as a statement piece or layered underneath a jacket, these prints, mostly tropical and floral, sure breathe freshness into summers.

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March 20, 2015
Convert your old denims into that perfect pair of distressed jeans

If you’re tired of wearing those plain denims over and over again, try this hack and give your denims a brand new look! Watch this quick DIY distressed jeans tutorial to learn how to convert your denims into distressed ones giving them a makeover using just a pen, a pair of scissors, a razor blade, paper cutter and a magazine.

March 20, 2015
Photos: Manish Malhotra’s exclusive collection ‘Blue Runway’ at Lakme Fashion Week

Designer Manish Malhotra unveiled his summer collection recently at the Lakme Fashion Week held in Mumbai. This was Malhotra’s first ever offsite show amongst all his associations with Lakme Fashion Week. It marked the launch of ‘WEvolve’ a global campaign and programme aimed at empowering young men and women to challenge norms that lead to gender violence.

The designer’s latest collection showcased mirror work and floral embroidery while adding a 3D and textural effect to the elegant pieces. Stylish jewellery by Anmol Jewellers added the bling to the collection that was dominated by hues of blue with a bold touch of variations of yellow reflecting the assurance of a positive forthcoming.

Hollywood actress Rosario Dawson joined the designer for opening the show along with Bollywood divas like Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandes, Shabana Azmi, Sridevi, Huma Qureshi, Neha Dhupia and Sophie Choudry were also present at the event looking gorgeous as ever.

L-R: Manish Malhotra with Rosario Dawson, Richa Chaddha, Sophie Choudry, Rashmi Nigam

Extreme left: Manish Malhotra with Neha Dhupia Extreme right: Manish Malhotra with Pooja Makhija

L-R: Sridevi with Manish Malhotra, Deepika Padukone, Huma Qureshi, Jacqueline Fernandez

The clothing line included flowy gowns, jacket-saris, halter crop tops and skirts as an ode to the traditional lehenga. Since the show was about gender empowerment, the designer gave special attention to the men’s collection incorporating bandhgala jackets and long shirts tailored to perfection. This youthful collection by the designer celebrated the essence of positivity and change keeping in mind the younger generation which is the key agent to change.

March 19, 2015
Know about the latest trends in handbags for 2015

Have you started your hunt for a novel arm candy? Before you loosen your purse strings, refer to our exclusive guide on the latest trends in handbags for 2015.

Invented by the Europeans to carry coins, handbags have come a long way. Apart from complementing a woman’s wardrobe, handbags can express their mood and style as well.

Here’s a list of the hottest bags available for you to stand out from the crowd. Take your pick from the runway favourites and create your own statement with these swoon-worthy pieces.

After all it’s all about what you are carrying.

Fur clutches

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Geometrical bags

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Crossbody carry-all bags

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Envelope bags

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Fringed bags

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Bucket bags

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Oversized bags

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Briefcase bags

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Classic clutches

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Doctor Bags

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Reptile Skin Bags

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Neon Bags

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Textile Bags

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We understand that it can be a bit overwhelming to find a bag that suits your style, but only a perfect bag can make or break your look. If you are looking for a handbag for everyday use or an evening out, make heads turn with a classic ‘forever bag’.

Attention all you fashionistas! Make your choice wisely from this list of the latest trends in handbags and spend on an eye-catching statement piece that floats your fashion boat.

Do check out our fashion DIY section to know more about the latest happenings in the fashion domain.

March 17, 2015
Smitten by Marsala: Here’s how to wear the Pantone colour of the year 2015

Marsala is a deep, rich, earthy wine red colour which is simply a treat to the eyes. This colour is oxblood’s slightly lighter sister and it goes with just about anything. Here are four ways of incorporating the Pantone colour of the year 2015 in your wardrobe to ensure that you stay on trend.

Clothing

This rich colour can instantly add the luxe element to any outfit. Wear it as a jacket, a dress, a skirt, a pair of trousers or a top and stand out from the crowd. Marsala can be paired with black, white or neutral tones and is absolutely flattering for the Indian skin tone.

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Footwear

Add a pop of the Pantone colour of the year 2015 to your footwear and redefine your attire. This colour complements neutrals and pastels so add pumps, sneakers or boots in Marsala to enhance the overall impact of your outfit.

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Accessories

Accessories can really define attire so don’t refrain from adding some bling. Marsala-coloured jewellery looks gorgeous when worn on light natural tones, making you look chic while spicing up your outfit. If you are not a fan of accessories then pick up a bold bag and make a statement with the Pantone colour of the year 2015.

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Beauty and makeup

Marsala can make anyone look elegant and seductive, all at once! Bring back the Marsala of the 90’s and sport a Jennifer Aniston look. Add this sultry colour with a bold lipstick or with a dramatic eye shadow but make sure you keep it minimal as an overdose of anything on the face is best avoided.

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March 17, 2015
Outfit of the week: Get this look from Elitify

Hollywood heartthrob Ashton Kutcher pulls off almost everything with panache! This 37 year old actor looked every inch dapper in this ‘Rag & Bone’ outfit at a premiere in New York a while ago. And for the same reason, here’s our inspiration ensemble for all you men out there.

What’s more, you can get this look from the multi-brand designer store Elitify.com along with chic accessories like these Carrera sunglasses and the Marc Jacobs bag that perfectly complement the attire.

Here are the links to purchase the merchandise used in the picture above – chinos, jacket, t-shirt, brogues, sunglasses, belt, wallet and the bag.

Inspiration picture for the outfit of the week sourced from here.

March 16, 2015