MEDIEVAL POP OUTSHINES

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LAKME FASHION WEEK W/F 2012 

EMBELLISH BY SANNAM CHOPRA

Out of box creativity and exceptional imagination was clearly evident in  Talent box Jewellery designer Sannam Chopra’s embellishment collection titled‘Medieval Pop’ at Lakme Fashion Week, Winter Festive 2012 on 4^th August at Grand Hyatt. Inspired by medieval age, where a damsel observing the brawny men do sword fight in the courts of king was beautifully carved by Sannam in her collection.

The collection was accentuated with the use of Swarovski crystals, metal rivets and chains while leather protectors add the desired edge to the jewellery. Modern geometry ruled the collection, which ranges from necklaces, earrings, cuffs, hair accessories and bags respectively. USP of the collection was its bold-aged; softly-rugged look with a dash of colour making each piece dramatic. This young designer left the crowd amused by her immense talent and the response was overwhelming.

On this occasion, designer Sannam Chopra states, “This time, I have tried something entirely new! It’s the first time I have used leather extensively in jewellery and introduced bags.  It was a great experience showcasing the collection at such a big platform. Now I look forward to witness how media, buyers and fashion enthusiastic perceive it."

SPECTACULAR CLOSING 

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ANIKET SATAM 

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DAY 1 GEN NEXT SHOW 

Gen next Designer Aniket Satam draws attention to Mayan myth 2012, in his collection “Aarambh” at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2012 on 3^rd August at Grand Hyatt. Mayan myth 2012, the last year on our calendar where the earth undergoes spiritual transformation and mark the beginningof a new era, was the sole inspiration in his compilation.

The designer worked on garments like scribbled pieces of paper with stained ink and blotches of gleaming hope thus celebrating the secret author of our own karma- our own self. The highlight of the collection was the orchestrated chaos of a new beginning forming a prime foundation to every look the designer has conceptualized.

On this occasion Aniket excitedly states, “I have worked on layered silhouettes and tactile texture narrating visceral orgy of our complex minds. Color schemes including milk, ivory, cobalt and ink- viscose are blended with fabrics like georgette, cotton jersey, raw silk and velvet are textured further with flashes of gold foil on bed of abstract embroidery strokes. It’s like adding piece of prose or not of prayer of such fashionable new awakening.”

The eye catching segment of the show was the renowned models walking the ramp like Nethra Raghuraman, Surelee Joseph, Sheela Tiruchi, Samantha Singh, looked fabulous in Aniket’s ensemble. The high voltage music and energetic crowd cheering the designer electrified the atmosphere.

DAY 1

NANDITA THIRANI 

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ANURADHA THIRANI 

CAPTIVATED ALL FASHIONISTAS @ LAKME FASHION WEEK W/F 2012 

Nandita Thirani captivated all fashionistas at Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2012 by showcasing vibrant collection ‘Lotus Flower’ co- designed by her daughter Anuradha Thirani.

The Fall/Winter Collection was inspired by the Lotus Flower, one of the nature’s most beautiful creations where the flowers remarkable simplicity and elegance made it one of the best examples of divine ideation passing into concrete form.

Nandita and Anuradha Thirani creatively played around with the color palettes found in variety of flowers tempered by neutrals like black, white and nude. The silhouettes were well defined underlying inspiration and meticulously handcrafted embellishments keeping the collection timeless and wearable.

On this occasion Anuradha Thirani shared her style mantra "Do your own thing, be true to yourself and keep it real but don’t be scared to take a step outside the box.”

Model Sheela Tiruchi was the muse for Nandita Thirani who wore her ensemble and dazzled the ramp. Celebrities like Poonam Dhillon,  Padmini Kolhapure,  Maria Goretti & VJ Keith were seen cheering for the designer. 

AARTI VIJAY GUPTA DOODLES 

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LAKME FASHION WEEK WINTER/FESTIVE 2012

Aarti Vijay Gupta graduated from the prestigious NIFT, Mumbai, bagging a position in the top 10 finalists of the CIAE International fashion awards. She launched her label in 2009 by debuting at the Dubai Fashion Week as the “Emerging Designer” and has never looked back since. She has covered many fashion weeks in India and abroad including the Bridal Asia Week at Abu Dhabi and IRFW.

Her strength lies in the contemporary functional clothing. She has also styled celebrities like Riya Sen, Geeta Basra, Himesh Reshamiya , Vaiabhavi Merchant and many more. AVG has a flagship store in Mumbai and a franchise store in Hyderabad. Currently based in Mumbai, the Label retails out of stores in London, Kuwait, Canada, South Africa and Dubai. Coming from the retail corporate world, future plans include more franchise stores across the globe. 

The black  lines on a plain white crisp paper  juxtapose into a composition of broken lines stating confusion in initial stages. This gradually ends into a perfect assortment of straight, curved and broken lines developing into a croqui and fashion figures. The initial stage of deriving a sketch more popularly known as a “Doodle Sheet” includes rough derivation of stick figures, faces, hands finally developing into a croqui and then the proportional 10 head figure which is taught at the early stages of sketching. 

All that she had learnt and imbibed during these classes is the medium of transferring ideas on to a paper.  That’s exactly what she has put into the collection, saving pages from Doodle back way back from college and executing them through digital printing technique onto pure white fabrics such as Dupion silk ,Tabby silk and Crepe silk treating them as the paper.

First ensemble is a high raised neck structured shift dress with  rough illustrations of faces on silk teamed up with a paneled godet jacket to get the correct flow in the garment. The print on the jacket is a 10 head figure block used for getting the right proportions. The dress is a two piece ensemble which can be worn with or without the jacket depending on the occasion and purpose.

Second ensemble is a jacket jump suit in crepe silk with structured jacket top and flowy pants depicting the rigidity in initial sketches ending to easy flow of full fledged fashion figures. Print consists of 10 head body figure and stick figures in action .its best suited for an evening wear in monochromes black and white.

Aarti Vijay Gupta

On her collection for Lakme Aarti Vijay Gupta says " I love ma doodle book. All that I have imbibed during the sketches, drawing rough derivation, that's exactly what I have put into my collection".

ESPRIT 

PRESENTS

FALL-HOLIDAY COLLECTION 2012-2013

Esprit’s offering for  Fall-Holiday  2012/13 is a whirlwind tour of international fashion across the world’s chicest cities, narrated by the beautiful Gisele Bundchen, ably styled by French stylist and fashion editor Camille Bidault-Waddington and shot to perfection by British fashion photographer David Sims. The collection for Fall-Holiday evokes the cosmopolitan woman, chic and on-trend whatever the occasion and wherever she might be.

The collection is reminiscent of the Big City Woman and her daily life – shopping on 5^th avenue or relaxing at a downtown Parisian cafe. Walk the higher end of high street this season as the collection introduces outstanding high quality wools and velvets contrasted with flowing jerseys, silks and satins. A relaxed silhouette is broken with edgy leather accents this season – evoking the laidback Urban with an Edge vibe. Explore the fall landscape through muted burgundy and merlot, and add glam through metallic finishes. End with a muted coral and moss green in slim fit denims and knits to complete effortless city chic a la Gisele.

edc by Esprit:

Women – Get out and about this Fall Holiday and explore both the big city and natural influences. Start with feminine dress in cute style broken up by chunky knit cardigan and chunky boots. Experiment with structured cotton and striking mesh contrasted with undyed slub twill, or work an oversized look this Fall coupled with slim fit denims. Work burnt blue with beige and olive tones this Fall.

Men – Bring the outdoors in with denims in a strong vintage wash or add accents in checkered flannel. Add a city vibe with a smart wool gilet or fabulous quilted sports jackets. Natural is in this season with napped cotton and moleskin in suede, cord and leather effect finishes. 

 

Woman’s wear: 

Casual: Dress you state of mind this season with relaxed new silhouettes. Work cotton jodhpurs with an oversized check shirt made from napped flannel and a casual cotton parka with a fake fur trim, or skinny denims with chunky cable knit sweater and wool pea coat. Move from flowing silks to jacquard to chunky loose knits. It’s all about wearing your thoughts. 

Collection: Real life is the inspiration behind the Collection range. Narrow riding pants with leather patch appliqués paired with a checkered boxy jacket in contrasts such cavalry twill and cotton silks make a striking statement.  Angora and eco fur outerwear contrasts structured blazers and a smart business wardrobe to reflect the myriad personas of the urban Gisele.

Men’s wear: 

Casual:  Vintage inspired, Esprit’s California heritage is beautifully evoked through Henley shirts in irregularly structured yarn, coupled with an outdoor knit jacket with a shawl collar. Wool jackets with a down lining sit beside wool and chambray in colours of the Big Sur, from oceanic blues to a burnt orange and cognac for a subdued tone. 

  

Collection: Reinterpret the urban male, the counterpart to a city Gisele, this Fall season. Slim fit trousers coupled with slightly overcut tops in a looser silhouette, using high quality wool and cashmere mixes evoke business meetings and nights out in Berlin and Paris. Nod to the outdoors in details such as open edges, taped seams and handcrafted details that evoke natural California. 

The ‘Bodywear’ collection marries form and function for men and women with details such as using soft, brushed materials and soft flannels. Hipster shorts with seams and chunky drawstrings add a masculine edge. A key focus is the combinable range for both men and women - experiment with playful checkered bottoms coupled with hoodies sporting contrast elbow patches.

ESPRIT and EDC by ESPRIT stores in India are present in:

Ahmedabad | Bengaluru | Chandigarh | Chennai | Delhi | Gurgaon | Hyderabad | Jaipur | Kolkata | Ludhiana | Mumbai | Panchkula | Pune | Also present at selected outlets of Planet Fashion, Lifestyle, Shoppers’ Stop, Standard Max, Kapsons and Westside nationwide

CELEBRATE F.R.I.E.N.D.S.H.I.P DAY WITH 

LEONIDAS 

Belgian Chocolate Brand 

Friendship Day is just around the corner! A day to tell your friends how special they are! A day to spread love & happiness! Belgian Chocolate Brand - Leonidas gives you a chance to do so with their lip-smacking range of assorted chocolates. 

Leonidas introduces an array of chocolates which can be the special gift this Friendship Day. You can choose from flavors of milk chocolate with caramel, coffee & praline, dark chocolates with crispy rice, ganaches and lemon butter cream and white chocolate with caramelized nuts and praline with crisped rice. Deliciously fresh candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate etc.

 

So just walk in to the world of Leonidas and get your friends a box of sheer indulgence. 

Napolitain Tin 18 pc  Rs. 1150 /

Champion 12 pc assorted Rs. 1500 /

Fruit Paste Sleeve 10 pc assorted Rs. 1800 /

                 Orangettes  200 gm - Rs. 1500 /

 

Availability: LEONIDAS BELGIAN CHOCOLATES 1 Cornelain Building, 104 A. K. Marg, Kemps Corner, Mumbai - 400036. India.

 

Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with 

Tarun Tahiliani Timepieces  

It's that time of the year when the brother has to check his to do list! Let your sister feel special this rakhi as you bind the most beautiful relationship in an inseparable bond of love and trust.  Gift those beautiful hands a dazzling timepiece from the chic and ethnic collection of Tarun Tahiliani watches by Timex as a blessing and a promise of security from you this Raksha Bandhan.

With the wide assortment of studded stones, pearls, Swarovski Crystals, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, the Tarun Tahiliani timepiece is a beautiful ornate collection inspired by traditional kundan and jadau work. Designed by Tarun Tahiliani himself, each piece has the minute touch of panache and elegance to shine that beautiful woman in her. 

Priced between Rs. 11,000 to Rs.30,000/- the Tarun Tahiliani watches are available at all The Time Factory showrooms across the city.

So be there at your nearest store and give her a surprise filled with your blessings.