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Go Metallic for the Red Carpet

Amit Aggarwal’s metallic gowns, beaming dresses and multi-layered skirts in the form of stripes and structures stood out at WLIFW SS, 2014. Amit Aggarwal’s bold red carpet collection is for the woman who is unconventional, daring and sophisticated. His statement dresses and gowns had an element of peek-a-boo in them. The stylish collection comprised a vivid [...] Dec 2, 2013
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Alia Bhatt: I Do Go Wrong with My Style But Im Not Boring

Bollywood starlet Alia Bhat is not afraid to experiment; she gets it right sometimes and goes horribly wrong the others. And that’s what we like about her. She is fun, quirky and acknowledges that she works on getting her look right. She walked the ramp for her friend and designer Masaba. Not only did she [...] Dec 1, 2013
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Get Tribal with am:pm

Were you always fascinated with tribal culture? Their vibrant clothing and junk accessories always got your attention, but you never got to sport them? Well then, it’s time to go tribal yet chic, sophisticated and contemporary with am: pm’s tribal collection at the WLIFW SS, 2014. Taking inspiration from a tribal group, designers Ankur Modi and [...] Dec 1, 2013
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Go Back to the 1950s

A visit back to the 1950s and 1960s is all we needed to add a dose of fun to spring summer. Designer Jules Idi Amin plays with retro and contemporary designs with a combination of fun prints. The cherry and spice prints bring back childhood memories. Gurpreet speaks with the designer and finds out how [...] Nov 30, 2013
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What a Bride Shouldnt Do

Exotic jewellery, elegant make-up and a trousseau adorned with swarovski crystals; what else would a bride want for her d-day. Designer AD Singh with his latest bridal line will unveil gorgeous wedding wear for the modern day Indian bride at the Punjab International Fashion Week. In a chat with Shruthi, before his show, AD tells [...] Nov 30, 2013
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The Bug Story with Jenjum Gadi

Designer Jenjum Gadi found the right fix to the bugs, quite literally. The designer sees beauty in these creepy creatures too and uses them innovatively as prints for his spring summer collection. Jenjum plays with separates, layers, skirts and dresses in hues of blacks, whites and reds. Apart from the unique prints, his surface ornamentation [...] Nov 29, 2013
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Will You Wear Brocade Shoes?

Bright colours mean joy to people and designer Sagar Tenali uses them in his collection to spread happiness. With his latest winter collection at the Kochi Fashion Week, 2013, Sagar wants to pump in positive energy through refreshing colours. Keeping grey as a prominent shade, he uses hues of pink, orange, red, blue and yellow [...] Nov 29, 2013
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Friday Dressing On All Days Now

So far dressing to office has been fun only on Fridays, but that is set to change. Aslam Khan, the designer who makes corporate dressing stylish, has brought in colour to all office wear.  Aslam plays with checks for the collection and breaks them with some colour. While the men’s collection is all colour, he [...] Nov 28, 2013
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Fashion Meets Charity

US-based fashion designer Sanjana Jon’s show at the Kochi Fashion Week, 2013, was a splendid effort to get fashion and charity under one roof. Her star powered show with over fifteen celebrity showstoppers including actor and super model Parvathy Omanakuttan and singer Vijay Yesudas, had come to extend their support to fight female feticide. Sanjana [...] Nov 28, 2013
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Peter Pan Collars In or Not?

Women who don’t hassle too much over dressing up yet always turn out to be trendy are the muse for designer Ishita Singh’s latest collection. The designer plays with colour and easy silhouettes for her collection that is meant for the holidays. Maroons, blues, yellows, greens and reds rule the colour scheme for her skirts, [...] Nov 27, 2013
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Sagar Tenali the Trend Setter

He loves setting trends be it on the ramp or off it. Nevanta spotted Sagar Tenali at the Kochi Fashion Week, 2013, in a hot pair of spectacles but to our surprise, it was bereft of a glass and Sagar as always pulled it off stylishly. Sagar wants to set a new colour trend this [...] Nov 27, 2013
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Kochi Becoming Trendier

Taking fashion to smaller cities is a challenge and doing this over and over again is designer Jules Idi Amin. Jules is calm and composed before her show at Kochi; the calmness is similar to the calm before the storm, the storm here refers to a fantastic show on the ramp. The designer is also [...] Nov 26, 2013
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When Style Meets Comfort

Designer Shweta Kapur’s collection speaks of comfort and style and she plays with the same attributes for her latest showcase at the WLIFW SS, 2014. Taking inspiration from Chinese characters and Hanzi, Shweta has come up with a line of urban wear that is fun, sporty and casual. Playing with a bright colour palette, the [...] Nov 26, 2013
break-the-chaos

Break the Chaos

If fashion has become too complicated, hectic and chaotic for you, don’t you think it’s the time to break out of it? Worried how? This is where designer Mrinalini steps in. Working with simple cuts, chic designs and clean silhouettes the designer makes fashion look effortless. ‘Desaturate’ plays with a mix of tan and white [...] Nov 25, 2013