Giant pillars, spectacular backdrop, beautiful clothes, Kabir Bedi and Dimple Kapadia walking hand in hand and a jam-packed venue… the theatrical presentation coupled with unmatched elegance at JJ Valaya’s show marked grand finale of WIFW.
Fashion is fancied by my cabbie’s daughter, by my neighbourhood Mrs Hoity-toity, by bag-hags, by industry czarinas and of course the lunching ladies, writes
Jaydeep Ghosh.
Hussain, who made her debut at the ongoing autumn-winter edition of India's premier fashion event - the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week - by putting up a stall, has been engaged in Awadh's craft revival for nearly two decades.
Forget the recession. Even in good times the key to survival in the fashion world lies in designers diversifying, says veteran stylist Raghavendra Rathore, who himself has spread his wings to areas like jewellery and software and has also tied up with a leading fabric manufacturer.
It’s the 10th year of fashion weeks in the country and I feel our fashion designers are yet to realise the meaning of seasonal themes attached to fashion weeks, opines Vinod Nair.
The second day looked like a day worth spending at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. And in the end, it did prove to be a successful day.
Vinod Nair tells more.
I moisturise my face before going to bed, drink a lot of water and apply sunscreen before stepping out during the day. Aditi Govitrikar reveals her bedtime rituals to
Sujata Reddy...
My question is ‘why?’ Why should I go and see something that I will be seeing in a few days anyway? The collection they have made is sure to appear on the runway later. So I see no point in attending such events, writes
Vinod Nair.
Sita de Vesci, the half-Indian half-Irish designer from London, is all set to the rule the Indian ramp. She will be showcasing her resort wear line at the upcoming Delhi Fashion Week.
There are many Indian politicians who take care to dress up well these days, but guess who are the clear favourites of designers young and old? Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her MP son Rahul and her homemaker daughter Priyanka!
Actress Shilpa Shetty who has set girls across the country trudge the treadmill to achieve a svelte figure like hers, wants to pass on all her fitness and beauty secrets...
Designers tell Sujata Reddy about their tryst with the fabric.
Seriously, women have left the men far behind in all departments. Still we celebrate ‘Women’s Day’, like we are celebrating it today.
Jaydeep Ghosh writes...
They’re young, rather radical and forward looking. Meet seven designers who are determined to change the way we dress.
Parul Khanna tells more.
Small screen's Kkumkum aka Juhi Parmar reveals a few beauty secrets...