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DECADE OF GRANDIOSITY

It was the tenth-year of the India Couture Week and that meant upping the quotient of grandiosity that is epitome of couture fashion. Though even in its decade of existence, Indian Couture essentially meant wedding wear, not typically what couture fashion globally stands for. The week started off with Anamika Khanna’s exotic installation of her […]

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Some Designers Benefit From Political Affiliations

After designer Anamika Khanna’s Grand Finale show at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum was disrupted by the Sena workers in March this year, I thought the organizers of Lakme Fashion Week will never ever venture anywhere near the heritage museum. But I have been proven wrong. At the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week, Winter/Festive 2015 […]

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MY TOP 3 COUTURIERS FROM INDIA COUTURE WEEK 2014

The India Couture Week 2014 concluded on the 20th of July where we saw 12 designers showcase their Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014 Collections. Out of these 12 couturiers, two – Rohit Bal and Rina Dhaka showcased ‘Capsule Collections’ and on the 27th of July, Anamika Khanna showcased Couture Installations at her flagship store in Kolkata. […]

Monisha Jaising In Couture Week; Manish Malhotra Gets The Finale Show

The forthcoming PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 that is scheduled from 31st July till 4th August at the Taj Palace Hotel has sealed the tenth and final couturier. She is Monisha Jaising who enamours Indian fashionistas with her lovely gowns and cocktail numbers.   PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 will see Anamika Khanna doing an off-site […]

Top 3 Couturiers @ PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012

Every year post the annual Delhi Couture Week, I draw out the top couturiers amongst those who showcased. This year too after much deliberations and revisiting the high-resolution images of the creations showcased by the couturiers at the just concluded PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012, I have drawn out ‘My’ Top 3 Couturiers. The list […]

Day 2 @ DCW 2012 – Fantabulous Anamika & Beautiful Ashima-Leena

Nothing like sipping bubbly and watching some great creations on the ramp. Well that exactly was what we were treated to on the 2nd Day at PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012 at Anamika Khanna and Gaurav Gupta’s ‘off-site’ show at Evoluzione at The Kila in Mehrauli. Anamika Khanna’s couture collection was simply fabulous. The intricate […]

Prestigious ‘Off-Site’ Show During Couture Week 2012

Over the years ‘Off-Site’ shows during Delhi Couture Week and the bi-annual Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week has assumed great importance as they are taken to be as ‘premium’ shows. Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and Rajesh Pratap Singh have had the honour of doing ‘off-site’ shows earlier. The idea behind ‘off-site’ shows are primarily to […]