The ‘King of Zebra Prints’ – Roberto Cavalli has arrived in Delhi with his entourage that consists of his girlfriend, daughter Cristiana and the top management of Cavalli. He was received by the his partners in India – the Infinite Luxury Group’s Sahiba Narang and Manav Gangwani in style. A custom-styled limousine drove Cavalli to the Taj Palace Hotel where he checked-in to the hotel’s prestigious ‘Lotus Suite.’
Did you know that Roberto Cavalli suffered two decades of obscurity before being rediscovered in 1990? He started with a bang in 70s, disappeared and then came back with a vengeance after two decades. Roberto Cavalli has a busy itinerary. He attends the press today at the store at DLF Emporio and then inaugurates the Cavalli Cafe, which is overseen by his daughter – Cristiana and then attends the exclusive bash hosted in his honour by Shalini and Sanjay Passi at their most-talked-about house at Golf Links.
If you wondering why Passis had the privilege of hosting Cavalli, the answer is that Shalini Passi is probably one of the most loyal Cavalli fan and earns the reputation of being the fattest Cavalli customer here. Haven’t we seen the lady in those zebra prints umpteen times? Besides the Passi residence is probably the most opulent houses in India where almost Rupees 300 Crores were spent on the interiors. I never had the privilege to have a look but whoever been there say, ‘It’s like a museum dude!’.
The bash is very-very exclusive and interestingly the 100-odd guests who are invited are suppose to dress in ethnic Indian wear.
And hey, don’t try to gate-crash. It’s so damn ‘LS’!
The PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012 kicks-off today (8th August 2012) at the Taj Palace Hotel with two heavy-weight designers – Varun Bahl and JJ Valaya. Bahl calls his couture collection – India, Nouveau - and attempts to merge the classic evergreens of old India with the outlook of modern Indian dressing tastes.
JJ Valaya, a master of opulence is doing an off-site show at The Grand Hotel. When I asked if the show is indoors or outdoors, Valaya said, “It is both indoors and outdoors.” Expect some real grandeur at Valaya’s.
Some People never grow up; never learn!
On Saturday at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011 when Ramona Narang and Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna were showcasing their collections at The Taj Palace Hotel, this Page 3 obsessed self-proclaimed socialite walks in without a bonafide front-row seat and eyes for a vacant coveted front-row seat. There were non available. Her friends quietly sat on the seats available on the second row but this wannabe socialite won’t. It is demeaning to her ‘stature’. Hahaha! Come on, if you really deserved one, a front-row seat would had been reserved for you. Why don’t you get this simple fact in your head.
So what does this Wannabe Socialite do? Well she walks up to FDCI Prez, Sunil Sethi (known for his big-heart) and pleads to him to accommodate her. Poor guy had no choice but to oblige and let the Wannabe Socialite park her big derriere on his front-row seat. We couldn’t help but laugh at it all and pity Sunil Sethi who was really uncomfortable throughout the show. Grow up lady.It’s not the first time you have been piling on to others’ seats in the front-row. Once you shamelessly grabbed a ‘Media’ seat and many a times squeezed yourself between people making every one uncomfortable.
Delhi’s self-confessed socialites are becoming shameless by the day. At the Vogue Fashion’s Night Out at DLF Emporio, there were hordes of Gatecrashers at the After-Party at Setz. Designers too gatecrashed and so did another wannabe socialite with a group of 10. Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor were denied but some pushy designers and socialites managed to push in. I fail to understand why would one like to go where they aren’t invited?
At the same Vogue Fashion’s Night Out after-party there was a couple, a typical case of Delhi’s show-off walas. This couple – Pernia Qureshi and Arjun Prasad booked the Private Dining Room (PDR) at SETZ very well knowing that the place is booked for VNO’s after-party. They – Pernia and Arjun were seen pulling in people at the PDR. Saw them pulling in JJ Valaya and Suneet Varma who were there for the Vogue party and not for this show-offs Private Dinner. Tch-Tch…things people do to show-off. After all pop-in-law’s wealth doesn’t prick Arjun Prasad to hold lavish dinners just to show off!