I have a limitation to write about shows that are over by 8pm on Friday Night as my newspaper – The Sunday Standard/ New Indian Express goes to the press by noon on Saturday. Hence we miss out on scripting the reviews of Friday’s last show and the shows on the final two days – Saturday […]
Vikram Chatwal in a fuming rage attacked his neighbor – gallerist Sean Kelly’s dogs with a cigarette lighter and an aerosol can in New York on Monday afternoon. The Jack Russell pooches, seven-year-old Molly and Finn, were being taken for an afternoon walk in Soho, New York by Kelly’s dog walker Isabell Suquilanda when Chatwal ran […]
Parmeshwar Godrej – the true-blue socialite of India passed away at Breach Candy hospital last night. She was suffering from a degenerative lung disease for the past few years. Rest in Peace PAM. You leave behind a sophisticated legacy. Parmeshwar flew as air -hostess in Air India and it is here where she met Adi […]
Coming week – from the 13th of October 2016 till the 5th f February 2017, the Barbican Centre will open an exhibition that will question the very nature of bad taste. According to the gallery, The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined will be “revealing in its excesses” and “inviting the visitor to think again about exactly what makes something vulgar and […]
The fashion world is going through confusing times. Burberry went ahead with instant fashion (ignoring the season) and showed a new collection that would be on the racks the very next day. I think the big fashion labels are hugely affected by copycat high-street brands who flood the market with cheap look-alike styles at fraction […]
Yesterday Manish Arora showcased his spring-summer 2017 collection at the Paris Fashion Week. Nautical styles – the berets and stripes found place in Arora’s vibrant collection that had his signature splash of neon colours that he used for motifs of fruits, animals and lots of circles. The sneaker-wedges were awesome and I think will sell like […]
The Spring-Summer 2017 ready-to-wear collections are being showcased in Paris Fashion Week. The season seems to be absolutely influenced by the 80’s look, of which I am no great fan. The ‘Dynasty Shoulders’, boxy silhouettes, puffed sleeves, glitter and the bouffant made appearance show after show. On the opening day of Paris Fashion Week, the […]
The glamorous ladies of Bollywood who look divine on the celluloid or on the covers of magazines are pretty much alike any other girl or a woman in appearance when you spot them sans makeup. These divas too have bad-hair days, dark circles, occasional acne bursts and other such travails. The magic of makeup and […]
At the New York Fashion Week when supermodel Bella Hadid stumbled on the ramp at Michael Kors show, the fashionistas sat by and watched and captured the moment on their smartphones. Bella calmly laughed off the tumble and got back up on her five-inch heels to finish the walk. Still, it’s difficult not to reflect […]
Good lord…after exploiting the Dubai high society to the hilt, the Bong couple – Dimple Fauzdar Ahlawat Dey and Partho Dey are here in Delhi. Mr. Dey is now the Chairman of a Micro-Credit organization that is sponsoring ‘Luxury Events’ like the book launch on Rajesh Khanna. Hope this credit co-operative society is not a […]