A fashion designer dreams for a flagship store and today most of India’s A-List designers have their flagship stores in Delhi and Mumbai. Flagship stores are extension of the fashion designer’s core fashion philosophy. Gaurav Gupta launched his third flagship store dedicated primarily to his couture collection at the most fashionable fashion address of the […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The second day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Autumn-Winter 2012 was a mixed bag. We had the tyrant of Bigg Boss 5 – Pooja Mishra walking the ramp. Come on spare us (no pun intended) the drama Chandrani! But yes the encouraging bit was some fabulous shows and my vote goes to […]
Tonight Pop-Diva Lady Gaga will croon for Indians at the Formula One After-Party at LAP. Now will she wear here signature Theiry Mugler ensembles or as strongly lobbied by PETA, opt for the ‘Lettuce Gown’? Gaga famously wore a meat dress at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. So being a Walking Salad Bar in a […]
The Synergy1 Delhi Couture Week 2011 ended in a crescendo and peaked with the last show by none other than Rohit Bal. He truly amazes me as season after season Bal comes out with a collection that is simply awe-inspiring. I often debate that Couture in India shouldn’t be confused with wedding wear. Many disagree […]
The 2nd day at Delhi Couture Week I got to see some real couture. One from a relatively new star – Gaurav Gupta and the other from the maestro – Rohit Bal. Gaurav Gupta has been doing drapes since he entered the industry. I didn’t quiet like his Pret Fall 2010 collection where drapes were […]