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 […]
All hail the INSTAGRAM as it hands the supreme power to the fashionistas and the ‘lunching ladies’ to catalogue their new ‘conquests’, the new addition to their ever fattening wardrobe (By the way, have you heard of “Wardrobe Detox”?), the ‘IT’ restaurants they’ve been to, the exotic locales they’ve just been back from and yes, the who’s-who […]
You must have seen crowd applauding a show or a performance with a standing ovation but I doubt you have seen appreciation in form of a ‘dancing ovation‘. On the final day of the India Couture Week 2016, we witnessed Suhel Seth breaking into a impromptu dance at the end of the extravagant show of Manav […]
American supermodel Kendra Spears became a princess yesterday after marrying the eldest son – Prince Rahim Aga Khan – of billionaire racehorse owner, His Highness Aga Khan IV. The Seattle-born beauty, 25, wore a stunning ivory Manav Gangwani sari with gold embroidery to marry Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 41, in a traditional Muslim ceremony. After the engagement in […]
Preity Zinta may be missing from Bollywood but was spotted at Milan Fashion Week last night. Is she going the ‘Sonam Kapoor’ way??? Well PZ was with Manav Gangwani, designer cum luxury biz (Infinite Luxury) entrepreneur at the Roberto Cavalli show. Dressed in a jacket cinched at the waist over a slit-skirt, Preity Zinta looked chic. […]
Versace entered India with a franchise agreement with Sehgal Brothers. But the marriage did not last long and in November 2012 Versace terminated its contract with Sehgal Brothers. The arrangement soured because Sehgals couldn’t live-up to the terms of their agreement with Versace. In fact the finances of Sehgal brothers were so mismanaged that they […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rest In Peace Prabuddha Dasgupta. The ace photographer passed away last evening after enthralling us with his beautiful photographs, be it on fashion or Ladakh. Dasgupta died of a massive heart-attack while he was traveling in a cab. He was only 51. God bless his soul. Both the designers – Manav Gangwani and Sabysachi Mukherjee requested all […]
Jay Leno, a television actor and a stand-up comedian is as huge a fan of cars and bikes as his fan following. In his garage he has hundreds of cars – vintage cars, super cars and all sort of cars. Leno is also a collector bikes and often is spotted at Pebble Beach at Harley […]