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Rahul Mishra Couture Glosses over the Covers of International Glossies

Couturier Rahul Mishra had made an international mark a long time back. He had been a regular at the Paris Fashion Week and then moved on to be a regular at the bi-annual Paris Couture Week.  Rahul Mishra’s Autumn/Winter 2022 Couture Collection that he showcased in Paris and subsequently at the 15th India Couture Week […]

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Tarun Tahiliani & Rahul Mishra defy the lure of Bollywood Showstopper at The Couture Week

Bollywood stars have permeated every aspect of our lives. Be it toothpastes, biscuits, cars, pills to cure erectile dysfunction and creams for prevention of vaginal infection, Bollywood stars are endorsing everything. In clothings, B-Towns sell ganji-jaangia to lehengaas and sherwanis. There is nothing wrong in it as nothing sells better than Bollywood in India. But […]

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Au Revoir Colette!

Colette – the concept fashion boutique in Paris, which became a palce of pilgrim for any fashionista is shutting down on December 20, 2017 after 20 years of existence. The founder, Sarah Andelman announced that after the store closes she will be launching a consultancy company called Just An Idea. “Everything has changed so much we thought we […]

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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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“Rahul Mishra Is A Rare Find In Fashion”

“Rahul Mishra is the biggest find in fashion in the past 5 to 8 years”, said Stephane Wargnier, the Executive President of the French Federation of Couture (Président Exécutif, Federation française de la couture). Now that’s quiet a statement to revel upon for Rahul and India. Wargnier said this post the Fall-Winter 2016 RTW show […]

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Rahul Mishra & The Art of Detailing

Rahul Mishra’s Spring-Summer 2016 collection that he showcased at the ongoing Paris Fashion Week was all about detailing, painstaking handwork that would had taken hours and hours and epitome of luxurious simplicity. I don’t know what the 4th dimension was but what Rahul showcased was not only a creation of an apparel designer but also […]

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Rahul Mishra’s ‘Thread Embroidery’ Mesmerize Paris

One of India’s top fashion talent – Rahul Mishra showcased his Autumn/Winter 2015 collection on the last day at the Paris Fashion Week. His quiet statement (much in contrast to his compatriot Manish Arora’s loud ones) is heard loud and clear by the fashionistas of Paris. Foreign press caught onto Rahul Mishra’s statement – “For me, […]

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Rahul Mishra To Make His Debut @ Paris Fashion Week

Times are great for designer Rahul Mishra, specially after he bagged the International Woolmark Prize 2013. Post that Rahul has become a darling of the Western fashion Press. On Monday Colin McDowell hosted a power breakfast with Britain’s top 25  fashion editors in Rahul’s honour at Harvey Nichols, London. But another big news that the extremely […]

My Top-3 From WIFW Spring-Summer 2014

It wasn’t an easy task to narrow down to the best three collections that I saw at the just concluded Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Spring-Summer 2014. More than fifty designers showcased their collections over the five days and shortlisting ‘My Top-3’ was indeed a herculean task. The parameters over which, I decided my […]