WIFW generates good business for designers (Review)October 29th, 2009 more images
more imagesNEW DELHI - This time around, the bi-annual Wills Lifestyle India Fashion week (WIFW) ended on a happy note as it generated good business for many designers, who managed to impress international buyers with their sense of aesthetics and style. "My business deals started from day one of the fashion week.
110 designers to participate in WIFW SS 2010October 22nd, 2009 The list of designers participating in the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 (WIFW SS 2010) is out! The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has announced the names of the designers participating in the event from October 24-28, 2009 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. A total of 110 designers will be participating in the event.
More Bollywood, less couture at India Couture Week (Review)October 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - With top notch Bollywood celebrities sashaying down the ramp or making for a dazzling audience, the second edition of the HDIL India Couture Week (HDIL-ICW) was high on glamour and less on couture. Despite the inaugural show by designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla - where the Bachchan family was expected to walk the ramp - being cancelled, the HDIL-ICW week that began Oct 11 and concluded Friday was still a star studded affair.
Helen bonds with Salma with kiss on foreheadOctober 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - It was bonding time for the Khan family -- stepmom Helen was so moved to see the three brothers, Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail, walk hand-in-hand on the ramp that she kissed their mom Salma on her forehead to cherish the moment of togetherness. It happened during Salman's "Being Human" show on the second day of the HDIL India Couture Week.
A kiss on forehead, from Helen to Salma KhanOctober 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - This was a spontaneous gesture. The moment three brothers Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan walked hand-in-hand on the ramp, stepmother Helen kissed their real mom Salma Khan on her forehead to cherish the moment of togetherness.
Manish Raisinghania is greedy!October 3rd, 2009 Manish Raisinghania aka Adi of Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag seems to be very greedy when it comes to his life. Dont worry! The actor is not greedy in negative sense, but has a very positive approach towards his greediness.
Manish Arora unveils futuristic collection for Paris Fashion WeekSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Designer Manish Arora is taking his "futuristic" collection, which combines Indian techniques with geometric designs, to the Paris Fashion Week 2010 and he says the global fashion trend this spring-summer, especially in Europe, is individualistic. The bottomline of international fashion is that it should no longer be boring.
KFW Amrita Rao Interview with pixSeptember 14th, 2009 ''Manish changed the face of Bollywood'
Gorgeous actor Amrita Rao walked the ramp for ace designer Manish Malhotra's bridal collection at Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) II. The 'Short Kut' actress in a Quick-5 with India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu
This is your first show in Kolkata?
Yes...and walking the ramp for the first time in Kolkata, wearing a traditional outfit, and that too designed by Manish Malhotra...this couldn't be better.
Kolkata fashion week ends with Manish Malhotra showSeptember 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least half a dozen celebrities dazzled viewers at the finale of Kolkata Fashion Week-II, when Manish Malhotra showcased his collection. The five-day event came to an end late Sunday evening.
Top designers part of India's first men's fashion weekAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's first exclusive men's fashion week is all set to dazzle here next month with an impressive list of designers like J.J. Valaya, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rina Dhaka, Rohit Bal and Tarun Tahiliani.
Kolkata Fashion Week to feature top fashion designersAugust 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Works of over 40 fashion designers and several weavers will be showcased at the second edition of the Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) to be held here Sep 9-13. The fashion extravaganza will open with the creations of Ritu Kumar, while Manish Malhotra's designs bring down the curtains, the organisers announced Thursday.
Hopes all but vanish of consolidation in India's style spaceJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hopes of consolidation in the country's style space have all but vanished with the newly-promoted Fashion and Design Promotion Council (FDPC) Wednesday announcing the debut of its India Fashion and Design Week (IFDW) here in October. On its part, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), which has staged 13 editions of what has till now been the country's premier business-business fashion event, reacted rather helplessly, saying: Let's see what happens now.
They will walk the ramp for 'good cause'July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Creations from top-rung fashion designers like Ashish Soni, J.J. Valaya, Manish Arora, Raghavendra Rathore, Rina Dhaka, Ritu Kumar, Suneet Verma, and Tarun Tahiliani will be on sale for a fund raising fashion show for underprivileged kids July 24.
Manish Pauls plentiful encounter July 2nd, 2009 If you are stuffed with twenty one roshgullas in one go, chances are that you would not even look at them for at least next few months. Similar episode happened with Manish Paul, who is anchoring Ghar Ghar Mein on channel Zee.
Who is Dishank Arora?June 26th, 2009 Dishank Arora is another lover-boy in making. After the success of two love-stories, Star One is coming up with another love-based show with the tinge of family drama – Love Ne Mila Di Jodi.