Rahul Mishra brings his exquisite work to Indelust. The designer is known for merging traditional Indian textiles and embroideries with modern day silhouettes. Indelust’s Sana Rezwan kept the edit simple and refers to them as “investment pieces”. Some styles are pulled straight off the runway, while others have been modified for the Indelust shopper. Either way,… Continue reading Rahul Mishra now available on Indelust
Olivier Rousteing used the Billboard Music Awards, Las Vegas, to tease his collaboration with H&M. Jourdan Dunn stepped out in a sexy-band-girl-meets-military ensemble with thigh high boots, and a scalloped red skirt. Kendall Jenner wore an embroidered jacket. And both looks were believed to be solely Balmain, till Rousteing revealed the collab. H&M took to… Continue reading This is what Balmain x H&M will look like
If you’re about to undertake some serious spring-cleaning, make room for a new label: NADINE by Nadine Dhody. The fashion management graduate from London College of Fashion has been chipping away at a 35-piece collection for almost eight weeks now, and today it’s officially entering multi-designer store Bandra 190 in Mumbai. “I design easy-to-wear outfits… Continue reading Nadine Dhody launches her label
Gaurav Gupta is undeniably and unapologetically sexy. This time the designer revisited his roots with his collection titled Prologue: Risk, and gave us more of his old school androgyny mixed with his more recent brand of sexy. One spotted zippered tuxedos with snaking embroidery that looked like creepy-cool vines; Goth-influenced prints made up of dark… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Gaurav Gupta
The theme: “The collection is called Rouge Minerale. We were trying to explore what happens if you take a glorious red mineral like ruby and shatter it to pieces. The whole collection is a recreation of that kind of mosaic. We’ve done some beautiful prints in a broken glass effect. And for the first time… Continue reading First look: Pankaj & Nidhi
JJ Valaya’s Bolshoi Bazaar collection showed us what matryoshka dolls might look like in lehengas – with tinted lips, super-blushed cheeks and fluttery lashes. The inspiration? Bits and bobs from Russia, like the Czar’s jewels, ikats, and the onion domes of Moscow. One spotted embroidered peplum tops, appliqué lehengas, tulle veils and layered tulle skirts,… Continue reading #ELLEReview: JJ Valaya
Suneet Varma will be showing his Spring Couture 2015 line at LFW this evening. And it takes inspiration from all parts of India. In the collection titled Decorative Arts of India, you’ll find mirror work from Gujarat, bright hues of fuchsia and magenta from Rajasthan, and also, shades of ivory and aari embroidery. You wont… Continue reading Check out Suneet Varma’s latest collection
There was tons of excitement ever since we heard Sabyasachi Mukherjee was opening Lakmé Fashion week Summer/Resort 2015, and rightly so. But everyone was in for a surprise. “I think it’s a very commercial collection. Secondly, we are known to do classic Indian designs, but this is a younger line – Sabyasachi by Sabyasachi. And it’s… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Sabyasachi by Sabyasachi
You’ve seen the dress that helped Marion Cotillard make it to our best-dressed list – now you can enter the atelier and see how it got made. Minutes after the best actress nominee spoke to Ryan Seacrest about this dress, Twitter exploded with applause for Cotillard – you know, for being the among the few… Continue reading What went into the making of Marion Cotillard’s Oscar dress
The ladies tailor returns. Manish Arora’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection, ‘Indian’, enters the multi-designer store Ensemble today. It is, as the name suggests, an Indian-wear line — inspired by the Light Festivals of Belgium and Paris. Arora introduces ‘lights’ into the pieces as embroidery and sequins. Each piece is crafted with delicate, translucent fabric. And the… Continue reading Manish Arora’s new collection now at Ensemble
