All roads led to the Ambani residence last night as celebrities turned up in droves for a bash thrown in honour of Isheta Salgaoncar’s upcoming wedding. But you’d be forgiven for thinking the night was all about the beautiful Deepika Padukone, so besotted did her boyfriend Ranveer Singh look. Putting all rumours of a break-up… Continue reading Ranveer-Deepika pack on the PDA at the Ambani wedding bash
Anushka Sharma’s spirited Alizeh in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil had everyone hooked ever since the first trailer dropped. And luckily for us, she had plenty more of where that came from during the mandatory promotions spree. Being the fashion chameleon that she is, Sharma spent her days toting big ticket designer collabs (think KenzoxH&M, think… Continue reading Yay or nay: Anushka Sharma’s wardrobe for the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil promotions
You can always trust our constellation of actors to turn up in the best Indianwear on offer. (In fact, Deepika Padukone even went on record to say that she’d pick a sari over a gown for the red carpet.) Padukone has time and again showed us the magic of an embroidered Sabyasachi ensemble. Diana Penty showed… Continue reading 40 festive looks to steal from Bollywood celebs
By now it’s hard to imagine a grand finalé without a constellation of stars. The winter/festive ’16 edition of Lakmé Fashion Week ended with a grand spectacle by Sabyasachi, and was attended by Deepika Padukone, Karisma Kapoor and Bipasha Basu among others. The set was dotted with chandeliers, and the Symphony Orchestra of India filled… Continue reading Vote for Kareena Kapoor Khan’s best look on the runway
The recently concluded FDCI India Couture Week 2016 was a glittery affair, more so due to the Bollywood celebrities who graced the capital city with their presence. Deepika Padukone gave all new meaning to the term ‘showstopper’ as she sashayed down the ramp in a regal red lehenga with vintage badla embroidery for Manish Malhotra’s… Continue reading Vote for the best showstopper at Couture Week 2016
As the opening designer of FDCI India Couture Week 2016, there’s a lot riding on Manish Malhotra, but he is spirited and lively during our exclusive Facebook Live Q&A with him just before his show. When our fashion director, Malini Banerji quizzed him about the one celebrity bride who he thought got it absolutely right,… Continue reading Manish Malhotra drops insider info about Kareena Kapoor Khan’s wedding
Manish Malhotra’s label has clocked in 11 illustrious years and his stunning line-up at the opening night of FDCI India Couture Week 2016 paid testimony to that. Intricate motifs, embellished sherwanis, cigarette trousers, dabka embroidery against a rich backdrop of velvet and sheer fabrics brought Malhotra’s ‘Persian Story’ alive on the ramp. The highlight of… Continue reading 10 best looks from Manish Malhotra at Couture Week 2016
Designer Manish Malhotra hosted a special preview of his S/R ’16 collection Elements. (If you’ve been following ELLE on Instagram you caught the first glimpse!) The collection is set to open Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort ’16, with a special off-site presentation at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. The gowns we saw were indeed different from Malhotra’s more traditional… Continue reading Manish Malhotra previews his S/R ’16 collection, Elements
Jacqueline Fernandez’s sartorial choices reflect her contagious energy – even when she’s on the red carpet. Her early years in Bollywood were spent in a blur of embellished dresses like the dove gold Roberto Cavalli number. Today she transitions from a heart-print Lanvin to a regal Sabyasachi couture ensemble with ease. We round up our favourite… Continue reading 15 times Jacqueline Fernandez won the red carpet
Manish Malhotra’s collection, the Empress Story, for Amazon India Couture Week 2015 – the closing night show – was dominated by the presence of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, in her first appearance on the runway in a half decade. Yet the star power at the show (Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi were also present) couldn’t detract from the clothes: Malhotra… Continue reading ELLE review: Manish Malhotra at Amazon India Couture Week 2015
Manish Malhotra will close Amazon India Couture Week this Sunday with ‘The Empress Story’, with work that proves, once again, why he’s such a hit with the brides. As these photos from the fittings show, the meticulous handiwork includes imagery of brightly-hued and long-tailed birds on deep forest green silk, alongside pieces in opulently detailed… Continue reading Exclusive: Manish Malhotra gears up for couture week
At one point or another Manish Malhotra has captured your imagination. We’ve all been there. Even the career graph of a Bollywood actor seems incomplete if she hasn’t done a song-and-dance routine in a quintessential Malhotra sari or lehenga. His garments invariably employ rich Indian fabrics, intricate embroidery and stunning embellishments. It’s no surprise then that he’s everyone’s… Continue reading Celebrities can’t get enough of Manish Malhotra
Anushka Sharma’s red carpet arc is fascinating. She’s gone from bandeau dresses to extravagant gowns with relative ease. But it’s only now that Sharma has really come into her own. (How else do you explain rocking normcore on the red carpet?) The point is, she makes dressing up look easy. So we decided to dig through… Continue reading Anushka Sharma’s best red carpet looks
Manish Malhotra is mighty prolific. Barely weeks after his show at Lakmé India Fashion Week, he unveiled a whole new collection (more on that in a bit) over the weekend, at a show called Mijwan – The Legacy. The show was in support of the Mijwan Welfare Society, an NGO founded by Kaifi Azmi, and currently headed… Continue reading Manish Malhotra’s star-studded Mijwan show
Amazon India Fashion Week delivered stellar shows day after day, and ended with one star-studded night. They gathered some of India’s best designers — 25 of them, to mark 25 years of the Fashion Design Council of India — and put the focus on Indian crafts for the grand finale. It was broken into Western, Indian and… Continue reading 25 years of FDCI, and 25 designers at the grand finale
The runway is where the show comes together, but backstage amid all the madness, between all the changes and various stages of make-up is where it really takes shape. But if the models struggle with frayed nerves and short fuses they simply don’t betray it. At Lakmé Fashion Week our photographer had a free run… Continue reading Backstage at Lakme Fashion Week
Most runway shows play out the same. If you’re terribly jaded, the only element of surprise is often just the showstopper. Occasionally, a designer will make you sit up and take note, like Anand Kabra. Who held an intimate, off-site presentation on the 38th floor of Palladium Hotel, Mumbai, where Lakme Fashion Week is currently… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Anand Kabra’s off-site show
“It’s nice to speak about an issue like gender violence at a platform like fashion week,” says Manish Malhotra. On March 18, Malhotra presents his Blue Runway collection at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015 in Mumbai, in association with WEvolve. To bring you up to speed: it’s a global campaign with partners like the World… Continue reading First look: Manish Malhotra’s Summer/Resort 2015 line
