Alessandro Michele’s second outing for the house was a big blast from the past – there’s nods to the ’60s with nudges from the ’70s. Think chevron-print shift dresses, corduroy jean jackets, shots of lamé, fur trimmings, pussy bows, headscarves and insouciant suits. The show was held in New York, with models taking over West 22nd Street.… Continue reading Gucci Resort 2016: Granny-glam done right
GAS Jeans teamed up with Italian gallery ONO Arte Contemporanea for an exhibition of photographs by Japanese artist Masayoshi Sukita – who collaborated with David Bowie for over 40 years. The exhibition called David Bowie “Heroes” is a look at some of the iconic images the two were responsible for. As an extension to this,… Continue reading GAS Jeans launches limited edition Bowie T-shirts
With the Qutub Minar looming in the background, a heritage property becomes a modern mecca for Indian fashion. Helmed by Samegh Batra of the House of Sunrydge, seven shopping spaces — Indian by Manish Arora, Pankaj & Nidhi, Rabani & Rakha, Namrata Joshipura, am:pm by Ankur and Priyanka Modi, Amit Aggarwal (his first standalone store)… Continue reading New store alert: The Kila
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
Last night at Amazon India Fashion Week, Namrata Joshipura proved we need glamour just as much we need normcore. Her FW 2015 line was aptly called Night Goddess and it was full of risqué cuts and peek-a-boo cut-outs, that reminded you of a time when a certain Jolie’s leg exploded on Twitter. This was Joshipura’s first stab at… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Namrata Joshipura
Amit Aggarwal stretched the bindi in unimaginable ways last night at AIFW, at the debut of his ready to wear label AM:IT. He used the remains of the laser cut bindi sheets in his clothes, and added texture in unexpected ways. (In fact, upcycling was a running theme at Abraham & Thakore too.) Aggarwal knows… Continue reading #ELLEReview: AM.IT
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
On the Day 4 of LFW, designers brought out a bustling mix of patterns from mellow to super-bold. Pankaj & Nidhi dropped their usual pretty for something more graphic – architectural, Op Art prints etched in neon. But it wasn’t all edgy; the duo also brought a few kaleidoscopic florals and cutwork in to the… Continue reading Best of Day 4 at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2015
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
We’ve known this for a while, and we have to admit, it’s been hard keeping this one a secret. Brit designer Giles Deacon known for his kooky designs and wild prints is teaming up with Koovs.com. Quick refresher: Deacon studied at Central St Martins with the likes of Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan. And he’s… Continue reading Giles at Koovs to be launched soon!
Kangana Ranaut made a front row appearance last week at the Dior show, at Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2015. More on that in a bit; for now, let’s rewind to the show for a second. Especially since it was new territory for Dior’s creative director Raf Simons. It’s not often you see him warm up… Continue reading Kangana Ranaut gets the front row at Dior
Whether or not you like her pop anthems, you can’t shake off the feeling that Taylor Swift is here to stay. She’s friends with everybody from Karlie Kloss to Kanye West, and is constantly in the news. Her latest collaboration with Keds – she’s been teaming up with them every season since 2013 – brings… Continue reading Taylor Swift for Keds
