Winter bouquet: Did you see this one coming? Probably, yes. The floral trend is here to stay. But this season we saw dark and moody splashes of petals, clusters of flower motifs or painting like prints on the runways. Art fantasy: Bright crystal stones and geometric-shaped jewellery are a perfect way to glam up your… Continue reading Glide through the season with our edit of the coolest must-haves
Held across three venues, Colombo Fashion Week’s Swim Week and Luxury Resort Wear edition saw the best of emerging, as well as established designers. While CFW is 16 years old, this was the fifth edition of Olu Swim Week Colombo, and this time around, it hosted a week-long creative festival, Celebrate Colombo. The initiative (presented… Continue reading Eight Sri Lankan labels that caught our attention at Colombo Fashion Week’s 2019 swimwear edition
Mara Martin was one of 16 finalists taking part in Sports Illustrated’s Miami Swim Week fashion show on Sunday night. She looked phenomenal walking the runway in a golden, one-shouldered bikini — oh, and did I mention she was breastfeeding her 5-month-old baby throughout the whole thing? How gorgeous are these images? The model’s confidence… Continue reading A model walked the runway breastfeeding her 5-month-old baby
In a way, Sex and the City‘s Carrie Bradshaw was the blogger of her time, with her confessional writing, heaving closet, and penchant for styling its contents in very Man Repeller ways. So, it seems right that the shoe for which she was most famous, the Manolo Blahnik Hangisi pump, is having a very real comeback among the personal… Continue reading How the classic Manolo Blahnik ‘Carrie’ shoe made a comeback
So you thought that modelling was all about getting paid to pose in pretty things? Factor in split-second garment changes, back-to-back shows and convoluted outfits, and you know that any peace of mind is toast. We caught up with some of the busiest names on the Lakmé Fashion Week roster to tell us the worst… Continue reading How models deal with deep necklines, slippery heels and other fashion emergencies
With barely ten days to go for the release of Befikre, the movie’s lead actor Vaani Kapoor is clocking in overtime on promotion duty. A recent outing saw her taking a peek into supermodel Gigi Hadid’s closet and picking the white printed dress that she modelled on the Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2016 runway. Who wore… Continue reading Vaani Kapoor or Gigi Hadid: who wore it better?
In a tantalising example of a fashion show they could never stage in a warm, tropical country like ours, the Salon du Chocolat runway featured dresses good enough to eat. Part of an annual exhibition that travels to cities like London, Brussels, Moscos and Beirut, the collection of sexy eveningwear (or dessert, depending on how… Continue reading 10 stunning pictures from Salon du Chocolat
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
Rajesh Pratap Singh doesn’t do shocking, but surprise you, he might. He opened AIFW yesterday with a set that was almost too Instagram-able. Cold metal beds, IV drips, stark white sheets, first aid boxes on the seats; all indicative of the mood – hospital-chic. The first model walked out (rather, twitched) to the angsty tunes… Continue reading #ELLEReview: Rajesh Pratap Singh
Andreja was born Andrej but was always drawn to women’s clothes and makeup. But sex reassignment is expensive and long-drawn—modelling, on the other hand, came easy to this waifish Serbian-Aussie, who Jean Paul Gaultier described as an ‘otherworldly beauty’. Even as a male model, Pejic, with a full platinum blonde mane and bee-stung lips, showcased… Continue reading Transgender model makes her debut as a woman
