Kantha stitch takes fashion, furnishings by storm (With Images)
August 12th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Threads can talk and create stories. They can weave their way through centuries and be reborn in various avatars. Such has been the evolution of the ... Read more...
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Dongre’s tribute to Indian textiles at LFW (With Images)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Designer Anita Dongre is set to pay tribute to Indian textiles with a collection called "Urban Princess" at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week, which begins Aug ... Read more...
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Model slips at Vineet Bahl’s show
October 12th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) "What's a fashion show without little goof-ups", asks designer Vineet Bahl, during whose show Wednesday model Tinu Verghis fell while sashaying down the ramp on ... Read more...
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Shabana Azmi cheers for Anita Dongre at WIFW
October 12th, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) After Kangana Ranaut and Deepika Padukone, Bollywood continued to make its presence felt on the fourth day of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), ... Read more...
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Organic collection in LFW brings alive eco-theme
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Designer Digvijay Singh, who works with Bhu:sattva, an organic certified fashion brand from Gujarat, presented a totally eco-friendly collection on the last day of the Lakme ... Read more...
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Pooja Batra goes Turkish for designer Babita at LFW
September 18th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Actress Pooja Batra, who recently walked the ramp at Van Heusen Men's Week, yet again stunned the audiences by becoming the showstopper for designer Babita Malkani's show at ... Read more...
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Old textile traditions beckon young Indian designers
April 11th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Bandhej, zardozi, block printing, ikat, chikankari...The list of Indian textile crafts is long, but much of it is lost in the blitzkrieg of Western influences. ... Read more...
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Of cultures, fine print and heritage conservation
January 26th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) A writer's ball in the courtyard of a 500-year-old fort connected to Mughal emperor Akbar, a white Mughal (William Dalrymple) attired in a dressing gown of ... Read more...
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Global despair inspires designer’’s creations at fashion week
March 21st, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Prevalent despair in the society due to global meltdown and other current trends inspired fashion designer Raghavendra Rathore''s Autumn/Winter collections at the ongoing India Fashion Week ... Read more...
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Italy treats India to cutting age futuristic art
May 3rd, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the unaccustomed Indian eye, modern Italian art is a revelation. GenNext art from the country of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael is ... Read more...
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At fashion fair, small town girls mark a different presence
March 16th, 2008 - 8:39 am ICT by admin
By Shweta Thakur
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) It is an unusual meeting point. India's ace fashion designers rubbing shoulders with a group of girls from a small Uttar Pradesh town at the ... Read more...
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