Manish Arora goes truly Indian for Paris show
September 20th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Manish Arora is ready to showcase his creations to global fashionistas at the Paris Fashion Week Sep 27, and says he has for the first ... Read more...
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Parna Ghose goes to NY Couture Fashion Week
September 6th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Her motto is to make India-inspired fashion popular in the global arena and Indian-American fashion designer Parna Ghose gets another opportunity to do so at ... Read more...
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Bridal collection, Bollywood dominated DCW (Review) (With Images)
August 13th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Delhi Couture Week (DCW) was not without its fair share of glitz, glamour, style and Bollywood tadka. If the third edition was high on ... Read more...
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Fashion goes beyond ramp; gets wearable, affordable (LFW Review)
August 8th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Creativity, glamour and unusual designs are a common phenomena at fashion weeks, but the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week Winter-Festive 2012 focussed more on the ... Read more...
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Krishna displays handcrafted embroidery, French knots at LFW
August 6th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Designer Krishna Mehta displayed her ethnic Indian creations at the Lakme Fashion Week 2012's third day, celebrated as the Indian Textile Day.Krishna's collection featured a wide ... Read more...
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Payal Kapoor to revive Benaras motifs at LFW (With Images)
July 20th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) The rich culture and tradition of Benaras seems to have faded and designer Payal Kapoor plans to revive this with her collection - Notes from the ... Read more...
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Designer Gaurang Shah teams with 250 weavers to revive handlooms (With Image)
June 24th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) At a time when traditional handlooms are fading into oblivion due to growing popularity of embroidered saris in fabrics like georgette and chiffon, designer Gaurang ... Read more...
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Pakistani designers put traditional foot forward in India
April 14th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Fashion may be getting bolder in Pakistan with Western trends and cuts dominating the ramp, but it is traditional ethnic apparel that its designers are ... Read more...
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Designers Riimple-Mayyur revive Mughal, Victorian era
March 8th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Mother-son designer duo Riimple and Mayyur Girotra have taken inspiration from the Mughal and Victorian eras to create their latest couture collection, which is a ... Read more...
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The drape is reborn - sari gets sexy avatar (With Image)
March 1st, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Tied low on the waist, pinned high on the shoulder, paired with a mismatching blouse, woven in traditional fabric or crafted in sexy chiffon, ... Read more...
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Taufiq Qureshi steals WIFW show with vocal percussions
February 19th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Renowned percussionist Taufiq Qureshi stole the show Saturday night at the end of the fourth day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) with ... Read more...
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Five African countries’ handicrafts coming to Dilli Haat (With Images)
December 18th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Eighteen African craftswomen from five African countries will participate in Dastkari Haat Samiti's annual crafts bazaar, starting at Dilli Haat Jan 1. They are expected ... Read more...
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Indian fashion weeks are interactive: British jewellery designer
December 10th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bambolim (Goa), Dec 10 (IANS) Inspired by India's diverse culture and beautiful fabrics, British jewellery designer Cornelis Van Andel shifted base to India 20 years back. And she feels Indian ... Read more...
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‘Like nation, Indian fashion proceeding at breakneck speed’
October 9th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India as a nation is progressing at breakneck speed and this reflects in its fashion space too, a leading British designer says, noting this country ... Read more...
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Felix Bendish to launch clutch line in WIFW
October 4th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Designer Felix Bendish, who is known for his scarves and fashion accessories range, is set to launch a clutch line at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion ... Read more...
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Jaya Rathore explores heritage weaves for bridal line (With images)
August 18th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Kolkata-based designer Jaya Rathore, who takes inspiration from Indian art and craft, has once again gone back into time by using heritage weaves and embroideries ... Read more...
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Rina Dhaka returns to LFW after two years
August 18th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Celebrated designer Rina Dhaka, who last showcased a collection at the Lakme Fashion Week in 2009, returned to the Mumbai event after two years with ... Read more...
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Walking on ramp has become a cliche: Mugdha Godse
August 8th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Model-turned-actor Mugdha Godse has become quite fussy about walking the ramp, as she feels that every actor has of late started strutting on the ramp."I stopped ... Read more...
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‘Mantilla’ a hand-stitched line by Jaya Rathore (With Images)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Kolkata-based designer Jaya Rathore presents an ancient treat for fashionistas - her latest pret collection revisits the traditions of needle and frame sewing practiced by ... Read more...
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A collection inspired by Lord Krishna (With Image)
June 19th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi-based designer Sunil Mehra's latest collection is inspired from Lord Krishna's life and mythology and features contemporary ethnic chic embellished with motifs of Krishna, the ... Read more...
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Tarun Tahiliani Bridal Couture to begin in Delhi July 8 (With Image)
June 15th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The third season of the Tarun Tahiliani Bridal Couture Exposition, a six-day fashion extravaganza, will kick off on July 8 at the DLF Emporio ... Read more...
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House clearer awarded 2mn pound tapestries!
June 7th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 7 (IANS) A lucky house clearer has won a legal suit, earning him two ancient tapestries worth up to two million pounds (about $3,300,000) which he had found ... Read more...
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Five-day Punjab International Trade Expo begins in Amritsar
December 9th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Dec 9 (ANI): The five-day long Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) began here on Wednesday.The PITEX 2010 is the third edition of this trade fair, and is aimed at facilitating the ... Read more...
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Raakesh Agarvwal sparkles at Pune Fashion Week
November 18th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 18 (IANS) Fashion designer Raakesh Agarvwal Thursday set the tone for the second edition of the Pune Fashion Week (PFW) with his couture collection that was an amalgamation of hand ... Read more...
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‘Zangoora’ stars walk the ramp at WIFW
October 28th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Bollywood musical "Zangoora" stars Hussain Kuwajerwala and Gauhar Khan took the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) by storm as they walked the ramp for designer duo ... Read more...
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Designers Pankaj-Nidhi offer Mughal era inspired clothes
October 7th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Designer duo Pankaj-Nidhi have something royal to offer to women this festive season -- they have created a collection called "Gulabpash", inspired by the Mughal era."Gulabpash" means "gold ... Read more...
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Get replicas of Julia Roberts’ handbad for $30
August 10th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): It has now become easy to afford handbags flaunted by celebrities like Julia Roberts and Nicole Richie after a company called AsraiStyle.com started selling the high end ... Read more...
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Kapil And Monika To Showcase Bridal Collection At ‘Wedding Asia’
July 28th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kapil and Monika Arora, the Delhi based designer duo is going to present their bridal collection at the "Wedding Asia' fashion show, which is going ... Read more...
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Indian fashion show enthrals Argentinians
March 30th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, March 30 (IANS) The first Indian fashion show in Argentina was a huge hit with Indian designs and colours enthralling designers and importers alike and opening the doors to the ... Read more...
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UAE to host Islamic embroidery exhibition
March 19th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 19 (IANS) The rich tradition of Islamic embroidery, from Pakistan to Morocco, will be showcased at an exhibition starting April 6 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital, WAM ... Read more...
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Ahuja Sons launches Pashmina shawls
October 11th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): The Delhi based Ahuja Sons a woollen materials production and marketing company, launched its new range of exquisite hand woven Kashmiri shawls known as Pashmina on Saturday.A ... Read more...
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Kolkata fashion week ends with Manish Malhotra show
September 14th, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) At least half a dozen celebrities dazzled viewers at the finale of Kolkata Fashion Week-II, when Manish Malhotra showcased his collection.
The five-day event came to an end late ... Read more...
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Mandira Bedi rocks Kolkata in Satya Paul collection
September 12th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) Popular TV personality and cricket commentator Mandira Bedi kept the Kolkata Fashion Week-II audience spellbound as she sashayed down the ramp
for the Satya Paul collection that was showcased ... Read more...
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KFW-II kicks off with Ritu Kumar’s collection
September 9th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) The Kolkata Fashion Week-II kicked off in style Wednesday with Brazilian model-turned-actress Gisele Monteiro the star attraction as she showcased famed designer Ritu Kumar's ensemble of Indian and ... Read more...
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The sari will always be there: Stella McCartney
March 26th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In the fickle world of fashion, the sari is the one garment that will endure, says British designer Stella McCartney.
"The sari will always be there," McCartney, ... Read more...
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