Cyrus launches design contest
September 10th, 2012 - 7:19 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 10 (IANS) Pop sensation Miley Cyrus has invited aspiring artists and fashion designers to send their ideas to her official website and get them made into ... 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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Marital status no bar in modelling world
July 24th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) There may be little space for married actresses in Bollywood, but the modelling world in India is pleasantly dominated by names like Sonalika Sahay, Noyonika ... Read more...
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Freida Pinto takes New York by storm (With Image)
July 14th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 14 (IANS) Indian actor Freida Pinto took New York City by storm with a glamorous red carpet premiere of her new film "Trishna" which released Friday at ... Read more...
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Bollywood, fashion world unite against cervical cancer
July 1st, 2012 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A bevy of popular names from the world of fashion and Bollywood came together Saturday night to create awareness on cervical cancer.Actors Kunal Kapoor ... Read more...
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Selling fashion the pop-up way (With Images)
June 12th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) They pop up, and then vanish! Pop-up shops, a concept popular abroad, has caught the fancy of the country's fashion designers and retail houses ... Read more...
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Karl Lagerfeld’s cat launches her own Twitter account
June 7th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Karl Lagerfeld’s beautiful white Siamese cat, Choupette, is currently receiving media attention. The animal, which has recently become the favorite cat in the world of fashion, has ... Read more...
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Kallol Datta, Pankaj-Nidhi to present LFW grand finale
May 24th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Fashion designers Kallol Datta and Pankaj-Nidhi have been chosen as the grand finale presenters for the upcoming winter-festive 2012 season of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), to ... Read more...
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People told me I am fat: Tyra Banks
May 19th, 2012 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) Super-model Tyra Banks says she used to get letters saying she was too fat."When I was a model I was a four (size 4) and ... Read more...
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Rihanna hunts house in Britain
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has started house hunting in Britain ahead of her three-month stay in London to shoot a new reality series on fashion.The singer plans ... Read more...
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Be Bollywood’s ‘Chosen One’!
April 18th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) If you're interested to be an insider to Bollywood gossip, and to rub shoulders with the Who's Who of tinsel town, here's your chance - ... Read more...
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Canadian designers make clothes with recycled material
April 14th, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, April 14 (IANS) A group of fashion designers in Canada have shown that eye-catching creations can be made using discarded candy wrappers or yarn made from old plastic bottles.A ... Read more...
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Top-notch luxe fashion designers discuss emerging trends
March 20th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 20 (IANS) It's time to take the fashion industry forward with some of the best creative minds from from India and abroad, including well-known Italian designer Angela Missoni, ... Read more...
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Sonam’s supports fashion for a cause
March 13th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Fashionista and actress Sonam Kapoor says initiatives like Design One, an exhibition organised to raise funds for an NGO that works for the betterment of ... Read more...
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Omani, Indian designers team up for a cause
March 1st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Indian and Omani fashion designers came together to create awareness against female infanticide through a fashion show that supported the Save The Girl Child initiative.From ... Read more...
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Boycott zoos, urge Mahima, Gulshan
February 15th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Bollywood's bad man Gulshan Grover and actress Mahima Chowdhary have urged people to help free animals from zoos, where they lead a caged and restricted ... Read more...
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Gender bender model Andrej Pejic takes modeling to a new dimension
February 9th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Feb 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gender bender male model Andrej Pejic is taking fashion modeling on a new dimension altogether. He is sometimes a pretty blonde and sometimes he walks ... Read more...
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Designerwear show affecting local business in Goa?
December 10th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bambolim (Goa), Dec 10 (IANS) Goa's picturesque beaches and churches apart, tourists also throng the state for local shopping. But the first edition of the India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW) ... Read more...
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Itsy-bitsy cholis spice up Bollywood (Feature)
December 3rd, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The glamorous choli made several hearts go "dhak dhak" when Madhuri Dixit gyrated to "Choli ke peeche kya hai" back in the early 1990s. ... Read more...
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Abu-Sandeep celebrate silver jubilee in fashion industry (With image)
August 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, who completed 25 years in the fashion industry Thursday, say fashion was just taking birth in India ... Read more...
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Bipasha to walk the ramp with mother
July 31st, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Model turned Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu will walk the ramp with her mother at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) that started here Sunday."Walking the ... Read more...
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Olsens gift high-end shoes to underprivileged kids
July 29th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Actress Mary-Kate Olsen and her twin sister Ashley, who designed a range of high-end footwear, have given it to underprivileged children in the Honduras.The child stars ... Read more...
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Ankita Chaudhry to debut at Paris’ Pret a Porter (With images)
July 18th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) She is just 25 and Indian designer Ankita Chaudhry, the owner of the SAAJ label, is all set to make her debut at the Prêt ... Read more...
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‘Elizabethan Era’ inspires Shantanu-Nikhil (With Image)
July 15th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Known for their contemporary fashion, designers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra are all set to present a collection personifying vintage royalty inspired by the 'Elizabethan ... Read more...
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Would love to have fashion line: Gaga
June 21st, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga, known for her bizarre dressing style, says she foresees a career in the fashion industry."I really, really have such admiration for fashion ... Read more...
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Stella McCartney to make tennis dress
June 16th, 2011 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Fashion designer Stella McCartney will customise dress for female tennis stars to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.The British designer has tied up ... Read more...
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Mary-Kate Olsen dating Kanye West?
June 12th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 12 (IANS) Rumours are adrift that actress Mary-Kate Olsen is dating singer Kanye West after the two were spotted kissing during a night out.The "Full House" star ... Read more...
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Fashion designers praise Kate Middleton’s ‘classic’ wedding gown
April 30th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): The world's most high-profile fashion designers have praised Prince Williams bride Kate Middleton for her "classic" and "beautiful" wedding dress.The brunette beauty unveiled her highly-anticipated wedding gown ... Read more...
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MTV targets mobile generation with tech-savvy ‘Crunch’ show
April 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) With the youth getting hooked onto iPhones and social networking sites, MTV has decided to target this tech savvy segment with its new reality show "Crunch", ... Read more...
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What it’s like being a supermodel in Pakistan
April 5th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): Pakistani supermodels have revealed their experiences, trials and triumphs of walking the runway in the Islamic republic.Mehreen Syed, 26, one of the most popular and best-paid of Pakistan's new ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga named US style icon
March 19th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Eccentric singer Lady Gaga has been named the recipient of the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Style Icon Award 2011.The 'Poker Face' hitmaker will be honoured at ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga named US style icon
March 18th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga has been named US style icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.The 24-year-old will be honoured with the style icon award ... Read more...
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Strong international presence at LFW opening show
March 11th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2011 kickstarted here Friday with a gen next show and apart from talent from India, international designers too had a ... Read more...
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Japanese designers to showcase at Lakme Fashion Week
February 22nd, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Get ready for a Japanese flavour at the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) as eight designers from the country will participate in its summer-resort 2011 event.LFW has collaborated ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga had designers up all night for Grammy costumes
February 16th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): Pop icon Lady Gaga caused her fashion designers to stay up all night preparing costumes for her Grammy performance.The singer threw her design team into a panic in ... Read more...
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