Balmain Fall Winter 2015 : Celebrating Self Expression :Paris Fashion Week

Balmain channelled the high octane glamour of the 70’s, which saw the models donning high-waist palazzos, sharp cut jackets, including ruffled , lace, striped , beaded fringe and satin numbers. With a seductively vibrant colour palette of fuchsia, orange, violet, green, pink, red and blue, almost all the pieces were colour blocked, balanced by the fluid yet structured beauty of the silhouette.

Oscars 2015: The Red Carpet Saga: Of the White, Icy Pastels, Sparkling Pearls & More

From Lady Gaga’s crystal embellished Azzedine Alaïa dress which took 25 seamstresses and 1200 hours to create, and Lupita Nyongo’s 6000 pearl adorned custom gown by  Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, to best actress winner Julianne Moore’s hand-painted resin sequins and flowers Chanel Haute Couture dress which took 987 hours and 27 people to complete,the red carpet affair at the 87^th Annual Academy Awards this year was all about embellishment, sparkling pearls, beads and of course going glamorously serene with white. White ruled the red carpet, along with red, icy pastel and black. Here are some of my picks from the red carpet of one of the highly anticipated award nights in the world of cinema.

Victoria Beckham Fall Winter 2015 : Unapologetic & Confident:New York Fashion Week

The former spice girl and designer, Victoria Beckham presented a sleek, ultra modern and stylish collection for fall winter 2015. Known for her minimalist design aesthetics, the latest collection's sharp strong cuts and slim lines juxtaposed with oversized and boxy pieces. The colour palette of grey, orange, midnight blue and of course staple black and white, complemented the essence of the collection.

Altuzarra FW 2015: "Hard Edged Elegance": But, with a deep sense of Déjà Vu : New York Fashion Week

The Fall Winter 2015 Altuzarra woman is strong yet feminine, contemporary yet old school. Keeping it sexy, the designer presented an array of pieces ranging from thigh high slits worn with knee high boots and high-neck Edwardian lace dresses to tailored coats with Prince of Wales checks. The interplay of textures in the form of leather skirts, Fox fur collars, and shearlings had an element of hard-edged elegance to it. With ruffled trim on the pockets and lightweight shimmery beaded evening dresses, the collection is playfully relaxed yet seductive.

“TALENTS AWARD 2015” to Nicolas Martin Garcia of Accademia di Costume e di Moda: AltaRoma Haute Couture Fashion Week 2015

Ten final year graduates of Accademia di Costume e di Moda, Rome, presented their collections at the ongoing Alta Roma Haute Couture Fashion Week 2015. The prestigious AltaRoma Fashion Week is an excellent platform for emerging talents to showcase their work alongside the renowned designers. Nicolas Martin Garcia, was adjudged the winner of this year’s Talents Award 2015 for his collection titled “Lolito”. The playful collection is a mix of genres and ages. Androgyny has emerged as a big menswear trend, especially at times when gender gap has considerably narrowed down. Surpassing the concept of androgyny, Nicholas entered a world in which man consciously steals colours and cuts from the female wardrobe. The collection celebrates the essence of a man who is elegant even with garments that seemingly don’t belong to him. Coats with fur collars, vests and V-Necks, high-waist trousers, Baby doll dresses and pleated skirts, elements of typical 50s American childhood, lend their form for this wonderful collection.

The 6 Best Dressed at Critics' Choice Awards 2015 :Blue Carpet

The 20^th Critics’ Choice Awards was held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on January, 15, 2015. Keeping the spirit of the Award ceremony season alive, Critics’ Choice rolled out the blue carpet instead of the customary red carpet for Hollywood royalties to saunter down their sartorial best. Here are 6 of the best dressed look from the Critics’ Choice Awards 2015. Who is your favorite?

KTZ Fall 2015:London Collection:Men

Taking Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” as inspiration, the KTZ Fall 2015 collection offered range of premium pieces including, blazers and military inspired jackets, fur parkas, winter coats, blousons and overalls in facial pixilated prints of Karl Marx, Lenin and Mao Zedong, bold skeletal prints, stripes and colourful Rubik’s cube patterns, accessorised with classic bowler hats.

London Menswear Collection: Sibling Fall 2015

Pink and Punk, the Sibling Fall 2015 collection was a celebration of joy and rebellious energy of wonderful childhood days. The all pink school -boyish collection offered a variety of knitwear, including sweaters resembling cobwebs, vinyl coats embellished with the dramatic eruption of goat hair, oversized scarves, striped blazers, pink shorts and crumpled paper-bag tailored pieces.

London Menswear Fashion Week: Agi and Sam Fall 2015 collection

At the tender age of 4, Agi drew a range of clothing collection titled “The Coolman Collection”. And he discovered these drawings while visiting his home in Yorkshire, resulting in sparking inspiration for Agi and Sam’s Fall 2015 collection. The collection challenged the inhibitions and the restrictions of an adult life. To rekindle the essence of childhood days, the designer duos got original by involving primary school students to sketch out the pieces for their collection. Their idea was to understand how children see clothes, and how they can change adult’s perceptions which are always blinded by too many complicated thought processes.

London Menswear Fashion Week: Christopher Kane Fall 2015

Clean and simple lines meet bold patterns and 3 D Prints. In a colour palette of navy blue, black, green and grey, the fitted and fine tailored graphic collection offers knitwear, button-ups, topcoats, crewnecks, and trousers with playful cubic prints. Interesting geometric prints and patchwork embellishments is the core of this collection and offers an ideal story to the very idea of a contemporary menswear.

W Magazine: ‘The Movie Issue 2015’ by Tim Walker: Celebrating Eccentricity of Cinema

Awards season is just around the corner and so are the most awaited red carpet moments. To celebrate the surreal essence of cinema W Magazine got a whole slew of actors, including Bradley Cooper, Julianne Moore, Keira Knightley, Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, Eddie Redmayne, Tommy Lee Jones, just to name a few,  for their February 2015 Annual Movie Issue. Shot by iconic Tim Walker the artsy issue features 37 leading actors. The magazine has seven covers and features Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in their eccentric best.

Top 28 news from the world of fashion in the year 2014

Here are the top 28 news from the world of fashion in the year 2014.

The Girl who dared the 2014 Red Carpet: Rihanna

Love her or hate her, or we might even call her a clinical attention seeker, but there is no denying that Riri made the 2014 red carpet look lot more spicy and interesting. Her fashion choices, armed with naked confidence and poise, were truly daring yet chic and turned heads this year. The CFDA Fashion icon award winner of the year 2014 effortlessly dons both high fashion creations as well as absolutely daring outfits that do not leave much to the imagination. Her daring Adam Selman fishnet gown (or no gown) at the CFDA Award Ceremony was one of the most talked about news in fashion and has become an iconic moment.

And, the Style Icon of the Year 2014 is Lupita Nyong’o (Not a surprise)

Apart from winning an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong’o also seduced us with her impeccable red carpet  style and instantly  became fashion’s ‘it’ girl of the year 2014. The year truly belonged to this newcomer and without any questions, she is the Queen of 2014 Red Carpet style. A complete stunner, i love the way she played with colours on the red carpet.

Here are few dresses that made Ms. Nyong’o the Style Icon of the Year 2014.

25 Worst Red Carpet Moments of the year 2014: View at your own risk

While the year 2014, saw plenty of amazing red carpet styles, the year also had its fair share of worst dressed moments.  Check out the year’s red carpet style turn off moments.

40 best looks of the year 2014 – Indian Divas

Continuing the series of the best looks, the first being 20 Best Saree looks of the year (read here) and the second , the 60 best  international red carpet looks (read here), here is my third post featuring the best  looks of the year 2014 – Indian divas special. These Indian beauties were high on glamour quotient, experimenting with their looks, and kept the glamour quotent rocking. At times unconventional, the girls have definitely pushed the boundaries style. As always Sonam Kapoor is an everlasting favourite on the red carpet. From Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut to Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor Khan,just to name a few,all these Bollywood beauties have given us some drool worthy looks this year.

So people, check out the 40 most super stunning and stylish Red Carpet looks of the year 2014 – Indian Divas.

60 International Best Red Carpet Looks of the year 2014

From the time i started blogging, this is one activity that i always look forward to,creating the best dressed list of the year. A time when we look back on every best dressed moment on the red carpet, stars who managed to capture our hearts with their incredible individual style. It was not easy creating the list this year. 2014 was indeed a big year in red carpet style, an overload of some of the finest moments in fashion. And that is why the list of 2014 is three times bigger than it was last year. Thanks to the likes of fashion’s new sweethearts from Lupita Nyong’o to Amal Alamuddin (Mrs. Clooney) and the established ones like Blake Lively to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's grand entry at the Cannes 2014, the red carpet was flooded with incredibly impressive style moments.

After culling through some of the finest Red carpet events, Stylefluid Trendz presents the International Best Dressed List 2014.Hope you enjoy the post as much as i had fun working on it.  

First Look: Louis Vuitton travel to Jaipur for its Men’s Spring Summer 2015 Campaign

The majestic and the storied landscape of Jaipur form the backdrop of Louis Vuitton’s Spring Summer 2015 Men’s Campaign. Kim Jones, the style director of Louis Vuitton was inspired by the timeless luxury of the Pink City’s palaces and sophistication of Maharajas for the S/S 2015 Collection. Hence, Jaipur was the right location for the campaign to capture the essence of a traditional yet contemporary global traveler.

Christian Louboutin goes bubble bathing in Spring/Summer 2015 Look Book

Girls, would you like to take your Louboutins to the bathtub? I know you love your Loubs, but bubble bathing in them - is that a good idea? However, Christian Louboutin thinks otherwise. The Spring Summer 2015 look book,shot by Peter Lippmann and  titled ‘Water in Love’, suggests that  your Loubs are an extension of who you are and if you truly love your red bottoms then you should never take them off – even in the tub. Hmmm, it still does not sound that exciting to me – bath tub???

‘Dior New Couture’ by Patrick Demachelier (A Must Have)

The iconic French Fashion house ‘Christian Dior’ launched its latest book titled ‘Dior New Couture’ by PatrickDemachelier. The book, published by Rizzoli, features hundreds of beautiful photos of the designs shot by renowned French photographer Patrick Demarchelier . The book is an elegant and a visual journey of the fashion house’s memorable history and its timeless creations, its essence of old and the new, featuring designs that date back to Christian Dior’s iconic new look to current Haute Couture creations of Raf Simons.