Wendell Rodricks celebrated the vast emporium of Indian textile in this stunning presentation: Lakme Fashion Week S/R’16

What a stunning presentation by veteran designer Wendell Rodricks at the Lakme Fashion Week S/R'16. The day 2 of the fashion week was declared as Sustainable and Indian Textile day, where Wendell celebrated the legacy of hand -woven textile through his collection titled "Indica Emporia".

Sabyasachi keeps it Dark & Sexual in 'Bater' : India Couture Week 2015

Amazon India Couture Week 2015 opened with a show by designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee in collaboration with Parisian footwear designer Christian Louboutin yesterday in New Delhi. Taking inspiration from hunting birds and preys, the gothic vintage collection was titled ‘Bater’, named after one of India’s most common hunting birds.

Lakme Fashion Week S/S 2014: Print Story-‘Quirk-E-Sultanat’ by Quirk Box, ‘Ikai’ by Ragini Ahuja, Aarti Vijay Gupta

‘Quirk-E-Sultanat’ by Quirk Box

Quirky and colourful, Quirk Box presented a collection titled ‘Quirk-E-Sultanat’, inspired by Mugal imagery. Known for their fun and edgy prints, designer duo Jayesh Sachdev and Rixi Bhatia created a collection high on color-blocking, piping, mosaic prints and patterns. The quirkiness of prints and colours like tangerine, lime green, sky blue, turquoise, greys  were beautifully accentuated by fabrics like georgettes, poplins and silk crepes.

Krishna Mehta contemporises Maheshwari weaves: Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort 2014

 

Last year she paid a rich tribute to the craftsmanship of Manipur with her Autumn Winter 2013-14 collection at the Lakme Fashion Week and this season designer Krishna Mehta visits the region of Maheshwar in MP to work with the handloom weavers there to develop her new collection for the forthcoming LFW Summer Resort 2014.

‘Char Bagh’ by Payal Singhal-Autumn/Winter 2013-14, Lakme Fashion Week

Titled ‘Char Bagh’, the Indo-western Autumn/Winter 2013 line by Payal Singhal at the Lakme Fashion Week was truly unconventional with its juxtaposition of nature and architecture. ‘Char Bagh’ or four gardens, are Persian style garden layout where the quadrilateral garden is divided by walkways or flowing water into four smaller parts. Taking inspiration from the architecture and nature story of the garden, Payal beautifully captured those elements into her collection with geometric prints and floral embroidery to translate nature on to textile.

Manipur Handlooms –Krishna Mehta Autumn Winter Festive 2013-14, Lakme Fashion Week

Krishna Mehta paid rich tribute to the craftsmanship of an often neglected and isolated region of India, i.e., Manipur with her Autumn Winter 2013-14 collection at the Lakme Fashion Week. Manipur, which has 4.62 lakh handloom workers, second among the top states in the country, has almost 100 percent women weavers. 

Who is the kind of woman/man do they identify with? -Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2013 Collection

Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013, one of the biggest fashion extravaganzas in the country will start tomorrow and will continue till 27^th August, 2013 in Mumbai. The five day fashion week will celebrate and explore the work of both upcoming and veteran designers.

Atsu Sekhose A/W’13/14 Look Book – Nagaland redefines Hollywood Glamour

Indian Designer Atsu Sekhose presented a super elegant look book for his Autumn Winter 13/14 Collection. The designer, with his roots in the hilly terrains of Nagaland, aesthetically captured the richness of the textiles and indigenous tribal designs to present a collection that oozed every bit of classic yet contemporary Hollywood glamour. Key pieces of the collection are tribal inspired ball gown, cigarette pants, body-con dresses with distinctive Naga patterns, gold embellished sheer gown and dresses, cape with embroidered hornbill, strapless dresses, pencil skirt and full skirts. Black, white and ethnic red completed the colour story of this classy collection.

Nikhil Thampi - A Candid Interview with the Designer of the Moment

Fashion in India gets a jolt of new-age and quirky elegance, an element of daring originality–thanks to Nikhil Thampi. Yes,with his incredible talent and inventive approach, he is the man of the moment in the fashion industry in India. A psychology graduate, with no formal education in design, he has definitely proved that one doesn’t understand or interpret fashion by simply studying in a design school, it is about knowing, embracing and expressing your innate creativity, which is unique to you.

From red carpet events to fashion magazine editorials and ad-campaign, Nikhil’s creations are everywhere now-a-days, which is almost becoming a sartorial delight in itself. A host of celluloid beauties, Maduri Dixit, Kajol, Vidya Balan (undoubtedly one of her best look), Sonam Kapoor, Anushka and Chitrangada to name a few have worn his designs with great élan. There is no iota of doubt, the man has firmly established himself and is at the top of his game, and he knows it too - devoid of any arrogance.During my interaction with him, I realised that Nikhil’s humility and effortless charisma comes from his strong sense of direction and belief in his creative abilities. In this exclusive interview with Stylefluid Trendz, Nikhil Thampi gives us an insight into his creative vision, success and much more.

Karlie Kloss and Andres Segura in Tarun Tahiliani at amfAR’s Fashion Show - Cannes 2013

Indian designer Tarun Tahiliani presented two creations at the Ultimate Gold Collection fashion show at amfAR's 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France.