From the Archive:’Puffy Takes Paris’ for Vogue US October 1999 by Annie Leibovitz

Famed super model Kate Moss and rapper Puff Daddy was photographed by talented Annie Leibovitz for an editorial titled ‘Puffy Takes Paris’ for Vogue US October 1999. In the first photo here, Kate turns goddess of bling in Galliano’s Christian Dior Haute Couture crystal chandelier earrings.

Manish Malhotra:PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 (1930s India)

Manish Malhotra’s offering at the PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 was inspired by the opulence and affluence of 1930s India, an era celebrating the influence of cross cultural ties in the field of fashion, art and architecture.  The designer artistically fused Indian craftsmanship and embroidery with Victorian cuts and silhouette in a colour palette of midnight blue, red, bright orange, beige, burgundy and mustard.

Manish Arora:PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 - Indian

Manish Arora’s Indian bride dares to challenge the convention of bridal wear and celebrates her hidden colourful quirkiness with aplomb. Titled’ Indian’, the collection was an amalgamation of baroque, kitch imagery,motifs from Buddhist monasteries,  ethnic Indian craftsmanship and fabric in Manish’s bold and bright signature colour palette of gold, silver, fuchsia, blues, tangerine, yellow, oranges and mint green to name a few.

Anamika Khanna:PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013

The vintage details, the craftsmanship, the aesthetics, the styling and the fantasy backdrop of a jungle set – what not to love in this exquisite and magnificent couture collection by Anamika Khanna at the PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013.

Beautiful and Uber-Sensous Sridevi for Vogue India, August 2013

For her first ever cover and photo-shoot of Vogue India, August 2013, Sridevi shows how 50 is the new young. With her svelte figure, refined sensuality and picture perfect seductive look, the beautiful actress can make any man drool and girls of her age or even younger go green with envious admiration.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee-PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013 – “Opium”

Titled “Opium”, master of Couture, Sabyasachi Mukherjee presented his exuberant and beautiful collection on Day1 of PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2013. The designer transformed the set into a garden of an old world  mansion  with empty glass bottles, hanging glass lamps and ornate mirror frames, planters and even a antique radio that aesthetically created the essence of vintage elegance.

Tarun Tahiliani - Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2013

Master of drapes and ace designer Tarun Tahiliani’s bridal collection at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Fashion Week 2013 was a spectacular presentation of age old Indian drapes in various forms. In spite of ornate embroidery and exquisite traditional thread-work, the collection infused a surprising element of lightness to bridal wear, a high point that will appeal to every modern Indian bride. The show was presented in a backdrop of a beautifully choreographed contemporary dance performance by the students of Bangalore based Attakkalari centre for movement arts. The dance troupe immaculately portrayed the three themes of the collection – the Gold, Enchanted Forest and Man of the hour.