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| INDIAN DESIGNERS IN EXCLUSIVE NEW JERSEY MALL | ||
 The
first US mall exclusively for Indian designers has opened in Edison
- and is doing brisk business. Ritu Kumar, Satya Paul, Manish Malhotra,
Payal Singhal and Deepika Gehani are among the Indian labels represented
at The Mall on the Oak Tree Road. The mile long road that touches
both Edison and Iselin is known as 'Little India' because of its Indian
shops & eateries. 
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| AMID MOMENTARY GLORY, INDIAN FASHION HAS MILES TO GO | ||
 Two
recently concluded fashion events - Wills Lifestyle India Fashion
Week (WIFW) and Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) - are indicators of the growth
of the Indian fashion industry. But it needs to overcome many pitfalls
before it can make a real mark on the international fashion fraternity.
Slackness in marketing strategies is one such problem that is preventing
the acknowledgement of Indian designers across the globe.
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| BLACK IS EVERGREEN IN THE FASHION WORLD | ||
 A
slew of hues may come and go, but no colour is accorded the open favouritism
enjoyed by black. With fashion designers vouching for it, black is
definitely back. According to legendary advice, if there's one colour
you must have in your wardrobe, it is black - a colour that denotes
strength and authority, and is considered formal, elegant and prestigious.
This season, black continues to rule.
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| RATHORE'S DESI COLLECTION WINS OVER AUDIENCE | ||
 He
is known for his stylish, sophisticated and contemporary designs,
which are in perfect sync with the contemporary Indian man and woman's
taste. And Raghavendra Rathore's collection on the last day of the
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) didn't let anyone down this
time either. The male models donned in smart, well-fitted Jodhpuri
coats prompted some loud whistles from the female crowd.
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| NARULA PRESENTS 'COLLISION' OF STYLES | ||
 Metallic,
metallic and some more metallic. Famed designer Aki Narula, who had
a packed hall during his show on the final day of the Wills Lifestyle
India Fashion Week (WIFW), displayed an eclectic collection. The show
began with a powerful siren resounding the hall and a handful of hooded
models walking the ramp with their torchlights aimed at the audience.
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| TRUE PRET BY ASHISH SONI | ||
 Finally
a collection which is prêt in the truest sense of the word.
It's trendy and stylish and totally in sync with the theme of the
fashion week - Autumn-Winter collection. Designer Ashish Soni's compilation
on the last day of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) deservedly
won a loud applause and even a couple of whistles during and after
the show.
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| RINA DOES SOME SOUL-SEARCHING IN HER COLLECTION | ||
 Driven
by self-introspection and soul searching, Designer Rina Dhaka rolled
out her collection "Me, Myself and Rina" at the Wills Lifestyle
India Fashion Week (WIFW), attempting to portray the image of her
inner soul. "My collection is an outcome of a lot of self-introspection.
The line asserts that in the fashion world guided by trends, I want
to be myself. The feel of 'Me, Myself and Rina' is peace in this world
of chaos," Rina told IANS.
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| TAHILIANI'S DRAPES & ANAMIKA'S TASSELS DAZZLE RAMP | ||
 Dressed
in Tarun Tahiliani's 'goddess dresses', a molten liquid jersey that
drips onto the body like lava and folds around the curves, and Anamika's
deconstructed, tasselled outfits, models rewrote the fashion agenda
at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW). "There
can be nothing more powerful than drapes. I just can't get out of
their spell. This is what all men and women wore since the times of
Adam and Eve," said Tahiliani.
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| WRIGHT'S BLUEPRINTS DECORATE J J VALAYA'S COLLECTION | ||
 US
architect Frank Lloyd Wright's blueprints were unleashed as a decorative
element in J.J. Valaya's collection "The Taj Blueprints...Wright
or Wrong?" at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. The collection,
under the label Valaya Quantum, revolves around a fictional world
of Wright, who derived inspiration from India's Taj Mahal to create
a contemporary tribute set in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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| SHANTANU & NIKHIL BRING 'BOMBAY' CHARM ON RAMP | ||
 Inspired
by the vintage colours of Mumbai's old architecture, designers Shantanu
and Nikhil's collection "Bombay Lieux" at the Wills Lifestyle
India Fashion Week (WIFW) here, presented the past with a dash of
modernity. "The architect who created the old charm of Bombay
(as Mumbai was earlier known) deeply inspired us to understand the
meaning of the past and the future, where post-modernisation is influenced
by the sign of the modern lifestyle" .
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| DEEPIKA GEHANI 'UNLEASHES' WILD SIDE OF WOMAN | ||
 Clad
in leather pants and a leopard-print blouse, pop singer Rageshwari
danced to Shakira's popular number "Hips don't lie" as she
showcased Deepika Gehani's collections revealing the "wild side
of women" at the Wills Fashion Week here Friday. Gehani's compilation,
named "Unleashed", is a tribute to the 21st century woman
- who has transformed from a shy person to a woman with strength.
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| ROHIT BAL'S COAL-INSPIRED COLLECTION A HIT | ||
 Top
designer Rohit Bal's collection "Koyla", inspired by the
extremely precious natural resource, coal, floored the audience at
the Wills Fashion Week here with its myriad shades of black, blue
and brown splashed with dashes of green and pink. Bal's collection
of short jackets, balloon skirts, evening gowns, long coats, suits,
dhotis and pants drew a lot of applause at the Wills Lifestyle India
Fashion Week (WIFW) late Wednesday evening.
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| BUTTERFLIES & VEGETABLE COLOURS DOMINATE WIFW RAMP | ||
 Butterflies
and vegetable colours dominated the ramp as designer duo of Rohit
Gandhi-Rahul Khanna and Ritu Kumar showcased their collections at
the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. Inspired from the 1970s' stylised
wallpapers, Rohit-Rahul's collection marked butterfly prints and retro
look. Meanwhile, with a concern for the ecology, Ritu Kumar's collection
"Urban Roots" splashed vegetable colours on the ramp.
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| AKSHAYE WALKS THE RAMP FOR MANAV GANGWANI | ||
 India's
biggest fashion jamboree Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW)
got off to a glitzy start here Wednesday that saw Bollywood actor
Akshaye Khanna walking the ramp for designer Manav Gangwani. Four
fashion designers - Malini Ramani, Aparna Chandra, Manav Gangwani
and Siddartha Tytler - showcased their fall-winter collection as Ramani
and Chandra opened the fashion week and splashed the ramp with rainbow
colours through their vibrant creation.
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| SHILPA DRESSED BY NEETA LULLA & TARUN TAHILIANI | ||
 After
winning British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother",
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has really hit the bull's eye. She's
now all set to speak on racial discrimination at the Commonwealth
Day in London March 12th 2007. Shilpa's wardrobe designers - Neeta
Lulla and Tarun Tahiliani - are going ballistic trying to keep up
with their star-client's social schedules.
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| INDIAN MODELS A HEALTHY LOT, SAYS FASHION FRATERNITY | ||
 As
the western supermodels are paying fatally to keep thin, the Indian
fashion fraternity says the insistence here is a well-grown body that
suits the sari or the lehenga and the models must keep healthy. "Indian
models are a healthy lot", they say, and, are away from harm's
way. The
recent death of 21-year-old Brazilian supermodel Anna Carolina Reston
due to anorexia, an eating disorder, sent shock waves across the fashion
industry worldwide.
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| MAZ MASHRU IS UK PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR | ||
 Leicester-based
wedding and portrait photographer, Maz Mashru was awarded UK portrait
photographer 2006 on Sunday 14th January 2007 at the annual international
photographers' convention run by the Society of Wedding and Portrait
Photographers (SWPP). Maz, whose studio is on Belgrave Road, was lauded
for his creativity and talent.
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