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Fashion students design garments on Ash-Abhi wedding
theme
Mumbai: Ash-Abhi
wedding might be a private affair, but it seems it has evoked
celebration like response from almost across the country.
While sweats makers are making beelines to present the couple
with their specialities, lip-stick makers 'La-Oreal' which
also happens to be a brand Ash works for, are ready to decorate
the former Miss World for her 'D-day'. Fashion institures
too are not far behind. One such institute in Mumbai has come
out with garments designed on Ash-Abhi wedding theme. The
upcoming designers let their imaginations loose as they sketched
outfits for the celebrity couple, family members and prolific
thespians Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. There was more for Abhishek
to choose from than Aishwarya, from the mostly- female group
of students. "I have given him a very international look-
a double breasted jacket with crystals and a bit of embroidery
work. It is more on the international side. There is very
little embroidery. I think Abhishek is one person who could
carry off an international garment very well. I have given
him simple trousers with print outs in between. I have given
him snake leather shoes," said Mira Shah, INIFD student. INFD
Director Vivek Gautam said the idea was to get his wards onto
an assignment with enthusiasm, as the project was what they
would love to be a real-life assignment. "Nobody knows what
they are going to wear. There is so much curiosity about the
whole thing. So it was exciting for the students to go ahead
and decide upon a certain thing they would also like to be
part of," Gautam said. Prominent designers of the city turned
up at the event to check out how the students wanted to dress
up the stars. The wedding celebrations kick off on Wednesday
with a pre- marriage party featuring songs, dances and skits
performed by close friends and relatives. The celebrations
will culminate in a Hindu wedding on Friday. The wedding is
top news for the celebrity-obsessed Indian media, which has
been seeking out every detail from the guest list to the couple's
attire and their honeymoon plans. The Bachchans are guarding
their privacy fiercely and have reportedly asked guests to
keep mum about wedding details. Rai, 33, and Bachchan, 31
got engaged in January after a short romance.
-April 18, 2007
Varanasi boys and girls choose life partners
walking down the ramp
Varanasi (Uttar
Pradesh): Prospective brides and grooms from Kesri sect
walked the ramp in Varanasi as suitors. The catwalkers said
the occasion provided them the scope to do away with the dowry
system. "There used to be 'swayamwaras' in the past, and then
it came down to families fixing up matches. Here boys and
girls see each other and family members get to know them,"
said Parul Kesri, who, after graduation decided to get married.
"One can come, if he is willing and marry with consent. The
best part is that there is no scope for the dowry system to
creep in," said Vishnu Keshri, a prospective groom. The show
was organised by community leaders, as a departure from traditional
matchmaking confined to families and elders. Organisers of
the event said apart from doing away with social evils, the
format boosted chances of a good match as suitors reached
out to a much larger circle. "When parents and relatives see
the boys and girls on the ramp, there would discussions among
the circle and good matches would be made. Since this is happening
from an open stage, it provides good scope to put an end to
the dowry system," said Sanjay Keshri, an organiser. Hindu
marriages are extremely elaborate affairs. There are a whole
lot of considerations to matchmaking, including caste, horoscope.
Traditionally, the boy's and the girl's consent is not even
asked for and the match making is carried out by parents,
priests and community elders.
-April 16, 2007
When Jaipur kids cat walked on the ramp
Jaipur: Dozen
of little girls in Jaipur recently enjoyed an opportunity
to walk on the ramp as fashion models. These children, aged
four to twelve, probably had their first introduction with
the fashion world through this exclusive pageant hosted on
Thursday to mark the launch of an international brand of apparels.
Clad in pretty and colourful frocks, these children sashayed
along the ramp. It took these model kids two days hard work
preparing themselves for the special show. They found it very
exciting and some of them said that the first experience taught
them a lot of interesting lessons. Some of them are now eager
to become professional models in future. "I liked doing catwalk
and I also liked that everybody loves me," said Saloni, a
participant. "I enjoyed practicing at home. Whenever I was
scolded, I tried to improve on it," said Divisha, another
participant. There were three different rounds and categories
in which the children adorned in attractive dresses walked
down the ramp. Carrying themselves with a big smile on their
face, these child models won all round applause of an audience
that included many individuals from the fashion-designing
world.
-April 17, 2007
Oriental designs dominate Lakme India Fashion
Week finale
Mumbai: Oriental
designs, drawing inspiration from the Far East and the picturesque
Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan , dominated the finale of the
Lakme India Fashion Week. Narendra Kumar celebrated the fashion
week's 'free spirit' theme with designs blending Indianness
with the oriental and the ethnic with the contemporary. Keeping
in mind the spirit of a woman, Kumar's summer trans- seasonal
collection is demi-couture with aspects of prjt and enhanced
by the luxury of texture, opulent fabrics and embroidery.
The collection of feminine silhouettes simply draped in soft,
subtle colours with gold being a common factor tells the story
of a modern woman who doesn't conform to a set pattern but
develops her own sense of style and identity. "It was mostly
eastern. The clothes were a story of an Indian woman going
through China , Japan , you know, Cambodia , Vietnam . You
know, we all look for everything to the West, all our inspirations
is drawn from the West, it was time to look at East and to
find out that there is such a big reservoir of ideas, inspiration,
people can use it out here," Kumar said. Bollywood actress
Raima Sen, who walked the ramp wearing a detailed gold-black
mid-length dress designed by Kumar, said she loved the comfort
of the outfit. "I am very happy wearing this for a change.
I'm always seen in my saree. So I was very happy when he thought
of a dress. I'm very comfortable in it and I think it complements
me," she said. For designer Agnimitra Paul inspiration came
from Bhutan . Her Autumn/Winter 2007 collection called 'Note
on Bhutan ' celebrates the people and culture of the tiny
Himalayan kingdom. Using as many as five or six fabrics and
heavily embroidered brocade, Paul's collection is a blend
of neutral and rich colours teamed with ornately designed
traditional Bhutanese headgears and footwear. Bhutanese actor-model
Kelly Dorjee, wearing a luxuriously embroidered blue traditional
Bhutanese dress designed by Paul, also walked the ramp. "I
have used almost five, six fabrics. The base fabric is wool
mix and other than this I have used corduroy, a kind of a
stretch georgette, a cotton stretch material, I've used velvet,
bits of georgette and chiffon and a pile fabric, a thick pile
fabric, so, almost five, six fabrics I've used. Colour-wise
I've used a very neutral tone like beige and gold, even grey
but what I have done is the brocade that I have used the colour
of the brocade I have given at the back so the front is totally
nude and the back is very colourful. You must have seen it
with the god foil Buddha on it, it's very bright," she said.
The fashion week has provided an opportunity to both well-known
and budding designers to share the platform with international
buyers and consultants. More than 40 designers showcased their
Autumn/Winter 2007 collections at the fashion week in the
hope of wooing some 20 international buyers, mostly with signature
Indian fabrics like raw and hand woven silks.
-April 1, 2007
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