Ritu Beri makes a comeback

In a show sponsored by Chivas, Ritu Beri, an ace Indian Fashion designer, made a grand comeback. She was showcasing her designs after a long time. Ritu Beri’s neat, flattering collection on display at the Wills Lifestlye India Fashion Week (WIFW) stole the limelight from Bollywood actor Abhay Deol.




Dressed in a pair of jeans, crisp shirt paired with a black waistcoat and black hat, Abhay looked his handsome best. Female fans were completely floored when he smiled, flaunting his dimples.

But Beri’s well-cut designs, full of youthful charm, teamed up with oversized hats was beautiful, almost flawless.Abahy looked so cool, so himself, just so unaffected by anything around him, totally relaxed and adventurous.

Abhay, who earned critical appreciation for ‘Dev D’, too was excited at walking the ramp. ‘I am a great admirer of Ritu’s work, Her clothes are fashionable yet very comfortable. I quite enjoyed walking the ramp,’ he said after the show.

Beri, displayed a red embroidered bridal gown, showcased by supermodel Jesse Randhawa. Randhawa’s graceful moves, peppy background music added to the beauty of the entire show.

Indeed, what a comeback!

Barkha n Sonzal-The young fashion designers

The young Fashion designer sisters Barkha and Sonzal are among the very few designers in the country who design clothes just for men and have recently launched their label called Barkha n Sonzal.




Their collection is called the ‘Dance of the Warrior’ which presents the elegance of the warrior of light, that dances through life. Their collection is all about vintage inspiration and colors that include hues of blue, blacks and earthy tones, made from lightweight natural fabrics like linens, jacquards and cottons with pieces with dori work on jackets, sherwanis, shirts, sleeveless bundhgalas, kurtas n suits. Jewelry and other accessories for men are also available.

Barkha and Sonzal have their own Studio and they will soon supply their collection to a couple of stores in Mumbai, as well as in London and LA. These sisters also stock their designs at MELANGE at Altamount Rd, which belongs to Sangita Kathiwada.

Dharmendra - Bollywood Fashion Icon

To look as healthy, handsome and fit as Dharam-ji (Dharmendra) did in his heydays is every young bollywood heroes dream.

Dharmendra revealed that it was his shirtless scene in Phool Aur Pathar that became the first ever on silver screen scene when a hero was seen without his shirt in a Hindi film.




Now we know who has inspired our Khan to be the shirtless wonder. Salman confessed that he wanted to wear a kilt like Dharmendra did in Dharam Veer for his forthcoming film Veer but chickened out. It takes a lot of guts to wear it and ride a horse.

However, the fashion icon himself is not the one who get tied down by the current fashion trends. He says, “I like to dress as per my age.

"There’s no specific brand that I love to sport but comfort is of utmost importance to me. I love to wear jeans. But not many people know that even while I am seen wearing a suit, shirt, formal trousers, I skip wearing socks with my shoes. I find socks really cumbersome and irritable. So, I go sans socks but fully suited-booted",confessed the macho man.

But when asked whether he will be ready to walk the ramp as a showstopper for any designer? The paaji of bollywood heartily replies, being visible is a part of entertainment. If need be, why not?

Narendra kumar turning to films

Bollywood fashion designer Narendra Kumar, who has styled clothes for Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming film “Fashion” and plays a bit role in it too, has another ace up his sleeve - designing the line for the Amitabh Bachchan starrer “Aladdin”.

The Mumbai-based designer is upbeat about his role in “Fashion”. Kumar, who shot to fame after designing outfits for John Abraham in “Babul”, said “Aladdin” would showcase some more of his creativity.Kumar said he doesn’t agree with the idea of showcasing or including “weird clothes” in the name of fashion and creativity.

There are designers who design weird outfits but they remain in the cupboards of people and can’t be worn. What is the use of such creativity which can be of no use to people?, obliquely hinting at Rohit Bal and Manish Arora’s collections. His collections are as stylish as iphone is and yet full of utility.

Kumar, who teaches at various fashion training institutes like NIFT Mumbai, said though youngsters possess tremendous potential, there is a dearth of trained faculty members.

Well, we wish to see more of his work in films.

Kareena ka Fashion Funda

She is one stylish and chic lady. Whenver she goes abroad, she would spend most of her time shopping and getting thr right clothes for adorning a fashion icon of bollywood. Also keeping in mind her attitude and mood for the moment.




Asked if has she shifted loyalties from dress designer Manish Malhotra to Aki, she would say no, not at all. As Kareena and Karishma Kapoor both have been shot to fame by him. We're not the kind of people who move on in our friendships.

She is back with Manish Malhotra in 3 Idiots and the remake of Stepmom. She will be dressed up as a stylish young girl. She is planning to cut her hair. She is really proud to be called stylish.

The selection of clothes and designer depends upon the roles, says Kareena.

In Jab We Met, she was simply dressed in salwar-kameez. In her forthcoming films Qurbaan and 3 Idiots, she was minimalist in her clothes.

But the actress says she is equally comfortable playing a girl next door like she did in Omkara.

She carried off Kolhapuri chappals in Omkara, she is equally at home in Jimmy Choos in Kambakkht Ishq. She is equally proud of both kind of films.

Madhuri (Dixit) did a Mrityudand and a Choli ke peeche (in Khalnayak) side by side. Look at the film actors like Madhuri, my sister Karisma, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay did in the 1990s.

U are right, babes...clothes do matter but then this is not all that matters.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee - Fashion Designer

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a fashion designer who hails from Kolkata, India. He sells designer wear under his label, 'Sabyasachi', since 1999. He has also designed for a few Bollywood films like Babul,Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Black and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee was born and brought up in Kolkata, where after studying at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata in 1999.

Following graduation, after three months he launched his eponymous label, and his designs currently retail in various major stores.

In 2001, Sabyasachi won the Femina British Council most outstanding young Designer of India award, which took him to London for an internship with Georgina Von Etzdorf, a designer based in Salisbury.

He made his international label by winning the grand winner award at Mercedes New Asia fashion week in Singapore in 2003.

In 2004, he took part in the Kuala Lampur fashion week, and Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW).

He earned the distinction of being the only Indian designer invited to showcase at the Milan Fashion Week 2004 and was voted by Asia Inc, a Singapore based business magazine, as one of the ten most influential Indians in Asia.

Sabyasachi has garnered awards for The Best Design Collection (NIFT Kolkata), Best Design Collection (NIFT All India) and Ritu Kumar Award for Excellence in Design

Sabyasachi Mukherjee - Fashion Designer

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a fashion designer who hails from Kolkata, India. He sells designer wear under his label, 'Sabyasachi', since 1999. He has also designed for a few Bollywood films like Babul,Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Black and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee was born and brought up in Kolkata, where after studying at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata in 1999.

Following graduation, after three months he launched his eponymous label, and his designs currently retail in various major stores.

In 2001, Sabyasachi won the Femina British Council most outstanding young Designer of India award, which took him to London for an internship with Georgina Von Etzdorf, a designer based in Salisbury.

He made his international label by winning the grand winner award at Mercedes New Asia fashion week in Singapore in 2003.

In 2004, he took part in the Kuala Lampur fashion week, and Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW).

He earned the distinction of being the only Indian designer invited to showcase at the Milan Fashion Week 2004 and was voted by Asia Inc, a Singapore based business magazine, as one of the ten most influential Indians in Asia.

Sabyasachi has garnered awards for The Best Design Collection (NIFT Kolkata), Best Design Collection (NIFT All India) and Ritu Kumar Award for Excellence in Design

Sabyasachi Mukherjee - Fashion Designer

Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a fashion designer who hails from Kolkata, India. He sells designer wear under his label, 'Sabyasachi', since 1999. He has also designed for a few Bollywood films like Babul,Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Black and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee was born and brought up in Kolkata, where after studying at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, he graduated from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Kolkata in 1999.

Following graduation, after three months he launched his eponymous label, and his designs currently retail in various major stores.

In 2001, Sabyasachi won the Femina British Council most outstanding young Designer of India award, which took him to London for an internship with Georgina Von Etzdorf, a designer based in Salisbury.

He made his international label by winning the grand winner award at Mercedes New Asia fashion week in Singapore in 2003.

In 2004, he took part in the Kuala Lampur fashion week, and Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW).

He earned the distinction of being the only Indian designer invited to showcase at the Milan Fashion Week 2004 and was voted by Asia Inc, a Singapore based business magazine, as one of the ten most influential Indians in Asia.

Sabyasachi has garnered awards for The Best Design Collection (NIFT Kolkata), Best Design Collection (NIFT All India) and Ritu Kumar Award for Excellence in Design

Ayesha Takia turns Fasion designer

Post-marriage, Ayesha Takia, the cute looking bubbly Ayesha Takia will turn into a fashion designer.

Well, she is here busying herself to create a niche in the designing field. Yes, the married actress always had an inclination towards fashion designing even before she entered the filmdom.

Now, she will soon introduce her own designer label with back-up from her hubby and restaurateur Farhan Azmi.

It is said that she used to involve herself while choosing her outfits for her movies and give suggestions to the on-sets designers.

The actress will design her own clothes rather than enter into a partnership with any fashion house. It's completely her buisness and Farhan is not helping to launch it except in giving her moral support and encouragement. Her designer line won't be called Ayesha but something more exotic.

It will be an exclusive designer range that will feature high-end and even affordable stuff. The line will be simple, classic, yet stylish with elegant lines.

Great, few could be so versatile!

Ayesha Takia has worked in many a films where her acting prowess was also admired like in Dor.

Let's make it the Roshan Style

Whether its in real life or reel life, the roshan's have always made it a point to be in style. Recently the most lovable couple in tinsel town Hrithik Roshan and his lady love Suzzane Roshan walked ramp for the first time ace Fashion designer and Gemologist Farah Khan Ali, Suzzane's sister at IIFA Fashion Extravaganza held in Macau.Farah, wife of a well known DJ, DJ Akeel is well known for her talent in designing exquisite precious jewellery.

Suzzane Roshin was looking a dazzling beauty as always and the Blue topaz set made by her sister added gliters to the gold and on the other hand Hrithik was looking fantastic and very stylish as always. The pendant he was showcasing became the talk of the town as it was beautifully designed by her sister -in-law.

The Roshan's coming toegther also gave a full stop to the rumours of Hrithik having an affair with his co-star, Mexican beauty Barbara Mori. The chemistry between Hrithik and his lady love could easily be seen at the event and it also gave a sigh of relief to all their fan following. The stories started cooking up as Hrithik shot a kissing seen with Barbara. And since then the rumours were keep raising that Hrithik has left his wife and blah blah.

But during the event what was seen was something really surprising. As they really made a style statement between the audiences and were looking very happy and charming toegther.

Tarun Tahliani - Bollywood Costume Designer

Tarun Tahiliani is a Bollywood celebrity costume designer, who has always been in limelight. He started off as a fashion retailer by establishing his own fashion boutique in Mumbai. He made a step further starting his own brand label called ', Ahilian'. Tarun has designed apparels for the Indian celebrity beauties like Simi Garewal and Ramola Bachchan.

Extremely inspired by ethnic styles, fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani is of the opinion that Sari is the most elegant dress that has a great dazzling effect. He thinks it is the most apt apparel for sensuous look and brings out the beauty of India women in the most attractive manner. He experiments with colors and fabrics and comes up with his own unique classy designs. According to him Sari has the capability of arousing sensation.

He has lot of fascination for Chikan embroidery of Lucknow and is often incorporated in his designs. He also makes use of beads and semi precious stones to embellish the ensemble. He strongly believes that fashion is all about your comfort level with a particular attire. The
highlights of his designs are: block printing, bandhini styles, beautiful color combination and rich silhouette.

He has his unique style in designing and this is what sets him apart among other celebrity fashion designers.

Nandana to do a Hot Photo Shoot

Bollywood fashion designer Umair Zafar is planning a mega fashion event and plans to feature none other than Nandana Sen as his show stopper. Also in the plan is included a a steamy photo shoot which will most probably feature Bengali Tigeress Nandana Sen as nude.

Nandana Sen had apparently refused to do any topless or nude scenes or shoots after the controversial nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya. Bollywood gossip also suggested that Nandana Sen turned down several prestigious offers including one by Italian film maker Italo Spinelli to pose in the buff.

Howcome she consented to Umair Zafar then?

Fashion designer Umair Zafar when queried said, “Yes we have approached Nandana Sen to be part of this mega event next month. She has expressed her willingness to join us and we are yet to decide on the concept, outfits, fabric, etc. I do not know where you have got this news from? Yes she is going to wear a very hot and sexy outfit, but I cannot say anything more.”

Spinelli script had Nandana playing the lead role of a tribal woman who is surreptitiously shot nude by a photographer. However, Nandana apparently turned down the offer including several others that required her to show flesh. World fame star Irrfan Khan was supposed to play the photographer in the same.

Umair Zafar refused to reveal any further details about the fashion event or the photo shoot. It seems that Nandana Sen has consented to do a nude or semi nude shoot, but it would be done in a very artistic, aesthetic and classy way.

Nandana Sen herself acknowledged that she has been talking to Umair Zafar. “We are yet to work out the concept, outfits and other stuff, was all that she would reveal at this stage,” says Nandana.

Neither Umair Zafar nor Nandana Sen were willing to share further details, but insiders say that a very volatile and steamy photo session is being planned wherein the Bong siren may even go nude.

Kareena Make-Up & Hair in Kambakkht Ishq

Kareena Kapoor is looking stunning in “Kambakkht Ishq” and so is her look in the film is being touted as her most glamorous ever, but her make-up artist Mallika Bhatt says that apart from looking ultra glam, she will also sport a “Barbie doll-look” in the action thriller.

One of Kareena’s looks in the film is inspired by Barbie doll as her character goes through a lot of evolvement as the film progresses.

In “Kambakkht Ishq”, which is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Kareena stars alongside superstar Akshay Kumar who plays a Hollywood stuntman. It also stars Hollywood biggies like Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards.


One day, while on the shoot, she came out of her vanity van and was ready for her shot. She was wearing a baby pink tube top with a white skirt and I gave her a creamy baby pink lipstain (colour) for her lips. Her hair was straight - and as soon as I saw her, I told her how much she looked like Barbie doll.


According to Bhat, Kareena’s different looks in the film have a lot to do with the progression of her character.

“At first she has a plain Jane look, followed by a cute girl-next-door look and then she ultimately turns into an ultra-glam diva as she plays a model in the film,” she said.

Bhat said that Kareena has been made to wear minimum make-up and tied ponytails for the first part of her character, while she leaves her hair open and sports little gloss for her second look.

But later Kareena’s eyes are well accentuated with different colours.

For her glamorous look, metallic liners in colours like charcoal, blue, green, grey have been used and played around with a lot of shimmer on her eyes. But what remained permanent for Kareena throughout the film was the creamy baby pink lip colour that was not used on anyone as yet.

Bhatt, who was responsible for Deepika Padukone’s Chinese looks in “Chandni Chowk To China”, says Kareena too loves slipping into the glamorous look.

Like any other girl of her age, Kareena enjoys getting ready and so she enjoyed slipping into the glamorous character.

Coupled with Bhatt’s make-up techniques, Mumbai-based hairstylist Pompy Hans worked on Kareena’s hair for the film.

Kareena's hair were tied into neat ponytails for her first look, gave her simple and straight hair for her second and then experimented with a layered haircut, a nice bouncy blow dry on her hair and even coloured her hair copper, mostly dark blonde tints for her model-like look.
Kareena sports fashion designer Aki Narula’s outfits in the movie.

Bahrain Fashion Week 2009

The three-day Bahrain Fashion Week (BFW) 2009 event kicks off at Moda Mall in the Bahrain World Trade Centre soon in this week. It will showcase work by local and international designers until May 30. Bollywood actress and model Riya Sen will be joined by designers from
around the world at the upcoming event.

In addition to catwalks, there will be fashion-related seminars offering an insight into the international fashion industry.

'Our main objective of the event is to position Bahrain as a key player in the international fashion arena and set the pace for local talent to compete on the global stage,' said organisers at Lotus Pi
Events Bahrain.

'The fashion industry is a billion-dollar one and through BFW 2009, we aim to create career opportunities for young Bahrainis in the business.'

Young Bahraini designer Khaleda Rajab will open the event. International designers include Larisa Katz (the Netherlands), Andre Tan (Ukraine), Omar Mansoor (the UK), Monica Paracha with Ali and Ajjo (Pakistan), Sarv Atelier - Rohit Verma and Sanjeev Anand (India), Al
Zain Jewellery, Layers, Devji, Fustani, Cr me Couture and Cr me Boutique (Bahrain).Fashion houses including Tommy Hilfiger, Von Dutch, Nine West, Aldo, Basler and Kenneth Cole are taking part.

This year's event will provide a platform for international, local and regional participants to present their collections to global and regional buyers, media, fashion professionals and enthusiasts.

Geetanjali Luxury Style Fest 2009

The three-day fashion event "Gitanjali Luxury Style Fest 2009" was
held from January 20th - 22nd, 2009. The high-profile event created
India's annual luxury and lifestyle and showcased one of the most
alluring and coveted venues in the country, Royal Western India Turf
Club (RWITC), Mumbai.



The participating designers were Wendell Rodricks, Ritu Beri, Rohit
Bal, Shane & Phalguni, Nandita Mahtani, Arjun Khanna, Krishna Mehta,
Rocky S and last but not the least Vikram Phadnis.

As usual a lot of our Bollywood celebs graced the Gitanjali Fashion
Week 2009 with their presence on the ramp. Raima Sen walked for
designer Rocky S.But again this time Vikram Phadnis stole the show
with the coolest celebs walking for him. The show over several days
saw Katrina Kaif,Sameera Reddy,Parvathy Omanakuttan,Amrita Rao,Harman
Baweja,Neha Dhupia,Raima Sen,Celina Jaitley,Sayali Bhagat,Prachi
Desai.

The event brought under the open skies - Luxury brands experience,
elite celebrations, top-notch fashion designers showcases, Luxury
exhibits, business networking opportunities, thematic performances,
and post show parties spread across the three festive days.