'PURE LOVE' on the Ramp by Sumit and Amit

Last Friday , Delhi  witnessed Heavenly Magic on the Runway at India Fashion Summit , where two of my Favourite   Designers Amit Talwar and Sumit Sawhney came together to Celebrate  '

Runway of divine love' : Inspired by Prema, the supreme love of the Gopis for Lord Krishna, Jewelry designer Sumit Sawhney presented his Sawariya collection, at the IFFD Finale Fashion Show on August 31st, Friday at The Grand, Vasant Kunj. Especially designed to complement designer Amit Talwar’s clothes celebrating the theme where Gopis are alluring their beloved Lord, Sumit Sawhney unfolds the era through his jewelry.

Stunning Barkha Kaul ( DJ from Delhi) , was the show stopper for designer Amit Talwar and Sumit Sawhney and sizzled in the beautiful Sawariya necklace ornamented with real kundan crafted by Designer Sumit Sawhney.

DJ Barkha , The Show Stopper for Amit and Sumit 

Immensely applauded for his Sawariya collection, Sumit Sawhney gave IFFD’s Fashion Summit a pious end. Overwhelmed by the response, he commented on the occasion, “The colors that I have used in the collection depict pure love and unrelenting beauty. The idea was to reinvent the sanctity of that era and reflect it through the delicate jewelry without losing its essence. I loved designing this collection and I am glad that the jewelry was appreciated and liked by the audience.”

The designer fused hand painted miniatures over gemstones that are framed with real kundan. Handcrafted in silver with precious and semiprecious gemstones with 22kt Gold layering, Sumit Sawhney passionately recreated the era of deep attraction and pure love with this collection. The innovative jewelry designer used festive colors like, red, the color of passion and love, lapis blue and turquoise, color of Krishna. Stone carvings of the idol in red coral framed and ornamented around gemstones had a dramatic charm to them and created a majestic aura. The collection also included a few pieces portraying Kanha or Bal Krishna in oxidized frames.

I have always been a fan of Sumit's jewellery and now in LOVE with Amits Bridal Lehangas aswell...View the last Post I did on Sumit Here

I will be back soon with the Post about my Show that happened later at the same event..

LOVE

Shaily

Style in the City: Who Glammed Delhi Couture Week??

Our Very Own Divas were spotted together Yesterday in the Capital !! Sonam Kapoor and Pernia Qureshi..
Painting the City in Style as these Divas enjoy "Anamika Khanna's show at the "Delhi Couture Week" yesterday..!!

Totally LOVE the Fusion Saree Sonam is wearing.. 

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Pernia is wearing a Red Saree with Silver border by Anamika Khanna . This Saree by Anamika Khanna along with her other designs are available exclusively here at Pernia's Pop-Up Shop

Would be back with more Candid updates..

Love,

Shaily

The WOOLMARK Prize Event in Association with VOGUE

July 19th , I attended the International Woolmark Prize India Event along with a lot of fellow Delhi Fashion Bloggers.

The Woolmark Company relaunched the International Woolmark Prize this year to help promote outstanding design talent from around the world, and through its design innovations inspire and educate consumers on the natural beauty of Merino wool.

"Pankaj and Nidhi"  were announced as the winner for the International Woolmark Prize India Award and this win was much deserved .. I LOVED the Oufti.. that they showcased during the Show.. Got an opportunity to chit-chat and pose with them aswell.. Gosh!! I could see how happy they were.. 

Posing with the winners.. Pankaj and Pooja 

                        

Among the other talented Indian designers vied for the award were:

Aneeth Arora

Arjun Saluja

Eleven.Eleven

Gaurav Gupta

Rahul Mishra

Rimzim Dadu

Ritesh Kumar

Samant Chauhan

Zubair Kirmani

Fashion Design Council of India has supported in the nomination process of above Indian designers.

Pankaj and Nidhi was selected as the winner by iconic industry figures:

Priya Tanna, Editor-in-Chief – Vogue India

Pradeep Hirani, CMD – Kimaya Fashion Private Limited

Simon P Lock, Founder of Australian Fashion Week

Sunil Sethi, President – Fashion Design Council of India.

“The International Woolmark Prize has generated worldwide attention as more partners, retailers and media align themselves and their brands to help promote the outstanding talent that has been sourced from around the world,” explained Stuart McCullough, CEO of Australian Wool Innovation, owners of The Woolmark Company. “It has been a tough decision today and we look forward to supporting and working with Pankaj and Nidhi in the lead up to the finals in February where they have the chance to be awarded with the once in a lifetime opportunities that are on offer for the winner of the International Woolmark Prize .”

There are five regional competitions - USA, Europe, China, Australia and India – over 70 nominees across 15 countries began the journey in 2012 which will come down to one designer as judged by the most important and influential fashion industry representatives across the globe. The winners of each regional competition receive a financial grant and will travel to London courtesy of The Woolmark Company to London Fashion Week in February 2013 where they will present an entire capsule collection of Australian Merino wool and an international winner will be selected. The international winner will have his/her designs stocked by leading global retailers including Bergdorf Goodman in the USA, Harvey Nichols in the UK, 10 Corso Como in Italy, Joyce in China, Eickoff in Germany and David Jones in Australia.

Some other Pics from the Event..

DELHI Fashionistas..!!

Here is a Video to give you a mini Highlights tour of the whole Event.. Hope you'll enjoy it *__*

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Love..

Shaily 

Outfit Of The Day2 at Rajasthan Fashion Week..!!

For those of you..who have missed My last OOTD1 Post Of, "Rajasthan Fashion Week" can catch it HERE
And those of you ..who missed the Day2 Highlights of,"Rajasthan Fashion Week".. Can read the post HERE




The Second Day at.. Rajasthan Fashion Week was as good as Day 1..
 Its Always good to meet new, interesting people from different walks of life.. sharing the same interests and passions.. This was one such event.. Had people not only form all over India.. But from Around the world.. In short..it was an Enriching Experience.. 
The shots are taken by Mr. Vinod Kumar..( Official Photographer : VOGUE INDIA ) .. It was a Windy Day.. and you can see that in the pictures..  !! The whole feeling was so BOLLYWOOD :p with hair and clothes flowing with the Wind.. !! I am actually trying to Hold my Tank Top in the picture below.. The wind was so strong that I was afraid it would blow the Top Up!! But I love how the pictures have come.. :p #SelfObsessedMuch  Hahahah!!

Day 2 Outfit was more Comfy and Casual.. I chose this Fuchsia Pink , Asymmetrical Tank Top and Blue denim Jeggings.. !!

 

The Last Outfit Post from The Fashion Week would be up soon..After which.. I am going to some Product reviews..So a lot of New Brands and Products coming your way..
Do let Me know how you like this Post..!! I LOVE reading your Comments and Suggestions..


I am Wearing-
Tank - Thrifted
Jeggings - Shoppers Stop
Bag - Kins, Sarojini Nagar
Shoes - Venus , South Ex-2
Watch - Aldo Accessories
Bracelets - Forever21
Necklace- Customized ( if you want a similar one ..write to me here-confessionzofacloset@gmail.com )

Love..

Shaily 

Highlights of Day3 / Finale :Rajasthan Fashion Week 2012

If you think Day 1 and Day 2 of Rajasthan Fashion week were MAGICAL then.. wait till you see what Day 3 has got in store for you..From Bollywood stars , Reality TV stars to Bollywood's own Favorite designers.. all under one roof..




Akshay  Kumar and Sonakshi Sinah.. walked the ramp in Rowdy Collection. They were in the city to promote their recent release "Rowdy Rathore.." 

Rowdy Dance Movements..!!

Sangram Singh and Payal Rohatgi walked the ramp For Nitya Bajaj Birla ..Dressed like " Little Red Ridding Hood " in a Beautiful Red Gown..

Gitanjali Rawat with the show stopper Jesse Randhawa

Julia Bruchwitz , German Designer

Rohit Verma turned Show stopper again on Day 3 for Sulakshana Monga, Jesse Randhawa walked along them..

The Beautiful Event came to an end.. with a perfect Finale.. by Vikram Phadnis.., Rima Sen walked the ramp for him in this beautiful Lehanga..

There is so much more about these three days than just the Fashion Shows, Clothes , Designers or Celebs..Going to share all that in the upcoming posts..

Love..

Shaily..

Highlights of Day 2: Rajasthan Fashion Week..

The Day 2 at Rajsthan Fashion Week was Colorful..

First Show of the Day, by Poonam Patel and Swati Modo was a huge success:

Rohit Verma was the showstopper for her opening show on the second day of Rajasthan Fashion Week.

·      This young designer fromVarodra showcased an Indo-western collection with big motifs  and a wide range of outfits ranging from semi stitched dresses, tunics , kurta, sarees ,chaniya-choli to bridal wear..and Swati Modo was the official shoe partner for the entire Fashion Week..

Among all the well know designers..there were few new names.. Hetal is one of them.. She is still a Fashion Design student in Kota, Rajasthan.. 

She is already making a mark in the Fashion industry with her entry in the prestigious, Rajasthan Fashion Week .. Her Collection was called, "Power of Shiva" so a lot of Rudraksha jewellery was seen and colors were earthy and eye-soothing ..

·       Designer Surbhi Shah had supermodel Jesse Randhawa stopping the show for her. The look Surbhi gave to Jesse was a very ethnic inspired by the royal Rajasthan. She was draped in a bright Rajasthani colourful Gota Patti lehenga.

 Surbhi Shah’s collection was a mixture of intricate Gotapatti work in an effort to revive the colourful Rajasthan. The word for the whole collection was "Beaututiful"..

  Ace Designer Pam Mehta showcased a ‘Floral Fiesta’, a collection wherein ‘Relaxed Couture comes to life. The collection was a amazingly vibrant, colourful embellishied with zari, resham and swarvoski. with predraped saris and sari gowns,it was  a very unique concept in itself. 

 The highlights of the collection were interesting head gears..

 The gorgeous Riya Sen was her showstopper for the designer. Pam draped Riya in a eight kali pre-stiched lehenga sari in turquoise and gold. She wanted to potray Riya as a contemporary bride.. and sure.. She looked like one..

 Sumit Dasgupta's collection was inspired by Chandragupta which potrayed the  ancient Maurya’s Era.

 Television's popular face.. Aamir Ali walked the ramp for him..to open the show..He came and left in a hush-hush and was unavailable for media byte..

Rohit and Abhishek did the closing show with their latest collection  ‘The Dance of Life’

 Rohit Kamra introduced a Vibrant summer collection with a new palette celebrating the different colors of Life. White represents eternity and dusty tones of Yellow Orange Green & Blue exude different moods one experiences. He designed a formal look of Bandhgalas, Achkans and Sherwanis coupled with Breeches, Patialas, Cowl and Harem pants for men. Androgyny comes into play with women carrying Jackets, Jodhpurs Long Skirts, representing their independent & intellectual persona, dancing to a new tune of Life. The show stopper for his show were Pankaj Singh, Ashok Maneria and Dikshant Yagnik from  Rajasthan Royals...........

That's it for Day 2 of Rajasthan Fashion Week..If you this this was good.. you have better in store from Day 3 with a lot of Bollytown walking the Ramp..Stay tuned.. 

Love..

Shaily