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Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012May 9th, 2012MD Fashion Awards infoApril 12th, 2012Fashion Awards Maryland For the first time still, the Fashion Awards of MD was fashioned to emphasize, rejoice, and recognize the talents of those who have made charity to the fashion industry in the state of Maryland.
With dozens of categories ranging from photography to composition, media to clothes, hair to models and beyond, KIS organization is on a task to embrace all corners of style – from the new emerging talent to the follow blazers who have directly influenced fashion in the area over the years. Please link KIS Agency on this expedition to motivate and be enthused! Event Date: Saturday June 9, 2012 Venue: Kay Theatre, University Of MD, College Park 20742 Tickets: Range from $32 to $100 4PM Early Event: Doors opening Time 3:30PM
7:30PM Late Show: Doors open 7PM (Arrival by 6:30PM suggested) Categories:
Featuring: Models, Fashion Designers, Make Up Artists, Hair Stylist, clothes Stylists, and everybody in between! Shows start punctually 30 minutes after doors open. Visitors will not be allowable to enter once show starts, until a suitable time, so not to upset presenters, speakers, performers and viewers members. International fashion access fairMarch 27th, 2012FASHION ACCESS is a worldwide fair for Head-to-Toe fashion held twice a year. The fair is appropriately arranged with fashion”s key buying seasons, presenting spring-summer exhibitor collections in Sep and fall-winter collections in March. With its complete range of favor item groups from around the world, Style Accessibility offers buyers convenient getting under one roof. Product sectors covered: bags, footwear, small leather goods, apparel, lifestyle & fashion accessories, travelware, accessories components (March show only). Owned by UBM where they operates in 18 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. UBM have 200 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. This is the Asia’s leading exhibition organizer and the biggest commercial organizer in the two fastest growing markets in Asia: China and India. UBM has 150 events, 24 publications and 16 vertical portals serve a 1,000,000 plus quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant news on market and industry trends and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. They have 1,000 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Fashion frenzy starts with the Charleston Fashion Week 2012March 20th, 2012Showcasing emerging designer and model talent across the East Coast, Charleston Fashion Week has become one of the premier fashion weeks in North America since its founding in 2007. It starts from March 20-24th, 2012 under the tents in Marion Square in Charleston, SC, this five-night party will feature more than 30 runway shows, the Emerging Designer Competition: East, the Spring Bridal Show, and the Rock the Runway Model Competition. Named a Top 20 Event for March by the Southeast Tourism Society and accredited with launching the careers of numerous up-and-coming fashion designers, this true multimedia event presents high-end runway shows, interactive entertainment, chic after-parties, and press events. Charitable partners for 2012 are still being finalized, but previous partners have included Center for Women, Low country AIDS Services, and MUSC.
The Black Ice BreakerMarch 1st, 2012On the fourth day of the Wills India fashion Week during the Payal Jain’s show the audience were bound not only by the beauty on the ramp but also by a live Musical performance by the renowned percussionist Taufiq Qureshi.
As the beautiful models walked the ramp the musician gave another definition to beauty through another form of art, music. He did not use any musical instrument to capture the audience, he made the entire live concert with his mouth. Getting lost in the designer’s collection is one thing but this live musical performance added another dimension to the fashion lovers. The designer Jain’s series this season – “Black Ice” contrasted the blacks and whites. The designs were contemporary with bandini embroidered coats, dresses, kaftans, skirts, tank tops with skinny leggings in fabrics like satin, georgette and chiffon.
Sanchita’s flirty collection included cuts, layers, and patterns and also seemed to be much taken after samurai aesthetics and kabuki motifs. The collection included collapsible cotton jersey, skirts, leggings draped T-shirts with embroideries, and evening and cocktail dresses shrugs that took us back in time. The collection though dominated by blacks also included other varied colours. The Jaipur International Fashion week 2012February 29th, 2012 It’s time for jaipur to stage its fashion trends this 2012. With the fashion weeks taking a trip all across India now the fashion stops at Jauipur. Jaipur is said to be taken over by designers Aruna Singh, Mohit Falod, Riaz Gangji, Archana Kochhar, but it does not end here to add little more spice two to three Jaipur designers and also two international designers Lida O’Reily from Mauritius and Yolandra Aluwihare from Sri Lanka will be dressing up the models. Now for the show stoppers. Each designer has chosen their own favorites to walk the ramp for them. But all of them seem to be agreeing on one fact – they admit that they are keen on jaipur based models as they feel that they will be able to connect well with the original theme. Model Nisha is Arunea’s choice this time. The designer feels that she will be able to carry her traditional yet contemporary attire well on the ramp. Mohit has settled for former Miss India and actress, Sayali Bhagat. Pakistani Model Veena Malik seems to be Riaz Gangji’s choice which has also fired up controversies. Venna’s will walk the ramp in the designer’s bridal collection. Riyaz is backing the model stating that they have been working together for a year now and that she has walked the ramp for him several times already. The designer has also given out a word on what to expect – multi-coloured lehenga studded with crystals and embedded with Meenakari and zardosi work, will be on the show stopper. Archana has chosen Geeta Basra to present her bridal collection at this JIFW. With all these tit bits from Jaipur International Fashion Week which is all set to start today and extend till 3rd of March is bound to be a Mecca for Fashion. Ludhiana invites all the WomenFebruary 25th, 2012 Ludhiana is extending a warm invitation to all the women. To celebrate the womanhood, the reason for fashion existence Ludhiana is pulling together exhibitors from all corners of the world. This exhibition is bound to be colorful and will feature not only fashion designer wears but also beauty products, fashion jewels, cosmetics and the star attraction is said to be gold jewels that will also be on the exhibit. This exhibition will feature exhibits from leading fashion designers from all over the world. The visitors will have a fabulous time starting 2nd of March at Ludhiana Majestic Park Plaza looking around the exhibits that are also open for buying and interested enthusiast can also attend the conferences that will also be held from 2nd to the 4th of March that detailing about the makeover techniques and personality development. Ethical Fashion Show at ParisFebruary 24th, 2012Paris the Fashion capital has long been taken after by the fashion struck New York, Milan and other major cities. But Paris has always assumed a higher notch with respect to fashion. When fashion has reached a saturation point in all the other cities Paris always has new ideas to add the spark to the trends. With trends and style aiming for the sky elsewhere Paris has come up with a more noble idea to achieve Sustainable fashion.
This initiative was launched in 2004 under the name Ethical Fashion Show. This features fashion as well as exhibition that lays much attention on the sustenance, fashion, style and also more importantly the environment.
When asked for opinion a model quoted that some people have always considered fashion a sin but through fashion we are now able to pass on a message to the world and she was also pretty sure that those very same people would be proud of her now. One day there will be no need for an ethical fashion show because all fashion will be ethical; there will be no distinction,” said Isabelle Quehe, artistic director and founder of The Ethical Fashion Show, who started the event because she understood that people manufacturing clothing often suffered terrible working conditions. The upcoming 9th Ethical Fashion Show 2012 is all set to start on 2–4 March 2012 at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Manish Malhotra shows Kashmir at Wills India Fashion WeekFebruary 24th, 2012
Manish Malhotra has created a name for himself by creating Fashion that is welcome in India. He has created outfits for major bollywood stars like kareena kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Preeti zinta and many others. Manish’s success with designs is attributed to his usage of wild colours that reflect the true Indian style. When asked Maish commented saying that “it just needs a little inspiration to work on the designs and that I get a lot. India has always been my inspiration. “
On the third Day of the Wills India fashion week Manish featured a collection to capture the forgotten colours of Kashmir. Manish had been to Kashmir for the first time recently, soaked in its beauty Manish created a whole range of outfits for this season to bring out Kashmir on the ramp. The collection dominated by silky fabrics, rich colours, heavily pleated and massive worked zari on salwars and skirts gave life to the Kashmiri theme. Wills India Fashion Week – The Mother of All Fashion events in IndiaFebruary 22nd, 2012Wills India Fashion week transformed India into a Fashion God. Big names like Fererra, Shantanu and Nikhil, Rohit Bal, Manish Malhotra along with 140 other designers from all over India presented their creations in the 5 day event.
Models flared in bright coloured, embroided, modern, desi, chiffon, silk, puffed up, fluffy, trendy, skin fitted, full length, short skirts and various other wide range of wears.
The first day Shantanu and Nikhil’s works were showcased by Dia Mirza and Sameera Reddy. The show blasted off with a great colourful start as Sameera in her bright girli pink and in her revolting black stepped on the ramp. Sameera looked stunningly brbie like in her single shoulder curvy gown. PETA announced its new partnership with FDCI called “Fashion for Freedom -Boycott Zoos”.
Day 2 Gaurav transformed the models into beings from another planet with his experimental looks to go with the autumn / winter season theme. The models strode in flamboyant attires that were fitted to perfection and the straight fitted shoulders and collars were the trend setter. Much heed was paid to the make up to embrace the theme.
Tarun Tahiliani bore the winter theme to start with but dint stay much loyal to it as the collection went by there as wide range of colours and fabrics that were tested on and the impressive collection lured the onlookers. Desi dresses brought out in various styles and colours and special mention to the waist line definition provided was much appreciated by many.
Nachiket Barve summed up the perfect blend of Indian and western. Outfits complemented colour and style. Indian colours such as bright orange, browns, red, cinnamon were tailored into western wears. A lot of intricate work had gone into the selection of fabric and texture. On closer observation the fabrics revealed embroidery, pearl work and Tie and dye work. His specialty crepe dresses were also spotted on the ramp.
Day 3 the fashion fun gave way to more serious use of the ramp. The “fashion for a cause” show was a part of FDCI’s CSR initiative, and it was organised in collaboration with You Can Free Us NGO. This was undertaken to bring out the plight of women who are forced to adapt to lower life and the central theme was “Alice in Wonderland”. The representation as done by 12 ensembles by designers Leconate Hemant, Ashish Soni, Ravi Bajaj, J.J. Valaya, Tarun Tahiliani, Ashima-Leena, Suneet Varma, Ritu Beri, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna, Shantanu and Nikhil and Manish Arora. Actor Vivek Oberoi, Tennis player Leander Paes also extended support for the noble cause and also mentioned that over 3000 women and young girls have been gifted a better life through these initiatives.
On day 4 Priyadarshini Rao wheeled out her nomadic traveler’s theme on the ramp. Influenced by the Indian sub continent and the neighbors the designers brought out practical range. More than blur colous the designer tested of the summer special colours such as bright yellow and crimsons. Massively pleated and bold patterns spoke for themselves. To divert much attention to the attire the accessories were limited.
Rahul Misra brought out the irony of “The similar opposites” in his collection by featuring the differences in the Merina wool and Organza silk. Sporty and trendy the designers says the range is very practical and fit for winter wear. The mood on the ramp was youth bubbling as the models strode in their fabric collaborated designer wears. Starting off with just blacks the colour palette shifted to lighter shades with occasional blues and teals.
The celeb swarming fashion week ended with a bong! Celebrities walking the ramp for designers, mob to spot the celebs and to get a glimpse of the haute collection.
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