And thus we see the reason for the relationship between fashion designers and our favorite A-list celebrities. Calvin, Donatella, Marc, and the rest of the gang are certainly not fools! Fashion designers are aesthetically driven – they seek to create physical beauty inspired by their thoughts, ideas, and visions. This physical beauty is known to us as clothing. And how beautiful it truly is!

And what can be better than a meticulously constructed and designed floor length Vera Wang gown? A meticulously constructed and designed floor length Vera Wang gown on Julia Roberts! Fuse the most beautiful fashiondesigns with someof the most beautiful faces, bodies and people and the result borders on sublime – a sensory delight that keeps us tuned in and left wanting to emulate.

Flashback to the months leading up to my senior prom… just weeks after Gwenyth Paltrow won her Academy Award for “Best Actress“, the racks of Macy’s were overflowing with replicas of Paltrow’s bubblegum pink ball gown. As much as we value our individual tastes and fashion sense, there is at least a part of us (no matter how small), that emulates the beauty we find in the world. This is natural, right?

I have heard that a celebrity wearing your gown/tux/creation to a red carpet event is worth over a million dollars in advertising. Further, they tell me that slipping a gorgeous frock onto an Academy Award winner is worth tens of millions of dollars in advertising. This does not seem to be much of a stretch. Beauty sells – making the relationship between fashion and celebrity brilliant.

Chhagan Bhujbal, Minister of Tourism, Maharashtra, Sameer Bhujbal and Pankaj Bhujbal brought designer Neeta Lulla’s show to an applauding close. The two days event was mind blowing where the Bollywood and television hotties took to the ramp.

Teejay Sidhu and hubby Karanvir Bohra rocked the ramp for Manali Jagtap, Aarti Chabria looked in a red and gold choli while Shonali Nagrani shone in silver. Yuvika Chaudry and Nisha Kothari also joined with them.

Riyaz Gangji and Istanbul collections were much inspired by Lina Tipnis. The ornaments provided by the Gitanjali lifestyle added glitter to the show .At last the show was ended by veteran actor and Indian freedom struggle participant, AK Hangal.

The fashion show was a run up to the much awaited Tour de Mumbai I & II, where the event to be held in Nasik and Mumbai on today and February 13.

Two years ago, Negoshian started her career with the college-themed sportswear. Today, Negoshian, will begin her new spring line to 500 retailers across the country. This month, she’ll release her first catalog.She is a fabulous designer and her sales are expected to pass the $3 million mark this year. Rrequirement for the spring collection has been so elevated,so this is the nice cghance to get more and more victory. Negoshian ordered a second production run. Later this year, she’ll offer her first “true fall collection.”

She didn’t have a formal training in this fashion designing. Where as she was graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in marketing. She spent years working in retail everywhere from Old Navy to trendy Palm Beach boutiques. She loaded her car with colorful dresses and drove to Junior League events in 16 cities to sell directly to her target customers.

The tactic worked. She passed the $1 million mark in sales in her first year.

“I would like to be a lifestyle brand, so eventually I will branch out into accessories,” she said. “I have so many ideas, but I have to keep reminding myself, Rome wasn’t built in a day.”