Lily Aldridge to flaunt US$2mn fantasy bra on ramp

EFT Report, New York: Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge is set to wear a $2 million fantasy bra at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held on December 8 here. She hopes it will be a special experience.

The 29-year-old model will do the catwalk at the annual event in the extravagant set studded with 6,500 precious gemstones by the jeweller Swiss Mouawad.

"I'm not scared, I'm super excited and I'm anxious to just get on the runway and wear it and be in that moment. Some of the girls who have worn it in the past are just like, 'Enjoy every moment of it'. It's such a special experience and I'm really excited," Aldridge told people.com.

She found out she had been chosen to wear the bra and matching knicker set four months ago but wasn't allowed to tell anyone apart from her husband Caleb Followill, who was thrilled.

"He was so proud, he was so excited. He sent me flowers," she said.

This will be the first time Aldridge has worn the extravagant set, which was previously worn by model Alessandra Ambrosio.

Singer Rihanna, Selena Gomez and The Weekend are set to perform at this year's annual show.

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Delhi to host third 'India Luxury Summit' tomorrow

EFT Report, New Delhi: ASSOCHAM is set to organize the 3rd edition of the India Luxury Summit' at Hotel ITC Maurya, New Delhi here tomorrow. In association with France as the partner country, the summit will have Dr Najma Heptulla, Ministry of Minority Affairs as the chief guest.

Bringing together the most prominent faces from the Indo-French luxury segment, the summit will have Francois Richier, Ambassador, Embassy of France as the guest of honor.

Other key speakers to be present at the vent are President, ASSOCHAM, Rana Kapoor and Nocolas Ribollet, Partner and National Leader, French Desk Mazars.

The most sought after designers in India Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Rahul Mishra and Ritu Beri will also voice the session with focus on luxury craft, Indo-French luxury alliance and lifestyle, hospitality and travel.

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Charu Parashar to close Asian Designer Week

EFT Report, New Delhi: Charu Parashar, a strong advocate of keeping the old art and technique of block printing alive, will close the first season of Asian Designer Week on October 29 here.

iGenius Entertainment, the brand owner of the fashion event, announced the list of designers for the first season of Asian Designer Week powered by FTV - Fashion Crosses Borders on Friday.

Announcing the Autumn Festival, Robby Rawat, director - iGenius Entertainment, said in a statement: “The concept behind Asia Designer Week is that it embodies the strong bond that exists between Asian countries with respect to the cultural values, traditions and heritage despite the diversities.

"The fashion event has been solely conceived for promoting the interests of fashion designers, choreographers, make-up artists across Asia. With Asian Designer Week, we also want to give an opportunity to existing and fresh talents across the continent, therefore we have kept shows for NewGen and NextGen (fashion students) designers as well," he added. 

The opening show on October 28 will be done by Abhi Singh. The first day will conclude with creations by Larisa Katz from Germany. The next day will also see the participation of Lida O'Reilly (Mauritius) and the grand finale by Parashar.

The shows will be held at Hotel Golden Tulip, Chattarpur here.

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Ex-Austrian beauty queen Ena Kadic dies while jogging

EFT Report, Vienna: Former Miss Austria Ena Kadic died on Tuesday after falling off the side of a mountain the previous day while she was jogging.

The 26-year-old often enjoyed jogging in her home town of Tirol, where the Bergisel mountain is located, the Mirror online reported.

Police have launched an investigation as to how Kadic could have fallen to her death on a path she regularly jogged on and knew so well.

Kadic was rushed to hospital on Monday after falling 30 metres, suffering serious head trauma and injuries to her lung as well as to her pelvis.

It is understood that she was able to call her brother, alerting him to her injuries, but then passed out moments later. She succumbed to her injuries in hospital on Tuesday.

Kadic won Miss Austria in 2013.

She then took part in the Miss World contest in Indonesia. However, since then she withdrew from public life.

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Zuhair Murad to design Sofia Vergara's wedding dress

EFT Report, Los Angeles: Lebanese fashion designer Zuhair Murad will design "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara's wedding dress.

According to a source to US Weekly magazine, Vergara will wear a custom-made, fairy-tale frock for her upcoming nuptials with actor Joe Manganiello.

Other details about the dress haven't been revealed yet. 

Murad has previously designed the star's dress for Oscar and Golden Globe parties. 

Vergara and Manganiello were engaged in Hawaii in December last year. The couple will marry at Florida's Breakers resort in Palm Beach on November 22. 

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Mumbai to host Lakme Fashion Week summer-resort 2016 in March

EFT Report, Mumbai: The summer-resort 2016 edition of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) will be held at the St. Regis hotel here starting March 30.

The five-day gala promises to bring talent from across the globe, and celebrate fashion in its best form. 

The winter-festive edition was held in August here, that saw participation of designers like Namrata Joshipura and Narendra Kumar. It also marked the debut of actor-comedian Vir Das as a designer. 

After the success of Lakme Fashion Week winter/festive 2015, LFW is thrilled to announce the dates for the summer-resort 2016. This season will pave the way for new trendsetters to showcase their creativity and talent, read a statement. 

Planned bi-annually, LFW is jointly organised by cosmetic brand Lakmé and IMG Reliance.

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Paris to have catwalk on Seine river

EFT Report, Paris: After the Eiffel Tower's first ever catwalk, fashion show producer and model Jessica Minh Anh will transform Seine river's giant glass boat into a 100-meter floating catwalk on October 29.

To create an illusion of models walking on water, Minh Anh will have guests seated facing the multi-faceted glass windows while the boat is cruising, giving a full view of the city's architectural wonders such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre and the 37 famous bridges as natural backdrop for the unique catwalk.

"We are extremely honored to work with Jessica Minh Anh on this special project. We have been admiring her iconic productions at places such as the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Hudson River, London's Tower Bridge, and One World Trade Center for years. It is a privilege to have our venue added in Jessica's famous series of unconventional catwalks," Marco Goncalvez, operation manager of Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches, said in a statement.

The Autumn Fashion Show 2015 here will be a combination of art, architecture, culture and fashion. 

The brand labels participating in the show will be Lebanese haute couture designer Rouba.G, Turkish talent Gülnur Günes, Saudi Arabian fashion house Ot Kutyr Atulier, Peruvian artist Ani Álvarez Calderón, Kiwi heritage brand Iwi Creations and 5.8.0 creative studio from Hong Kong.

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Sanjay Garg opens Spring-Summer edition of AIFW 2016

EFT Report, New Delhi: Designer Sanjay Garg of the Raw Mango brand did what he is best at - bridge the gap between textile and fashion when he opened the Spring-Summer edition of Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) 2016 here on Wednesday.

His re-interpretation of Mashru, a mix of silk and cotton, made the 'old’ textile contemporary.

The five-day fashion event started at the NSIC Ground, Okhla with models donning fuss free saris, lehengas, wide sleeved blouses, long kurtas and salwars in bright colours like pink, green and red from Garg's Mashru collection.

The collection, which mostly had hand embroidery, emphasised on straight and angled cuts. There were no curved lines making the silhouettes clean and simple.

"The collection was made in Banaras. The garments presented technical advancements in Mashru that make the 'old’ textile contemporary, while retaining the luxuriousness that has always been an important part of it.

"It's very geometrical. The sleeves are also wide. The pieces can be worn as separate garments. You can walk around and work wearing my creations,” said Garg, who doesn't do projects on the basis of trends.

The look of the models was also very neat. With no heavy jewellery or loud make-up or elaborate hairdos, the models looked very traditional and simple.

"Braiding and oiling hair are very common in India. There is a certain pride in sporting that look and well tied hair doesn't create any obstacle while working," he said.

The designer, who made his AIFW debut, also brought fresh music on the stage. With no lyrics or instruments, a group of people just used their voice, hands and feet to produce melodious sound to entertain the packed audience.

"I wanted music without boundary. I didn't want any genre restriction like folk, pop or rock. So, there was a bit from Bengali weddings and some inspiration from Africa and more. This way the music belongs to everyone," said the designer.

His garments were definitely the stars of the show, but one couldn't skip Bollywood beauties Konkona Sen Sharma, Mini Mathur, Deepti Naval and Soha Ali Khan who applauded the collection from the front row.

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Kim Zolciak goes topless on Instagram

EFT Report, Washington: The fan following of American reality star Kim Zolciak will certainly shoot up as she has flaunted some serious side-boobs in her latest photo shoot.

According to E!Online, Zolciak went topless on Instagram in a photo shoot by photographer Derek Blanks.

She captioned the sizzling photo, saying "Unedited photo from last weeks photo shoot with my favorite @mrdblanks I'm a country girl at heart thx @310nutrition for making it easy to stay in shape."

The 37-year-old TV personality star was seen posing in a pair of jeans and a hat that covered up her boobs. 

In August, it was rumoured that Zolciak had gotten plastic surgery. However, she insisted that she had not gone under the knife. 

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Malaika, Nimrat Kaur Walk for Rina Dhaka at ICW

EFT Report, New Delhi: Bollywood actresses Malaika Arora Khan and Nimrat Kaur mesmerized fashion patrons as they walked as showstoppers for designer Rina Dhaka on the second day of the Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers India Couture Week (ICW) on July 16, 2014.

The designer had her reasons to finalist these two personalities who have onscreen images very different from each other.

While Nimrat is known for playing intense roles in films like "The Lunchbox" and "Peddlers", Malaika's dance moves in films like "Dabangg" and "Housefull 2" have their own fan following.

"Because I was showing a traditional line, Nimrat embodies a modern women who has got talent and acquired craft. Malaika is my sweetheart from earlier times. To me, she is what I was and what I will always be, a women who not only has a face but also a body," Dhaka told IANS before the show.

Inspired by the very verbose iconography of the gota work of Rajasthan, which she has shown in the past too, the designer took it forward this time by enriching it with a soft sensual appeal.

She recreated new styles in the Gota Patti, and placed it against tinsel sheers and lace.

There was extensive use of intricate embroidery elements from between the region of Rajasthan and some from the heartland of Uttar Pradesh, rearranged in a layered, lace-like manner.

Techniques of zardozi, kamdani, ari, lace and metallic gota were blended with tonal beading and soft embroidery to create a look of romance -- all in all, a refreshing collection for all style connoisseurs.

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India Couture Week 2014 in Delhi From July 15

EFT Report, New Delhi: Fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, known for mixing splendor with art in his creations, will be the opening designer at the Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers India Couture Week 2014, starting in New Delhi on July 15, 2014.

Fashion Design Council of India's (FDCI) six-day fashion event will be held at the capital's Taj Palace hotel. 

“I have had a very good association with FDCI and I’m very privileged to be starting the India Couture Week again,” Mukherjee said in a statement.

According to Sunil Sethi, president, FDCI, his “designs spell sheer luxury and unabashed glamour, he is undoubtedly one of the best couturiers in the country, which makes him an apt choice for the opening show”. 

The Shree Raj Mahal Jewelers India Couture Week will also showcase collections of designers like Rohit Bal, Manish Arora, Anamika Khanna and Anju Modi.

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Premia India Runway Week SE 2014 by IFFD From April 16

Report by Santanu Ganguly, New Delhi: Indian Federation for Fashion Development (IFFD) is arranging the second season of PREMIA INDIA RUNWAY WEEK SE 2014. After a successful Season 1, it's a pleasure for us to announce the dates for Season 2, which would be held from April 16-18, 2014 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. 

This season, IFFD is taking the runway week to a different height all together with more young designers getting an opportunity to showcase their talent via this platform.

Celebrities like Gauhar Khan, Delnaaz Irani, Huma Quereshi, Shibani Kashyap, Mahima Chaudhary, Mugda Ghodsey,  Urvashi Routella, Ashmit Patel are expected to attend at the event as show stoppers for various designers. Choreographer of the shows would be Liza Verma and Shakir Sheikh.

Fashion is not only to make an individual more elegant, but also to reassure them, give them confidence. In fact, true style is a way to say who one is without having to speak, because as actress Audrey Hepburn once said, elegance is the only beauty that never fades. 

As the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen said: "It’s a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together." 

But designers of today are also conscious that soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date. They are therefore constantly designing and burning the midnight oil to come up with new ideas. 

Realizing the important role that established fashion designers can play in this, the Indian Federation for Fashion Development (IFFD) was set up to expose the younger and newer designers to the best in the world of fashion. 

And with this in mind, the Indian Federation for Fashion Development(IFFD) has slated the second edition of Asia’s youngest fashion trade event, the Premia India Runway Week Summer Edition (PIRW SE 2014) from April 16 to 18, 2014, at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

The Premia India Runway Week will provide a platform created for the designers of tomorrow to showcase their talent in an industry event that will target domestic and international buyers and media.

The participants in the fashion shows are themselves a virtual who’s who of those who design all the latest styles that become fashion statements. They include Sonia Jetley, Shruti Sancheti, Asif Merchant, Rajdeep Ranawat, Swati Modo, Niket & Jannee, Stylion by Manish Gupta, Rosy Ahluwalia, Sandip & Anju Chanana, Ramesh Dembla, Pluss by Sandeep Aggarwal, AUM by Nishu Jain, Aashna Vikrant, Shivani Singh, Akaash K Aggarwal, Charas by Ankur & Sonia, Kavita Gogna, Ritu Chhabra, and Crescent by Faraz Manan.

While Premia is the Title Sponsor, Shree Rajmahal is the Associate Sponsor, and Audi is the Automobile Partner. 

The show and exhibition space will provide these designers a dynamic platform to interact and develop lucrative business-driven relationships with the domestic and international industry as well as celebrities who are known for their fashion statements, and opinion leaders.

The Indian Federation for Fashion Development will arrange runway shows and premiere fashion content that enables the connoisseurs of the latest in fashion to discover new and innovative ideas.

Speaking on the occasion of announcement of the dates, IFFD Director Avinash Pathania said, “PIRW is a young platform for young designers to showcase their exquisite collections to bulk and retail buyers, media, and fashion connoisseurs.”

Kiran Kheva (Director, IFFD) added “After a very successful first edition, we are looking forward to an even more successful second edition of summer collection. The second edition Of PIRW shall witness a different scale of creative canvas and a new dimension to the business and establishing PIRW as a distinctive brand in Indian fashion industry."

Tarun Shienh, Managing Director of the Premia Group said, “You live only once. So friends lets live this life in grand style at PREMIA INDIA RUNWAY WEEK where fashion meets talent. Let’s make it large.”

Pradeep Goel, MD Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers, the Associate sponsors of the event quips, "We intend to promote the Indian Fashion Industry and upcoming designers by providing a large platform like 'Premia India Runway Week' that can create a milestone for Industry as well as Shree Raj Mahal Group. We are honoured to be a part of this event, and consider it a unique opportunity for us to bring together the Indian Jewellery and Fashion Industry."

About IFFD

The IFFD provides an opportunity for fashion industry members, both new and old, to create networks that will facilitate action and inspire industry growth, provide a platform for both established and upcoming talented designers, and also introduces fresh designers to showcase their collections. This gives them excellent business opportunities from both bulk and retail buyers. It also facilitates exchange of ideas and networking interactions between designers, buyers and affiliates.

The event provides an enriching experience for everyone. Each season of the PIRW promises magnificent creations, original ideas and spectacular showcasing.

Show Timings: 

16th April 2014 - 5 PM, 7 PM & 9 PM

17th & 18th April 2014 - 3 PM, 5 PM, 7 PM & 9 PM 

Exhibition Area: 11.30 AM - 7 PM All 3 days.

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