Day III of the Delhi Couture Week belonged to the S brigade - Sharmila Tagore, Shraddha Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Sonam Kapoor - the four showstoppers who added dollops of stardust to the ramp during each of the shows they walked for.But despite the ..

Mobile woesShraddha Kapoor looked frantic after her showstopper act for designer Anju Modi on Day III of the Delhi Couture Week. The actress had lost her mobile while she was preparing to walk the ramp, and till late at night, she hadn't been abl ..

Hotties like Malaika Arora Khan and Lara Dutta swear by Wendell Rodricks' collection. From supermodels to Bollywood actresses, the designer has muses going gaga over his creativity.At the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week, to be held in Mumbai, the  ..

Day one of the ongoing Delhi Couture Week ended delightfully with JJ Valaya’s ‘Tasveer’ collection. The collection was inspired by photography, depicting the evolution of colours from black and white to digital era. Valaya on his co ..

Varun Bahl opened the Delhi Couture Week 2011 with his Indo-French collection, blending vintage with contemporary perfectly. The designer had Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit in the front row to support him. Dressed in a white anarkali suit complemented  ..

It is now possible to play games and at the same time learn a local language on the mobile. This innovative technology was on display at the Bhasha 2011 design competition organised by Nokia Research Centre (NRC) here on Friday.Nine teams from four c ..

A new title sponsor, the best of designers and an ideal business platform for participants to widen their customer-base - the second edition of the Delhi Couture Week will offer all this and loads of glitz and glamour when it opens Friday with Bollyw ..

If the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) was a profit-making body, the year 2010 would've gone down as one of the best in its history.After all, collecting pending dues to the tune of 50 lakh is no mean feat. But that's what the body has ..

Dyers in the country's knitwear hub of Tirupur, where about 700 units have remained closed following a court order over non implementation of pollution norms, are now a relieved lot as the Eco Green Industrial Evaporator developed by NIFT-TEA Kni ..

A city-based store has brought together 400 artisans and fashion students to create a fusion of Indian tradition with modern art. The aim is to revive traditional embroidery. Craft Traditions will help students get support from veteran artisans to ma ..

The UT education department is planning to divert a portion of the contract for stitching school uniforms to students who passed the fashion designing course in government schools.This will generate income for aspiring fashion designers.In this move  ..

Surekha Sreejith's Kathakali pendant was featured in TLC's ‘Oh My Gold'It comes as something of a surprise when Surekha Sreejith, design head VNM Jewel Crafts Ltd, says that she has absolutely no formal training in jewellery designi ..

The natural evaporation treatment used in traditional salt plant design used to produce salt from sea water in the eighteenth century Poland and Germany is all set to bail out the crisis ridden Tirupur dyeing sector. This traditional method to separa ..

Fashion fever this season is all set for a new high with the three-day fashion extravaganza of Van Heusen India Men's Week beginning 2 September 2011 at The Grand, New Delhi.The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) will present latest trends in ..

The show that started with light hues went on to introduce the brightest colours and most exaggerated styles. That's designer Gaurav Gupta for you who got it 'right' even this time!The appalled audience who walked out of Gaurav Gupta' ..

It can now be revealed why Rohit 'Gudda' Bal has braved the rains and made frequent trips between Delhi and Mumbai the past few months. The designer extraordinaire is slated to open Mumbai Fashion Week on August 16 at the off site venue, Maha ..

Known for their contemporary fashion, designers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra are all set to present a collection personifying vintage royalty inspired by the 'Elizabethan era' at the Delhi Couture Week July 22-25."It's every woman's ..

Bengaluru's Deepika Govind, who continues to stretch her job definition from designer to protector of ancient textiles and weaving methods, talks about her experiment with Eri silk.What inspired the Eri journey?I feel I have finally found my true ..

V. Vimalan, the man behind Calonge talks to Priyadarshini Paitandy about the brand's international foraysHis office is like a fashionista's closet. Rows of footwear and handbags in a gamut of colours occupy the room. There are totes, hobos, c ..

Sakhi Thomas was in for a shock when she came back home with her NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) certificate and enough experience in the garment industry, having worked in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Honestly, the fashion sense of t ..