After designing for the T20 World Cup, leading fashion designer Mandira Wirk has designs on the much hyped Formula 1 grand prix that is set to begin in India shortly.Mandira, who is currently touring India for the fashion tour of a prestigious liquor ..

It was an experimental journey for designer-duo Ankita and Anjana Bhargav at the Van Heusen India Men's Week Saturday as they converted socks into shoes and came up with the idea of topsy-turvy shirts - something that can be worn upside down.Taki ..

The newly launched IIM-Udaipur and IIM-Raipur have recently approached the National Institute of Design (NID) urging it to design logos for their institutes.Talking to TOI, director of IIM-Raipur B S Sahay said, "We want a good logo for the inst ..

Women and bags go hand in hand and how! Otherwise how do you explain popular Hollywood celebs and closer home Bollywood actors' fetish for trendy bags?So much so that women these days want to change their bags or purses with every occasion and dr ..

Vinay and Anirudh of Shrihari diagems displayed their collection. Jewellery lovers can look forward to some truly artistic collection at the Shrihari Diagems from the house of Shri Ram Hari Ram Jewellers.The collection is currently available at their ..

After stunning city fashion lovers on Day One, the Blenders Pride fashion tour 2011 culminated in a glittering finale at the ITC Sonar, Kolkata.Priyanka Chopra and Shazahn Padamsee scorched the ramp in Neeta Lulla and Asmita Marwa creations, respecti ..

FDCI announced Jothi K, a NID Ahmadabad graduate as the Van Heusen Emerging Designer of the Year for 2011. This initiative is aimed at fostering and promoting emerging talent within the fashion industry. Jothi’s collection is inspired from the  ..

Designer Rahul Mishra enters bridal couture segment and will soon present his pret line at multiple retail stores, writes Nimisha TiwariFor fashionistas who love to travel and personalise their looks with an Indian twist, here's some good news. M ..

Being Neena Gupta's daughter doesn't bother me..." says Masaba GuptaOn HyderabadThis is my second time in the city. My clothes are stocked in a couple of shops in Banjara Hills and I feel women here have a peculiar sense of dressing - th ..

The Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has approached the National Institute of Design (NID) to design a dress for its chancellor, vice-chancellor and directors of various institutes to be used for its maiden convocation scheduled for January.The ..

Reliance TimeOut, organised an exclusive launch of Geetanjali Jha’s debut novel F Factor last week. The event was marked with interesting conversations and a book reading session by the author. During the interactive session, Geetanjali Jha fie ..

From the rustic back shelves of stores to fancy counters in air-conditioned trade fairs, the domestic hand pump has travelled a long way – thanks to a design intervention.When the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises announced a Desi ..

Despite having the best infrastructure, the designs being produced at the Ludhiana knitwear units are more or less than same with the units following each other rather than thinking creatively, said fashion designer Sharad Mathur who was in the city  ..

The roadside eatery has gone chic, smashing the stereotype of the quintessential dhaba and its hygiene concerns. And the entrepreneurs manning these mobile food outlets are no traditional businessmen. Some have designed clothes for hot shot models wh ..

If you think that straw, aluminium foil, paper plates, old jeans, sweet box and sack cannot be reused, then think again. Students of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, have prepared dresses, sandals and jewellery from all these waste materials. Th ..

The National Institute of Design (NID), which has been emphasising on the consideration of human factors and ergonomics in the making of design, is organising a workshop for the industry this month. The workshop will focus on the significance of ergo ..

An animation film by two NID students, Troy Vasanth and Rajesh Thakare, on urban sanitation problems in India's metropolis Mumbai has bagged the jury's special mention award at the animation event in China.Titled 'Good Morning Mumbai,' ..

Private players in the handloom sector in the State, who are concentrated in the Kannur region, have sought measures to be included in the forthcoming industrial policy.They point out that the private sector is not extended any benefits by the Govern ..

India's decision to open its doors to Bangladeshi garment items is widely expected to hit the domestic clothing sector, especially the small and medium apparel manufacturers and segments of the hosiery industry.The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Sin ..

Rachana Nagranee’s line of accessories, Pitaraa, is all about doling out happiness through vibrant, colourful accessories.How did Pitaraa come into being?I am from NIFT and did a course in fashion designing there. I worked as a store designer f ..