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Neither Rohit Bal , nor Aki Narula , it’s Delhi-based designer sisters — Gauri and Nainika , who’ve been chosen as the Lakme Grand Finale designers this March Putting all speculation about grand finale names to rest, we break the ice — designer duo Gauri and Nainika, have been selected as the Lakme Grand Finale designers for LFW Summer/Resort 2011, and will showcase the ‘Fantasy’ collection on March 15. Rumours were rife in the fashion circles that Rohit Bal, who’s now on the LFW advisory panel or Aki Narula, who’s mentoring the GenNext, will be taking on the mantle of finale designer this season. But it’s Delhi-based designer sisters this time around. Incidentally, it’s for the ‘fourth time’ in a row that Delhi names have been chosen to rock the Mumbai finale scene. All excited to present the ‘Fantasy’ collection, the sisters are letting their imaginations soar high. “Fantasy holds no boundaries. That’s the beauty of our creations, interwoven with myriad colours, that are truly unbeat...

Hunting for the next Freida Pinto, Katrina Kaif and Nicole Faria It's that time of the month when young aspiring girls who are pretty, tall and want a life in fashion, line up to audition for the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) in Mumbai. Unlike what many people think. No, they don't starve themselves, they just keep fit and remain active. And yes, they are well fed and haven't run away from home to become a supermodel. So, on Thursday 1 pm at the Grand Hyatt in Santacruz, LFW Summer Resort 11 Model auditions began under watchful eyes of designers designers Nachiket Barve and Rocky S ; show directors Marc Robinson and Lubna Adam ; fashion photographer Jatin Kampani , Editor of Vogue, India, Priya Tanna , along with Anil Chopra , CEO – Lakmé Lever and Sujal Shah , Vice-President & Head of Fashion for IMG India. Evaluating their poise, confidence and talent to endorse designer collections with elegance and grace, 118 aspiring Indian and international female models turned up to ...

Looking good and feeling beautiful are two different things. Here's why... A thing of beauty is joy forever...Is that so? Take a good look at all the celebrated divas around and you will see that at some point in their lives, they did not feel as beautiful despite being perceived as an attractive woman. Scores of actresses suffered from low self-esteem and only began to feel beautiful when their mind was strong enough to feel so. Beauty and lifestyle experts say that it’s important for a man or woman to feel good from inside to look beautiful from the outside. And sometimes to reach that stage, one needs to not just work on their bods but also reassure their minds. BT lists out some quotes shared by Indian and international names who worked hard to feel beautiful from within. Actress Priyanka Chopra confessed that she was a ‘gawky’ teenager. “I didnot quite feel pretty. I had apprehensions about my looks and was not confident about myself. My mother filled the Miss India entry for...

The new couple actor 'Imran Khan and Avantika Malik' in town look oh-so-beautiful together Here's one lovely couple, who I happened to meet during their courtship days in New Zealand in Jan 2009. And sure enough, was quite struck by their cute chemistry. Avantika , an effervescent personality, highly fashionable and verbal about her choices. And Imran , who's quiet and confident was a really hardworking actor, who'd always perfect his scene shots beforehand. The two lovebirds always enjoyed each other's company and talked to everyone with great warmth. On one sunny day, during the skydiving session in Queenstown, New Zealand, it was Imran's turn to skydive. Avantika made her way early to NZone skydiving spot and kept talking of how she wants to see Imran jump and feel good about this achievement. Imran sat in the plane, rose to 15,000 ft, jumped and was instantly awarded the cool skydiver by his pilot. Once done with his skydive, while we all clapped and che...

Delhi is the fashion capital of India ...In just the way Mumbai is an unbeaten Financial Capital The year 2010 has come to an end and as the New Year begins on a hopeful note, there's a great bit of enthusiasm that Delhi's fashion heads are holding within. Mumbai's pride Lakme Fashion Week is brimming with new 'technologically-advanced' plans as well, but are all ears to Delhi's news...straight from the horse's mouth - Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India . So, here goes: According to Sunil Sethi, who I think is a fabulously gifted business management expert, Delhi's got what it takes. Mumbai's not far behind either. In just the way Mumbai is known and established as the Financial capital of India , Delhi remains the undisputed Fashion capital of our country . Be it bling, couture, pret or craft-based design. "But then I am quite envious of people in Mumbai who are able to manage fashion events and are also good with the media...

Technology's got a new haute touch Google's Boutiques.com knows what you want to wear before you do! Google has launched a shopping search engine to not only make it easier to find clothes you like, but to actually predict what those clothes will be. The site, called Boutiques.com, is organised into a series of 'boutiques,' which aggregate clothing from more than 250 designers and online stores, reports Wired.com. The online pages are curated by bloggers, fashion people, actresses (or their stylists), designers and, to a degree, you. The visual-search technology behind the online fashion aggregators teach the computer how to 'look' for clothes in your style. While the boutiques are interesting, it's the potential of the visual-search technology to make online shopping an intuitive experience that stands out. The idea is that the machine will know what you want before you do. This is particularly exciting to those of us masochistic enough to insist on having ...

Rohit Bal changing loyalties? Delhi-based veteran designer Rohit Bal aka Gudda will now move closer to Mumbai. In a surprise move, the designer has joined in as a Lakme Fashion Week advisory board member, and will be present at the board meeting on January 13, 2010. Known for his loyalty to the FDCI - Fashion Design Council of India (which holds the Wills India Fashion Week) - till date, the designer did not divulge reasons for this move. He has been invited by the LFW board to participate in the crucial selection of the Gen Next and Emerging designers. Mumbai’s always remained close to Gudda’s heart as he loves the energy of Mumbai’s fashionistas. And now for some more surprising international news from beyond the shores... Marc Jacobs picks a transgender model for campaign Blonde-haired Andrej Pejic has been chosen to front Marc by designer Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer campaign, it was recently reported. Pejic recently shot the campaign in Marrakech, Morocco, with renowned photographer ...