Ogaan Gets Digital

Applique Flower & Bird Jacket by Studio Petticoat. Pink Moon Jhumkis by Neelum Narang.

After completing 25 years of retail operations, this year Ogaan is excited to announce the launch of its online store, Ogaan.com. Ogaan’s highly curated collections promoting crafts, textiles and made in Indian luxury are now just a click away.

Gold & Black Sharara Dress by Kavita Bhartia. Kundan Cuff by Vasundhara Mantri.
Carbon Lace Triple Ring by Atelier Mon.Earrings by Eesha Zaveri.

The ‘New Indian Wear’ section, a selection of Ogaan’s favourite trends in Indian dressing includes crop tops & flouncy skirts from Sonal Kalra Ahuja, beautiful shararas from Kavita Bhartia, and simple, fluid hand-woven linen saris from Anavila Mishra to name a few.

Gold Hanging Ear Cuffs by Payal Pratap.

‘Urban Essentials’, a selection of work and weekend contemporary wardrobe essentials, comprises of oversized shirts from Bodice, black Spring capes from Akaaro, shirt dresses from Translate and well-cut minimal kurtas from Vivek Narang.

Dress by BODICE. Nirvana Gold Drop Earrings by The Fableist.

Other highlights of the online edition are Bits & Pieces, beautifully crafted jewellery for the day and evening – a collection of Payal Pratap’s earrings, gold & druzies from young jewellery designer Eesha Zaveri, back and front earrings from The Fableist, and Vasundhra Mantri’s delicate, traditional gold and pearls.

Dorothy Perkins presents Spring/Summer 2015

Dorothy Perkins

UK’s most famous high street brand Dorothy Perkins announces the launch of its Spring/Summer 2015 collection, available exclusively on India’s leading fashion destination, Jabong.com. The spring summer collection of Dorothy Perkins embraces the key trends for the coming season with a return to the seventies and Sports Luxe.

Dorothy Perkins

The collection will be available on Jabong.com for its discerning customers from March. Jabong.com believes in bringing the latest and best trends forward for the customers. The latest summer collection from Dorothy Perkins is inspired by the 1970’s.

Dorothy Perkins

The dresses are longer, the skirts are A-lined and the trousers are cropped. Materials are a mixture of textures with knits and crochet, leather and suede – the chocolate brown suede shorts and jacket are key drifts. These rich textures are combined with denim – one of the star fabrics for spring summer.

Dorothy Perkins

Colours are a combination of muted pastel shades with pops of coral and indigo. Soft ruffle detailing and feminine prints, which take inspiration from the orient, create a seventies romantic bohemian look. Oversized peasant blouses are teamed with button front denim skirts and bell bottom jeans, matched with high platforms and felt hats creating a classic seventies silhouette.

Dorothy Perkins

For SS15 culottes are in pink leather and trousers are loose and wide – creating a new elegant shape. A fresh and modern feel updates this season’s Sports Luxe trend. Clean, simple lines create the look for the utility nineties inspired collection. Minimal boxy, cropped jackets in a variety of fabrics and textures – from neoprene to sheer and mesh – mixed with the cigarette trouser creates a sleek look.

Dorothy Perkins

Asymmetric tops and tunics add to the new season silhouette. Colour for this collection is exciting with poster paint shades of blue and green. Colour blocking leads the way – whilst the all-over whites we’ve seen in past seasons have returned. Florals are big and bold and are on full looks – on dresses and across short suits.

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Black jumpsuit with ivory Parsi jacket by Pallavi Puri

Ambrosia necklace by Outhouse

Red vase clutch by Lovetobag

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Pale pink floral embroidered jacket by Varun Bahl

Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Designers Viral, Ashish and Vikrant painted the runway red with their collection titled ‘Virtues’ at the Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015. Filled with vigor and a whole lot of opulence, the collection focused on asymmetrical dresses, jacket kurtas and elaborate cape dresses.

Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The designers highlighted anarkali with straight pants. The menswear sported white bandhgala jacket and red dhoti pants. Other designs included Rajasthani shirts, bandhgala kameez and sleeveless kurtas with side pleats.

Virtues by Viral, Ashish & Vikrant for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The silhouettes were flowy and the cuts were linear. Their outfits imparted a modern twist to traditional wear. The colour palette of white, red, fuchsia, and brown were weaved playfully to cull out interesting looks.

 

Sonaakshi Raaj for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014

Known as the ‘Sari-gown Specialist’, Sonaakshi Raaj presented her opulent line of Red Carpet creations called ‘Rebel with a Cause’ at the fashion week. The show stopping entry was made by Malaika Arora Khan in a post-box red lacy embroidered gown with a layered luxurious tulle flounce.

Malaika Arora Khan

Her finely crafted couture gowns reflected a luxurious style with some edgy detailing. Selecting colours that will glow in the dark as the wearer glides down the celebrity carpet, Sonaakshi had oxblood red, nude, charcoal and metallics on her fabrics.

Sonaakshi Raaj

Interesting drapes were an experimental move that Sonaakshi loves to undertake. The fluid fabrics added to the charm of the flirty sensuous silhouettes of the garments and detailing was meticulously added to highlight the construction.

Sonaakshi Raaj

Making a dramatic entry was the peach sari-gown with drop-shoulder glittering blouse, followed by a halter gold mesh creation. Jumpsuits in gold had beaded tassels, while the sharply cut, white embroidered one-button jacket worn with side slit pants was ideal cocktail wear.

Sonaakshi Raaj with showstopper Malaika Arora Khan

An interesting innovation was the red pant-cum-sari, the churidar draped sari, beaded body suit teamed with a dhoti-sari, poncho over corset and draped skirt and the textured top with a blue tulip skirt. Embellished boleros added variety to the collection, Jodhpur pants had body-con blouses and the black Grecian sari gown with dazzling gold work was stunning.

Shantanu and Nikhil for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014

Showstopper Jesse Randhawa with Shantanu and Nikhil

The show was a grand amalgamation of fashion and art when Himalayan presented the ‘Himalayan Couture Collection’ by Shantanu and Nikhil and artwork by artist Brinda Miller at the fashion week. Super model and dancer, Jesse Randhawa floated in a white will-power textured gown with tantalizing 3D embellishments to end the superb show.

Showstopper Jesse Randhawa

Four giant columns on the stage set the mood of the show and 39 beautiful creations enthralled the audience. The collection inspired by the colours and charm of the Himalayan waters, known for its rare beauty. Visualised by the majesty and serenity of the Himalayas, the free-spirited couture line had timeless beauty and elegance.

Shantanu and Nikhil

Layering was contemporary with head gears making a striking addition. Offering couture wear, the silhouettes incorporated creative construction and intriguing fabric cutouts on a colour story that had dramatic grey, white, deep red, blue and black for luxurious fabrics like chiffon, georgette, tulle and organza.

Shantanu and Nikhil

Moulded silhouettes were seen in New Age lehengas and Anarkalis, while tone-on-tone draped sari-gowns were regal in form and structure, but cocktail gowns were voluminous as they sailed down the ramp. Opening the show with a tiered tulle will-power gown with antique gold work, the display moved to dramatic creations that were just ideal for cocktail bridal wear.

Shantanu and Nikhil

Bronze beaded asymmetric jacket over ruffled ecru skirt, the sensational halter sari-gown, the grey fishtail net gown, and the navy sheath creation were sensational. Moulded and draped cleverly to the curves of the models, the textured rust choli-cum-sari creation, the lehenga with long sleeved choli and the black draped jersey choli gave new options to wedding wear.

Shantanu and Nikhil

Men’s wear had sharp distinct cuts with an interesting pairing of round skirts for sherwanis, bundgalas, kurtas with bundies, an interesting printed sherwani and a set of side-draped kurtas worn with fluid skirts, added a new dimension to men’s wear.

Arjun Khanna for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014

Yuvraj Singh and Arjun Khanna

Red, amber and green embraced the ramp for designer Arjun Khanna. Orange/white traffic markers lined the ramp, which was converted into a two-way street with zebra crossing. Twenty-eight helmet-clad men marched down the catwalk and the scene was set for an almost martial like fashionable attack from the designer who can make a difference in men’s wardrobes. The surprise element of the show was Yuvraj Singh, who left the audience spellbound with his sexy moves on the ramp!

Freddy Daruwala for Arjun Khanna

Arjun Khanna’s men’s wear has always evoked great responses at fashion weeks. There is style, construction, detailing and above all drama in his collections. His rock star biker boy inspired ensembles, had colours, fabrics, fashion and much more on the runway. It was a part rebellious, but a very avant garde look for the coming season that Arjun wanted men to wear.

Arjun Khanna

High end couture techniques were merged with ultra-contrast fabrics. So leather, suede, light-weight wool and corduroy were creatively combined in one jacket. Texturing techniques and superb tailoring was visible for the crisply edited line of 30 garments. Cropped jackets, trousers and shirts were offered in masculine colours of the season. Black was seen in ten shades along with brown, olive, blue and bursts of off-white while hints of red were thrown in occasionally.

Arjun Khanna

Embellishments had a marked Indian feel with quilting, dori and cord work used to highlight the garments. Metal additions like zippers, rivets and chains added to the strong but fashionable look of the masculine collection; while detailing on trousers was intricate and innovative. Keeping the trousers to mainly white, Arjun sent in an occasional red, black and white print, or dark manly shades. The jacket lengths never moved below the hips, with lots of lacing on back, arms, sides and hemlines of the jackets. Crazy slogans like ‘Biker Bundi’ or “Indian Drifter” further pushed the fun element of the collection.