It’s All About Micro Bags!

 Cara Delevingne showcasing a FENDI micro bag

For Spring/Summer 2015 FENDI launches the micro bags, a modern and quirky interpretation of two iconic bags of the Maison, the Peekaboo and the Baguette, in a unique micro version. FENDI micro bags are perfect for the modern urban dweller – for the woman who just carries minimal essentials.

Fendi micro bag

Fun and compact, these bags are versatile at the same time. They can be worn either as a clutch with an evening gown or cross body during the day, as all of them feature a long strap.

FENDI micro bag

FENDI embraces irony and plays with aesthetics, proportion and colour, never sacrificing quality and savoir faire. Micro bags provide a bold fashion statement featuring high craftsmanship ability, mirroring techniques employed in the creation of regular-sized bags in the atelier.

Cara Delevingne, Karl Lagerfeld showcasing FENDI micro bag

These pieces are perfect for the edgy woman with an eye for detail, quality and creativity. The micro bags are available not just in nappa leather but also in special variations, including ‘Bag Bug’ eyes and precious materials like fur and croco. Wear them alone or pair them with their regular size icons.

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.

 

Atsu Sekhose’s dairy of Oriental trails

Atsu for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer2015

For the forthcoming Spring/Summer2015 season at Wills India Fashion Week, designer Atsu Sekhose’s collection brought forth an array of dresses and skirts in shades of grey and pink.

Atsu for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer2015

His collection revolved around structured pastel silhouettes; this was blended with sharp cuts and minimal accessories to accentuate looks in entirety. The satin-finish dresses with embellishments and flares lingered in my mind for a couple of days! The bow detailing, ruffled sleeves, well-fitted, linear trousers, and perfect inculcation of sheer invited cheer for the designer.

Atsu for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer2015

Atsu Sekhose’s outfits projected a marked oriental influence, which resulted in surfacing a brand new rear of silhouettes and architectural shapes. Gowns, trousers, cropped tops and capes comprised of this season’s choice for the designer.

Atsu for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer2015

Controlled embellishments, detailed embroidery work and intricate surface techniques exuded an overall elegance. The Samurai armour was emulated in many of the garments, with strong shoulders, sashes and sleeves that fluttered out from the elbow. Feather-like corsage units featured on some of the garments, swaying with the wearer’s movement, resembling frail underwater coral.

Samant Chauhan interplays with layers of silk and zardozi work

Samant Chauhan for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Designer Samant Chauhan’s latest collection at the Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 exuded purity through strands of soothing colours.

Samant Chauhan for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Floral palette was juxtaposed beautifully with hues of whites and nudes to create a softer look for the forthcoming Spring/Summer season.

Samant Chauhan for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Embroideries along with fabric layering preserved the richness of the collection coupled with the ever-lusted for zardozi work.

Samant Chauhan for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The collection had undertones of romance and illusion weaved breathtakingly. The outfits represented a flow in silhouettes blended seamlessly with Bhagalpur silk in Samant’s signature style.

Samant Chauhan for Wills India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Silk threads in cheery reds, blues, light pinks, yellow and cream moulded themselves gracefully with plush fabrics to procure into long dresses, tunics, skirts, trousers and hand-weaved saris.

On a floral note-Aneeth Arora

Péro by Aneeth Arora for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Delhi-based designer, Aneeth Arora flagged off the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015. Her label, Péro showcased a refreshing line of clothes that celebrated beauty of floral notes.

Péro by Aneeth Arora for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Known for being an advocator of eco-friendly fashion, this National Institute of Design alumnus, unveiled a heart-melting collection that blended various genres of fashion—sporty, chic, comfy and super girlie. The cherry on top was the floral inculcations on clothes and as accessories.

Péro by Aneeth Arora for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The collection mainly comprised of cotton khadi shorts, dresses and shirts with hints of silk and chanderi. Other silhouettes were chanderi tunics, kaftans, silk slips, cotton and linen jackets, silk jumpsuits with laces and linen tops.

Péro by Aneeth Arora for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

The hand-woven daisies and beaded embroidery on the dresses was the highlight of the collection. The collection projected a beautiful colour palette, comprising of whites, greens, blues, pinks and oranges.

Péro by Aneeth Arora for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015

Aneeth accessorised the looks by giving each of the models a charming little floral headband.

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.