Great News For Women Runners

Puma Training Ambassador – Jacqueline Fernandez at the Launch of Puma’s Dynamic Training Shoe for Women PULSE XT

Sportswear brand Puma, increasingly focusing on the women’s training category has introduced Pulse Xt, a dynamic lightweight training shoe that is geared towards adapting to the unique boldness and flexibility of any workout. Puma also announced its association with actress, model and fitness buff Jacqueline Fernandez as PUMA’s new training ambassador.

Puma Training Ambassador – Jacqueline Fernandez at the Launch of Puma’s Dynamic Training Shoe for Women PULSE XT

Pulse Xt is a shoe that will appeal to a wide audience of women with its unparalleled features, uninhibited versatility and bold look. This shoe is designed to use its responsive EverTrain Footbed Technology that provides the perfect underline to every workout. With an extremely breathable upper, this shoe is highly resilient, provides unhindered support at all times and is finished with a sleek look, which makes it perfect for any kind of training and workout. The full-length flex groove allows dynamic multi-directional movement, while the bootie construction creates exceptional comfort and fit.

Puma Training Ambassador – Jacqueline Fernandez at the Launch of Puma’s Dynamic Training Shoe for Women PULSE XT

Speaking about her new association with Puma, Jacqueline Fernandez, said, “Puma is a brand that I have long admired and it is what I wear for my regular workouts. I am very excited about the enthusiasm the brand has towards women’s training category. As an avid track runner, basketball and badminton player and Zumba enthusiast, I find the new Pulse Xt is just right for my training needs since it integrates new age technology with classic style.”

Regal Watches for Brides-to-be

Titan Raga

This wedding season gift yourself a stunning watch from Titan Raga. It will be the most outstanding bridal ensemble. Designed for the woman who embodies her bridal role with poise and élan, each timepiece crafted by Raga portrays perfect balance of sensuality and elegance.

Titan Raga

The selection of timepieces by Titan Raga is exquisitely designed, drawing inspiration from pearls of the ocean, incredible cities, flora and fauna. Studded with Swarovski crystals and pearls, the watches are enhanced with intricate enamel work. The timepieces are an ode to the graceful, confident and sensuous Raga woman.

Titan Raga

There is an elegantly designed timepiece for every bride-to-be by Titan Raga, making the bridal attire flawless for each wedding ritual. The watches are priced between Rs. 5495 to Rs. 15995. These watches are available at World of Titan and Helios stores as well as leading multi-brand outlets like Lifestyle, Shoppers Stop, and other authorized dealer stores.

Marsala collection by Lalit Dalmia

Marsala collection by Lalit Dalmia

Lalit Dalmia, the face behind the brand of the same name is a self-taught talent from Hisar who has left the world awestruck with his powerful and unique design vision. He has shown the world how his elegant designs for women can take luxury to a whole new level. He doesn’t consider himself as a designer but a creator, who just doesn’t want to make pretty clothes; instead, through his creations he wants to make every woman feel like an urban goddess.

Marsala collection by Lalit Dalmia

His inspirations are endless and can be drawn from anything & everything. His label is synonymous with opulence, contemporary Indian and Indo-Western wear. His intention has been to create glamourous ensembles with traditional textures, embroideries, and craftsmanship juxtaposed with modern designs. He experiments around unusual fabrics and textures to create masterpieces, which takes us back to the Victorian and Mughal period.

Marsala collection by Lalit Dalmia

To sum it all in a nutshell, Lalit attributes his collections as ‘clothes with international styling and Indian soul’. If you are looking for enchanting and sophisticated fusion of distinctive traditional and modern designs with the stroke of muted classy and reserved attitude, you know where to go now! The designer uses a colour palette, which makes one feel nostalgic about our intricate and ancient eras in history.

Entice’s stint at Baselworld 2015

Entice Yellow & white diamond Y-shape necklace

For the tenth year in a row, Entice (Hong Kong), fine jewellery brand by the century old KGK group, participated in Baselworld 2015 with their exclusive booth at B 23 in Hall no. 3.1. Entice showcased its mesmerizing range of trendsetting diamond jewellery from its latest collections. Breathtaking necklaces exuding grandeur, flexible white and yellow gold bracelets studded with white and yellow diamonds in beautiful geometrical patterns, long diamond earrings with intricate detailing, spectacular emerald ring, exquisite combinations of different unique shapes of diamonds like pear, round, rose cut, baguette and more, set in white and yellow gold complimenting unique designs.

Entice cocktail ring with oval emerald center and surrounding marquise diamonds

The Jewellery displayed is now available at Entice Hong Kong exclusively and would come to India later this year. Each piece at Entice has been handcrafted to precision by an expert team of international designers at Entice’s state-of-the-art -manufacturing unit in Hong Kong. Each bauble is unique in its own and exudes opulence, making it a prized possession for the possessor. The uniqueness of Entice jewellery lies in its unprecedented grace and trendsetting flair, which is synonymous with the brand’s commitment to create the best!

Entice Yellow & white diamond drop earrings

Present at the Baselworld 2015, Mr. Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman – KGK Group of Companies said, “It’s an honour for the brand to be associated with Baselworld, the biggest jewellery fair in the world. For many years we have been showcasing our finest of the work at this platform and maintain the legacy, this year as well, we have showcased the most premium and best of designs from Entice’s pandora of excellence.”

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.

Western Influences on Indian Fabrics

Soltee AW15

What happens when the European art meets Indian vibrancy? Well, it creates something that is soothing to your eyes and worthy of everyone’s attention. The incredible vases inspire our latest collection. No matter what form they are, they are artful and each one has a story to tell. Inspired by the delicacy, art and class of vases, the House of Soltee by couturier Sulakshana Monga presents its new Autumn/Winter 2015 collection.

Soltee AW15

Abiding by our philosophy of ‘beauty is in details’, our brand new collection has pieces flaunting detailed embroidery and pattern. Expect breezy dresses to strong silhouettes, and backless gowns to drapes this season; AW15 collection is anything but narrow. The beautiful natural floral prints are blended with Indian sensibilities, casting an exotic look to the collection.

Soltee AW15

We have played around with International watercolors from genres of rose pink, champagne, beige, subtle peaches, olives and hues of oranges. Giving shape to the outfit are fluid fabrics like net, rayon crepes and cotton. The collection is perfect amalgamation of Indo-Western classic fusions intricately embroidered with unique classic methods of asymmetric detailing on gowns, lehengas and dresses.

Tales of Benarasi Weaves

Vinayak Couture

Designer duo Asha and Gautam Gupta recently launched their exquisite handloom collection with much poise at Cavalli Café, Emporio Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The occasion weaved layers of triumphant rustic eccentricities from the roots of Benaras (Varanasi).

Vinayak Couture

Asha and Gautam’s label, Vinayak Couture brought forth a celebratory bridal collection, with a colour palette as delicious as it could ever get; mango oranges, peachy pinks, lusty reds, emerald greens, pistachio greens, powder blues, buttery yellow, the colour of Ganga and more.

Vinayak Couture

The collection showcased a perfect amalgamation of traditional and contemporary aesthetics—aptly defining the modern bride of today. The textures were luxurious and patterns worth lusting for.

Vinayak Couture

The designers casted a brand new approach to the good old art of handloom; mixing the golden art with the charm of beautiful colours and motifs, their latest collection is also an ode to local artisans of Banaras.

Vinayak Couture

The fabrics used are pure tussar, Benarasi silk and jute net embellished with unique parsi gara, zardozi and kalamkari. You can pick your outfit from M-8, Main Road, Greater Kailash- 1, New Delhi.

CaratLane.com unveils ‘The Enchanted’ Collection

Enchanted Collection by CaratLane.com

Known for making extravagant and stylish jewellery, CaratLane.com presents its amazingly artistic ‘The Enchanted’ collection. The woman of today covertly desires to wear something which nobody else possesses – giving her an individual identity and making her feel unique.

Enchanted Collection by CaratLane.com

Keeping this thought in mind, CaratLane.com has hand crafted this collection with jewellery designs inspired by ‘The Enchanted’ forest. The Collection is made to reflect a magical and enchanted forest. The use of carved leaves with cut stones gives the assortment a look of the mystic and rustic nature, giving it a very unique and artistic touch.

Enchanted Collection by CaratLane.com

The assortment comprises of jewellery made of precious gemstones. Rubies, blue sapphires and yellow sapphires, accentuate the colours of the forest. The collection is further studded with diamonds, which gives the pieces an extremely classy look. This extraordinary collection by CaratLane.com fits any occasion and the unique designs make these ornate pieces an exquisite work of art to be treasured for generations.

Qutweet with Fendi

QUTWEET collection by FENDI

FENDI presents a very special limited edition capsule collection from a totally different perspective: the QUTWEET collection! A fun touch is in the name that recalls tweeting of the birds in a very cute way.

QUTWEET collection by FENDI

Strong rainbow-like colours as red, orange, yellow and blue characterize this collection. Its lightness and colours represent a pure and fantastic evasion from the cold foggy winter. A collection full of great personality and character features fun geometric patterns and prints that are represented in shapes that recall the Japanese origami, creating a unique modern optical effect.

QUTWEET collection by FENDI

It features iconic bags, like Peekaboo, Mini Peekaboo, Baguette and also Petite2Jours and Demi Jours. To complete the collection, wallets in various models, key holders, foulards jewelry, shoes and ready to wear pieces with the same theme has been introduced. The Bag Bugs family enlarges and welcomes the little and cute newcomers.

Wedding Fashion Guide by Monika Pal Sood, Co-founder, Youshine

White and Gold Look by Youshine

Look #1: White and Gold Look

Pearl Paradise Head Band: The girl of today is sporting femininity like the bygone Grecian and Indian mythological era. Back to the roots, this gold head chain is made of faux pearls joint to each other with gold links to cover the entire head in three strings.

Bunch Of Bling Ring: A multi-chain dual ring to let you strike bling at its par! A unique jewel adornment is meant for your fingers to give them optimum fullness and fancy. Two engraved rings in gold finish are connected with a bunch of chain strings to make you stand out in the crowd.

Textures and Trinkets Gold Envelope Clutch: Sport it, hang it around your wrist and be the trendsetter. This textured finish peach envelope clutch is made of finely embossed faux leather and is further enhanced with gold frame edging and trinket enhancements.

Traditional Red and Gold Look by Youshine

Look #2: Traditional Red n Gold Look

Wishful Wine Drop Earrings: The deadly charm of oxblood red is here to drag you in its pool of fantasy. These drop earrings in high-gloss gold finish are encrusted with bold wine emerald cut stones stung over delicate gold shackles studded with clear diamante.

Strings Of Surprise Peach Chain Necklace: Revive classic trends with new twists! This multi-string long necklace with peach and gold metallic chains adds subtle charm to your vibrant winter wardrobe.

Blue Wedding Tales by Youshine

Look #3: Blue Wedding Tales

Linked To Pride Blue Dangler Earrings: Opaque stones are ruling this accessory season and when added with a hint of bling, they spell sheer charm. These dangler earrings in junk finish are studded with stones in various cuts, shade and finishes of blue along with marquise shape prominent indigo beads.

Black and Gold Look by Youshine

Look #4: Black n Gold Look

Angelic Aura Black Drop Earrings: Play drop-dead-gorgeous with these drop earrings in the shape of textured fairy wings with high-gloss gold finish and black enameling.

Sheer Nostalgia Black Box Clutch: Let your prized possession whisper through this see-through gold frame box clutch in mocha brown made of translucent brown PVC and a gold snap fastener closure. With an added gold sling chain, you can either clutch it or sling it but surely going to flaunt it.

Lord Of Rings Gold Cuff: Lead the style fiesta with this broad cuff in glossy gold finish made up of rings and stripes pattern.