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The Fashion Design Council of India,in partnership with Hindustan Times, presents the 12th Edition of India Couture Week 2019, from July  22 to 28 at Hotel Taj Palace in the capital. The FDCI India Couture Week, a  week-long showcase,boasts of a sparkling line-up of top designers including Amit Aggarwal, FalguniShane Peacock, Gaurav Gupta , Pankaj & Nidhi,Rahul Mishra, Reynu Taandon ,  Shyamal & Bhumika, Sulakshana Monga, Suneet Varma and Tarun Tahiliani. “Couture has all the elements that poetry exudes – romance, rhythm and craftsmanship. This year, we want to make it bigger in terms of innovation and also give designers who haven’t shown in this category before the proverbial opportunity, widening the choice of offerings for their discerning clientele. We are happy to have India’s leading newspaper Hindustan Times as our partner in this journey to find true excellence in fashion,”  said  FDCI President Sunil Sethi. Speaking on the ass...

                                  Falguni Shane Peaock presents- Bonjour Amer At FDCI India Couture Week 2019 Say Jaipur and 'Pink city' is what flashes in our minds. But for Falguni Peacock, it is a sack bag of memories from her latest sojourn. As the designer walked through the City Palace of Jaipur, she was asserted by the intricacies that would usually be blind-eyed to. It's ornate architecture, comprising of resplendent domes, imperial carvings, nondescript doors, intricate frescos, imposing gateways and paintings that depicted the sublime beauty of the palatial city in its magnanimous glory.  The benevolent energy of the place fills you with a solitary calmness, reflecting the bygone, imperial era that is still omnipresent and reverberates through Jaipur’s Kaleidoscopic culture. The silhouettes weave a web of modern eccentricity and yesteryear ...

DHRUV BANDWAL & CHARU DUTT ARORA - NEW FASHION DUO!   Dhruv Bandwal, an Indian Contemporary Fashion Designer from Rajasthan, now based in New Delhi. He is known nationwide for his extravagancy in the Fashion Industry. He owes it all to his mother who instilled in him, the love of art and fashion. Mr. Bandwal always knew that he wanted to be a Fashion Designer.  He had always dreamt of starting his own fashion company since a very young age. During the winter of 2015, the celebrated designer started his eponymous label which began with a workforce of two people.   He made his debut in 2016 at  Asian Designer Week  which got positive feed backs from the press. He, then did a calendar girl launch with Ms. Mugdha as his show stopper.  It was during the Asian Designer Week 2016 that Dr. Charu Dutt Arora (Founder & Managing Director of TRW) and the ace designer Dhruv Bandwal crossed paths. Dr. Charu instantly fell in ...

Journey as a Makeup Artist Marking my journey as a Makeover artist has been such a fulfilling experience. I always had a knack towards this beautiful art of creativity which brings in the transformation in any being. Having seen my brother doing the same, I have had so many wonderful experiences just looking at him work and learning bits of it. I craved my path towards this wonderful field in 2012. Hailing from Bihar, this sure was not a very conventional method but with the love and passion that I had towards being a makeup artist, my journey became a little steadier, if not very easy. Journey as a Makeup Artist I started my journey in 2012 with 4 Real News, where majorly my work as a makeup artist was doing the anchor’s makeup and hair styling. From there, I have had done work for several other organizations like Homeshop18. My turning point came in when I got the opportunity to work with a distinctive figure in the fashion industry, Mr. Manish Malhotra where I w...

How to get rid of the skin infection in monsoon, hot & humid weather? By hair and makeup expert Aashmeen Munjaal, director Star Salon and Academy Due to sometime rainy and wet weather and sometime hot and humid weather, your skin attracts infections real quick. You can get scalp infection, face burst outs, body rashes, fungus on your feet or nickels, these are such problems which we face during this seasons, so here are some of solutions to prevent such infections. ·           Your hair scalp becomes unhealthy and dirty during the monsoon season because rain water now-a- days is full of chemicals and adulteration. Try to use a good shampoo and a good conditioner as well which maintains the shaft of your hair and locks up the moisture of your hair. It is also, important to give your hair a proper oil massage on a regular basis because during rain, the humidity rate is very high which make your roots clogged.  Despite of oiling...

Dhruv Bandwal is an Indian Contemporary fashion Designer based from Rajasthan. https://www.facebook.com/dhruve.bandwal T he splendor and salubriousness of the Kashmir valley are legendary. In the words of the greatest of the Sanskrit poet Kalidas, Kashmir is "more beautiful than the heaven and is the benefactor of supreme bliss and happiness."  The jeweled crown of India with its extravagant beauty in the vicinity of the Karakoram and westernmost Himalayan mountain ranges was originally an important center of Hinduism and later of Buddhism and now has had a Muslim majority.   The state has been the subjugation of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since it’s partition.  It presents the distinction of multifaceted, variegated and unique cultural blend, making it distinct from the rest of the country, not only from the different cultural forms and heritage, but from geographical, ethical, social ent...

Dhruv Bandwal is an Indian Contemporary fashion Designer based from Rajasthan. https://www.facebook.com/dhruve.bandwal   He is known nationwide for his extravagancy in the fashion industry. He owes it all to his mother who instilled in him a love of art and fashion. Dhruv always knew that he wanted to be a fashion designer. He always dreamt of starting his own fashion company. For that, he even worked at…… EARLY LIFE Dhruv is from Kota, Rajasthan, where he grew up along with his parents and his three sisters. At the age of 12 he went to a boarding school Bhuvnesh Bal Higher Senior Secondary school in Kota. He did his graduate degree in Fashion Designing from Paris University (ModArt International), where he won The Best Student Designer Of   The Year in 2015. In 2006, Dhruv came to Delhi to study Fashion Designing, but due to financial crises he had to work hard for at least 20hrs a day to earn his college fees. He completed his graduation, opened a work...

Arjun Kapoor and Director Raj Kumar Gupta witnessed promoting their upcoming movie India’s Most Wanted in Delhi Today, Actor Arjun Kapoor and movie director Raj Kumar Gupta came to Delhi to promote their upcoming movie India’s Most Wanted. The event was held at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The movie will be released on 24th May 2019. The movie stars Arjun Kapoor in the lead role. India’s Most Wanted is an action thriller based on tracking a terrorist in a secret mission and arresting him without firing bullets. It is directed by Raj Kumar Gupta and produced by Fox Star Studios. Present at the event, Arjun Kapoor expressed " This is one of the most mature roles that I have played till date. It's based on true events and brings along a responsibility to play my character Prabhat in the keenest manner. He's a sincere and honest person, a very interesting character to play." Director Raj Kumar Gupta said " I have thoroughly researched fo...

Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Kaur witnessed promoting their upcoming movie De De Pyaar De in National Capital Today, the star cast of movie De De Pyaar De came to promote the movie in Delhi. The event was held at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The movie is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Luv Ranjan and stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rakul Preet Kaur. The Movie will be released on 17 th  May 2019. www.fhoto.co.in The upcoming movie De De Pyaar De is a romantic comedy with a twist where Ajay Devgn being a middle-aged divorce who falls in love with a woman almost half his age. The film surrounds itself in a love triangle. The film is written by Bhushan Kumar and Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali in his directorial debut. Present at the event, Ajay Devgn said " Film is full family entertainer. A lot of things that has been said in the film stand true for such situation. The shooting of the movie has been done in London and Manali. The movie gives a very strong me...

Charu Parashar presents its AW’ 19 “AVANT GARDISTE” Collection Charu Parashar is pleased to announce the launch of its new collection AW 19 “AVANTA GARDISTE”,  she derived  her collection inspiration from the “Chintz” floral Calico textiles of 19 th  Century, taken this concept cleverly and transformed it totally on a deep luxurious background  of colours and created a stunning AW’ 19 look. The collection features age old techniques of hand embroideries and Indian handlooms fabrics to create s stunning prêt and diffusion look, with this print of Floral and Chintz she is re-inventing the old silhouettes to create a new look has been the endeavour behind this collection. The main colours in the overall theme are navy blue, red and sea green. Brand is known for its nature inspired designs collections and brand stands for high quality of craftsmanship and innovation of Indian ethnic luxury. She is a prolific fashion creator extending her influences and aesthet...

Feel Green, Feel Great Liva partners with FDCI to showcase India’s first Green Heart Fashion Show D elhi, March : Liva, the leading ingredient  consumer brand of the AdityaBirla Group announces its partnership with Fashion Design Council of India’s (FDCI) to showcase India’s first Green Heart Fashion Show with a thought leading initiative to promote the concept of sustainability through their collection and products. This initiative by Aditya Birla was the reflection of their commitment towards breaking the myth about eco-friendly materials and also educates the users about the need for utilization of sustainable materials to avoid environmental hazards in future. In order to enhance and promote sustainable development Green Heart Fashion Show showcased collections by well-known designers: Rina Dhaka, Sahil Kochhar, Shalini James and Samant Chauhan who created fluid garments using Liva eco. The show reconciled sustainability with the f...