Rough
Ride
The
New Year is closing in and if bike trails are something you're planning for, the
Biker collection from Wrangler might be the thing for you. Do check if the
denims and non-denims with different washes, mammoth pockets (for your digital
camera, rolls, beer cans and the like!), rivets and tabs and leather details,
are rugged enough for your hot trip.
Available
at Wrangler outlets and multi-brand stores
Hey!
Brides!
Here's
more for you... more magic, more fashion and more excitement. Archana Kochhar's
bridal wear is priced Rs 15,000 onwards and saris start at Rs 1,000 - enticing
isn't it? Look for saris, cholis, lehengas, salwar-kameez and the like at her
store '3 Fashion Studio' at Juhu, Mumbai. For Archana, it's all about a play of
embroidery and cuts in colours like fuchsia, yellow, turquoise and red.
Address:
20, Swastik Plaza, V M Road, Next to Juhu Kalaniketan, Vile Parle (W),
Mumbai-400056. Tel: 9820038350
In
Fashion Mecca
After
Mumbai and Dubai, Kimaya, the multi-designer outlet, is now in Delhi. The store
will house over 30 top designers, including Manish Malhotra, Shahab Durazi,
Wendell Rodricks, Anamika Khanna, Neeta Lulla and Shane & Falguni Peacock.
Situated at One Style Mile, Kimaya sprawls over an area of 3,500 square feet.
Apart from retailing collections of known designers, Kimaya (which means 'magic'
in Pushtu) also stocks creations of talented new designers.
Situated
at One Style Mile, Kalka Das Marg, Mehrauli, New Delhi. Tel:
011-30988761
Walking
Sparklers
This
show rocked the city a couple of months ago, but the impact has lingered on...
it was the extravagant Lakme India Grand Finale Winter 2004. Tarun Tahiliani
luminously interpreted the Lakme theme - 'Fireworks'- via his dazzling clothes.
The hall (as usual) looked like it would burst at its seams and the forked ramp
was quite colossal. Did we hear you ask about the ambience? The silent laser
lights said it all - they did a furious dance and filled the hall before the
start of every collection. After an inevitable wait, lithe bodies slowly poured
in from the sides of the ramp. And suddenly, it was reflective purples, candy
pinks and dreamy mauves dusted with silver and gold on the catwalk! All we could
think of was 'tangible' fireworks that had taken the form of billowing
'lehengas' (with architectural crinolines), layered jackets, corsets, drapes
(his forte) and saris. But the high point of the show was Sophia Haque doing her
number on the ramp in Tarun's doll-like clothes. After all this, the conclusion
was that be it Tarun's clothes or Lakme's range of cosmetics, the thrill never
goes missing from the lines.
Different!
Neeta
Kapur's candy pink saris with dull gold detail look resplendent when worn with
subtly decorated mules (as shown). Check out her style!Available at 4, Lee road,
Kolkata-700020. Tel: 033-2424729/2442208
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