Couturier JJ Valaya has completed 25-years in Indian fashion industry and will soon have a big-bang celebration. Valaya known for his regal style shared the 25-year-journey for the Sunday Standard Magazine. Have a look here:
Couturier JJ Valaya has completed 25-years in Indian fashion industry and will soon have a big-bang celebration. Valaya known for his regal style shared the 25-year-journey for the Sunday Standard Magazine. Have a look here:
My piece in New Indian Express/ Sunday Standard on Trends emerging out of Amazon India Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018: http://epaper.thesundaystandard.com/m/1609722/The-Sunday-Standard-Delhi/08-04-2018#issue/2/1
The PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012 kicks-off today (8th August 2012) at the Taj Palace Hotel with two heavy-weight designers – Varun Bahl and JJ Valaya. Bahl calls his couture collection – India, Nouveau – and attempts to merge the classic evergreens of old India with the outlook of modern Indian dressing tastes. JJ […]
As appeared in Sunday Standard: http://epaper.thesundaystandard.com/c/1466453 (Look out for My Top Ten Ensembles from Delhi Couture Week 2013 this Sunday.)
The bi-annual Lakme Fashion Week was losing sheen with not so great designers showcasing their work. But the lineup of designers for the Winter/Festive 2011 edition of Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai seems impressive and being a Delhi-ite I am only too proud to say that the sheen is added by Delhi designers. Rohit Bal […]
Even the desi designer duo did not lose the chance to make money out of CWG. For the opening and closing ceremony, the cultural committee had lined up a fashion show too to showcase India’s rich culture to the world. Hence bids were submitted. Sumit Nair proposed a Mega Show with Tarun Tahiliani and Rohit […]
I have a limitation to write about shows that are over by 8pm on Friday Night as my newspaper – The Sunday Standard/ New Indian Express goes to the press by noon on Saturday. Hence we miss out on scripting the reviews of Friday’s last show and the shows on the final two days – Saturday […]
Times are tough for economy and wont get easy any time soon. COVID-19 is a disease that has not only plagued the health of humans but also of industries. The Garment and Textile industry has had rough past three years. Fashion, an integral part of the industry needs a compassionate approach by the policy makers. […]
I fear that day is not far away when like the quintessential Indian Bandhgala, the Sikh Turban would be taken over by the western fashion world. Well the Sikh Turban has already inspired Karl Lagerfeld in 2010 to send down male models on the Chanel show donning turbans. Lagerfeld however called it ‘Murban’ (Male Turban). […]
The Day 1 of PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012 was totally unadulterated fashion. Neither ‘drama queens’ fighting for front-row seats nor ‘Bollywood Stars’ sending the shutterbugs on a frenzy, distracted us. Personally for me it was an ideal atmosphere to enjoy fashion. Varun Bahl opened the PCJ Delhi Couture Week 2012 and must say it was […]