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Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi to represent India at JFW, Tokyo
‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi to represent India at JFW, Tokyo
December 28, 2010 (India)
Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced the name of the talented designer duo that is slated to match shoulders with some of Asia’s leading designers at the Asian Designers Collection in Japan, Tokyo. Out of the 5 shortlisted designers- ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi Gambhir have been selected by 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee, the organizers of the Fashion Grand Prix to represent India at the mega event in March 2011.
Other designers competing for this opportunity were equally gifted and left no stones unturned to impress the jury. The organizing committee, made the decision after carefully examining all the information presented by the shortlisted designers and evaluating their collections in-person. The collection showcased by ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi was in sync with the primary concept behind this year’s Asian Designers Collection.
Names of the Shortlisted designers
Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta
5X by Ajit Kumar
Neelanjan Ghosh
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Announcing the name of designer, Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India said, “Japan is a comparatively new and growing market where Indians are making headway. FDCI is committed towards encouraging greater cooperation between the two countries in the field of fashion. I congratulate ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi Gambhir for making the cut and wish them success. My deepest gratitude to 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee for providing this platform and I look forward to seeing higher Indian participation in the years to come”.
On their selection, ‘Walnut’ by Divya and Nidhi Gambhir said, “We feel honoured and blessed having bestowed with the opportunity to represent India at the Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo. Showcasing our collection on such a platform will not only give us the international market exposure but also open inspirational and creative doors for us. Japan is an unexplored market for our brand and we thus look forward to a great experience there in terms of both business and exposure. We sincerely thank FDCI for providing such opportunities to the young talents of the Indian fashion industry”.
“All the designers were talented and the quality of the collection was remarkable. For the other designers who came very close, we look forward to their participation in the upcoming seasons of Asian Designers Collection.”, said a member of the 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee.
Application was open to FDCI members who are Professional Fashion Designers with experience of three years or less. Interested contestants were asked to submit their entries by June 4, 2010. All the contestants had to submit a PowerPoint presentation comprising of their profile and images from their recent design collections.
From over 25 laudable entries, 5 designers were shortlisted. The jury comprising of representatives from the Onward Kashiyama Co Ltd and New Designer Fashion Grand Prix Committee visited India from December 12-15, 2010 to meet the designers personally and finalized one designer who will represent India at the Fashion Grand Prix 2010, in March 2011.
Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI)
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December 28, 2010 (India)
Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced the name of the talented designer duo that is slated to match shoulders with some of Asia’s leading designers at the Asian Designers Collection in Japan, Tokyo. Out of the 5 shortlisted designers- ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi Gambhir have been selected by 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee, the organizers of the Fashion Grand Prix to represent India at the mega event in March 2011.
Other designers competing for this opportunity were equally gifted and left no stones unturned to impress the jury. The organizing committee, made the decision after carefully examining all the information presented by the shortlisted designers and evaluating their collections in-person. The collection showcased by ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi was in sync with the primary concept behind this year’s Asian Designers Collection.
Names of the Shortlisted designers
Akaaro by Gaurav Jai Gupta
5X by Ajit Kumar
Neelanjan Ghosh
11:11 Cell DSGN
Announcing the name of designer, Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India said, “Japan is a comparatively new and growing market where Indians are making headway. FDCI is committed towards encouraging greater cooperation between the two countries in the field of fashion. I congratulate ‘Walnut’ by Divya & Nidhi Gambhir for making the cut and wish them success. My deepest gratitude to 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee for providing this platform and I look forward to seeing higher Indian participation in the years to come”.
On their selection, ‘Walnut’ by Divya and Nidhi Gambhir said, “We feel honoured and blessed having bestowed with the opportunity to represent India at the Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo. Showcasing our collection on such a platform will not only give us the international market exposure but also open inspirational and creative doors for us. Japan is an unexplored market for our brand and we thus look forward to a great experience there in terms of both business and exposure. We sincerely thank FDCI for providing such opportunities to the young talents of the Indian fashion industry”.
“All the designers were talented and the quality of the collection was remarkable. For the other designers who came very close, we look forward to their participation in the upcoming seasons of Asian Designers Collection.”, said a member of the 'Asian Designers' Collection Committee.
Application was open to FDCI members who are Professional Fashion Designers with experience of three years or less. Interested contestants were asked to submit their entries by June 4, 2010. All the contestants had to submit a PowerPoint presentation comprising of their profile and images from their recent design collections.
From over 25 laudable entries, 5 designers were shortlisted. The jury comprising of representatives from the Onward Kashiyama Co Ltd and New Designer Fashion Grand Prix Committee visited India from December 12-15, 2010 to meet the designers personally and finalized one designer who will represent India at the Fashion Grand Prix 2010, in March 2011.
Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI)
www.britishtoastmaster.webs.com
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Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Jezebel
Jezebel (Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל / אִיזָבֶל, Modern Izével / Izável Tiberian ʾÎzéḇel / ʾÎzāḇel) (fl. 9th century B.C.) was a Phoenician princess,[1] identified in the Hebrew Book of Kings as the daughter of Ethbaal, King of the Sidonians[2] (Phoenicians) and the wife of Ahab, king of north Israel. According to genealogies given in Josephus and other classical sources she was the great aunt of Dido, Queen of Carthage.
The Hebrew text portrays Jezebel as a power behind the throne. Ahab and Jezebel allow temples of Baal to operate in Israel, and that religion receives royal patronage. After Ahab's death, his sons by Jezebel, Ahaziah and Jehoram, accede to the throne. The prophet Elisha has one of his servants anoint Jehu as king to overthrow the house of Ahab. Jehu kills Jehoram as he attempts to flee in his war chariot. He then confronts Jezebel in Jezreel and urges her eunuchs to kill the queen mother by throwing her out of a window and leaving her corpse in the street to be eaten by dogs. Only Jezebel's skull, feet, and hands remain. Jezebel's last act, equipping herself in all her finery before she is murdered, has led to her being represented as a kind of prostitute.
The Hebrew text portrays Jezebel as a power behind the throne. Ahab and Jezebel allow temples of Baal to operate in Israel, and that religion receives royal patronage. After Ahab's death, his sons by Jezebel, Ahaziah and Jehoram, accede to the throne. The prophet Elisha has one of his servants anoint Jehu as king to overthrow the house of Ahab. Jehu kills Jehoram as he attempts to flee in his war chariot. He then confronts Jezebel in Jezreel and urges her eunuchs to kill the queen mother by throwing her out of a window and leaving her corpse in the street to be eaten by dogs. Only Jezebel's skull, feet, and hands remain. Jezebel's last act, equipping herself in all her finery before she is murdered, has led to her being represented as a kind of prostitute.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Fashion weeks localising industry: Suneet
Suneet Varma, a pioneering Indian designer, is not happy with the slew of fashion weeks in the country as he believes they not only affect business but also localise the industry instead of integrating it.
"Ideally, there shouldn't be more than two fashion weeks in any country and this is the trend followed in Western countries like the US where you have two prominent fashion weeks and one couture exhibition," Varma told IANS in an interview.
"Such events are not at all integrating designers and are localising the industry as well. Today, you have Jaipur fashion week, Kolkata fashion week, Bangalore fashion week - there is too much of it," he added.
Varma, who has been in the industry for over two decades, feels frequent fashion weeks are also affecting business.
"You won't believe it: when fashion weeks started in India, we used to get buyers from all over the country and sometimes from places we haven't even heard of," said Varma.
"But now things are different. A buyer in Hyderabad won't come to attend the fashion week in the capital because he has a fashion week in his city. Hence these fashion weeks are doing more harm than good."
Varma has been one of the pioneers of the fashion industry along with big names like Ritu Kumar, JJ Valaya, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and Ravi Bajaj.
He feels the need of the hour is to give structure to this growing industry and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), India's apex fashion body, should do something about it.
"I personally feel that FDCI should bring all these fashion shows together and then have a category of designers like 30 best couturiers, 30 best generation next designers and 60 pret designers - the classification will help the industry in structure," said Varma.
"FDCI should also move beyond various fashion weeks and help younger designers get loans for machines or set up their own business because we are not recognised by the government and hence it gets difficult when we (designers) have to apply for loans," he added.
A formal recognition by the government will help the industry by leaps and bounds, he says.
"The government refuses to give us credit and recognise us. It is the need of the hour. Look at Italy, why do they have the best brands and the best of fashion? Because their government recognises the industry and supports them," said Varma.
"There is a small city called Como in Italy where you get the best prints, the name is well-known among all fashion brands in the industry because the government promotes the print makers there; such things are lacking in India," he added.
In 1986, when the fashion industry was at its nascent stage, Varma realised designing clothes was his real calling and joined the London College of Fashion.
Recollecting how his parents were very supportive of his decision, he said: "I come from a family of bankers and I couldn't even add two plus two. I was very much into paintings and drawings and my dad always encouraged me to do something I liked doing.
"My father had once told me, 'If you sculpt fabric, they become garments'. So finally I started sculpting garments," said Varma, a big name in the industry and one of the finest couturiers as well.
He has also tied up as a designer with Judith Leiber, the international luxury accessories brand, and recently entered the Limca Book of Records 2011 edition for designing the world's longest embroidered sari.
But he doesn't take part in fashion weeks frequently and often wonders how various designers manage to do that.
"I am not into pret, so I stay away from regular fashion shows. I have showcased at the two editions of HDIL India Couture week in Mumbai and recently at the Delhi Couture Week, but I wonder how some designers are able to participate in almost every second fashion week," said Varma.
"Fashion designing is not a cut and paste job. It requires inspiration to truly craft a line. We don't have to think about clothes only; we have to think in terms of ramp, accessories, music, everything. Even hand-draping requires a lot of effort," he added.
Varma, who designed Hrithik Roshan's look in "Kites", is tight-lipped about his next Bollywood production. "I will reveal it at the right time," he said.
"Ideally, there shouldn't be more than two fashion weeks in any country and this is the trend followed in Western countries like the US where you have two prominent fashion weeks and one couture exhibition," Varma told IANS in an interview.
"Such events are not at all integrating designers and are localising the industry as well. Today, you have Jaipur fashion week, Kolkata fashion week, Bangalore fashion week - there is too much of it," he added.
Varma, who has been in the industry for over two decades, feels frequent fashion weeks are also affecting business.
"You won't believe it: when fashion weeks started in India, we used to get buyers from all over the country and sometimes from places we haven't even heard of," said Varma.
"But now things are different. A buyer in Hyderabad won't come to attend the fashion week in the capital because he has a fashion week in his city. Hence these fashion weeks are doing more harm than good."
Varma has been one of the pioneers of the fashion industry along with big names like Ritu Kumar, JJ Valaya, Tarun Tahiliani, Rohit Bal and Ravi Bajaj.
He feels the need of the hour is to give structure to this growing industry and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), India's apex fashion body, should do something about it.
"I personally feel that FDCI should bring all these fashion shows together and then have a category of designers like 30 best couturiers, 30 best generation next designers and 60 pret designers - the classification will help the industry in structure," said Varma.
"FDCI should also move beyond various fashion weeks and help younger designers get loans for machines or set up their own business because we are not recognised by the government and hence it gets difficult when we (designers) have to apply for loans," he added.
A formal recognition by the government will help the industry by leaps and bounds, he says.
"The government refuses to give us credit and recognise us. It is the need of the hour. Look at Italy, why do they have the best brands and the best of fashion? Because their government recognises the industry and supports them," said Varma.
"There is a small city called Como in Italy where you get the best prints, the name is well-known among all fashion brands in the industry because the government promotes the print makers there; such things are lacking in India," he added.
In 1986, when the fashion industry was at its nascent stage, Varma realised designing clothes was his real calling and joined the London College of Fashion.
Recollecting how his parents were very supportive of his decision, he said: "I come from a family of bankers and I couldn't even add two plus two. I was very much into paintings and drawings and my dad always encouraged me to do something I liked doing.
"My father had once told me, 'If you sculpt fabric, they become garments'. So finally I started sculpting garments," said Varma, a big name in the industry and one of the finest couturiers as well.
He has also tied up as a designer with Judith Leiber, the international luxury accessories brand, and recently entered the Limca Book of Records 2011 edition for designing the world's longest embroidered sari.
But he doesn't take part in fashion weeks frequently and often wonders how various designers manage to do that.
"I am not into pret, so I stay away from regular fashion shows. I have showcased at the two editions of HDIL India Couture week in Mumbai and recently at the Delhi Couture Week, but I wonder how some designers are able to participate in almost every second fashion week," said Varma.
"Fashion designing is not a cut and paste job. It requires inspiration to truly craft a line. We don't have to think about clothes only; we have to think in terms of ramp, accessories, music, everything. Even hand-draping requires a lot of effort," he added.
Varma, who designed Hrithik Roshan's look in "Kites", is tight-lipped about his next Bollywood production. "I will reveal it at the right time," he said.
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