Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014

Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014 took place in Mumbai, India last week – 20th until the 24th of August. Designers from all across India gathered in Mumbai to showcase their Winter/Festive 2014 collections. Designer Amit Aggarwal showcased his collection during the…

India Runway Week Winter/Festive 14 – Gen-Next Designers

12 Shows, 35 designers, 3 days all about fashion! India Runway Week is back and will take place from the 19th of September until the 21st of September at the Ocean Pearl Retreat – Chattarpur, India. The Indian Federation for…

Lakmé Fashion Week Preview – Anita Dongre ‘India Modern’

The finale of day 3 Lakmé Fashion Week winter/festive 2014 is none other than noted designer Anita Dongre. Anita takes forward her passion to contemporize Indian crafts and textiles with her latest bridal couture festive 2014 collection ‘India Modern’. “My…

Indian Couturiers visit America: Suneet Varma, Siddartha Tytler and Jaya Misra

The Splendid Indian Closet Fashion Tour 2014 is a multi-day event, showcasing collections from Indian couturiers in The United States. This year (July 2014) the event was held in the big Apple, New York and included noted and talented designers…

The Wedding Season: Indian Bridal Looks

When it comes to bridal fashion ‘traditional or contemporary?’ is a question every modern bride-to-be must ask herself. Culture and religion play a big role in this decision. Imagine the dilemma when you are culturally hybrid (like me). Do I…

Premia India Runway Week Season 2

Premia India Runway Week Season 2 took place from the 16th until the 18th of april 2014 in New Delhi, India. The Indian Federation for Fashion Development (IFFD) has organized this three day event. This season fashion designers showcased their…

Personal Style: Kaftan Chic by Shweta Wahi

This is part two of our personal style shoot, which was put together to celebrate the first anniversary of The Fashion Orientalist. For this photo shoot I worked together with a couple of talented people. I got in touch with…

Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW14 #WIFW

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) presents Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) took place from the 26th of March until the 30th of March in Delhi last week, showcasing fashion looks for the seasons ahead. Designers from all…

Lakmé Fashion Week: Highlights Summer Resort 14

Lakmé Fashion Week summer/resort 2014 took place from the 11th of March until the 16th of March 2014 and showcased India’s hottest designers. A large variety of summer/resort collections hit the ramp last week, from traditional multi-colored sari’s and sexy,…

Designer JJ Valaya: The Future of The Past

Indian designer JJ Valaya was born in Rajasthan, India. ‘Rajasthan’ literally means ‘land of kings’ which might have been the inspiration behind JJ Valaya’s brand philosophy; ‘We are the new royalty…a new Indian Raj (king) that is determined to spread…