Lecoanet And Hemant: LFW Summer/Resort 2010

• By Priyanka
• May 5, 2010
• The Daily Etcetera
• 3

Yes, yes, yes, this is a bit late in coming but better late then never, no? 😉

Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar presented a collection titled ‘Green’ during Lakme Fashion Week, which focussed on ethical fashion, and used fabrics like cotton, handloom silk and poplin in a color palette that was mostly dominated by rusts, greens, creams, beiges and black.

The collection was extensive… an almost exhausting range of bleached denims, jackets, trousers, skirts and shifts, not to mention menswear as well. But we couldn’t help but feel it was a tad repetitive and uninspired. There’s only that many shifts that can excite you. After a point it was a blur of clothes walking by. The womenswear part of the collection seemed all over the place and not too cohesive despite it’s binding “organic” theme.

I’d be remiss though if I didn’t mention the menswear part of the collection. There were some standout pieces that looked really promising.

Lecoanet And Hemant, Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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Paromita Banerjee: LFW Summer/Resort 2010

• By Priyanka
• May 5, 2010
• The Daily Etcetera
• 7

It was a collection with components that we are all familiar with… the colors, the prints, the fabrics and yet interpreted in a whole fresh way. Paromita Banerjee’s collection called “The Laal Paar and Other Stories” was an ode to the Indian handlooms and drew it’s inspiration from the Bengali “Laal Paar” which is the traditional red bordered sari.

While I wasn’t particularly fond of the wrap jackets and kurtas which seemed much too busy with the colors, prints and silhouette in question all thrown into the mix, I do recognize it’s more my personal taste speaking that anything else. The clothes were summer perfect and bohemian with a healthy dose of desi.

What I absolutely loved, loved about the collection were the pieces that were minimal and played with the ‘red border’ interpretation.

Paromita Banerjee, Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010

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Lisa on Elle India: (Un)Covered

• By Payal
• May 5, 2010
• (Un)Covered
• Ditto!
• Found/Off The Runway
• 24

Lisa Haydon covers Elle India’s May edition in a Shrivan Narresh swimsuit seen first on the Kingfisher calendar on Anjali and later in a variation on Nethra in The Man magazine. Seeing all these sexy ladies is making me regret having that extra (and another extra) piece of bread at lunch. 😛

Catch our more of Shrivan Narresh from LFW here.

Lisa Haydon on Elle India May 2010 in Shrivan Narresh

Left: Anjali Lavania in Kingfisher Calendar 2010
Right: Nethra Raghurama in The Man magazine

Photo Credit: Facebook

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Sari Style

• By Payal
• May 5, 2010
• The Daily Etcetera
• 39

At the Time’s 100 Most Influential People Gala, it was great to see some saris on the red carpet. We loved Anusha Bhagat’s emerald green sari but why-oh-why did she pair it with a Gucci tote with pink handles? Pandora founder Tim Westergren walked with a lady who also wore a sari. Despite that her sari wasn’t worn well with the pleats being way off, she had all her basics right with a cream shawl and a peach clutch to complement the look.(Am still trying to track down who the lady is).

Gosh, if only Anusha had carried a clutch. Am in love with her green sari.

Left: Chetan and Anusha Bhagat
Right: Lady with Tim Westergren

Photo Credit: Wireimage

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Of Tie And Dye

• By Payal
• May 4, 2010
• Face Off
• 50

While Ms. Shetty wore a lehariya tie/dye pink sari to the sets of Zara Nachke Dikha, Raima wore a bandhini tye/dye pink one with an orange contrast to a Titan event. Question is, which sari do you prefer? (Keep in mind, we are asking bout the sari, not how they wore it. 🙂 )

P.S. Lehariya is a tie/dye that creates a diagonal pattern whereas bandhini is a tie/dye effect that creates diamond patterns.

Left: Shilpa Shetty on Zara Nachke Dikha
Right: Raima Sen at Titan Raga Carnival Event

Left: Shilpa Shetty on Zara Nachke Dikha
Right: Raima Sen at Titan Raga Carnival Event

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani, Twitter

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