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"Rebelliously Chic" is the Way to Go Says Papa Don't Preach! | MissMalini

MissMalini Says: "Props to Shubika for clothing that's trendy young and oh-so-comfy. This is also the funkiest fashion campaign I have ever seen come out

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“Rebelliously Chic” is the Way to Go Says Papa Don’t Preach! - MissMalini

Papa Don&#039;t Preach

MissMalini Says: “Props to Shubika for clothing that’s trendy young and
oh-so-comfy. This is also the funkiest fashion campaign I have ever seen come
out of India. Well done girl!”
As you all know, we at Team MissMalini love giving away the hottest inside news,
and all the scoop on the new trends to watch out for! On our radar off late, is
young designer Shubhika Sharma, who has us intrigued! With a brand called Papa
Don’t Preach, her aesthetic is fun and young, and as she say

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Aneeth Arora

Kallol Datta

Lakme Fashion Week

Berlin Calling for Aneeth and Kallol! | MissMalini

One of  our very own designers at fashion week will be showing at the prestigious Berlin Fashion Week the coming January. The shortlisted two came down to

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Berlin Calling for Aneeth and Kallol! - MissMalini

One of  our very own designers at fashion week will be showing at the
prestigious Berlin Fashion Week the coming January.

Kallol Datta 1955The shortlisted two came down to the very talented Aneeth Arora and Kallol Datta
. Working his characteristic design sensibilities into his garments, Kallol
Datta’s Winter/Festive 2011 collection for Lakmé Fashion Week was an extension
of his Fall/Winter 2011-12 line done earlier. Choosing some unusual fabrics for
the season, Kallol opted for wool, wool blen

Fashion Events

Narendra Kumar's Fab Twenties Jazz Line on Day 2 at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 | MissMalini

Narendra Kumar's slick menswear showcase had everybody tapping their feet to the live jazz quartet! Titled Fly me to the moon after Frank Sinatra's song

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Narendra Kumar’s Fab Twenties Jazz Line on Day 2 at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 - MissMalini

Narendra Kumar

Narendra Kumar‘s slick menswear showcase had everybody tapping their feet to the
live jazz quartet! Titled Fly me to the moon after Frank Sinatra’s song of the
same name, this collection was inspired by the roaring twenties, with the gents
in slick tuxedos, single breasted jackets, printed suits with a twenties twist,
the works! It was all about the details, and as always, Nari impressed us with
his meticulous attention to the details. The cuts were razor sharp, and the
look, eff

The Making of This Year's Gen Next Designers at Lakmé Fashion Week 2011 | MissMalini

This platform has launched some of fashion's biggest stars: be it Kallol Datta or Nachiket Barve, Swapnil Shinde or Little Shilpa. This year's set had the

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The Making of This Year’s Gen Next Designers at Lakmé Fashion Week 2011 - MissMalini

This platform has launched some of fashion’s biggest stars: be it Kallol Datta 
or Nachiket Barve, Swapnil Shinde or Little Shilpa.

model in Nikhil ThampiGen NextThis year’s set had the fash frat raving. Mohammed Javed Khan painted
expressionistic strokes in mustard and moss against grey.

Javed KhanFarah Sanjana‘s collection called Collars Galore had oversized details with
blends of origami, metal work, and architectural shapes.

Farah SanjanaShashank Raj and Prajwal Badwe displayed  a collect

The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Reynu Taandon and Wendell Rodricks | MissMalini

Reynu Taandon’s Mughal inspired collection was for the begums of this day and age. She said that she embraced the past but modernized the silhouette with

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The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Reynu Taandon and Wendell Rodricks - MissMalini

Reynu Taandon’s Mughal inspired collection was for the begums of this day and
age. She said that she embraced the past but modernized the silhouette with all
the zardozi, gota tassels and shine fit for a begum. Reynu is well established
in the middle eastern market as well as retails in some parts of Europe besides
showing in Delhi. The gracious Mugdha Godse was showstopper for this collection,
and friend Madhur Bhandarkar was seen at this show.

Reynu TaandonVideo Coming SoonMughda Godse for Re

Your Celebrity Fix from the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011 | MissMalini

The Blenders Pride fashion tour saw B-town's who's who at their glitziest best. Day one saw Jaqueline Fernandez in diamonds and drape and Esha Deol in

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Your Celebrity Fix from the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011 - MissMalini







The Blenders Pride fashion tour saw B-town’s who’s who at their glitziest best.

Day one saw Jaqueline Fernandez in diamonds and drape and Esha Deol in black
lace with red lips. Day two had Kalki Koechin looking like a gladiator,
Ravishing Raveena in all black and hottie Ranvir Singh suited up.

Rohit and Rahul with Sophie, Manav Gangvani and Zayed KhanSpotted on the first
rows were Zayed Khan, Sophie Chaudry (wearing Rohit and Rahul), Queenie Singh,
Sharmila Khanna, Laila Lamba, Manasi Sc

The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Ramona Narang and Rohit & Rahul | MissMalini

Ramona Narang proclaimed that she loves resort and she loves couture. This was the underlying concept to her collection.. the resort line had chic jersey

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The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Ramona Narang and Rohit &#038; Rahul - MissMalini

Ramona Narang

Ramona Narang proclaimed that she loves resort and she loves couture. This was
the underlying concept to her collection.. the resort line had chic jersey knit
dresses in bright colors. The couture line was all about flowey gowns in nudes,
scarlet and black.

Ramona NarangRamona NarangThe real woman was the driving force behind her line,
said Ramona. The ravishing Raveena Tandon represented the real woman and walked
proud in an allover sequined black dress.The front rows were packe

The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Anand Kabra & Gavin Miguel | MissMalini

Anand Kabra's line was about the anti-status quo, the seekers, the adventurers, the square pegs in a round hole. Details seen were Micro prints on pallazo

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The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Anand Kabra &#038; Gavin Miguel - MissMalini

Anand Kabra

Anand Kabra‘s line was about the anti-status quo, the seekers, the adventurers,
the square pegs in a round hole. Details seen were Micro prints on pallazo pants
and blousons, progressing into ombre dyeds in sunburst patterns, tie dyeds in
orange and red and silhouettes with a seventies influence.

Anand KabraThe layering had a bohemian nonchalance to it. Finely embroidered
lehengas with intricate doily patterns made for the latter half of his show. We
especially loved the belted sar

The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Raakesh Agarvwal and Neeta Lulla | MissMalini

Raakesh Agarvwal Day  1 of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011 started off with fireworks, no less. Raakesh Agarvwal set the ramp ablaze, quite

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The Fashion Scoop on the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011: Raakesh Agarvwal and Neeta Lulla - MissMalini

Raakesh Agarvwal

Day  1 of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2011 started off with fireworks, no
less. Raakesh Agarvwal set the ramp ablaze, quite literally! Fiery red carpet
gowns, sexy draped dresses and bridal ensembles were seen in flaming ombres,
with glitter and shine. Fluid Grecian drapes juxtaposed with structured corset
tops, lehengas in their jewelled glory, scooped necklines and fishtail
silhouettes. With Jacqueline Fernandez playing diva in shimmer and drapes, like
MissMalini said
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Lifestyle

chocolate

Food &amp; Nightlife

Have a Chocolate Affair This Monsoon, With a Little Help From The Cocoa Trees | MissMalini

A wise man once said, very rightly so: "There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles."

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Have a Chocolate Affair This Monsoon, With a Little Help From The Cocoa Trees - MissMalini

Sweet TemptationA wise man once said, very rightly so: “There are four basic food groups: milk
chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles.”
An array of goodiesWork in progress!Fancy a visit to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? A visit to the newly opened 
The Cocoa Trees® at Kemps Corner had us feeling giddy with a chocoholic
high(hic!) The gracious chocolatier Kavin Zhang had a little dipping session for
us where he created delightful goodies with all kinds of chocolate! 

Aki Narula

Bandana Tewari

Designers

JJ Valaya

Manish Malhotra

Nachiket Barve

Narendra Kumar Ahmed

Neeta Lulla

Save the Date for the Most Spectacular Lakmé Fashion Week Ever! | MissMalini

Record number of Designers are to participate at Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 with 87 designers and 10 sponsors participating this season. It's

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The Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive Team

Record number of Designers are to participate at Lakmé Fashion Week
 Winter/Festive 2011 with 87 designers and 10 sponsors participating this
 season.
It’s almost that much awaited time of the season, when all of fashion’s famed
troops march forth:
Designers new and established, models, choreographers, stylists and of course,
the media for a week of fashion and festivity. Yes that’s right we’re talking
about Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011: prom

The House Up The Ladder: An Exhibit by Anushya Sharma & Monalisa Baruah | MissMalini

All you art aficionados behold the newest offering in town this monsoon: A collection of paintings by Anushya Sharma and Monalisa Baruah that explores the

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The House Up The Ladder: An Exhibit by Anushya Sharma &#038; Monalisa Baruah - MissMalini

Buddah Garden by Anushya SharmaAll you art aficionados behold the newest
offering in town this monsoon: A collection of paintings by Anushya Sharma and 
Monalisa Baruah that explores the idea of reality. The one that defines our
physical selves and environment; and the other, more subtle one that exists
within each one of us. Where do these realities meet? Does one manifest the
other? As memories and dreams intermingle in the hazy smoke screen of your mind,
you, the curious eternal searcher shal

Gauri and Nainika

Lakmé ABSOLUTE

Manish Malhotra Announced Grand Finale Designer for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 | MissMalini

After the grand finale of fantastic proportions last time, it was only fitting that Bollywood's fashion czar work his inimitable magic on the ramp this

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Manish Malhotra Announced Grand Finale Designer for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011 - MissMalini

Manish Malhotra (picture credit: Daboo Ratnani)After the grand finale of
fantastic proportions last time, it was only fitting that Bollywood’s fashion
czar work his inimitable magic on the ramp this Winter Festive season. That’s
right, Manish Malhotra has been announced as the Grand Finale Designer for Lakmé
Fashion Week, Winter/ Festive 2011.

Manish Malhotra is the first Lakmé Grand Finale designer who showcased his
Shimmer Shine Sparkle collection way back in 1999 and presented the Free Spiri

Christian Dior

John Galliano

Kate Moss

LVMH

The Show Must Go On: Bill Gaytten Headlines for John Galliano | MissMalini

Christian Dior has become the first fashion house to present a haute couture collection without a named couturier, following the unceremonious removal of

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The Show Must Go On: Bill Gaytten Headlines for John Galliano - MissMalini

King in exileChristian Dior has become the first fashion house to present a haute couture
collection without a named couturier, following the unceremonious removal of
British designer John Galliano. This was the first Dior Couture collection not
designed by Galliano in 15 years. A successor has not yet been named, so it was
with bated breath that the small audience of fashion insiders waited to see who
would take to the stage Monday for a post-show bow. The man who emerged was Bill
Gaytten, a fe

Bollywood

Christina Aguilera

Eminem

Entourage

Television Gossip

Your Dose of "Drama" coming up on July 24th | MissMalini

Its time to start  start refreshing your memory (I sure have!) on the season 7 of Entourage, 'cause season 8, the final and most anticipated 8 episodes

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Your Dose of “Drama” coming up on July 24th - MissMalini

The slickest boys on TV

Its time to start  start refreshing your memory (I sure have!) on the season 7
of Entourage, ’cause season 8, the final and most anticipated 8 episodes will
begin to air on HBO on the 24th of this month.In the season final Johnny Drama 
is rumored to take on the caricatured Drama-Banana character. Eric and Scott are
looking forward to sign Johnny as a new client; he will be playing a version of
himself on the coming season 8 episodes.Entourage Season 8: coming soonA quic