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Will you remember 2017 for being the year of the saree, the instances when Priyanka Chopra wowed us with her daring sartorial choices, or how the Millennial Pink became fashion’s shade du jour? With 2017 drawing to an end, we reflect on the year’s biggest, brightest and boldest fashion players.

Red carpet momentsAishwarya Rai-Bachchan Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan 

In terms of sartorial selection, Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan couldn’t be more disparate. But it didn’t really matter, since the mélange represented different faces of modern India on the global playground. At the MET gala, Priyank chose a bad a** version of the ball gown, in a number by Ralph Lauren that carried the whiff of a trench coat. Ash rendered the Cinderella story in an ice-blue princess gown by Michael Cinco at the Cannes red carpet.

Saree, not sorryPriyanka Bose

The saree endured the catwalks and controversies. Designers like Amit Aggarwal and Abraham & Thakore built their collections off the concept of upcycling chanderi, ikat and patola; the maker of light-as-air linen sarees — Anavila Misra made a case for its other half, the blouse, for the girl who wears her smarts on her sleeve. And Sanjay Garg and his quest for making the saree as
normal, if not iconic, as a T-shirt kept the fashion press busy. Early in November, designers and craft revivalists showed some spine by pooh-poohing an article in the New York Times that said the rise of the Benarasi saree to prominence has coincided with PM Modi’s push for a Hindutva agenda, and hence “Hindu” attire.

Emphasis on inclusivity

Veronica Campabell at Wendell Rodrick’s show
Veronica Campabell at Wendell Rodrick’s show

A combination of clever casting choices and emphasis on size diversity fuelled conversations around inclusivity. Lakmé Fashion Week’s Summer/Resort 2017 edition introduced India’s first transgender model, Anjali Lama. It was followed by Veronica Campabell, a plus-sized transgender model, who walked for designer Wendell Rodricks’ collection for an apparel brand
exclusively catering to plus-sized Indian customers.

Instagram stories

Snapshot from Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s exclusive instagram show titled, The Udaipur Collection, as part of Spring Couture 2017

The photo-sharing app, owned by Facebook, became the key hub for fashion’s tastemakers, and their platoons of fans in 2017. Industry biggies like Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Anita Dongre and Tarun Tahiliani staged fashion campaigns aimed squarely at Instagram, replacing traditional formats — that of fashion magazines — making the once “exclusive” fashion industry accessible to the public. Isn’t that wonderfully egalitarian?

Kinship with millennials

At designer Narendra Kumar’s show held on February 3, boys flaunted make-up, and sported relaxed bomber jackets screen-printed with jungle motifs. Girls wore skinny ties and tailored suits, with faces scrubbed clean of greasepaint. And just like that, Nari turned India’s idea of gender identity on its head.At designer Narendra Kumar’s show held on February 3, boys flaunted make-up, and sported relaxed bomber jackets screen-printed with jungle motifs. Girls wore skinny ties and tailored suits, with faces scrubbed clean of greasepaint. And just like that, Nari turned India’s idea of gender identity on its head.

A report released last year by global financial major Goldman Sachs on the Indian consumer says it is the 440 million-strong millennial population, distinguished by its education, digital literacy and growing spending power, that will decide the fate of the modern luxury market. It’s about that oddball aesthetic with no regard for gender otherness or tired conventions that tickles this group. How else can you explain a pinch of pink infiltrate the cultural zeitgeist with such ubiquity? Yes, we are talking about the Millennial Pink, fashion shade de jour of 2017.

T-shirt activism

A model sports a Gaurav Gupta creation­
A model sports a Gaurav Gupta creation­

Fashion and feminism are strange bedfellows. With the two coming together to make the modern woman and her liberation, cool again, this year was significant in a way. From the sardonic to the contentious, wordy tees in all their forms were brash, brilliant and boldly feminist. ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ by Christian Dior, ‘The Future is Female’ by Prabal Gurung, and ‘I’m A Feminist, What’s Your Superpower’ by our very own Gaurav Gupta, summoned the power of the slogan T-shirt and its ability to subliminally provoke by simply existing in a certain time and place.

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Oct 052017
 

Malaika Arora should be hailed as the ‘Queen Of Red Carpet’ looks. While the world was still getting over from Malaika Arora’s red gown last week, she floored everyone at the ‘Elle Beauty Awards’. Malaika wore a stunning white gown from Gaurav Gupta’s collection. 

Malaika, styled her with a breathtaking white structured gown which made her look like a goddess on earth. She paired the outfit with statement rings from Mahesh Notandas, a cream coloured clutch and drop-leaf earrings from the world famous jewellery brand, Swarovski. Her face looked illuminating and she decided to go for sultry smoky eyes and a nude lipstick on her lips. She completed her look by trying a loose ponytail.

Malaika Arora Khan, known for promoting fitness, says people should embrace their curves and flaws, and love themselves the way they are. “Embrace your curves, your flaws, your cellulite and your stretch marks. And love yourself,” Malaika said as she received the ELLE Active Star Award here on Wednesday.

“I got the award because I think I am someone who has always said it is important to remain active and fit, and I have always propagated fitness,” she said.

(with Inputs from IANS)

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Aug 172017
 

Ex 'Bigg Boss' contestants Bani J and Mandana Karimi pose toplessBani J’s topless picture. Picture courtesy: Bani’s Instagram account

After Bollywood actress Esha Gupta, ex ‘Bigg Boss’ contestants Bani J and Mandana Karimi have taken the internet by storm by sharing topless pictures on their Instagram accounts.

Bani J posted a collage of monochrome pictures of herself posing for the camera. She is seen covering her assets with her arms wrapped around. Her tattooed arms make for a fierce picture!

Ex 'Bigg Boss' contestants Bani J and Mandana Karimi pose topless
Picture courtesy: Mandana Karimi’s Instagram account

Not just Bani J, Mandana Karimi, too, shared a topless photo on her Instagram story. In the picture, she is seen covering her assets with Snapchat filters. 

The ‘Bigg Boss’ hotties are surely turning up the heat this monsoon season. 

Mandana Karimi had filed a domestic violence caseagainst her husband Gaurav Gupta. She reportedly dropped the complaint later to save her marriage. In her petition, the model-actress asked for maintenance to the extent of Rs 10 lakh per month for her basic needs, necessities and requirements, besides a compensation of Rs 2 crore for the trauma and agony caused, and loss of career and business.

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Her petition mentioned that Gupta insisted on her conversion to Hinduism ahead of their wedding. The Iranian model-actress was also asked to quit her acting career as the profession was deemed “incompatible with his family’s status in the society”. Things came to a head when Gupta barred her from entering the house. She also alleged harassment by her mother-in-law.

When we contacted Mandana Karimi, she told mid-day, “I was thrown out of my matrimonial house seven weeks ago. I made desperate attempts to reconcile with them, but my in-laws didn’t allow me back. Gaurav has cut me off.” Karimi’s lawyer Madhukar Dalvi said that the matter is now in court and that they would contest it as per law. Gupta’s PR said he was unavailable to comment on the case.

Mandana Karimi married businessman Gaurav Gupta on January 25 this year.

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Jul 042017
 

Mandana KarimiMandana Karimi

‘Bigg Boss 9’ contestant Mandana Karimi, who married businessman Gaurav Gupta on January 25, filed a domestic violence case at Andheri magistrate court on Monday. In her petition, the model-actress asked for maintenance to the extent of Rs 10 lakh per month for her basic needs, necessities and requirements, besides a compensation of Rs 2 crore for the trauma and agony caused, and loss of career and business.

Gaurav Gupta
Gaurav Gupta

Her petition mentioned that Gupta insisted on her conversion to Hinduism ahead of their wedding. The Iranian model-actress was also asked to quit her acting career as the profession was deemed “incompatible with his family’s status in the society”. Things came to a head when Gupta barred her from entering the house. She also alleged harassment by her mother-in-law.

When we contacted Mandana Karimi, she said, “I was thrown out of my matrimonial house seven weeks ago. I made desperate attempts to reconcile with them, but my in-laws didn’t allow me back. Gaurav has cut me off.” Karimi’s lawyer Madhukar Dalvi said that the matter is now in court and that they would contest it as per law. Gupta’s PR said he was unavailable to comment on the case.

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