Fashion Show With Innovative Concepts
(February 20, 2003)

          MUMBAI: Fashion these days has come out of ages and is being presented in innovative forms. One of such fashion extravaganzas was presented today by the budding designers of Sophiya Polytechnique, Mumbai, called 'Tvastar 2003'. The event was choreographed by famous model March Robinson and modelled by leading models like Nethra Raghuraman, Viveka Babjee, Walusha D'Souza, Diandra Sores and Gauhar Khan. Leading fashion designer of India Manish Malhotra was the chief guest of the evening, along with the internationally acclaimed designer Neeta Lulla.

Q: What do you think of the fashion creations by budding designers?
Manish Malhotra: "I think I have a competition from these young breed of designers. All the designers were really creative with their style, image, pattern and the whole silhouette giving any leading designer the run for the money. As for me, I never went to a fashion school or an institute. Everything I have learned on my own. But I wish I could study fashion and then it would have made a difference."

           The show showcased some innovative creations by the young designers which depicted various themes, colours, cuts, designs, silhouettes, fabrics, accessories, footwear and styling that made each sequence very interesting and captivating. The themes ranged from Moulin Rouge to Egyptian era to Indian wedding Nizam era and nature like aqua and green. The hallmark of the show was the theme of using waste materials like bangles, anklets, crochets, wires, fans, rings and baggies as part of the garments and very creatively draped around the models.

IT and Beauty Make a Unique Fashion Show (Go to Top)
(February 13, 2003)

          MUMBAI: The entertainment and commercial capital of India, Mumbai, witnessed a unique and first-of-its-kind fashion show on Wednesday evening where the CEOs from Fortune 500 companies walked the ramp along with the super-models who flaunted designer wear. The unique fashion show was held on the second day of the ongoing NASSCOM convention which began on February 11 and will continue till February 14. IT gurus from the top software and service companies, including internet expert Vijay Mukhi, Rajeev Kaul, MD of Microsoft, Lalit Kanodia, Chairman of Datamatic, Harish Mehta, co-founder of Nasscom, et al walked the ramp. While the president of Nasscom didn't walk the ramp, he shared his experience with others as they witnessed the confluence of IT and fashion..

           Priyadarshani Rao, Anshu Arora Sen and Rabani and Rakha's designs celebrated the global vision of these IT gurus. Priyadarshni Rao spoke about the concept behind her designs of balancing technicality with creativity. She said spectators who saw the fashion show found it to be a very clever combination. The concept was materialized by Nitish Bharadwaj who spoke about the commonalities between IT and Fashion. The members of Nasscom present at the fashion show seemed stunned and delighted in the evening which brought to the forefront a lighter and alluring side of the otherwise dull and technical-minded CEOs. This was the first time that Mumbai saw the marriage between two technically different streams, between the glamour of fashion and the globally competitive Indian IT industry.

Nikita Pledge to Work for Social Cause (Go to Top)
(February 4, 2003)

          NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned Indian beauty queen Nikita Anand on Tuesday said the Miss India crown had given her a platform to work for a social cause. The 19-year-old fashion designing student beat 25 other contestants to take the coveted title in glam-city Mumbai, on Friday. New Delhi-based Anand will represent India at the Miss Universe pageant.

           "Every human being is born with feelings of love and compassion. The Femina Miss India provides you a platform which gives you a chance to influence various social causes and social issues and it's up to you to find a cause that you strongly believe in. It provides you an opportunity to go ahead and do something. It's upto an individual, if you believe in it I am sure that you will go ahead and fulfil whatever promises you make," Anand told reporters in New Delhi.

           Ami Vashi, a former financial analyst, finished the first runners-up and was crowned Miss India World. A "food freak", the 22-year-old gave up a successful carreer in the United States to take up the cause of underprivileged women in India. Twenty-three-year-old Shwetha Vijay took the Miss India Earth crown. India has so far won eight international beauty pageants, including two Miss Universe titles.

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