When I cam to Bombay to attend the first Aamby Valley India Bridal Week an industry friend warned me. He told me, “Here you may not recognise the people who come to attend. It won’t be your usual suspects who come to see regular fashion shows. Those coming here will be loaded to their necks, but unrecognizable faces!” Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged Aamby Valley India Bridal Week, Couture Week, Diwali, fashion designers, Gucci, Indian designers, luxury brands, Prada, weddings
To make the event a success, it’s also important to have a venue that’s permanent for fashion weeks Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged British Fashion Council, Bryant Park, Carrousel du Louvre, Cromwell Road, delhi, Delhi fashion week, Fashion Design Council of India, fashion weeks, Lincoln Centre, London, London Fashion Weeks, Natural History Museum, New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Pragati Maidan
What makes a fashion week is what is shown on the fashion runway…certainly not who is showing. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged aisle, brands, fashion designers, fashion industry, fashion runway, fashion week, fashion weeks, GenNext, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week
I must say that ever since it started a couple of years back, the HDIL India Couture Week has come a long way. As I entered the venue this week, I found that the whole look of the tent, where the shows are happening, has changed. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged Abu Jaani, Amitabh Bachchan, aviator sunglasses, HDIL India Couture Week, hindustan times, Karan Johar, news, pret fashion weeks, Sandip Khosla, Varun Bahl
When it comes to collections on the fashion runway, are we still confused as to what really should be showcased? Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged buyer, creations, Fall collection, Fashion, fashion community, fashion designers, fashion week, Harvey Nichols, India, runway, Spring collection, Sumer collection