Yet another season and yet another bunch of fashion shows. But when this season’s Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week started off with Shantanu & Nikhil’s showing, unfortunately their collection left much to be desired for an opening presentation… or for that matter even as a regular show. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 12:53 am
Filed under Fashion · Tagged anupama dayal, fashion shows, hindustan times, news, Rohit Bal, runway, Shantanu & Nikhil, Vineet Bahl, Vinod Nair, Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week
Whenever a fashion week season approaches, I always get many phone calls from fashion designers and models. Read more

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I remember my model friend Shivani Kapur once telling me how rude and unfriendly some of the Indian models were when she made her debut on the Indian catwalk scene a few years ago. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged cat fight, cat walk, Coterie, fashion runway, foreign models, Indian models, London, model, modelling industry, runway, Shivani Kapur, swimsuits, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week
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
Now that the men’s fashion week is just round the corner, I feel that when it comes to age factor of the models, men stand to gain far more than their women counterparts. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged bloated, female models, haggard, hindustan times, Lakme Fashion Week, menswear, men’s fashion week, models, physical fitness, potbelly, runway, runway walks
There was a time not so long ago when I used to get a bit worked up when I hear that a new Indian designer is coming out with his line for men. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged circus, circus outfits, delhi, effeminate, gender confusions, Indian designer, Lakme Fashion Week, male models, men's fashion week, menswear week, runway, salvation
Many times in the past I wondered why can’t we have an event where designers can do what they want in terms of showing their creativity. Of course, the answer lay in a Couture Week. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Filed under Fashion · Tagged Anamika Khanna, Couture Week, creations, Gaurav Gupta, hindustan times, Indian festive wear, outlandish, runway, skepticism, western wear