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| Model Tapur in a Ravi Bajaj creation
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| Bridal wear is the dress code this season |
There's lots
in store for shoppers in the coming month. The Central Cottage Industries
Corporation of India in Delhi has a bridal theme happening. On display
will be a range of handwoven saris from the weaving belts in India. Also
check out the range of hand-made jewels. The three-day Bridal Asia 2002,
an annual bridal fair, begins from October 12 at Delhi's Taj Palace. The
event will cover apparel, silver, accessories, lingerie, bed linen and
jewellery. Check out the Tarun Tahiliani, Krishna Mehta, Ritu Kumar, Anju
Modi, Niki Mahajan and J.J. Valaya stalls. Valaya, incidentally, has completed
10 years in the fashion industry. To honour a decade of style, he presented
his Fall-Winter 2002-2003 collection at the Le Meridien in Delhi recently.
The invite came with a Swarovski crystal-Valaya is its brand ambassador.
There was a lot of it on the ramp too. Other designers already out with
their winter collections are Adarsh Gill and Ravi Bajaj, whose Fall-Winter
Show was held at Taj hotel in Mumbai last week. The new winter lines will
be available at most designer stores.
 Life
and Style: 1, M.G. Road, Delhi, is proving to be a major fashion destination
for well-heeled cityites. Check out "MoonRiver", the newest
entrant on the block. It's more like a lifestyle studio offering fashion
on the shelves, everything from stylised accessories and buckles to glasses
and vases. Really hip. For more details, call: (011) 98108-27017.
 Art
on the Rack: Here's a chance to buy contemporary art. Payal Kapoor
of Arushi Arts presents Harvest 2002, an exhibition of contemporary works
by eminent artists from across India. The show will be on till October
8 except Sundays at Arushi Arts, Delhi. For more details, call: (011)
642-5907, 629-5907, 98100-68737.
Fabric Sense: You may not have heard of them, but Delhi designers
Vandana and Divya presented their "poem in fabric" line in Delhi
recently. Check out chikan suits, saris and salwars at Dabiri, at C-658,
New Friends Colony. Call: (011) 683-7527.
Bazaar News
 Adaptive
Wear: Design innovations, when practical, are more appealing. Project
Solace, a Delhi-based philanthropic society, has come out with a line of
"adaptive, assistive apparel" for spastics and the physically
challenged. Through technological innovations, the clothes are designed
to suit body requirements. Call Kamal Saxena at (011) 4961655/56.
Decor Show: The just-concluded Society Interiors' Expo 2002 in
Delhi threw up new interior ideas. More design shows are in the offing.
Watch this space.
 "The
bridal colour this season is surely 'pheroza' (greenish turquoise). Copper
will be the emerging glitter point in em-broidery. Silver and coloured
gems are in."
Divya Gurwara, Founder, Bridal Asia 2002
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