Marks & Spencer London Madras Couture Fashion Week is conceptualised to envisage, promote and address the Chennai based fashion Industry. It is one of the very few fashion platforms in the Indian fashion fraternity that provides an opportunity and an exclusive platform for upcoming designers and students who have completed their fashion designing course. Its primary objective is to fabricate a platform for budding designers to showcase their creations with a focus on building business opportunities, relationships and growth in the Chennai fashion industry. MCFW is aimed at gathering young aspiring fashion designers and giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of critics and experts in and around Chennai.
The title sponsor for this event is MARKS & SPENCER London. The event is powered by VOX group. MCFW is a two day event at the Radisson Blu, GST road, Chennai slated to be held on the 31st July & 1st August 2015. There will be 5 shows each day that starts from 7 pm and will end at 10 pm on each day. Each show will comprise of 3 sequences and will have top models both from Bombay, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore walking the ramp. There will be a mix of male and female models who will be taking part in this two day event. The fashion show is being choreographed by Ace Choreographer Ganesh Gurung. The stylist is Jules Idi Amin Vergis. Radisson GRT is the hospitality partner for this event. Celebrities, Socialites and several personalities from the Fashion Industry are expected to attend the event. Top models from will be walking the ramp for 2 days with the gorgeous and trendy outfits. The model list includes super models Pranali Wadaskar, Sameera Khan, Sneha Thakur, Rakshitha and Sindoori along with the other ravishing models.
MCFW event 2015 is the second edition this year organised by Jupiter Events an event management firm based out of Chennai. At Jupiter Events, we offer an extensive variety of unique, inventive and sophisticated event solutions for corporate and private clients in Chennai and also have our own signature events as a part of our annual activities. We pride ourselves on the excellence of service that we offer throughout designing and planning process and the delivery of events that often exceed our client’s expectation which is notably one of the reasons why our clients come back to us again and again.
At this glamorous and glittering event, Radisson GRT Hotel in association with the Madras Couture Fashion week organized by Jupiter events will launch the all new Salt Company 531 a speciality restaurant. Fashion designers will showcase their lines in one hour slots from 7 pm onwards. The GRT Hotels will launch the restaurant in the 8 pm – 9 pm slot where the Chefs will walk the ramp with the show stopper. Each product and designer is unique in nature and every garment has a story to narrate and that is the special flavour of The Madras Couture Fashion Week.
The Guests of Honour for the event are Day 1 – Commodore Alok Bhatnagar, Naval Officer In-Charge TN & Puducherry & Day 2 – Mrs Chitra Devi Ramiah, Consul General, Consulate General of Malaysia
Satish Jupiter of Jupiter Events says “We were looking at a luxury lifestyle event to showcase aspiring fashion designers of our region and the launch of Salt Company 531 restaurant fits into the scheme very well. We look forward to the finest times with this event and it is great to see this level of innovation. I hope that these designers take this experience with them and continue to work the best in their careers. At the event there is an impressive designer line up that comprises of variety and exclusiveness to cater to cross sections of the society and audience who will witness the shows”
Brands such as Marks & Spencer will showcase their garments, Zaamor.com by VBJ and Ethnic Jewellers will showcase their theme collections to the audience and present their fine and trendy wedding collection jewellery serving to the niche market, these labels maintain the workmanship exclusivity in both designer pieces and ready to wear range. This two day event is only by invitation and open only to special invitees and elite cream of Chennai.
About the Designers:
Designer : Jayasubeishaa
Company name: Paon Mitra
Paon Mitra – Paon- The Peacock in French; Mitra – the Angel in Persian… Blending the style and elegance of the French and the artistic brilliance of the Persian designs is my label Paon Mitra. The inspiration is from the nature that transcends into these threads to create a magic
BRIEF ON THE COLLECTION:2000 sqft lavish boutique with in-house facilities, has the collection reflects an intermingling of indo- western silhouettes having a global appeal the fabrics used are Indian by choice kalamkari, Pochampalli, Kancheepuram silk,ikat are d fabrics used which had incorporated the intricate embroidery like aari, zari work celebrating the skilled craftsmanship of India.
Designer: Bandana Narula
Label Bandana Narula specializes in bespoke Indian bridal wear and made to order Indian and western wear.Her label is synonymous with opulent contemporary Indian wear. Her intention has been to create glamorous ensembles with Indian traditional colors ,textures, embroideries and craftsmanship.
“Moroccan rhapsody” the Madras Couture Fashion Week 2015 collection is inspired from the intricate carvings, arched domes, baroque windows and doorways of the beautiful country.
Situated in Northern Africa, as one of the only three countries to have a coastline along both the Atlantic and Mediterranean, Morocco has often been the subject of lush and romantic fantasy. The country is extremely diverse, with residents that are Arab, Berber, and many European and sub-Saharan African immigrants. The interior design that originates in Morocco reflects this diverse area, rich in cultural traditions and history. Characterized by intricate carvings, arched doorways, and colorful fabrics, it should come as no surprise that Moroccan interior design has become quite popular around the world.
The collection showcases subtle pastels in ombres and hue layering along with mix of print which gives the traditional outfits a modern twist. The highlight of the collection is minute detailing depicted through intricate cord work and self hued beads along with a splash of shimmer to up the glam quotient. Silhouettes include crop tops and skirts, dhoti salwars, anarkallis, sari gowns and long jackets with pants and pallazos. The collection overall is a classic blend of sophistication and femininity for the modern Indian woman.
Designer : Ayaz
Ayaz MNM Founder & CEO – Celebrity Designer/Stylist
An eminent personality and an amazing Model who lives in the world of hunks and beauties. After his expertise in the field of Direction, Acting, Script Writing, he aspire to become an Entrepreneur in the super fab fashion world after graduating from FIT New York.
Along with his talented partners ,Ram and Nivetha , this heartthrob has come out with his very own celebrity and luxury clothing line named , ” DesignerStitch ” where every seam is stitched with style and elegance. And what sets “DesignerStitch” apart is the fact that the brand focuses on giving you high quality clothes at very affordable prices!
Designer : Saleema
Saraaz Designer Boutique for classy outlook and to enhance your personality.
A design should primarily focus on the results and outcome of the business objectives project. We specialise in designing Wedding dresses and costume designing for Television shows. “We customise designs for our overseas clients based on the theme of their program” says Saleema
Designer: Senthamarai
Ms. Senthamarai is a qualified Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and a banker by profession. Based on her inquest and passion towards fashion, design and art, She formed Azhag Designers initially as an online store. She was one of the initial entrepreneurs who found a business on Facebook. A self-taught designer has an intrinsic understanding of colors and textures. Her command of hues is natural and easy, sophisticated and sensual. Her strength lies in her ability to develop new forms and silhouettes. With Indian festive wear being her area of expertise, she fuses traditional handwork with rich and ethnic colours. Her customer base spread across the world, from the US to the Middle East.
Senthamarai Created the brand AZHAG BRIDAL DESIGN STUIO and launched her flagship design studio in Anna Nagar, Chennai Which focuses on providing customized bridal solutions with unique look and feel tools. Her strongest motivation was to break the monotony of the indian bridal wear. Her affinity to ethnicity reflects heavily in her work. Her signature style incorporates long, flowy anarkali gowns complete with yoke, gold thread work and kundan work. She has created a niche for herself over the years and has also worked with famous photographers and makeup artists for adshoots and portfolio shoots. She currently designs for one of the TV programmes and her costumes are being much talked about.
She calls herself a hands on designer as she is fully involved in the design process, starting with the choice of fabric to the quality of the finished garment. Creating finely crafted bespoke dresses, the designer’s strength lies in her contemporary use of fabrics for the modern woman. “I know the success of my designs when I see the satisfaction on my client’s face. It’s priceless,” says Senthamarai.
Designer: Sumathi
Yuti is just like a coin as it has two faces! Sumathi Reddy & Chitra Reddy, being the leading designer sister dual, this dual team have ventured into the creative, crafty stitching and snippy world by showcasing their vision and ideas together and making Lehengas, Anarkalis, Salwars, Sarees & Ethnic wears for women. While they shape the fabrics to their very own taste of Ethnicity by embellishing their clothing with hand crafted work on each and every piece with pride. As they’ve been contributing their own share to Today’s fashion, this store based at Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai is a one stop-shop you need to look out for when there is an occasion that demands the beautiful Diva within you to style up at your best.
Yuti is now making it to the top fashion designing industry and planning to set their standards a class apart as having its own motto of working to get there – ‘Get it. Flaunt it.’, which speaks aptly on their product design and quality. As their main aim is to make you stand apart and beautiful, whether it is your wedding or your friend’s. You will receive the attention that everyone will admire you with.
At Yuti, all kinds of materials and Ethnic wears are handcrafted and stitched to give you the complete satisfaction of comfort and style. Yuti not just flaunts your fashion at wedding with Indian wear but also has a huge variety options from casual dresses to bridals, from simple cotton wear to party wear too! At Yuti, more hand-woven & hand-printed fabrics are brought to you from many parts of our country, while they help keeping the artisans keep their crafty Art alive, and you pampered with the crafted skill work from across India to you only at Yuti.
Feeling only being limited to Ladies wear, Yuti started to design Kids wear also for your little Champ and Princess. Keeping the client’s comfort in mind, only quality materials are worked on and are always stitched with perfection. ‘YUTI – The Designer House For Women And Kids’ Sounds the most apt Tagline for the amount and quality of satisfaction and happy customers they produce.
On being interviewed, the dual- Chitra Reddy who holds a degree in B. Tech. chose to follow her passion along with her sister Sumathi Reddy, together founded Yuti – Which means to ‘Enjoy’ in Sanskrit with their aim to let people celebrate fashion and crown themselves celebrities of their world, to put-forth as they said ‘ It’s okay to dress well ’.
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