photogallery.malayalam.samayam.comInteresting photogallery from Malayalam Samayam en-us2015 Times Internet Limited.http://syndication.indiatimes.com/http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/photo.cms?msid=48053890http://photogallery.malayalam.samayam.comSun, 29 Jun 2025 21:53:11 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/108455471.cmsManish Arora, a renowned name in the global fashion industry, is celebrated for his vibrant and intricate designs that fuse traditional Indian crafts with a whimsical, contemporary twist. Known for his penchant for vivid colours and dynamic patterns, Arora's creations have graced international runways, earning him accolades and admirers worldwide. His collaboration with Bollywood's quintessential style icon, Ranveer Singh, for the latter's wedding attire, is a testament to the synergy between groundbreaking design and exuberant personality. Ranveer Singh, whose career has been marked by an eclectic array of roles across genres, mirrors Arora's creative ethos in his personal style. Known for his boundless energy, charisma, and willingness to push fashion boundaries, Singh's choice of Arora for his wedding ensemble speaks volumes of his confidence in Arora's visionary approach to design. The unveiling of Singh's wax figure at Madame Tussauds London, donned in the custom-made Manish Arora outfit, not only celebrates this unique actor-designer collaboration but also highlights their collective contribution to redefining contemporary style. This moment is a confluence of art, fashion, and cinema, underscoring the global impact of Indian creativity and its dynamic ambassadors. (Photos: Manish Arora/ Instagram)Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:30:36 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/108235951.cmsPriscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg showcased their elegance in Rahul Mishra Couture during the second day of Radhika & Anant Ambani’s pre-wedding festivities in Jamnagar, India. Chan chose a stunning ensemble featuring the beige 'Verdure' skirt, intricately hand-embroidered, paired with the three-dimensional 'Kissing Cranes' bralette top, capturing the essence of craftsmanship. Zuckerberg complemented her elegance with a 'Verdure' Bundi in soft pastel hues, a silk kurta in 'Lime', and tailored straight-fit trousers, demonstrating a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary fashion. During the day, Zuckerberg opted for a 'Sunderbans' Tigress shirt, another masterpiece from Rahul Mishra Couture, showcasing exquisite hand embroidery that reflected the designer’s dedication to detail and creativity. Mark Zuckerberg, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, now Meta Platforms Inc., has played a pivotal role in shaping the digital age. His journey from a Harvard dorm room to leading one of the world's most influential tech giants highlights a saga of innovation, persistence and vision. His endeavours have significantly impacted global communication, making him a central figure in technology and social media evolution. On other hand Indian designer Rahul Mishra, the visionary behind the attire worn by Chan and Zuckerberg, stands out in the fashion industry for his unique blend of traditional Indian craftsmanship with contemporary design. A pioneer in sustainable fashion, Mishra’s work is characterised by intricate handwork and a deep commitment to showcasing the artisanal skills of rural India. His recognition as the first Indian designer to win the prestigious International Woolmark Prize speaks volumes about his contribution to fashion, making him a celebrated figure on both national and international platforms. Through his designs, Mishra tells stories of heritage, innovation, and the beauty of nature, bridging the gap between old-world charm and modern elegance. (Photos: Rahul Mishra/ Instagram)Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:22:53 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/100360666.cmsHollywood actress Angelina Jolie has become the latest celebrity to announce their own fashion brand with the launch of Atelier Jolie. The Oscar-winning actor announced the new fashion venture in a post on Instagram on May 17th, 2023. The brand also has an Instagram account, and a statement on the company website emphasises diversity. Jolie is well known for her interest in humanitarian and human rights issues. She wrote, "I'm starting something new today—a collective where everyone can create. Atelier Jolie is a place for creative people to collaborate with a skilled and diverse family of expert tailors, pattern makers and artisans from around the world. It stems from my appreciation and deep respect for the many tailors and makers I've worked with over the years, a desire to make use of the high-quality vintage material and deadstock fabric already available, and also to be part of a movement to cultivate more self-expression. I'm looking forward to growing this with you."Fri, 19 May 2023 19:18:49 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/97057403.cmsValentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani is one of the most prominent representatives of the fashion industry. His collection will always remain synonymous with style and luxury. Valentino was born on May 11, 1932, in Voghera, Italy. He learnt craft basics from a local designer, Ernestina Salvador, and his aunt, Rosa Mahalo. Valentino's design philosophy is seen through his perfectionism and love for beauty and glamour. According to Valentino's mother, he accepted only expensive things. His career in fashion started as a designer with Jean Desses, which he obtained after he finished his design studies at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne schools in Paris, France. Valentino opened his own fashion house in 1959. His name is linked with luxury style and status symbol. His love for beauty and women is reflected in his work throughout his career. Valentino retired from the fashion industry in 2008 with more than forty-five years of wisdom in the fashion industry.Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:27:38 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/96621217.cmsVivienne Westwood, a famed British fashion designer, passed away aged 81. Her fashion house confirmed the news of her demise in a statement on Twitter. She has been recognised for contributing to shaping the UK's punk culture. Her famous early works also included slogan T-shirts and androgynous designs. Later in her career, apart from launching her collections, she also designed uniforms for flight attendants from Virgin Atlantic. She held her first proper fashion show in 1981, called the Pirate Collection. Westwood's designs showcased the inspiration from British and French history. Around the 2000s, she began designing wedding dresses. Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw character also famously wore one of Westwood's wedding dress creations in the 'Sex and the City' movie. Westwood made clever use of her platform to speak about important issues and was an activist for several important causes. The designer also brought causes she cared about, like climate change, to the runway. She was also a longtime political activist, working to fight consumerism, protect the environment and protest causes such as wage inequality. Westwood was made a Dame for services to fashion in 2006. She married Andreas Kronthaler, a former student of hers, twenty-five years her junior, in 1992. He also became the creative director of her company and was her creative partner while taking on the responsibility for design work in later years. Westwood is survived by her husband, Andreas Kronthaler, and two sons.Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:07:43 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/95883232.cmsHeritage craftsmanship and modern design come together in this new collaboration. Dusala is a handcrafted brand known for its fine Pashmina shawls, stoles and scarves. Pashmina is a combined outcome of the largely unrewarded labour of Changpas, who extract the wool from Changra goats, and the exquisite craft of Kashmiri artisans who have perfected several designs and motifs over centuries. Established in 2020 with its headquarters at Raipur in Chattisgarh, Dusala aims to bring pure and handcrafted Pashmina shawls, stoles and scarves for men and women. Dusala believes in excellence, perfection and expertise. Each piece under the brand is unique, charming and gorgeous. For the pre-wedding function of Katrina kaif and Vicky Kaushal in 2021, Sunny Kaushal wore a grey kurta-pyjama set from Antar Agni by Ujjawal Dubey and styled it with a shawl by Dusala. Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, celebrity stylist Ami Patel, the founder of Dusala Suganda Kedia and Shiva Kedia were present at the launch of the new collection by Dusala.Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:15:56 +0530BCCLhttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/95420795.cmsCelebrity fashion designer Rohit Verma has worked with multiple films for designing movie costumes, celebrities for fashion shows and launching collections. After graduating from one of the country’s most prominent fashion institutes, Rohit took the first strides towards realising his dream of becoming a leading fashion designer by working as a freelance couturier with the industry’s most reputed brand designers. What soon followed was the brand Rohit Verma, emanating from Rohit’s desire to give his designs an identity. Creative vision and skilled artistry have moulded Rohit Verma into one of India’s most intuitive fashion designers. Thriving in a cut-throat industry with no margins for error doesn’t come without endeavour. His painstaking attention to detail in each hand-crafted design has earned him a considerable reputation as a designer who specialises in every fashion industry sector, from sarees and evening gowns to bridal wear and kaftans. Today Rohit’s signature designs are showcased in fashion hubs worldwide, like New York and Vancouver. Rohit Verma has emerged as one of the most influential figures in the fashion world, captivating audiences with his contemporary designs inspired by traditional Indian culture. (Photos: Yogen Shah)Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:21:59 +0530BCCL - Non Copyrighthttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/94638172.cmsJameela Jamil publicly criticised with a series of examples of why Karl Lagerfeld doesn't deserve this honour. She posted a black-and-white portrait of the late designer and wrote: “Nope”. The actress loathed the idea of giving the designer such importance who was against so many rightful notions. She wrote in her caption, "Karl Lagerfeld is the theme for the entire Met Gala next year. This man... was indeed, (sic) supremely talented, but used his platform is (sic) such a distinctly hateful way, mostly towards women, so repeatedly and up until the last years of his life, showing no remorse, offering no atonement, no apology, no help to groups he attacked... there was no explanation for his cruel outbursts. Those groups were women who were sexually assaulted, the entire me too movement, gay couples who wanted to adopt, all fat people, specifically fat women, and some of his greatest harm was against Muslim refugees, (sic) and the disgusting way he spoke about people fleeing their homes for fear of their lives. Why is THIS who we celebrate when there are so many AMAZING designers out there who aren't bigoted white men? What happened to everyone's principles and "advocacy." You don't get to stand for justice in these areas, (sic) and then attend the celebration of someone who reveled (sic) in his own public disdain for marginalized people. Sorry, but no. This isn't the 90s. We didn't fight all this shit just to throw it all away because some white guy made some pretty clothes for people's skinny faves... come on now." (sic)Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:10:41 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/90829859.cmsAshcharya Peiris, a blind Sri Lankan fashion designer and motivational speaker, is the country's first visually impaired fashion designer. She lost her eyesight in a suicide bomb blast in 2000. Peiris is regarded as the prominent disabled woman in the country. She was the only Sri Lankan woman on the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. After completing her primary education at the Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Peiris pursued Diploma in the English language from Warwick University. She worked as a banker at the HSBC Bank (Hong Kong & Shanghai Business Corporation) after her graduation. Peiris' life dramatically changed after becoming a victim of a suicide bomb blast claimed by the LTTE in March 2000 in Rajagiriya. She was on her way home from the bank while driving the car. Peiris lost her eyesight in a blast where nearly 21 people were killed and 47 injured. However, she narrowly survived the blast. Peiris lost her job due to her visual impairment and was abandoned by her family and friends. Peiris changed her career to become a fashion designer and started a designer brand, Christina Glory, in 2016. The brand has also been featured in Ceylon Fashion Week. Peiris entered Sri Lanka's UP and Coming Fashion Designer Competition in 2014, where she was one of the finalists. In 2017, Peiris was listed in the Top 10 Remarkable Women of Sri Lanka by the Independent Television Network, coinciding with International Women's Day. She works as a volunteer to assist Sri Lanka Army through Arya Foundation. Peiris gives motivational speeches and lectures to young women, children and disabled people.Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:46:48 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/90786392.cms1973 born Pakistani fashion designer and actor Deepak Perwani is a member of the Hindu Sindhi community in Pakistan. The designer had created the world's largest kurta. The kurta was large enough to be worn by a 175-foot-tall (53m) person, which was unveiled at a public ceremony. The Guinness World Records later certified the entry based on rigorous documentation. The kurta weighs 800 kg and is 101 feet tall and 59 feet 3 inches wide. Each sleeve is almost 57 feet long. It took a team of fifty professional tailors thirty days to make the kurta. The huge kurta is made of 800 yards of cotton blend fabric. Deepak Perwani is the only Pakistani designer featured in the 'Atlas of Fashion Designers' by Laura Eceiza. The book is about fluid and diverse approach to the subject of contemporary fashion. Deepak's collections have been beautiful rather than full of character. His e-store features an extensive line-up of lehengas, ghararas and three-piece suits that have superseded the mini-dresses and gowns of yore. Deepak has been thinking of commerce like so many of his peers, zoning in on milking the big fat Pakistani wedding market. He has been enjoying posting a 'century of style' series on his social media, where he pinpointed style icons from around the world.Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:01:00 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/90708178.cmsBorn on April 22, 1938, Issey Miyake wanted to become a dancer as a child. After reading his sister's fashion magazines, his interest grew in fashion. Miyake studied graphic design at the Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. He entered designs into a fashion competition at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. Miyake did not win a competition due to his lack of pattern-making or sewing skills. Miyake enrolled in the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne school in Paris. He moved to New York in 1969 and enrolled in English classes at Columbia University. He was an apprentice to Guy Laroche as an assistant designer. Miyake also worked with Hubert de Givenchy, drawing 50 to 100 sketches daily. Miyake worked on Seventh Avenue for designer Geoffrey Beene. After returning to Tokyo in 1970, he founded the Miyake Design Studio, a high-end producer of women's fashion. Miyake was also inspired by fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet's use of geometric calculations. He visited several museums in Paris, and his collection was influenced by sculptors such as Brancusi and Giacometti. The Japanese designer was quoted in the International Herald Tribune in March 1992, saying, "Design is not for philosophy—it's for life."Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:11:00 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/89120380.cmsManfred Thierry Mugler, who is known for dramatic designs, passed away at seventy-three. Mugler's official Instagram account said, "May his soul Rest In Peace," with a black image. The French fashion designer dressed celebrities like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and Cardi B. Mugler launched his brand in 1973. He was known for his architectural style, defined by broad shoulders and a tiny waist. The use of plastic-like futuristic fabric in his sculpted clothing became a trademark. Over several decades, he defined haute couture dressing up Diana Ross and Beyonce at galas on red carpets and runways. On his death, an American model Bella Hadid said "Nonononono," followed by an image of a sad face, while American actress January Jones responded with a heart mark from their official Instagram accounts. Apart from clothes, Mugler created films and photographs. He was a dancer, acrobat and avid bodybuilder. Mugler always wanted to explore the human body as art. "I've always felt like a director, and the clothes I did were a direction of the everyday," Mugler told Interview Magazine.Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:34:58 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/88958927.cmsItalian fashion designer Nino Cerruti passed away at the age of ninety-one. The designer dressed many Hollywood stars in his heyday. He introduced "casual chic" into men's fashion when he created the first deconstructed jacket in the 1970s. Cerruti breathed his last at the Vercelli hospital in the northwest region of Piedmont, where he had been admitted for a hip operation. The Italian designer was one of the leading figures in men's ready-to-wear fashion in the 20th century. Cerruti was the first to try on his creations. Born in 1930 in Biella, Cerruti dreamt of becoming a journalist. After his father's death, the twenty-year-old was forced to take over the family textile factory. Giorgio Armani hired him to create men's fashion in the 1960s. The designer-duo made a profound mark on the fashion world before Armani branched out on his own with his own fashion house in 1975. While Cerruti opened his first shop in Paris in 1967, launching his luxury brand into global fame. Cerruti revolutionised fashion by asking male and female models to walk down the catwalk in the same clothes. The man was nicknamed the "philosopher of clothing" who dressed American actors such as Richard Gere, Robert Redford and French star Jean-Paul Belmondo. Cerruti also made cameo appearances in the Hollywood movies' Cannes Man' (1996) and 'Holy Man' (1998).Mon, 17 Jan 2022 22:53:29 +0530Reutershttp://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/88015984.cmsJedidiah Duyile's Loudbrand Studios instantly went viral last year when it appeared on Kylie Jenner, who initially didn't tag the brand on Instagram. Since then, Duyile's collection has become widely known for its approach to colourful, tight separates and sexy dresses and a platform to empower African-descent women.Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:20:36 +0530http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/87129531.cmsYou must have heard about Pauline Ducruet, the 27-year-old daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco. She is no stranger to the spotlight but lately has been upheld as a gender-fluid fashionista. Her royal status is not her only achievement, but Ducruet is more to that. She has led a fascinating life. Some say 'life is a circus' and that was literally the case for Ducruet. In 2001, when her mother began dating an elephant trainer in a Swiss traveling circus, she moved her children into a circus caravan. In a recent interview, Ducruet recalled how she stayed with the circus throughout her mother's 14-month marriage to Adans Lopes Peres, a Portuguese acrobat she met in the caravan. She even used to perform acts. The family returned to the palace after the marriage ended. Ducruet has an Olympic diving background. Athletics is a theme for Monaco royals. Just like her aunt Princess Charlene, who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics for swimming, Ducruet is a diver who participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. Her achievements in sports earned her a nomination for the prestigious 'Sportsperson of the Year' award for the 2009-10 season. Besides sports, fashion runs in her genes. The fact that she is the eldest daughter of Princess Stephanie and granddaughter of Princess Grace Kelly— Hollywood's style icon, it comes as no surprise that Ducruet has a significant interest in fashion. Her first design on the global stage was creating her sister-in-law Marie Chevallier's wedding dress. She runs her own gender-fluid fashion line 'Alter.' Her designs have a large following, showing at Paris Fashion Week and even getting featured on Vogue. Ducruet never fails to turn heads with her personal taste in styling too! Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:04:03 +0530Reuters