Hi there fashionistas!Ive been scouting for the coolest fashion events and one of the fabulous ones which has loads of funky n fun fashion finds is The Black Taxi Fashion Event.It combines up and coming and trendy designers and their Creations.It was like a Fashion Fiesta with handbags, eco friendly and environmentally friendly products as well as bling and dresses for the red carpet.There was sooo much to choose from I went back many times!
Black Taxi is the brainchild of Radhika Gupta and Parul Tikiya. According to them -Their vision is to provide a platform to new and aspiring designers in the realms of garments, home apparel and other accessories to showcase their talent and reach wide audience. They had such a glamorous event with lots of Fashion, variety , accessories and fun!Way to go glamorous girls!
One of the best concepts Ive ever seen was 'The Forty Red Bangles' stall which is a fabulous Brand which epitomizes Sustainable Luxury.As soon as I walked towards the stall , I saw a variety of the chicest products from pretty floral hairclips to Pyjamas n tops for kids made out of a combination Of Indian folk crafts and arts.The creator of Forty Red Bangles is Ramona Saboo, Four Red Bangles is the junior label, created around the continuation of the Forty Red Bangles story with the birth of Ramona’s daughter. With an Aussie-born Indian mother and Indian father, she has a unique identity that is an amalgamation of both cultures; yet, brought up in Mumbai, it is the only home she knows and loves.According to Forty Red Bangles Communications Coordinator, Kavita Kumar –“The Forty Red Bangles label is about making a connection and finding a little piece of this magical land to call one’s own. We have searched far and wide for that special something- keepsakes, clothing and accessories, each crafted lovingly by hand, each with a story as unique as those of the people who come to own them”.There are two lovely Fashion lines- one is ‘From India With Love’ and the other is ‘Aamchi Mumbai’.The cutest thing was the Pyjama sets for kids which had little taxis from Mumbai on them!I would definitely buy that!
As I walked around I saw A stall with the name ‘ai.ko’ by Aarti Kalro , while talking to her I got an insight into a very unique collection.Each outfit she had , had a story behind it – there are two collections, ‘The Tree Of Love’- which had bright floral tops in warm colours like orange and red.The other collection was ‘the Star Collection’, which had cute star motifs on yellow fabric.Every piece in her collection had a different style and was very unique.Tres chic!
The bags at the Fashion event were great- really summery colours and lots of designs.One of the accessories stalls was one by Tosha Patel and her label toshe.There were sling bags, in floral and bright colours and chokers with floral and crystal patterns- very on trend for summer! A very fun collection with embellishments and lovely textures and fabrics used .Great for summer !
Jewellery was in abundance at The event, One of the Jewellers that had funky , trendy and elegant necklaces and earings was Riddhika Jesrani .Her line ‘Riddhika Jesrani’ jewellery had pearls, gems and lovely combinations that would go with a cocktail dress as well as traditional outfits.She had every piece created with different gemstones and pearls.Her jewellery has been featured in Vogue and Grazia.Luv it!
The other jewellery stall was ‘Spyra Jewellery’- They had lovely cocktail rings with gold and bling!The jewellery can be worn with summer maxi and shift dresses as well as pantsuits and skirts.They had this fabulous shimmery gold cuff which I luved!
Now for the desigenerwear- There were pretty outits in traditional and western.There was this label ‘Prink Tonic’.They had lovely dresses in lace , and tube dresses in floral patterns and even in satin.The designers tagline is-“WE MAKE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR !”.What more could u ask for?very chic!
For Formal and ‘Look at Me ‘ gows there was the lable ‘Kazamiir ‘ by Kaasya Chandra.There were absolutely fabulous floor length gowns in silk with crystal embellishments these were Haute Couture.We love cocktail dresses with bling!who doesent?
You know when u come across a great idea and great accessory u see in the shop window display and u have to have it?!Thats what Freanka’s line I all about- her line , titled ‘Freanka’, is a hair accessories line with bling!I luv it!She had fascinators, with feathers and Swarovski crystal, shiny hairbands and barrettes in pink, and other colours :-0 very creative concept and glimmer!sooo cute!
Speaking of cute- there was a really ‘Mumbai Style’ range of bags by Shreya Shanbhag from her range titled ‘Toteally- very sweet Totes with slogans and stilettos , its your personal shopping bag which is environmentally friendly and eco – friendly as well.
The brand ‘Painted Matter’ , had hand painted bags as well in very summery colours .They had funky shoes as well.Very disco!we luv it!
I really loved the new designers showcasing their glamorous and fabulous work which shows the amazing level of talent .Its tres chic and very luxurious!xo k
For information on designerwear featured-
Forty Red bangles- http://fortyredbangles.wordpress.com/ and facebook
Freanka- Freanka on facebook and www.freanka.com
Toteally-on facebook
Kazamiir-www.kazamiir.com
Prink Tonic- www.prinktonic.com
AI.KO- Ai.ko on facebook and www.aikobyaartikalro.com
Spyra-Spyra on facebook
Riddhika Jesrani- on facebook
Tosha Patel-Toshe, www.toshe.in
Painted Matter- on facebook
