With a growing number of people becoming fashion conscious these days, Chandigarh is carving out a niche for itself in the world of fashion. It is all set to become countrys new fashion hub, as being a home to several fashion institutes in Punjab, the satellite city offers a valuable platform for all budding designers in showcasing their creative work, writes Mandeep Puri, as he talks to the style icon Ashley Rebeloo.
Clothes makes a man, believes Ashley, who was in the city to judge the designer collection of the INIFD, which were displayed at INIFD ‘Designer Medley’ 09, the annual passion out fashion show.
After all when it comes to Bollywood and long successful innings there, no one knows it better than Ashley Rebello. He’s been essentially a ladies’ man, having dressed up the likes of Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Sushmita Sen, Isha Koppikar in Bollywood to Nicole Kidman and Hunter Tylor in Hollywood.
“I am really impressed when I see the way students are churning out creative collections...I think when it comes to fashion and making a statement, the kids in Chandigarh have an edge over the others,” he points out. He is the first Indian Designer to design clothes for the Oscar winning director.
Worked with Salman in the past Veer and his show Dus Ka Dum,” informs Ashley who will dress up the actor in forthcoming films like ‘Wanted’ with Ayesha Takia, ‘London Dreams’ where he stars opposite Asin and ‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’ with Kareena.
He’s also doing clothes for the beautiful lady Katrina. “She’s definitely a style icon,” believes the stylist who also rates Sonam Kapoor as someone who has a style of her own.
Beside this, Ashley has been designer the wardrobe for some the most hottest Bollywood celebrities, which includes Mallika Sherawat for her appearance at the Cannes Film festival, movies like Page 3, Shabad, Laram, Kya Kool Hai Hum, Jo Jeeta Vahi Sikander, Chandani Bar, Biwi No-1, Haseena Maan Jayegi, Sarfarosh, Hera Pheri and many more.
About the Show
Many top fashion models walked the ramp during a fashion show INIFD Designer Medley 09. They were wearing collections of students graduating from International Institute of Fashion Design.There were 17 collections used in the fashion show that characterized original style and elegance expressed by student designers.The students presented their innovative concepts, as they tried to present the fusion of Indian wear with contemporary clothes.The event provided these students an opportunity to showcase their creativity as well as try to understand the nerve of potential buyers beside looking at public inclination for something distinct.Be it clothes, shoes or accessories designer wear is in great demand in India.Sneha Sharma, one of the participating student, say, “ Earlier, not many people were aware about the fashion industry, today they are becoming fashion conscious. Customers have started taking interest in accessories, gears from head to toe. The industry holds a lot of scopes since students are very fond of fashion these days and so they are studying fashion. It’s not limited to dressing well and looking good but about your forecast for trend and fashion and your creation.
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