Aviraté - Miss France collection launched at UB City.

On the 27th of November, I got an invite from Avirate to attend the launch of "Miss France" Collection at UB City in Bangalore. I was more than thrilled to be a part of this event. Now for those of you who do not know much about Avirate- It's a high end international brand for women. From dresses to gowns, tops, blouses, skirts,jeans,rompers, leggings, lingerie to accessories, Avirate is a one stop destination for a woman of substance.

Avirate was first launched in Sri Lanka in 2010 and then it came to India in 2011. The range of women's apparel it offers is remarkable. No compromise on quality and design. So if you are a fashionista then you know exactly where to go. 

The best part was when I started looking for something to buy for my sister who happens to be a large size woman. I had no hopes if finding anything in there but then came a polite spoken sales executive who told me that the brand offers clothes for all sizes right till size 16. I was amazed. 

Adding to the charm of the evening was "Cafe Noir" serving exquisite French food and wine.
At the venue was present Mr. Jahid Osaman, Managing Director, Avirate India. I was lucky enough to be having a wonderful conversation with such a dynamic person who personally explained to me what his purpose of Introducing this brand in India was.

"We wanted to give luxury clothing in a very affordable price to our women of India. The same line of clothing if bought outside India will cost you a lot but we at Avirate India believe in giving the best at low prices". 

He then went on explaining the design and the cut of the clothes and about the designers behind the creation. Must say, Mr. Jahid is a true Gentleman.

The evening progressed with women trying on various outfits and clicking pictures. I sighed as Avirate is exclusively for women but with all the free wine that was running in my blood stream, at one point of time I had half a mind of trying out the high heels. With all the weird things that I have done, taking this step wouldn't really spoil my image..... (as if I have any).lol

Oh and did I mention that there was this one point when I suddenly bumped into a French man and said excuse moi just to realize that he was Mr. Eric Lavertu, Council General de France who was the guest of honor. Yeahhhh.... we hung out......Kindaaa........ (Just that he did not know that I was hanging out with him). 

Fresh on the Scene. Meet "Romano" an 18 year old lad from France.

Gosh darn! I mean I remember how I used to look when I was 18 years old. I was fat, with big glasses, used to sit at the back of my class with a water bottle by my side, my teachers hated me coz I slept during lectures, my dad told me to go n play outside but I preferred staying at home eating and dreaming of a big life and I had no friends coz I wasn't cool enough. God was mean :(  

and now look at Romano. 18 years old, already got noticed, excelling in his modeling career, well established, killer looks, wash board abs, piercing blue eyes and clear jaw lines. What more could a teenage boy ask for? 

Sighhhhhh..... anyway... so this week I was in conversation with Romano Rossi a teenage model who is from Nantes, France but lives in Dijon.  Mind you Romano is not much of a talker. He just prefers his looks and pictures do all the talking and I guess they do it well for him ha! 

So ladies and Gentle Ladies here is Romano.

(Hi Romano so tell us something about yourself?)

Well... you already know my name and where I come from and what I do....lol so other than that I am 18, a student of sales. I like body building and I love sports. I am an athletic person. Outdoors fascinate me. 

(How long have you been modeling and what inspired you to take modeling as a career?)

It was not decided actually. I did my first modeling shoot this year in July. It was just by chance that I got noticed. The result of the shoot was so good that I started getting many offers and I kept doing them all. I wanted to become a model because I always wanted to get into the glam world. Also because I really liked the results of the shoots that I did. So I decided why not!

(How many brands have you worked with till now?)

Hahaha.. It's not even been six months. I am very fresh in this world so I am looking forward to work with some major brands. I am slowly getting there, You will definitely know about it once it's done. For time being I am just doing prints. 

(What is your personal style statement?)

I love wearing stylish clothes. Not anything in particular but whatever makes me feel good. Mostly what fits me really really well. I can't categorize it for the moment. Comfort is my style.  With or without clothes , does not matter... lol as you can see I am shirtless in most of the pictures.  (wink)

(How do you maintain that killer body of yours?)

Well... as you know I love sports. So I play. I go to the gym everyday in the weekdays and on the weekends I go out running. Its healthy and keeps you in good shape. 

(What does fashion mean to you?)

Fashion has always been the way I have expressed myself. It's how I deal with my mind and the thoughts. It's lifestyle. Some people want it and some don't. 

(How do you feel about being a teenage model?)

Right now I do not think much. I am just taking one step at a time. Do not want to make any mistakes you see. 

(Thank you so much Romano for talking with me. Wishing yo all the very best for your future. Hope you make it to Vogue magazine one day and may be able to walk for Tom Ford and Gucci etc.)

Aww.. thanks a lot. It was a pleasure indeed. 

B.F Photography

B.F Photography 

Chrys Bens 

Photo by- Chrys Bens 

Photo by- Chrys Bens 

Photo by- Isaac

Photo by- Isaac 

Photo By- Isaac

Photo by- Isaac

Photo by- Isaac

Photo by- Isaac 

Photo by -Jerome Haffner 

Photo by- Tom Saint Clair

I am sure that by now you guys must have started googling him. So let me make it easy for you. Here is his facebook fanpage link. Follow him here and thank me later. 

Trousseau Fashion Week 2013 Bangalore.

November has been quite a good month for me. I met a lot of new people, lot of new discoveries and few surprises. On the 21st of November I got an invite to attend one of India's most awaited Fashion shows- "Trousseau Week 2013".

Ahh... what a glitter filled evening that was. Spectacular. It was my first time attending a show like this. Thanks to Avirate for the invitation. Those who do not know about Avirate then click here.

Trousseau week is a UB City and Sublime Galleria initiative. It's a 10 days wedding fashion festival where wedding collection, wedding planners, stylists, pastry chefs, design consultants, bridal shoe vendors, travel planners and luxury wedding service providers, all come under one roof to provide you with variety of solutions for your wedding day. It is one of the most awaited events of the year which goes on from 21st of November till 1st of December.

This event was conceptualized and organised by Ms. Uzma Irfan- Executive Director Prestige Groups  and Founder, Sublime Galleria in 2010. In 2011, Trousseau week was awarded the "Biggest Fashion Event of the Year" by Deccan Chronicle. 

The fashion show featured all the in-house brands of UB City like- Avirate, Kimaya, Turquoise & Gold, Shimmer, Corneliani, Hackett and Minawala and also Chola and AS Motiwala from Mumbai. 

The models came from across the country and abroad to contribute to this extravagant event and the choreography was done by super model Marc Robinson.

The show started with Acrobats hangin off a freaking rope and hula hoop ...... trust me it was scary, I was getting the shakes and the excitement for all the wrong reasons. It was then followed by all the models gracefully escalating down the escalators. It was beautiful.

It went on from 7 pm till 9 pm. The best part of the whole evening was - Waiters serving free wine and snacks. For me it was like hitting a jack pot.

Glitz, Glamour and a little buzzzzz.... what more could a blogger ask for? (wink)

Now coming to what I wore to the show. Nothing extravagant but just something that I wanted to try from a very long time. I tried to modify my t-shirt to add a little dangerous kick to it. This shirt was originally done by a famous fashion blogger and designer Prince Pelayo Diaz from Madrid. Check out his blog here. I could not afford it so decided to do it myself. All you require is a cheap T-shirt and a box of safety pins and your done.

All the pictures have been taken by my dear friend Allen Raj. Check out his Flickr.