Rina Dhaka news and archive

Celeb designer Rina Dhaka creates maternity line for Apollo Cradle

Rina Dhaka has designed an exclusive, customized maternity line for Apollo Cradle. This is aimed at expectant and new mothers, who are looking for a ready-to-wear range that they can easily slip into and be comfortable in all day long. The line combines functionality and fashion and comfort and features everyday essentials in soft, luxurious...

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Rina Dhaka to design for plus size women

After dressing global names like Naomi Campbell and Uma Thurman among others, fashion designer Rina Dhaka now aims to create designs for plus size women. She believes that with time, preferences change, so the zero-size or skinny models could soon be a passé. Dhaka presented her latest bridal collection at the BMW India Bridal Fashion Week in...

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Dhaka’s mesmerizing designs

On the second day of Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers India Couture Week (ICW), Bollywood actresses Malaika Arora Khan and Nimrat Kaur walked the ramp wearing traditional Indian designs created by designer Rina Dhaka. The designer’s inspiration was the famous gota work of Rajasthan, which was evident in the new styles presented during the show. She...

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Dhaka’s feminine sartorial touch

Ace Delhi-based designer Rina Dhaka’s characteristic glamorous touches were visible in her collection at the recent Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011. Dhaka dazzled the audience with the utterly feminine creations she is known for. The colors were a symphony of delicate hues as plum, pink, lilac and acidic sky blue glided down the ramp....

Apparel

Minister applauds fashion industry

The fashion industry is not only known for its glamour quotient but it’s also revenue driven industry with a dash of creativity and brashness. Even the tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahay gave it a leg-up when he said that fashion is creative work and that it ought to be seen as a profession. This was his answer to criticism that he was at a...

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Rina Dhaka back at Mumbai couture

Fashion designer Rina Dhaka presented her new collection at the Couture Week in Mumbai on October 9. She showcased stitched or skirt saris in metallic shades of copper, gunmetal, goldens. This will be her first appearance in Mumbai after a gap of five to six years. Rina Dhaka has been a part and parcel of the Indian fashion scene for the past 15...

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Signature fashion tour kicks off

Signature 7 Sensations Fashion Tour kicked off in Mumbai recently as Bollywood actors Celina Jaitley and Rahul Bose were the showstoppers. The event aimed to merge fashion with the seven sensations in a contemporary setting to create a unique, exclusive and edgy experience. The show exhibited the collection of designer Rina Dhaka, as well as...

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Delhi to host couture week

Last year it was the men’s fashion week that took place in the Delhi. And this year New Delhi is all set to host its first ever couture week. Even though the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is ready with its own couture week, it still has a strong partnership with HDIL, the organization behind the couture week in Mumbai, and endorses...

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Top designers, big brands a click away

The fashion conscious Indian has a good reason to smile these days as www.99labels.com an exclusive online fashion store is helping them shop from their home. The website organizes private online event-based sales of well-established luxury and premium brands. The portal is a members-only retail store and is new to India. Luxury brands channel...

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Michelle Salins to dazzle Miami

Bangalore-based designer Michelle Salins will be representing India at the 12th annual Miami International Fashion Week this year. Earlier, top designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Manish Arora and Rina Dhaka were some of the prominent Indian names to participate at MIFW. Salins’s collection, ‘The Jewel Tones of India’, will be showcased on...