Le Spose di Gio was established in 1975 and is run by Giovanna and Marisa De Capitani. The company has ateliers in Bologna, Bergamo, Monza and Varese and, in 2004, also launched their range in the UK.
Their bridal gowns are modern yet have a light, dreamy look, incorporating soft details such as drapery alongside contemporary design. For a
Brides and Grooms who are ardent fans of Bollywood can now live their Bollywood dream on their wedding day. Indian Hippy specialises in hand painted Bollywood-style posters that can be reproduced on a host of formats for weddings—invitations, backdrops, posters. Says Hinesh Jethwani, Founder, Indian Hippy, “It’s everyone’s fantasy to be immortalized into a poster of their favorite film. Our customized hand painted Bollywood film posters are a big hit at weddings, both as displays as well as gifts.”
So how does this work? “Superimposing everyday faces into film posters is a very tedious job that only highly experienced film poster artists can accomplish since it involves the painstaking task of hand painting posters of popular Indian movies with the faces of the actors replaced with the customer’s. It’s almost l
No, Queenie Dhody is not getting married. The Style Diva is set to launch a new Wedding-related business in association with Gitanjali Lifestyle. The venture will offer Makeovers to Brides-to-be and Wedding Planning services to Brides, Grooms and their families. Says Mumbai’s Fashion Icon: “Wedding Planning is an Art—and I enjoy the creative process of organising parties and entertaining. While I wouldn’t enjoy organising parties for individuals or corporate houses, I’d love to help families plan and organise the most important day of their lives.” She adds: “But what I enjoy most is giving women a complete makeover— they are so excited to experience something that will give them an all-new look”.
The multi-faceted Queenie’s tryst with style began when she started modelling in her teenage years. In the last decade or so, the former Beauty Queen has dabbled in several style-related endeavours—in 2004 she ventured into the business of skin care and started Skin Essence, a therapeutic skin care line formulated by South Mumbai’s best-kept secret dermatologist Dr Dinyar Workingboxwalla. Around the same time, she worked on the Makeover of Sony TV’s popular star ‘Jassi’ in ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’. Last year, she opened her store ‘Jewels by Queenie’ and more recently launched a new jewellery line with Gitanjali Lifestyle. She also writes on Fashion & Style for select publications.
With all her work, style and social commitments, how will Page 3’s favourite face find time to meet and design solutions for time-pressed Brides and their families? “Jewellery designing will continue to be my main profession, and for the new makeover and marriage venture, I’ll have with me a team who will take care of execution—so I can concentrate on the style and creative ideas bit”, says Queenie emphasising that her Wedding services will suit clients with varied budgets and style interests. “Me and Mehul Choksi of Gitanjali Lifestyle, will soon announce details on our offering and the customer experience; but clearly our services will not be for super-rich brides or their families alone”
Following 10 years at the helm of Jean-Louis Scherrer Haute Couture, Stéphane Rolland launched his Couture House at 10 avenues George V, with the first Couture show under his own name, on the 2nd of July 2007.
Brought up in the South of France, Argentina, and the West Indies, Stéphane Rolland’s destiny lay in Paris, where he studied fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. At the age
