~ Get discounts on all desirable clothes and accessories ~

Bengaluru: The most anticipated Esprit Fall-Holiday sale is finally here! Kick start your year with the latest fashion trends and add a bit of Jazz to your wardrobe at truly amazing prices.

Walk into any Esprit store and get flat 40 per cent discount on purchase of any three items (men’s and women’s apparel and accessories from their Fall-Holiday collection).

Esprit sale commences from 31 December 2011 at all Esprit stores.

Stores are open from 10.30 am to 9.30 pm, 7 days a week across India.

What’s in store?
For Women: The Women’s collection is inspired by the vibrant city of Los Angeles. Gypsy and boho lifestyle from Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard is the inspiration of this collection. It presents authentic casual wear in the true Esprit spirit with favourite, natural looks. Adorn your wardrobe with gorgeous feminine blouses, jerseys, tops and dresses and skirts in various cuts, checks. Esprit Women’s collection goes on an exciting journey with maxi coats as a fashion statement and tailored blazer-coats with narrow belts in the reptile look.

For Men: Esprit Men’s collection plays with a smart version of the crossover look. The collection takes its inspiration not only from the flair of the Californian music metropolis Los Angeles, but also the styles of great music icons. With elegant rockabilly touches and subtle military accents, the range combines both business and cosmopolitan elements. Casuals are all about Classic all-American looks giving it a new twist. Fresh interpretations of the 1950s influences, the 1970s preppy style, unusual combinations and new details create an individual look that is pitched somewhere between nonchalance and sophistication. Denim in vintage washes or soft chinos with a checked shirt coupled with crew-neck sweater and the sports jacket make a characteristic vintage statement.

So grab the trendiest Fall Winter range at Esprit stores across the country!

The collection is available at all exclusive Esprit Stores in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.

About Esprit
Esprit is an international youthful lifestyle brand offering smart, affordable luxury and bringing newness and style to life. The brand offers 12 product lines encompassing women’s wear, men’s wear, kid’s wear, edc youth as well as shoes and accessories through over 640 directly managed retail stores and over 12,000 wholesale points-of-sale worldwide, occupying over 817,000 square metres directly managed retail space in more than 40 countries.

For further information, please contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations
M: +91 – 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

Collection available at:
Delhi 
1. Esprit Select Citywalk - A #19 & 20, 1st Floor, Select Citywalk Mall, Saket, Delhi – 110017; Tel: 011 – 40575097
2. EDC Select Citywalk - # F-12, Ground Floor, Select Citywalk Mall, Saket, Delhi – 110017; Tel: 011 – 40575090
3. Esprit Ambience Mall - # G7/G8, Ground Floor, Ambience Mall, NH-8, Gurgaon – 122002; Tel: 0124 – 4029017 / 18 / 19
4. EDC Ambience Mall - #G-63, Ground Floor, Ambience Mall, NH-8, Gurgaon – 122002; Tel: 0124 – 4029026
5. Esprit DLF Promenade - #185/6/7, Ground Floor, DLF Promenade Mall, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070; Tel: 011 – 46170849/50

Mumbai 
1. Esprit Infinity Mall - Gf-007, Upper ground floor, Infinity Mall, South Malad, Mumbai
Tel: 022 – 67656537/ 6538
2. Esprit Inorbit Mall - #G18, Ground Floor, INORBIT Mall, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai – 400052; Tel: 022 – 41236365

Bengaluru 
1. Esprit Forum - #33,34, Ground Floor, Forum Mall, Koramangala – 560 095
Tel: 080 – 22067634 / 22067635
2. Esprit Garuda Mall - # G9 Ground Floor, Garuda Mall, Magrath Road, Bengaluru – 560001; Tel: 080 – 40913527

Chandigarh
1. Esprit – SCO #101 , 102 & 103, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh – 160017; Tel: 0172-4610047/6

Pune 
1. Esprit SGS Mall - #6 & 7, SGS Mall, Moledina Road, Camp, Pune – 411001
Tel: 020 – 40065102 / 40064901
2. Esprit Market City - Esprit store, Shop no 46 &47, Phoenix Market city, Nagar road, Viman Nagar, Pune – 400014; Tel: 020 – 30950210/05
3. Esprit Amanarora - Esprit store, Shop no 46, 47, Town Center Amanora, Hadapsar, Pune; Tel: 020-67260176
4. Esprit Amanarora - Everstone Capital, Amanora Park township, Village Sadesatranali (17 – ½ Nali), Hadapsar, Taluka haveli, District, Pune 411004
5. Esprit Jewel Square Mall - # G6 & 7, Jewel Square Mall, Koregaon Park, Pune
Tel: 020-41224901/2

Chennai 
1. Esprit Buva House - BUVA House , # 8 Khadar Nawaz Khan Road, #58 / 116 Block 12, Nugambakkam, Chennai – 600017; Tel: 044-43084827
2. Esprit Express Avenue - # 61/2/3, Ground Floor, Express avenue Mall, Whites road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014; Tel: 044-28464861

Hyderabad
1. Esprit GVK One Mall - #15-16 &17 Lobby Level, GVK One Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034; Tel: 040-67767876

Ahmedabad
1. Esprit Iscon Mega Mall – Iscon Mega Mall, No.152 & 152 A, Upper Ground Floor, Near Rajpath Club, Sarkhej Gandhinagar High Way, Ahmedabad – 380052
Tel: 079 – 40026537

2. Esprit Alpha One Mall – Alpha One Mall, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad – 380054
Tel: 079 – 40303182

Ludhiana 
1. Esprit Westend Mall - No UG 9, 10, 11, West End Mall, Multiplex Plot no.2 &3, Opp. Forest department Office, Near Sacred heart school, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana – 141001;
Tel: 0161 – 4640490
2. Esprit MBD - No 5, Ground floor, MBD Neopolis Mall, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana – 01
Tel: 0161 – 4644455

Jaipur 
1. Esprit Triton Mall - G2 Ground Floor, Triton Mall, Near Jhotwara flyover, Jaipur – 302012; Tel: 0141 – 5156778/9

Kolkata 
1. Esprit South City - S016, South City Mall, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata – 68
Tel: 033 – 40643566

~ A new premium retail destination from Madura Fashion & Lifestyle Retail ~

Bengaluru: Planet Fashion is a retail initiative of Madura Fashion & Lifestyle Retail Limited, part of the Aditya Birla Group. Launched in 2001 as a retail format to cater to the discerning customer who seeks a choice of the best brands, Planet Fashion today boasts of 145 stores across 97 cities, making it the largest apparel retail chain of its kind in the country. It registers an annual walk-in of over three million customers. By the end of this year Planet Fashion will touch a figure of 200 stores.

Planet Fashion operates stores between 1,500 to 6,000 sq ft that primarily caters to menswear and focuses on its in-house brands. It has a retail turnover of Rs 240 crore and last year it registered a growth of 25 per cent. To drive its growth objective, it is now launching a new format of store christened – Planet Fashion Grande’. The first Planet Fashion Grande’ was launched on 16 December 2011, at 100 ft Road, Indiranagar, Bengaluru.

True to its name Grande’, Planet Fashion has ensured that no stone is left unturned to create a store that truly lives up to its name. The store has been designed by Blocher Blocher Partners, an internationally renowned German architectural firm. They are renowned for having designed stores for Hugo Boss, Porsche Design and their likes, across the world. The visual language for the store has been put together by Liga Nova, which is an international brand retail company specialising in visual merchandising.

The shopping experience at the store is enhanced by the well trained staff, handpicked from across the country. The store boasts of a stylist, who has over 25 years of experience in the field of suits and designing tailored garments. He will personally attend to customers to advise them on fabric, design, fits and style to match their body type, usage, occasion and comfort preference.

Research has shown that most customers seek to be stylish but find themselves puzzled by the plethora of brands that most large format stores offer. This insight has been the basis of merchandise planning architecture at the Grande’. Planet Fashion Grande’ has showcased only selected successful brands covering all relevant clothing options. Mr. Shoaib Farooqi, COO, Planet Fashion, International Business and Trade Sales, said, “In our store, options aren’t galore. We only offer exhaustive merchandise across handpicked brands. That is what differentiates us from other retail formats.”

Positioned as a store that enables one to ‘move up in style’, Planet Fashion is customer-centered and believes in delivering what the customers specifically seek. Planet Fashion Grande’ showcases four segments. The international floor has some of the most sought after brands like Calvin Klein, Nautica, Esprit and EDC, each depicting its retail lifestyle look. To compliment these, there is a section on accessories with international fragrances and sunglasses.

The ceremonial floor is the ultimate destination for those looking for a male wedding trousseau. You have the largest collection of designer sherwanis and wedding accessories. The suit section offers suits for formal as well as evening wear across brands like Louis Philippe, Van Heusen and Allen Solly. For those particular about exclusive tailoring, there is a section dedicated to custom tailoring. Planet Fashion Grande’ is launching made-to-measure service, where the suits will be custom tailored at the company’s factory set up with Italian collaboration.

The ladies section is one-of-its-kind that hasn’t been seen in Bengaluru till now. It offers the prêt line of Ritu Kumar. The exclusive printed sarees from Satya Paul takes you into a different orbit of imagination. As is also true of the pure ethnic collection from Seven East or ethnic fusion range of Global Desi. On the formal front you can satiate your desire with AND, a western fusion range, not to miss the large variety from Allen Solly and Van Heusen Women. All this is complemented with footwear and handbags. “Going by the number of ladies that have already walked in and the amount of curiosity they expressed even before the official store launch, I can confidently say that the ladies section is already a super success,” said Mr. Farooqi.

The menswear floor is an exhaustive storehouse of choice with brands like Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Levis and a range of footwear from Metro to complete your wardrobe.

Mr. Farooqi said, “The next store of 18,000 sq ft is ready to open in the busy Karol Bag shopping district in Delhi by the end of the year. Delhi being a big wedding market, the Grande’ will have an exclusive bridal section.” By the end of next fiscal, they are targeting to open 15 such stores across India. “In addition to metros, towns like Surat, Indore, Dehra Dun and others are in the pipeline,” he added.

For further information, please contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations – Madura F&L
M: +91 – 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

New Delhi, December 22, 2011: Beverly Hills Polo Club® (BHPC), the well known International brand of casual apparel and accessories gives to you the opportunity to keep it stylish, elegant and comfortable at the most affordable price. Beverly Hills Polo Club kicks off its most awaited End of Season SALE at its 25 outlets in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dehradun & Mumbai till 28th February 2012.

Treat yourself with Fall Winter collection’s finest pieces at fabulous prices with Beverly Hills Polo Club’s shirts, sweaters, jumpers, puffer vests, jackets, blazers jackets, hoodies, track pants, rugby jerseys and fashion accessories like Bags, Wallets, Eyewear, Fragrances and Watches for men and women to provide you complete wardrobe solution this season.

Also for the first time, this international apparel brand also offers perfect leisure look of the stylish world traveler with its assortment of active knits garments.

Visit any of Beverly Hills Polo Club stores and avail exciting discounts upto 50% off on apparel and accessories – GIP Mall, BHPC Rajouri Garden, DLF Saket, Ambience Mall, Crowne Interiorz Mall, Metro Walk in Delhi & NCR; Megamall, Korum Inorbit and Malad in Mumbai; Alpha Mall and Celebration Mall in Amritsar; DLF City Centre Chandigarh and Pink Square Mall, Jaipur.

About BHPC

Beverly Hills Polo Club® an exclusive tie – up with the retailing arm of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, Spencer’s Retail Ltd is strategically developed by Spencer’s for the Indian Market with a focus on making international fashion more affordable. The product range for the Indian market currently consists of: iconic graphic T-Shirts, Polo Shirts and Jeans, plus Fashion Accessories, Bags, Wallets, Eyewear, Fragrances, Caps and Watches for Men and Women

Beverly Hills Polo Club gives one, a complete lifestyle fashion solution with a wide range of product offering. Rich in color, breadth and depth, the collection and all complementary products are designed to coordinate completely not only in color, but theme, trend and fabric; even down to the purposeful design cues in trims, linings, seams and stitches. Nothing is accidental with BHPC’s exacting design; the fits are carefully engineered for the Indian body type. The product vibrancy and innovation is also translated into the ambience of the store giving it a very inviting appeal.

Currently, BHPC has 25 stores in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dehradun & Mumbai
.

For more information please contact

Neha Singhvi / Deepti Bhadoria / Abhinav Gupta
Corporate Voice | Weber Shandwick
98110 56927 / 98 11147175 / 9899035878
nsinghvi@corvoshandwick.co.in /deepti@corvoshandwick.co.in/ abhinavgupta@corvoshandwick.co.in

Bangalore, December 16th, 2011: Flashing luxury cocktail rings are a statement on the red carpet and when made in one of the rarest of precious metals platinum, it is sure to be a cynosure of all eyes. C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons, one of the world’s finest heritage business houses and jewellers showcased an exclusive Platinum Red Carpet Collection Cocktail rings and jewellery at the Royal Ballroom, The Leela Palace today.

The city’s who’s-who were spotted at this exclusive launch flaunting the exquisite range of platinum cocktail jewellery as style statements. The talented in-house team presented platinum in a never seen before form. The Platinum Red Carpet Collection consists of some internationally nominated and award winning series of platinum jewellery. The evening that began with a marvellous jazz performance was followed by an introduction to the platinum cocktail rings collection by Mr. Ganesh Narayan, Jt Managing Director, C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons.

Mr. Ganesh Narayan, Jt. Managing Director, C. Krishniah Chetty and Sons, said, “Platinum Cocktail rings and jewellery are an instant boost of bling that help flaunt your exuberant personality with élan and panache. At C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons, we stand for innovative and exceptional design. The collection’s shimmering pieces are one-of-its-kind designs made available to you in the lustrous and rare metal – platinum.”

Ms. Vaishali Banerjee, Country Manager India, Platinum Guild International, said, “Platinum is a precious metal that supports versatile and extreme design forms. As the Guild it has been our endeavour to inspire designers to create masterpieces in platinum. It is our pleasure to support CKC in this event to present platinum rings and jewellery that are created with imagination and reflect high-end craftsmanship and finish. We wish CKC all the very best.”

Akshat
Business Mangaer

Media Moments Insight Pvt. Ltd
2078, First Floor, 16C Main
Off 100 ft Road, Indiranagar
Bangalore-560038

M: +91-9535539145
O: +91-80-42115774
akshat@mediamoments.in
www.mediamoments.in

FREECULTRplans to expand rapidly and will soon be available internationally. Sequoia Capital is the first investor and the investment will be used to develop a strong in house design team and a seamless e-commerce platform. The funds will also be utilized to maintain inventory for products and acquiring new talent.

Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital said, “We believe India has a dearth of differentiated consumer brands in fashion and apparel, and the Internet is becoming a viable channel for the launch of new brands – FREECULTR is a new apparel brand, first launched on the Internet. We liked the FREECULTR brand positioning and strategy of focusing on “premium basics” from the get-go. We are excited to partner with Sujal, Sandeep and theteam and believe that their emphasis on product design, quality and affordable pricing will help FREECULTR emerge as a favored lifestyle brand. “
“FREECULTR addresses the need for a premium, high street fashion brand which delivers the best of everyday casual wear direct to consumers across the country and internationally,” said Sujal Shah, CEO & Co-Founder, FREECULTR. “We are integrating e-commerce and fashion to give our consumer the best value for money, choice, and consistently updated product range. The investment from Sequoia Capital is a strong endorsement of our business and will help us build a world class product range and brand.”
Harish Bahl, Chairman of FREECULTR and Smile Group said, “We are certain that the energy and excitement that FREECULTR exudes will transgress domestic boundaries. It is our endeavor to reach every corner of the country and expose the modern and discerning Indian consumerto this vibrant brand which has an extraordinary combination of style and affordability. It is also our aim to create a Global brand which showcases India’s capabilities and talent in the apparel and lifestyle segment. We are proud to add another jewel to the Smile portfolio and eagerly await consumers to partake of the movement called –“FREECULTR”.”

FREECULTR offers attractively priced and uniquely designed lifestyle products including casual tees, polos, tunics, sweaters, shorts, cardigans, denims, ] pants, footwear and accessories for both men and women.Prices range from INR499 to 2000 plus.

The founding members of FREECULTR represent comprehensive expertise spanning across all areas of the business. Founder & Chairman, Harish Bahl is also the Founder & Group CEO of The Smile Group, India’s pioneering Internet Business Solutions Company. With an MBA from Columbia Business School and roles such as the former VP & Head of Fashion, India at IMG, Sujal Shah brings on board 17 years of international experience in Leadership, Brand Management, and Business Execution as the CEO and Co-Founder of FREECULTR. With a deep understanding of the emerging media and technology market over the past 10 years, COO and Co-Founder of FREECULTR, Sandeep Singh is highly experienced and commended in the digital industry as a dynamic professional with acute business acumen in Digital Marketing, Brand Management and Advertising. As Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Rajesh Narkar brings in over 16 years of international experience developing products for some of the world’s leading brands and managing teams to drive overall Business Development, General Operations, Revenue Generation and Profitability.

About Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital currently manages funds capitalized at close to US $1.4 billion and invests across venture, growth and late stage opportunities in India. It takes a long term view on investments and plays the role of an active, value added partner to entrepreneurs, business families and management teams. Over the last 10 years, Sequoia Capital has invested in more than 50 Indian companies including Café Coffee Day, Comviva, Fashion & You, Idea Cellular, Just Dial, Manappuram Finance, Paras, Quick Heal, Micromax, Via and Vasan Health Care. Sequoia Capital operates out of offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Globally, Sequoia Capital has an unparalleled track record of partnering with entrepreneurs to create global market leaders. Sequoia Capital has been an early investor in companies such as Google, Cisco, Yahoo, YouTube, Oracle, Apple, Zappos, Dropbox, and LinkedIn. Sequoia Capital maintains dedicated teams in US, China, Indiaand Israel.
For more information, please visit: www.sequoiacap.com/india
MORE ABOUT FREECULTR

FREECULTR is the quintessential online destination for Premium Lifestyle Apparel, being the first to bring to India freedom of choice through its diverse product portfolio and seamless online shopping experience, only atwww.freecultr.com.

FREECULTR offers a full range of lifestyle apparel & accessories featuring casual tees, polos, tunics, sweaters, shorts, cardigans, denims, jeggings, pants, footwear and accessories for both Men & Women. Uniquely designed for global citizens, this premium brand offers the latest in international styles at reasonable prices, delivered direct to your doorstep. The most vibrant color stories, constant innovation and cultures from around the world are part of the DNA of this brand – so feel free to experiment and express your own true style at this fashion address.

Ease of access and a consistent retail experience is ensured through this seamless online shopping portal. By only selling what is actually ready to ship, delivery across India is guaranteed within 2-5 days. No Hassle Shopping with Free Returns and Free Shipping on all orders over INR 1000, makes FREECULTR the best and easiest way to shop online for your favorite t shirts, denims, and much more. The fanatics of Customer Care at FREECULTR guarantee prompt response and unparalleled service to ensure the best possible experience every day of the week.

AboutSmileGroup

Smile Group is India’s largest privately held group of ventures focused on the digital industry with extensiveholdings indigital media,e-commerce & retail infrastructure.

Its founder & Chairman, Harish Bahl is a serial entrepreneur and has several successful ventures to his credit with large global players like WPP (Quasar), Yahoo! (Tyroo) and ScanGroup (sQuad). Harish diversified into the e-commerce in late 2009 with fashionandyou.com, India’s leading private sales business, followed by his launches of dealsandyou.com in the daily deals space, bestylish.com in the shoe retail space, and freecultr.com in the lifestyle brand space. Smile Group other ventures include: Blazar, Creons, healthpa.com, Quasar, Zoomtra and Creon Infrastructure.

PRESS CONTACTS:
Peepul Consulting
Nicole Teresa Juneja / +91.98733.98753 / nicole@mypeepul.com
Nikita Shivdasani / +91.99300.08317 / nikita@mypeepul.com
The PRactice
Sashi B Ghising/+ 91.9871979566/ sashi@the-practice.net

JOIN US
@freecultr.com
Blog: blog.freecultr.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/freecultr
Twitter: www.twitter.com/freecultr

For more information, please visit: www.FREECULTR .com

Bangalore, December 16: Bollywood star Bipasha Basu, ambassador for Gili, India’s first diamond jewellery brand, dazzled Bangalore on 15th December when she visited the Gili World outlet in the city on a short promotional tour. At the Garuda Mall outlet, Bipasha crowned Deepthi Khambam, Lubna Rehman & Dr. Sapna Shetty as the winners of Divas & Diamonds. The three winners were delighted to have a chance to be photographed modelling alongside the dusky beauty.

The store had been running a special promotion from December 1st – 13th, under which any woman who visited the mall could come to the store and have her photo clicked wearing a piece of Gili jewellery. The three winners were selected through a lucky draw. Bipasha also unveiled the new Crown Collection, a range of rings, earrings and pendants where the centre stone is a solitaire surrounded by smaller diamonds put together on the crown of the ring. It’s a classy and sophisticated collection that makes the wearer feel like a queen.

“Women across India have preferred Gili jewellery for the last decade and more. There are a variety of collections that are suited for different moods and occasions, and the varied personalities of the modern Indian woman,” says Bipasha. “The Crown Collection is another dazzling collection from Gili which has the same exquisite look and the high quality workmanship that the brand is known for. It reflects our constant endeavour to create jewellery that will make our customers feel special, as we continue to expand our network across the country,” said George J. (GM-Retail, Gili). The brand also announced that South India would be an important centre of its planned expansion. Gili plans to launch 45 new stores by June 2012. Two of these stores will be in Bangalore.

About Gili:
Gili is India’s first jewellery brand, launched in 1994. It changed the way diamond jewellery was perceived and marketed in India, and today has an extensive network of shop-in-shops in leading department and lifestyle stores. It is also retailed through exclusive exclusive Gili outlets.
Gili has been recognised as a “Superbrand” several times.

Akshat
Business Mangaer

Media Moments Insight Pvt. Ltd

2078, First Floor, 16C Main
Off 100 ft Road, Indiranagar
Bangalore-560038

M: +91-9535539145
O: +91-80-42115774
akshat@mediamoments.in
www.mediamoments.in

~ Back in Black ~

Bengaluru: Esprit, the international youth lifestyle brand introduces its new range of dresses. The new collection redefines the rules of LBD or black dresses being elegant, sophisticated, wardrobe must-haves, to being this season’s most audacious wardrobe statement for women. The styles, cuts and silhouettes are a dichotomy of modern glam fashion and the 1950s ‘Femme Fatale’. Gisele Bündchen, the Brazilian super model and occasional film actress; who is also the new face of Esprit’s autumn-winter 2011 campaign is seen flaunting them. The designs are aesthetically pleasing and glamorous, to make you look sensational this fall-holiday season.

Your search for that perfect black dress ends here. The latest collection of ‘black dresses’ is meant to leave everyone around you spellbound with its gorgeous designs. It’s proven that you cannot go wrong with black! Gisele personifies the aesthetics of this refreshing collection brilliantly as she looks bold, stunning and unapologetically fashionable. The collection boasts of intrepid designs yet depicts soft feminity. The collection has perfect dresses for all events that include cocktail parties or a girl’s night-out. Define fashion with the latest dress collection from Esprit and enjoy the attention!

The price range for the new dress collection begins from Rs.590 onwards.

About Esprit
Esprit is an international youthful lifestyle brand offering smart, affordable luxury and bringing newness and style to life with an entirely new collection every month. The brand offers 12 product lines encompassing women’s wear, men’s wear, kid’s wear, edc youth as well as shoes and accessories through over 640 directly managed retail stores and over 12,000 wholesale points-of-sale worldwide, occupying over 817,000 square metres directly managed retail space in more than 40 countries.

Dress collection available at following stores:
Mumbai: Ground Floor, Inorbit Mall, Vashi; Tel: 022-27810270/80
Bengaluru: Garuda Mall, G9 Ground Floor, Magrath Road; Tel: 080-40913527
Chennai: Buva House, # 8, Khadar Nawaz Khan Road, Nugambakkam;
Tel: 044-43084825/27/29
Pune: SGS Mall, No. 6&7, Moledina Road; Tel: 020-40065102/40064901 and G – 6&7, Jewel Square, Koregaon Road
New Delhi: 112 & A 19-20, Select Citywalk Mall, F-12 District Centre, Saket;
Tel: 011-40575097/98 and No 64, GK 1 M Block Market; Tel: 011-41739970/71/72
Gurgaon: Shop G7-8 & G63, Ground floor, Ambi Mall, NH – 8, Gurgaon;
Tel: 0124-4029017/18/19
Chandigarh: 101, 102 & 103, Sector 17-C; Tel: 0172-4610046/47/ 48
Ludhiana: UG  9,10,11 West End Mall, Ferozepur Road; Tel: 0161-4644490
Ahmedabad: Iscon Mega Mall, No.152 & 152 A, Upper Ground Floor, Near Rajpath Club, Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway; Tel: 079-40026537
Hyderabad: Shop No. 15-16-17, Lobby Level, GVK 1. Road No 1 Banjara Hills;
Tel: 040-44767876

For further information, please contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations – Esprit
M: +91 – 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com 

Kolkata: Linen Club Fabrics, the premium brand from Jaya Shree Textiles, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, opened its 2nd exclusive showroom in West Bengal. This is the 54th exclusive showroom of Linen Club Fabrics in India. Mr. S. Krishnamoorthy, President – Textiles Division, Aditya Birla Group, inaugurated the showroom in the presence of Mr. Abhey Nair, Sr. Vice President, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

This exclusive showroom offers a wide range of linen fabrics and ready-to-wear garments. In fabrics, Linen Club offers pure linen to exotic linen blends, printed and embroidered linen fabrics suitable for wardrobe of men, women and kids (shirts, trousers, suits, kurta-pyjamas, skirts, tops, suits, jacket etc). In ready-to-wear garments, Linen Club offers shirts, trousers, jackets and suits. To add to its newest offering, accessories are available such as stoles, laptop bags, ladies bags, handkerchief and scarves.

“For all you trendsetters, the fashion statement this season would be to dress yourself up in linen,” says style guru Rohit Bal, who endorses Linen Club Fabrics and is a diehard Linen Club Fabrics loyalist. “This wonderful gift from the nature – linen fabrics is extremely suitable for the climate of Kolkata. Linen is the most comfortable fabric that is skin friendly, made up of Flax fibre imported from France and Belgium. It’s distinctive look and skin friendliness sets linen apart from the other contemporary fabrics. It is also anti-bacterial by nature. With a moisture absorption capacity double than cotton, linen fabrics keep you cool in summer and warm in winter,” concludes Rohit Bal.

Mr. Abhey Nair, Sr. Vice President, Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, says, “Linen Club from Jayashree Textiles is India’s finest fabric brands that is highly regarded in the market. Linen Club is popular with the leading garment brands of India such as Colour Plus, Louis Phillipe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Wills Lifestyle, Park Avenue, Benetton, Blackberry’s, Levi’s, Freelook, Arrow, Zodiac, Pepe Jeans etc. The popularity and trust in linen from consumers is growing by the day. The opening of this exclusive Linen showroom is a big step forward for natural fabric lovers of Kolkata.”

Mr. Rabindra Mohan, Assistant Vice President (Linen Club), adds, “The idea is to strategically coincide this launch with the festive and marriage season ahead. We promise to bring the best of our collection to Kolkata to make this exclusive showroom a preferred destination for Linen lovers.”

Linen Club “The Ramp” is located at 6, Burdwan Road, Alipore, Kolkata – 700 027. Tel: (033) 24898065

About Jaya Shree Textiles
Jaya Shree Textiles, a unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, is situated in Rishra, Hooghly and is India’s first integrated textile manufacturing unit to bag the coveted ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001, OHSAS18001 and SA certifications for their commitment and excellence in production and quality. Setting benchmarks in linen, Jaya Shree Textiles strives for excellence, matching the quality standards of the European linen. Internationally acclaimed Italian designers like Mario Talli Nencioni and Raffaela Palmieri have enriched the design value and have made Linen Club fabrics the preferred choice of connoisseurs worldwide.

Hyderabad, November 18, 2011: Forever Precious Jewellery and Diamonds Ltd., India’s leading diamond and jewellery manufacturers forays into South Indian market with the launch of a new store in Hyderabad. Part of the US $ 1 Billion Su-Raj Group Company, it has the chain of retail jewellery showrooms under the brand name ‘Forever Jewellery’. Forever now boasts of 143 retail outlets across 14 states and 36 cities.

The jewellery store in Hyderabad, located at Somajiguda in hub of jewellery stores, will offer a wide range in gold, diamond and wedding jewelry with the choice of more than thousands of exquisitely crafted designs from across the country to make it a one-stop shopping destination for fine jewellery. Mr. Jai Begani, Managing Director of the company said addressing a press conference in the city.

Our mission is to become India’s no.1 corporate in precious jewellery and with the backing of Su-Raj Group. Forever Precious Jewellery and Diamonds Ltd projected a turnover of Rs 2500 crores for the financial year 2011 and 2012, said Mr. Jai Begani. The company has registered a turnover of Rs 1750crore in the last fiscal year closing March 31, 2011.

The Hyderabad showroom launch is part of the company’s strategic plans to expand its presence in the promising southern market of the country. In next three months we will add another store in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad. Followed by this we will expand to Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Then we will move into Tamil Nadu, said Mr. Begani. Forever plans to set up and service over 40 more outlets by the end of financial year 2011 and 2012 in cities like Nagpur, Gurgaon, Noida, Coimbatore, Surat, Bangalore, Allahabad etc. This expansion is taken up at an investment of Rs 800crore, he added.

The range of Forever encompasses stunning designs in Kolkata Filigree, Kundan & Polki, Designer Antique, Timeless Naqashi, Hyderabad Ruby and Emerald collections, Temple Jewellery, Fusion collection and exquisite Bridal Jewellery, plus exclusive diamond jewellery collections in distinctive designs, finish and superior quality

Its five manufacturing units, armed with latest precision machines ensure quality of each of its creations. “We have integrated all our processes from sourcing of precious metals and stones to designing and value addition. This enables us to curb costs and provide absolute value for money products to our customers,” informed Jai Begani.

‘Forever’ has immensely skilled designers and craftsmen. The team consists of 25 designers working across locations and develop more than 500 new designs every month with the help of the latest CAD/CAM facility. ‘Forever’ is also coming up with a New Design & Innovation Centre at Ahmedabad.

About Company
Forever Jewellery, with expertise in jewellery retail, is a group company of the US $ 1 Billion Su-Raj diamonds group, India’s leading value added diamond and jewellery manufacturers since 1950. It is a leading corporate for designer & custom jewellery in India with collections featuring the most exquisite designs.

Su-raj Group is a jewellery stalwart that stands for “uncompromising quality” in the global jewellery industry. Forever carries forward this philosophy into retail with its positioning of “uncompromising value”. All jewellery made by Forever is of the highest quality. The company has an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification. All products showcased at Forever outlets are benchmarked globally to ensure that customers get international quality certification. All Gold jewellery is BIS Hallmark and the Diamond jewellery is EGL/IGI certified.

Forever now has a pan India presence of 143 outlets across 14 states & 36 cities. Forever is looking at expanding its footprint domestically and to other countries across the globe.

For further details Mr. Pranav Dalal can be reached @ +91–99985 53399

~Evolve everyday~

Mumbai: Van Heusen Woman, the modern, refreshingly new and chic brand from Van Heusen is all set to turn up the heat this winter. The most admirable women’s wear brand is announcing its new face and brand ambassador today. Van Heusen Woman, a brand which favours confident, bold yet elegant femininity, did not have to look any further to find the right ambassador who would perfectly define the brand’s image when they discovered the exquisitely svelte and beautiful, the bold Nargis Fakhri.

Nargis, who has recently burst on to the Bollywood scene with Rockstar has been a New York-based supermodel. Nargis’s choice as a brand ambassador for Van Heusen Woman brings together key values that work in tandem. The brand is on the cusp of a steep growth and is well poised to extend its appeal to a large western-wear sporting audience, while Nargis’s career is set to take off equally well. The elegance and confidence she brings to the table is highly desirable and aspirational for today’s women.  Van Heusen Woman offers women clothes that are in vogue, comfortable and refreshing – while always being faithful to its core philosophy of clean lines, traditional soft and solid pastel tones, with shapes and forms that breathe easy. And Nargis Fakhri blends closely with this chic factor of the brand with her refined beauty and flawless style. The spirited personality and impeccable charm she exudes thoroughly reflect the brand’s values.

In her first campaign for Van Heusen Woman, Nargis Fakhri will feature in the brand’s stunning range of dresses, which is the centre piece of the Autumn-Winter season.

Shot by internationally acclaimed photographer Justin Polkey, the campaign sees Nargis in a whole new avatar: a go-getter with a wardrobe to boot. In an array of sharp, yet feminine dresses, Nargis will be seen in lace sheath, stripes, animal prints, florals, paired with unlined blazers, parka jackets, suede coats, offset by oversized belts and maxi envelope clutches.

About Van Heusen
Van Heusen is the world’s No.1 dress shirt brand. In India, it is also the country’s No. 1 premium lifestyle brand for men, women and youth. With a rich heritage of 128 years, the brand entered India in 1990. It has had the unique distinction of establishing not only the brand, but also the ready-to-wear category in the country. The brand epitomises ‘fashion for the corporate’, and its design driver is the combination of fashion and elegance. Since its launch in 1990, Van Heusen has consistently tracked and understood the Indian male. In the last two decades the clothing preferences of Indian men have undergone many stages of evolution. At each turning point Van Heusen has stood witness to these changes, and has been ahead of the curve when it has come to forecasting emerging trends and making them accessible to the Indian consumer. For more details, visit vanheusenindia.com

For further information, please contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations – Madura F&L
M: +91 – 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

Gear up for a great season and celebrate with colors, hues and texture. The rich color palette of the range captures the best elements of the global cities. Fierce reds and oranges bring the warmth of the setting sun of China and Egypt. Intense teal and aqua captivate you with the memories of Parisian architecture and outback waters. Experience the excitement of London and Brasilia with great purple and burgundy. Mossy greens and gold are reminiscent of the countryside of Dublin and bullfights of Madrid. Immerse yourself in memoirs of Mumbai and Arabian Sea with deep blues.

The hues are mixed together for color drenched array of glorious fashion.

Beverly Hills Polo Club Fall 2011 collection further enhances the international look and feel with use of best fabric and introducing new yarn qualities. Take your pick from collection of woven shirts in poplins and sweaters in merino wool and blended fabric. Each garment is set to take you to exotic destinations.

Reversible jackets and the ones with built -in removable vests, look sharp for both the business and leisure travelers, while a well-tailored blazer or wool blend coats are the must have for any occasion. The brand’s new collection also offers perfect leisure look of the stylish world traveler with its assortment of active knits garments.

The iconic branding element of Beverly Hills Polo Club horse and pony rider logo is incorporated in multi color embroidery along with snow polo theme and many other regal and richly colored crests on the garments.

True to its color breadth offering, finest fabric and unique mixing, Beverly Hills Polo Club Fall 2011 collection is fresh and vivacious.

Beverly Hills Polo Club Fall 2011 collection is priced at Rs 899 onwards for women’s wear and men’s wear including shirts, sweaters, jumpers, puffer vests, jackets, blazers jackets, coats, hoodies, track pants and rugby jerseys etc., Watches – Rs. 9999 onwards, Handbags – 1399 onwards, Belts – Rs.599 onwards and Eyewear – Rs.1299 onwards.

The range is available in all BHPC stores in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Dehradun and Mohali.

BHPC Fall 2011 Collection at a glance:

Woven shirts are available in washed yarn dye 40 x 40 twill, crisp 60′s x 60′s poplins and 2/80′s poplins. All of these shirts pair perfectly with either a pullover or a tailored blazer.

Sweaters are available in variety of looks and textures, which include sleek merino wool V-necks to full zip front cable knit jumpers in cotton-lamb’s wool blends. The deep color offering makes it irresistible.

Outerwear range has been expanded to include reversible jackets, jackets with built-in removable vests, sleeveless puffer vests, smartly tailored blazer jackets and wool blend coats for every occasion.

Active knits include heavy weight fleece hoodies, track pants, crew neck pullovers and rugby jersey for perfect leisure look.

About Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC)

Beverly Hills Polo Club® an exclusive tie – up with the retailing arm of RPG Enterprises, Spencer’s Retail Ltd is strategically developed by Spencer’s for the Indian Market with a focus on making international fashion more affordable. The product range for the Indian market currently consists of: iconic graphic T-Shirts, Polo Shirts and Jeans, plus Fashion Accessories, Bags, Wallets, Eyewear, Fragrances, Caps and Watches for Men and Women

Beverly Hills Polo Club gives one, a complete lifestyle fashion solution with a wide range of product offering. Rich in color, breadth and depth, the collection and all complementary products are designed to coordinate completely not only in color, but theme, trend and fabric; even down to the purposeful design cues in trims, linings, seams and stitches. Nothing is accidental with BHPC’s exacting design; the fits are carefully engineered for the Indian body type. The product vibrancy and innovation is also translated into the ambience of the store giving it a very inviting appeal.

Currently, BHPC has 25 stores in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dehradun & Mumbai

For more information, please contact:

Neha Singhvi / Deepti Bhadoria / Abhinav Gupta
Corporate Voice Weber Shandwick
98110 56927 / 98 11147175 / 98990 35878
nsinghvi@corvoshandwick.co.in / deepti@corvoshandwick.co.in abhinavgupta@corvoshandwick.co.in

India’s richest Pro-Am tournament to be played in March 2012

Bengaluru: Inspired by the successful fan appeal of city-based sports teams, the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Louis Philippe and RNGM today joined hands to introduce a unique format of golf to be played involving the top 16 national professional golfers. The $250,000 Louis Philippe Cup is slated to be India’s richest domestic tournament. To be played between eight city-based teams of India’s top professional golfers, the tournament will be held in Bangalore at the KGA Golf Course between 5th to 10th March 2012.

Star Indian players who have confirmed to participate include Bangalore’s recent Asian Tour winner Mr. Anirban Lahiri and Gurgaon’s three-time Indian Open champion and former Asian Tour No. 1 Mr. Jyoti Randhawa, accompanied by Singapore Classic winner Mr. Himmat Rai, also of Gurgaon. Two-time European Tour winner Mr. S.S.P. Chowrasia representing Kolkata, former Asian Games gold medallist and Asian Tour Newcomer of the Year Mr. Shiv Kapur representing Delhi, two-time Asian Tour winner Mr. Gaganjeet Bhullar who will represent Chandigarh and all the top ranked players on the PGTI Tour will also compete.

Each city team will consist of three players. Two of whom will be selected on the basis of their PGTI 2011 rankings as of end December and the third player will be a team choice. Teams will have a chance to pick talented players that play primarily overseas and are unable to maintain their domestic rankings like Mr. Shiv Kapur, Mr. Jyoti Randhawa and Mr. S.S.P. Chowrasia. The cities selected to field teams are Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Gurgaon and Chandigarh. Cities have been selected on the basis of the rankings of their top players (Lucknow has two players consistently ranked in the top 10 of PGTI – Mr. Vijay and Mr. Sanjay Kumar) and the number of golf clubs in those cities.

Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, “This is an important new innovation in format in professional golf and could potentially be a game changer in the way fans relate to India’s top golf stars. We would like to thank Louis Philippe and Rishi Narain Golf Management for creating this new event on the PGTI Tour and we know that India’s top players and members of the PGTI are excited to participate in the tournament, rooting for their team to end on top.”

Speaking about their association with Golf, Mr. Jacob John, Brand Head, Louis Philippe, commented, “Louis Philippe is pleased to be associated with this stand-out event in Indian golf. Golf is a game that symbolises style, sophistication and success, characteristics that are reflected in our brand.” He further added that, “We encourage sports fans across the nation to support their city teams and recognise the outstanding quality of pro golfers India continues to produce. Young players like Mr. Anirban Lahiri, who has made his mark on the international scene along with other youngsters, all in their early twenties, such as Mr. Himmat Rai, Mr. Gaganjeet Bhullar, and most recently Delhi’s Mr. Chiragh Kumar, who finished second in the $1.25 million Indian Open. All perfect examples that Indian golf is in safe hands for the future, making it a sport that Louis Philippe foresees a long term association with.”

Star golfer Mr. Anirban Lahiri, present at the announcement, said, “As professional tour players we don’t get many opportunities to play team formats and it does add an entirely new exciting dimension to the game. I played on an Asian Games team for India, in Doha, where we won the silver medal and the pressure is entirely different. In fact on the global golf platform, the most appealing events for fans and players alike are the few team events like the Ryder Cup (USA vs Europe); the President’s Cup (USA vs Rest of World outside Europe), Royal Trophy (Asia vs Europe) and Dynasty Cup (Asia vs Japan). We enjoy playing in team events and fans are extremely excited to watch and cheer for their teams. I will be a proud member of team Bangalore, if I do make the cut!  And I also know my fellow pros are gearing up to do their best for their city teams also.”

Mr. Rishi Narain, former Asiad gold medalist and founder of Rishi Narain Golf Management, who has conceived and promoted the event, said, “We would like to thank the team of Louis Philippe for embracing the Pro Team Golf concept and are looking forward to producing an event with unparalleled fan appeal on the domestic golf scene. Our aim is to establish India’s immensely talented golf pros as genuine superstars in the eyes of sports fans across India. They deserve the recognition and fan following considering their consistent international victories over the past 15 years. Among Indian sportsmen, golfers outperform almost every other Indian sportsman consistently. Indian pro golfers face intense competition against players from over 100 countries every time they compete overseas and with winner’s prizes regularly crossing Rs.1 crore on the international circuit, the quality of players and intensity of competition our golfers face every week is far greater than in most other sports. We hope the “Louis Philippe Cup” will create true superstars out of our pro golfers and connect fans with their home team players like never before. We thank the PGTI and the players for their wholehearted support of this concept and the KGA for agreeing to give us such a high quality venue to launch the first edition of the tournament.”

President of KGA, Mr. K. Chandra Prakash, averred, “KGA is happy to be hosting this inaugural event, which will be the richest men’s pro event ever held in Bangalore, and have a great roster of India’s top pros participating. We are happy that Louis Philippe and PGTI have selected KGA as the venue and hope that Mr. Anirban and his fellow team members will bring home the inaugural Louis Philippe Cup trophy home to Bangalore. On our part, we will ensure world-class playing conditions for India’s elite professionals and will work hard at maintaining our reputation as the “No. 1 ranked golf course in India” for 2010 at the Asian Golf Awards in Bangkok.”

The unique format of the five-day event to be held in Bangalore next March features one day of celebrity pro-am followed by two days (36 holes) strokeplay in which all eight teams will compete. The four teams with the best total team scores over 36 holes will advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals the format of the game changes to knock out and individual matchplay. The one-on-one matches between the three players on each team will earn each team one point for a win and zero for a loss. No match will be halved as tied matches after 18 holes will advance to sudden-death playoff.  The two winning semi-final teams will play the finals on the final day on three individual matches.”

As India’s richest golf tournament, the winning team takes home Rs.36 lakhs to be shared among the three players, the second team gets Rs.24 lakhs,while the bronze medalists get a purse of Rs.18 lakhs, the team placed fourth will recieve Rs.12 lakhs in prize money, while teams placed fifth to eighth will each receive Rs.6 lakhs.

Providing fans avenues for involvement, each participating city will also field a team of three amateur club golfers, who will be selected by local clubs on the basis of club qualifying tournaments. The three club amateurs will play alongside the professionals during the first two official rounds of strokeplay in the Louis Philippe Cup. The three amateur scores will be added to the pros scores to determine a “Louis Philippe Pro-Am Trophy”, which will be presented after the first 36 holes of the tournament. However, the amateur scores will not be counted in determining the four top teams advancing to the semi-finals. Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, PGTI Director, opined, “Amateurs playing along with pros in big golf tournaments is a highly recognised practice the world over. On the European Tour, this is a feature of the annual GBP 5 million Alfred Dunhill Cup and on the USPGA Tour this is the format of the $7 million Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In India this format of play was also popular through the DLF Masters.”

Mr. Jacob John, Brand Head, Louis Philippe, stated, “Fan involvement is a key element of the Louis Philippe Cup, and through this event we want to build a platform where true golf fans have a chance to play alongside the pros, a possibility and format that can only be adopted in a sport such as golf, where the club golfer’s performance does not affect the score and performance of the pro.”

“As professionals we welcome the chance to play along with amateurs, our biggest fans. It is a great experience to guide them, mentor and coach them during the game. And their appreciation is very apparent when they see instant results in their shot selection, strategy and their ability in reading the greens. Also our rhythm rubs off on their swings and they often perform better. It is a great idea for the Louis Philippe Cup to provide club golfers a chance to be on the city team along with us. It’s an experience, I hope, they will always remember and cherish”, averred Bangalore’s star professional Mr. Anirban Lahiri. Mr. Chandra Prakash, president of KGA, added, “The chance for a club golfer to represent his city on the national stage and playing on the same platform as star pros from his city is a unique experience and I am sure KGA members will be excited about this opportunity.”

For further information, please contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations – Madura F&L
M: +91 – 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

WEST

GUJRAT

1] BHAVNAGAR: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: 59, Madhav Darshan, Wagha Wadi Road, Bhavnagar – 364001 Ph: 0278 – 3001212
2] AHMEDABAD: Gitanjali Jewels: Shop No 6, Iscon Centre, Shivranjani Cross road, Satelite, Ahmedabad: 380015. Ph: 079-26928345
MAHARASHTRA

2] MUMBAI: Gitanjali Jewels: G20/21, Ground Floor, Inorbit Mall, Malad link Road, Malad – West, Mumbai – 94. Ph: 022-28776095

3] NASIK: Gitanjali Jewels: Agora Complex, Canada Corner, Nasik – 422002. Ph: 0253-2318548

4) PUNE: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Unit no.28, 29&30, Ground floor, Cannaught place, Nr. Wadiya College, Bund garden road, Pune – 411001. Ph: 020-66052588
5] NAGPUR: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: K K Gems Pvt. Ltd, 526, Bhangdiya House, Near Getwell Hospital, Dhantoli, Nagpur –440012. Ph: 0712 6649891/ 2469975
6] Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Hotel Nagpur Ashok, Aath Rasta Square, Laxminagar, West High Court Road, Nagpur – 440024. Ph: 0712 – 6658822 / /6658833

7] Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Gandhi Putla Square, C A Road, Nagpur – 440002. Ph : 0712-2767231
8] AMRAVATI: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Shop no. 23/24, LADDHA Mall, Rajkamal square, Amravati – 444601. Ph: 0721-2576555

GOA

9] PANJIM: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Alfaran plaza, MG Road, Near Don Bosco School, Panjim – Goa – 403001. Ph:  0832-2421763

MADHYA PRADESH

10] INDORE: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: City Center, Opp High Court, MG Road, Indore – 452001. Ph: 0731 -4035053

11] Gitanjali Precious Moments: G4, Ground Floor, Treasure Island, 11 MG Road, South, Tukogang, Indore 452001, 0731-4224475

12] Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Shop No UG-2, 102,102A, Uppar Ground Floor, Megapolice Square, 579, M.G. Road, Indore 452001. Ph: 0731- 2548100
13] Gitanjali Jewels: Departure Hall, Devi Ahilyabai Holekar Airport, Indore- 452005. Ph: 0731-2620930

14] JABALPUR: Gitanjali jewels: 24/11 H, Ashok Marg, Main Road Sadar, Jabalpur- 482001. Ph: 0761-4030457

15] GWALIOR: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Prahlad Das Bajrang Das, Goyal Bhavan, Near State bank of India, Patankar bazaar Lashkar, Gwalior- 474001. Ph: 0751-2620208.

16] BHOPAL: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: E-5/15, Bitten Market, Opp Petrol Pump, Arera Colony, Bhopal: 462016. Ph: 0755-4700765, 66, 67, 68. 

17] Gitanjali Jewels:  Departure Hall, New Raja Bhoj Airport post Gandhinagar – Bhopal – 462036.Ph: 9755846785  
18] Gitanjali Jewels:  G-35A, DB Mall, Khasra 1511 & 1509, Arera Hills, Bhopal: 0755-4700766
19] UJJAIN: Gitanjali Jewels: G-01A, Treasure Bazaar mall, Ujjain 456010. Ph: 0755- 4700765.

RAJASTHAN

20] ALWAR: Gitanjali Jewels: Shop no. 4, Upper ground floor, Cross point Mall, Near Jail Circle, Alwar – 301001.Ph: 0144-2730313

NORTH

JAMMU

21] JAMMU: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Shop No B 1 – 5, North Block Bahu Plaza, Jammu – 180004: Ph: 0191 – 2474919

CHANDIGARH

22] CHANDIGARH: Gitanjali Jewels: SCO-39, NAC, Manimajra, Chandigarh. – 160101. Ph: 0172-5073939

23) SCF 25, Sector 22-D, Ground Floor, Chandigarh-160022, Ph: 0172 – 4052149

PUNJAB
24] LUDHIANA: Gitanjali Jewels: 455, Adjoining Bank of India, The Mall Road, Sohan Palace, Near Bharat Nagar Chowk, Ludhiana – 141001, Ph: 0161-4615150

25] JALANDHAR: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: JJ Arcade, J.J Jewels & Watches, 535D , New Jawahar Nagar, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, APJ College Road , Jalandhar : 144001. Ph: 0181-4687002 

DELHI

26] Gitanjali Jewels: A- 13 Ring Road, South Extension, Part 1, Delhi: 110049. Ph: 011-24625363/73

27] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: 3, Vaishali, Pitampura, New delhi -110088. Ph: 011-47724455 /47724415
28] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: F-121 Rajouri Garden Market, New Delhi.- 110027 . Ph: 011 47322866

29] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: G – 1A, Manish Mega Plaza Plot-13, Sector-5, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075. Ph: 011-45572555/567

30] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: M-14, M Block Mkt, Greater Kailash – 1 New Delhi. 110048. Ph: 011-41084597

31] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Shop no 5, Ground Floor, Stutee Building, 2652/53, Bank street, Karol Bagh, New Delhi: 110005. Ph: 011-45561864

32] Noida: - Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: P-18, sector 18, Noida 201301. Ph:- 0120- 4559292

UTTARAKHAND

33] HARIDWAR: Gitanjali Jewels: New Haridwar, Near Prem Nagar Ashram, Haridwar, 249401 Ph: 0133-4266020

34] ROORKEE: Gitanjali Jewels: 29, Civil Lines, Near Boat Club, Roorkee- 247667, Ph: 01332-279161/62

35] KOTDWAR: Gitanjali Jewels: Patel Marg, Kotdwar, Pauri, Uttaranchal: 246149.ph: 1382 – 222931 /907

UTTAR PRADESH

36] LUCKNOW: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Shop No.3, Halwasia House, 11 MG Road, Hazratganj, Lucknow-226001, Ph: 0522–4043444/555

37] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: M-4, Gole Market, Mahanagar, Lucknow – 226006. Ph: 0522 – 4022111 / 4064222

38] Gitanjali Jewels:, Basant Tower, Sneh nagar, Kanpur road, Alambagh, Lucknow – 226005 .Ph : 0522-2452968

39] Gitanjali Jewels: Airports Authority of India, Chowdhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow – 226009, Ph: 0522-2435752

40] ALLAHABAD: Gitanjali Jewels: Dwarrika, 48/7, Strachey Road, Civil Lines, Near Vishal Mega Mart, Allahabad – 211001, Ph: 0532 – 2624040 

41] VARANASI: Gitanjali Jewels: C-19/134, L-5/7, Ground Floor, Shastri Nagar, Sigra Road, Opposite IP Mall, Varanasi -221001, Ph: 0542-2223097

42] RAEBARELI: Gitanjali Jewels: Beside OM Honda, Near Motel Chauraha, Civil Lines Road, Rae Bareli-229001, Uttar Pradesh, Ph: 09305992815 / 9628666616

43] GORAKHPUR: : Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious : Zahid Building, Infront of Baldev Plaza, Golghar, Gorakhpur, U.P. – 273001. Ph: 0551-2201250
44] KANPUR: 24/63, Birhana Road, Kanpur -208001. ph: 09336117251

EAST

JHARKHAND

45] BOKARO: Gitanjali Jewels: CG 12A & 12B, Harshwardhan Plaza, City Center – Sector 4, Bokaro Steel City 827004.  Ph: 9204062343 

46] JAMSHEDPUR: Gitanjali Jewels: Shreejee Arcade, Shop No – 102, 1st Floor, 76, Pennar Road, Sakchi, Jamshedpur – 831001. Ph: 0657-6574375
47] Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Narbheram agencies pvt ltd., Narbheram house, Main road, Bistupur, Jamshedpur 831001. Ph:  0657 – 2434344
48] DHANBAD: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: 1st Floor, City Centre, Luby Circular Road, Dhanbad – 826001, Jharkhand Ph: 0326-2313075
WESTBENGAL

49] DURGAPUR: Gitanjali Jewels: Shop No. 2/18, Suhatta Shopping Mall, City Centre, Durgapur-713216.  Ph: 0343-6513333

50] SILIGURI:  Gitanjali Jewels: 453, Bidhan Road, Siliguri, Pincode-734001. Tel: 0353-2520192 

51] KOLKATA: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: 3A Camac Street, Near Vardhan Market, Kolkata-700016. Ph: 033-40001529

ORISSA

52] BHUBANESHWAR: Gitanjali Jewels Gold & Precious: Shop No.103, First floor, Pal Height, Jaidev Vihar, Bhubaneshwar – 751013. Ph: 0674-6574282 / 2360082

53] BERHAMPUR: Gitanjali Jewels: Shankar Jewel Palace, Opp Shankar Cloth Store, Sano Bazar, Berhampur, Orissa – 760002. Ph: 0680-2111782

54] JHARSUGUDA: Gitanjali Jewels: Aparna, Poddar Tower, Opp Income Tax Office, Sarbahal Road, Jharsuguda – 768201. Ph: 0664-5271980        06645 – 271980

TRIPURA

55] AGARTALA: Gitanjali Jewels: A.K.Road, Old RMS Choumohani, Agartala, Tripura -799001, Ph: 0381-2303040
BIHAR

56] PATNA: Gitanjali Gold and Precious: Shop No 52, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan Dak Bunglow Chouraha Commercial Complex Patna-800001 Ph:  0612- 2200220

SOUTH

KARNATAKA

57] BANGALORE: Gitanjali Jewels: Ranka Chambers, 31, Ground Floor, Cunnigham Road, Bangalore – 560052. Ph: 080-41235727 / 22371835

58] Gitanjali Jewels: No.3049, 80 Feet Road, Near IDBI bank, Indiranagar, Bangalore. 560038 Ph: 080 – 41159342
59] Gitanjali Jewels: C5, Lobby2, Leela Galleria, Hotel Leela Palace, Old Airport Road, Bangaluru -560008. Ph: 080-41150033/38
60] MYSORE: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Mythri Arcade, #104 ground floor, Next to saraswathi theatre, New kantharaj urs road, Saraswathipuram, Mysore-570009. Ph: 0821-4266642/43
ANDHRA PRADESH

61] HYDERABAD: Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: Venkat Plaza, G-1 & 2, 6-3-883/5, Green Lands Road, Punjagutta, Hyderabad – 500082. Ph: 040- 23400308 / 309

62] Gitanjali Jewels Gold and Precious: 8-2-293/82/A/241/A, SSC-3, Show Room No: 1, Rajala Centre, Road No: 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad:500033 Ph: 040-23606204 / 205 / 202

63] VISHAKHAPATNAM: Gitanjali Jewels: 1st floor, above tycoon hotel complex, Balaji Mangalagiri Chambers, Siripuram, Vishakhapatnam -530003. Ph: 0891-2761761 

64] GUNTUR: Gitanjali Jewels: Ground Floor, Anand Nilayam, Laxmipuram, Main Road, Guntur – 522006. Ph: 0863- 2330066 

Mumbai, 21st Oct 2011: Diwali, popularly known as the “festival of lights” is celebrated with zeal and fervour all over India. Keeping the festive spirit alive, “Gitanjali Jewels” the flagship brand of Gitanjali Group, brings special offers for Dhanteras and Diwali with assured gifts.

Commencing with Dhanteras, and concluding with Bhai Dooj, this five days festival is a time for special delicacies, burning crackers, lighting of lamp and most importantly, shopping for yourself and your loved ones. To make Diwali shopping a memorable experience, Gitanjali Jewels Giving away the best offers to make this festive seasons celebrations all the more grander. As a part of a Special Dhanteras and Diwali Offer, Gitanjali Jewels is offering its customers “UPTO 30% off on Diamond Jewellery Purchase” and “Up to Rs.201 off on Per Gram of Gold Jewellery” for a limited period.

Mr Santosh Srivastava, Managing Director, Gitanjali Jewels says “The festival of Diwali always witnesses a huge demand for gold and diamond jewelry and to cater to this demand, Gitanjali Jewels has planned some exciting offers to make the celebrations special for jewellery buyers.

He added “Purity, variety & authenticity are the vital ingredients of any shopping experience for a consumer and Gitanjali Jewels strongly communicates this message in its delightful brand portfolio. Our products can be exchanged Pan India across any of our stores thus providing more flexibility to the end user.” “No gift could be more enduring than a diamond & we claim to be the perfect place on earth to get one. At Gitanjali Jewels our aim is to provide a unique jewellery shopping experience to customers”.

Commenting on the Diwali offer, Naresh Jhawar Head- Retail Marketing, Gitanjali Jewels said, “At Gitanjali we have always been customer focussed and to give our customers another reason to celebrate this Diwali, we introduced our great Dhanteras and Diwali offer. The Gitanjali Stores across India are offering “SAMRIDDHI 2011” in which Gitanjali is giving away attractive Discounts and GIFTS WORTH 1.11 CRORE to be WON including BUMPER PRIZE-Mahindra Verito Car, LCDs and much more on every purchase of Diamond and Gold jewellery”.

This festive season will mark a new beginning for everyone as Gitanjali Jewels is giving the most attractive offers with more choice and variety of Jewellery Designs to choose from.

Awarded as “Fashion retailer of the year 2010” and “Franchiser of the year 2010”, Gitanjali’s exquisite jewellery line includes classic, Indian traditional, contemporary, ethnic and casual designs, under multiple brands and collections. These are targeted at specific consumers under various price segments. The diverse collection in different brands promises to satisfy the varied requirements of customers in almost every possible way.

“Tamanna: Plan Your Dream Jewellery:” Gitanjali Jewels also presents “Tamanna” the monthly saving scheme which helps in turning aspirations of owning branded diamond and Gold jewellery into reality.

Owning precious jewellery is a dream comes true and with Tamanna we have made this a lot easier for our Esteemed consumers. On every 12 installments the customer pays they get 2 installments as bonus from Gitanjali jewels which help them to plan all their purchase well in advance.

About Gitanjali Group

The Gitanjali Group has strategically positioned itself as the leading diamond studded jewellery-manufacturing company, having one of the largest fully integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturing plants in the country. The Group is engaged in the business of sourcing rough diamonds, its manufacture, import and export of diamonds, manufacture of plain and diamond studded gold and platinum jewellery and its marketing and domestic retailing. The very basis of the company’s existence is to successfully develop, produce and sell high-quality jewellery brands worldwide & help the customers in getting the maximum Value – For – Money in the process.

Media Contacts:

Pallavi Singh
Gitanjali Jewels
Mob: +9198201 17217
E mail : pallavis@gitanjaligroup.com

S Vijay Kumar
PR Solution
Mob: +91 99930 66704
E mail : vijay@prsolution.co.in

19th October 2011 – Allen Solly, easily amongst India’s most well known and favorite apparel brands is most popular for having redefined workwear through its unique `Friday Dressing’ concept in 1990s and early 2000s. It replaced the grey’s and whites with vibrant dash of colours to its workwear and has become the signature for the brand. The brand’s core USP of Friday Dressing has held it in good stead over the last many years.

Today even as we witness the rise of the creative economy, stress and uncertainty have become a daily challenge to deal with at the workplace. It is in this context that Allen Solly makes a bold statement yet again, firmly believing that no breakthrough work happens when you are stressing out.

The brand’s vision is to lighten up the workplace. Our studies have shown that “Apparel shapes an individuals’ behavior and approach. And hence the need to be dressed in apparel that keeps one spirits up, always. This is achieved through apparel that is vibrant, stylish, colorful and upbeat.

Going forward, the brand’s core positioning will broaden the meaning of Fridays by emphasizing on its spirit defined as Upbeat, Relaxed and Effortless without ever losing sight of the target. It advocates the need to Lighten Up The Workplace.

Comments Sooraj Bhat, Brand Head – Allen Solly “Allen Solly’s ability to connect with its consumers at an emotional level is high. Our latest campaign ‘Adios Stressing’ infuses the workplace with the spirit of Fridays through the week – Upbeat, Relaxed and Effortless. Our range of Friday Dressing is vibrant, colorful and stylish connecting brilliantly with our brand thought.”

The new commercial is a musical and truly breaks ground in apparel advertising space. The tone is candid and music has been rendered through A Cappella. The commercial is on air currently across India’s leading channels.

Allen Solly has a very simple yet effective consumer engagement model. Horses for Courses, if we may call it. While TV will be used to create and communicate the brand thought, print will primarily be used for creating strong product preference and fashion sensibilities. And of course the digital medium will be leveraged to engage with the consumers. Allen Solly today has a thriving Facebook community and the new commercial was previewed with them before being released on air.

“Consumers today are smart and well informed. It therefore is critical to be very sharp and specific with our communication and at the same time leave a little space open for them to interpret it in their language. And this is best done through the digital medium.”, says Sooraj Bhat.

The brand has been performing very well over the years. Allen Solly dominates the work casuals category and has maintained a CAGR of almost 30% over a period of 3 years and has set itself a very aggressive target for next 3 years be it in terms of revenues or distribution.

For further information, Please contact :-
Prajith Menon
ActiMedia Pvt Ltd
Media Moments
09886333942

Echoing the language of the brand’s soul and a tribute to its history, the first 80th Anniversary Limited Edition collectible is a stylishly bright-cut and laser engraved Black Chrome Armor lighter, authenticated with Anniversary Edition bottom stamping and packaged in a black self-display box.

Alternatively, the 80th Anniversary Limited Edition Collection introduces the anniversary logo set in vibrant color on the Herringbone Sweep lighter, a chevron-patterned design with a brushed chrome finish.

These exuberant limited edition lighters are bound to cast a spell on your peers.

With only 41,932 consecutively manufactured numbered pieces available for worldwide distribution, make sure you get yours today!

The lighters are available at selective retail outlets and priced at Rs 6690 and Rs 2365 for Model No 28249 and Model No. 28192 respectively.

About Zippo

Zippo was founded in 1932 in Bradford, PA. The Zippo windproof lighter has become an international icon of American ingenuity and tradition and is a treasured collectible throughout the world. The Zippo windproof pocket lighter, in addition to the traditional chrome finish, features millions of designs depicting hobbies, activities, logos, and lifestyle interests. Over 450 million Zippo lighters have been manufactured in Bradford since 1932 and all are backed by Zippo’s unparalleled lifetime guarantee

For more information about Zippo please visit www.zippoindia.com.

For further information or imagery, please contact:

Divya Sibal /Kanika Sharma

Corporate Voice| Weber Shandwick

9818259257 / 9999108107

divyas@corvoshandwick.co.in /kanikasharma@corvoshandwick.co.in

Building on Fundamental Research discoveries, L’Oréal Professionnel has created Absolut Repair Cellular, a unique range of lactic acid enriched hair care products for very damaged hair. The system rebuilds hair structure from inside the cell core using an in-salon care routine combined with a home beauty routine. Repaired from deep inside, damaged hair is transformed.

TECHNOLOGY
L’Oréal Advanced Research has utilized the exceptional properties of Lactic Acid to go deep into the core of each hair fibre and rebuild its structure. With unique physical and chemical properties, Lactic Acid is an organic acid that can be derived from fruit. Its low molecular mass and high ionic charge enable it to penetrate to the core of a damaged fibre and target ionic junctions in damaged lengths, in order to restore the hair’s cellular integrity.

After using the lactic acid enriched formula of Absolut Repair Cellular, the hair fibre is radiant and healthy. Inside the cuticle, the cells are bound together stronger to form an effective protective barrier, and the ionic junctions are reconstituted. A dense and strong mesh once again holds the cortical cells together.

Spectacular results

After ten days of using Absolut Repair Cellular Shampoo and Masque, damaged hair is repaired right through to the core. Treatment penetrates deeply into each individual cell for revitalized hair. Rebuilt from the inside, damaged hair regains strength and radiance.

ABSOLUT REPAIR CELLULAR: THE PRODUCT RANGE

All the 8 new products are based on the Lactic acid enriched technology and indicated for very damaged hair:

- Cellular Repair Shampoo, 250 ml. – Rs. 475/-
- Cellular Repair Masque, 200 ml. – Rs. 580/-
- Cellular Repair Conditioner, 150 ml – Rs.475/-
- Cellular Repair Leave-in Cream 150ml – Rs.475/-
- Special Serum, 50ml. For very damaged ends – 530/-

- Power cell Repair, 10 ml – In salon treatment product.
- Cleansing balm, 250 ml – In salon treatment product.
- Renew C pre shampoo treatment – In salon treatment product

Absolut Repair Cellular products are available exclusively in-salons.

CELLULAR REPAIR SERVICE: An exclusive in-salon service for intensive cellular repair of damaged hair

The first step in repairing damaged hair is an exclusive in-salon treatment at the hands of a professional. To cater for the needs of haircare professionals, L’Oréal Professionnel created Power Cell Repair with lactic acid content for intensive cellular repair. The Cellular Repair service is a combination of the several Absolut Repair Cellular products to give you intense nourishment of damaged hair.

Results: Unrivalled softness and splendour to even the most damaged hair.

CLEANSING Balm: a new beauty routine for very damaged hair
The 1st cellular repair cleansing balm

Absolut Repair Cellular Cleansing Balm is a new generation, soft cleanser for delicate cleansing without friction. It’s creamy lather gently envelopes impurities and cleanses each individual fibre. An exciting new alternative to shampoo and masque, Absolut Repair Cellular Balm brings concentrated conditioning right to the core of each hair cell, transforming hair without weighing it down. Your hair stylist can now offer you an exclusive express repair service using the Cleansing balm.

Prajith Menon

ActiMedia Pvt Ltd

Media Moments

09886333942

Discover New meaning of Accessories with Lecoanet Hemant

Luxury meets Luxury

Lecoanet Hemant is finally set to open its Accessory store in The Hotel Cladridges, Surajkund. Store will have Leather accessory from runway to urban wear for men and women. A reflection of Lecoanet Hemant’s multiple facets of inspiration, the store will be a unique experience with exclusive pieces of full line of leather accessories.

French Interior Designer Sandrine Feron of Pluriel Design gave a light-filled modern envelope to the space and reflected the fashion house & essence in line to their flagship store in The Gallery one on Mg Road: a mobile and ever changing world of mixed culture rich with travel in space and time, sometimes real and sometimes imaginary.  With a strong sense of Lecoanet Hemant’s legacy, the store brings together a stimulating and stylish aesthetic through fresh design and artful elements in a Five Star ambience.

The layout of the store has been carefully thought through by the design team with a spotlight on detailing and lighting. The entrance of the shop conceived in stark contrasting materials of black, white and mirror welcomes you with runway shows clips that can be seen from afar as you check in. It is when strolling through this light flooded “picture album of a boutique” that one discovers the sophistication of fashion house Lecoanet Hemant. The flooring in Brazilian stone that sets the tone, -referred to as “Coffee Stone” in France and called “French Brown” in India-, has the perfect colour to enhance all collections, flattering to the reflection of every skin tone.  The walls covered with different materials and textures are all in simile make-up colours made to compliment the natural light the space is bathed in.

Lecoanet Hemant international and runway collections as well as the first pieces from the Indo-fusion line introduced this season. It also features a line of jeans and poplin blouses adding casual wear to the Red Carpet department.  From a special piece especially designed to match a dream occasion to that ideal gown made to measure, the Red Carpet department will provide the ideal outfit for outstanding occasions. A line of corsets will complete the look and will be available on made to measure.

You can also enjoy a consultation service for special power dressing designed for travel and for India.

The entire men’s line from casual weekenders to dressy dailies shall also be found in this new space: from the rare iconic pieces to the new classic slim suits and the occasional leather coat there shall also be a “Quick Tux” service in the new ‘Easy Order” format, a made to measure formal to be had with only one fitting within a few days.

A stroll through this new haven of high fashion and design shall take you through a multitude of spaces and times, each one dedicated to some specific collection or service.

About Lecoanet Hemant

Founded in 1978 in Paris, Lecoanet Hemant are a traditional Haute Couture house creating men and women wear par excellence: garments are unique pieces of art, hand made to perfection abiding the principles of a secular manufacturing tradition. Lecoanet Hemant brought together a unique design sensibility as they earned their laurels at the prestigious Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and then started together their couture label. As they made a name within a worldly urban chic clientele, one of their first milestones was opening an atelier in the heart of Paris – over Rue Faubourg St Honore. The fashion industry soon thereafter honored the designer duo’s work by awarding them the Golden Thimble (Le De d’Or) in 1994, the only accolade for Haute Couture.  To meet the needs of a growing international clientele, the pioneering brand moved to New Delhi in 2002 to build an “atelier”, uncompromising on strict traditions, yet completely in line with today’s cutting-edge technology. This combination of innovation and tradition is reflected in Lecoanet Hemant’s collections, which are a rare alliance of East and West, a lasting continuation of yesterday and tomorrow. The team’s latest brainchild is LH Cares, a new line of ayurvedic clothing, made of organic cotton and permeated with special herbs and oils designed to restore balance and boost the immune system.

Fashion Design Council of India announced the grand finale designers of the Van Heusen India Men’s Week (VHIMW) 2011. VHIMW grand finale will showcase the larger-than-life collection of menswear by Karan Johar and Varun Bahl under the duo’s label ‘Karan Johar + Varun Bhal’ which was launched in 2009. The three day men’s fashion fete’s closing show on the 4th of September 2011 will parade the best creative confluence ever experienced.

Varun Bhal, the stupendous designer who has been applauded for his work in the menswear segment of fashion is all set to culminate the VHIMW 2011 with much pomp and grandeur as he and Karan Johar, the ace Bollywood filmmaker come in together as a power packed duo to showcase their collectively crafted collection exclusively dedicated to men’s fashion.

The excited Varun Bahl and Karan Johar said, “India is one of the few countries in the world to host a fashion week dedicated to men’s wear and it’s great to be a part of the VHIMW 2011 for the second time. Look forward to doing the finale.”

Announcing the prominent grand finale duo designers, Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India said, “Karan and Varun’s creative energies in synch will display a spectacle which is sure to thrill everyone. Craftsmanship and glamour will fuse together to create a rather magical and unforgettable moment. Varun is an ace designer known for his ability to look beyond the obvious and create something very different each time and Karan is recognised for his aesthetic sense of style. With two shows already under his belt, he doesn’t need to prove that he is as good in fashion design as he is in filmmaking. On behalf of FDCI, I am proud to announce Karan Johar and Varun Bhal will culminate the third edition of VHIMW with much pomp and grandeur.”

Mr. Shivaraj Subramaniam, Marketing Director, Van Heusen said, “Karan Johar and Varun Bahl have carved a niche for themselves in men’s fashion with their unique partnership. Karan’s passion for cinema and fine dressing matched with Varun’s flair for elegant and classy fashion makes them a potent combination, and we’re delighted they are bringing up the grand finale this year.”

The three day men’s fashion week is being held from September 2-4, 2011 at The Grand, New Delhi. Van Heusen India Men’s Week has cemented India’s position as the fourth fashion destination for menswear in the world.

Fashion Design Council of India: A not-for-profit organisation, FDCI is the apex fashion council of India. Represented by over 300 designers, FDCI takes Indian fashion global by promoting the ‘business of fashion’.

For details visit www.fdci.org

About Van Heusen
Van Heusen is the world’s No.1 Dress Shirt brand. It’s no different in India, except that it is also the country’s No. 1 premium lifestyle brand for men, women and youth. With a rich heritage of 128 years, the brand entered India in 1990. It has had the unique distinction of establishing not only the brand, but also the ready-to-wear category. The brand epitomises ‘fashion for the corporate’, and its design driver is the combination of fashion and elegance. Since its launch in 1990, Van Heusen has consistently tracked and understood the Indian male. In the last two decades the clothing preferences of Indian men have undergone many stages of evolution. At each turning point Van Heusen has stood witness to these changes – and has been ahead of the curve when it has come to forecasting emerging trends and making it accessible to the Indian consumer

For further details, contact:
Van Heusen
Janet Arole
Mobile: +91 9702720666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

Go to Source

~ This season, redefine abstract, classic fashion with Esprit ~

Bengaluru: Esprit, the international youthful lifestyle brand, announces the launch of its FW’11 collection. This season, Esprit FW’11 collection goes back to its roots with its Californian designs that have casual, business and cosmopolitan elements.

This fall, Esprit brings new designs, structures and effects in knits with eye-catching intrinsic details and vivid surfaces like never before. Gear up for a great season with the striking and entertaining new range from Esprit.

The Fall / Holiday 2011 ‘Esprit Women Casual’ range presents authentic casual wear in the Esprit spirit with favourite, natural looks. Adorn your wardrobe with gorgeous feminine blouses, jerseys, tops and dresses and skirts in various cuts and checks. The new stripes in mix-and-match styles with floral prints just add to a great look this season. Show off those curves and parade in style with flared-leg trousers in a tweed look. Team a relaxed, wool parka with tight-fitting cargo trousers and a mix of various silhouettes with an oversized shirt and coat in a lambskin for a chic yet suburb-inspired look. Esprit Fall Winter casuals come in basic natural-colour range of camel, brown, off-white and black. The Colours come in soft, wintery pastels and strong, bright solids.

‘Esprit Women collection’ is inspired by the vibrant city of Los Angeles. Gypsy and boho lifestyle from Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard is the inspiration of this collection. Esprit Women’s Collection goes on an exciting journey with maxi coats as a fashion statement and tailored blazer-coats with narrow belts in the reptile look. Blazer jacket with belt, Marlene-style trousers with a bow-tie blouse, lace dress with leather appliqués and ‘uniform’ coat takes you through a stylish journey through timeless fashion and unapologetic style. Bringing back the basics in classic structures such as herringbone, tweed and bouclé patched with leather appliqués and flounces make the collection exciting. Embrace new-age fashion with shift dresses in chunky wool-lace patched with leather. Dresses with the pleated look have made a comeback. Grab the jersey materials, for wrap dresses with a ‘flannel touch’ and napped surfaces that is guaranteed to make you feel like a runway queen. The Collection comes in basics such as warm colour range of neutrals, brown, grey, blue and camel. The highlights of this season are the rich red tones, from orange and burgundy and also blue.

Esprit edc for women brings you an exciting patchwork trend that dominates the look for the Fall / Holiday 2011. This season glamorous hippie looks; Wild West and Boho meet cool cargo styles are in vogue. Chinos teamed with tank top, with a tailored denim shirt on top and a chunky-knit boyfriend cardigan will do the trick to pull off a charming look. Go babelicious with the thrilling styling of the short, printed hippie dress with sporty parka, the body hugging maxi knit dress paired with slacks and leather biker jacket. Bring out the rockstar in you with shorts worn over leggings with waist-belt, combined with printed vintage-look tee and a cardigan with handkerchief hem. The knitted coats or loose-fitting cardigans with drop shoulders and chunky-knit sweaters and jackets are for a night out as much as a day out. EDC for Women come in basics like grey, khaki, black, beige, woollen white and cognac. To make a bold statement go with accents like nude tones, shades of red or blue and metallics.

Esprit Men Casuals is all about Classic all-American looks giving it a new twist. Fresh interpretations, 1950s influences, a 1970s preppy style, unusual combinations and new details create an individual look that is pitched somewhere between nonchalance and sophistication. Denim in vintage washes or soft chinos with a checked shirt coupled with crew-neck sweater and the sports jacket make a characteristic vintage statement. Denim or chinos fashioned with low crotch and tapered seams can be teamed with sweatshirts that have crew necks for a rock and roll style. Chequered shirts have made headlines for months now, combined with natural fabrics, such as wool, with classic appearance give a sophisticated outlook to this Fall-Winter line. The range comes in basic colours like earthy brown, beige nuances and khaki shades. The highlights have surprising combinations and warm colour accents.

Esprit Men Collection plays with a smart version of the crossover look. This takes its inspiration not only from the flair of the Californian music metropolis Los Angeles, but also the style of great music icons. With elegant rockabilly touches and subtle military accents, the range combines both business and cosmopolitan elements. Flaunt crossover style of chunky knit sweater and suit trousers. Be it business meetings or a date; short, fitted sports jacket, matching trousers will definitely turn on the confidence in you. Esprit Collection brings you Men’s Business coat, suits, broken suits and shirts; just what a globe-trotting business traveller needs. Winter chills can be kept at bay in style with Esprit’s cable knits, chunky knits and jacquards for cardigans. An exciting range of classic pullovers in can be teamed with Denims or corduroy pants for a windy day out. The collection comes in basics like black, white, grey, navy and camel. The Highlights are blue, green shades, red shades such as bordeaux and exciting shades of berry.

Esprit Men edc brings an exciting patchwork trend and dominates the look for the Fall / Holiday 2011 season at edc by Esprit. Glamorous hippie looks, Wild West and boho meet cool cargo styles. Chinos when teamed with tank top, tailored denim shirt adds an urban style quotient. A chunky-knit boyfriend cardigan cord trousers with O-shape or low crotch is making a bold statement this season. Want to make a laidback fashion statement – grab the worn-look denim and pair it with voluminous chunky-knit sweater and jackets in Norwegian design. Grab repair and stitching effects for trousers teamed with jackets and shirts for a perfect winter weekend getaway. This unique line flaunts unique design elements such as large pockets, Henley shapes, open-collar solutions, photo prints and artwork that look hand drawn. Basics are back with black, grey and white. The EDC range has accents of natural colours such as brown, beige, green, as well as red and blue tones.

So grab the trendiest Fall Winter range at Esprit stores across the country!!!

Esprit Fall Winter- 11 collection starts from Rs 590.

About Esprit
Esprit is an international youthful lifestyle brand offering smart, affordable luxury and bringing newness and style to life. The Brand offers 12 product lines encompassing women’s wear, men’s wear, kid’s wear, edc youth as well as shoes and accessories through over 640 directly managed retail stores and over 12,000 wholesale points-of-sale worldwide, occupying over 817,000 square metres directly managed retail space in more than 40 countries.

For further information, contact:
Janet Arole
Media Relations – Esprit
M: +91 97027 20666
Email: janet.arole@adityabirla.com

Available at: DELHI: Esprit Select Citywalk, A #19 & 20, 1st Floor, Select Citywalk Mall, Saket,  Delhi-110017 , 011 – 40575097. EDC Select Citywalk # F-12, Ground Floor, Select Citywalk Mall, Saket, Delhi – 110017 01140575090. Esprit GK No.64, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi – 11004 Phone: 011- 41739972. Esprit Ambience Mall # G7/G8, Ground Floor, Ambience Mall, NH-8, GURGAON – 122002. 0124-4029017 / 18 / 19. EDC Ambience Mall #G-63, Ground Floor, Ambience Mall, NH-8, GURGAON – 122002. 0124-4029026. Esprit DLF Promenade #185/6/7, Ground Floor, DLF Promenade Mall, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070. 011- 46170849/50. Also available in select Shoppers’ stop, Lifestyle and Standard’s Max stores Mumbai:Esprit Esprit @ Infinity Mall, GF-007 Upper Ground Floor, Infinity Mall, South Malad, Mumbai # 67656537/6538.

Esprit Inorbit Mall #G18, Ground Floor, INORBIT Mall, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, City: Mumbai – 400052 022 – 41236365. Also available in Vama, select Shoppers’ stop and Lifestyle stores. Bangalore: Esprit Vittal Mallya Road #10, Ananda Bhavan, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore – 560001. 080 – 42110173. Esprit Forum #33,34, Ground Floor, Forum Mall, Koramangala – 560 095. #080- 22067634 / 22067635. Esprit Garuda Mall# G9 Ground Floor, Garuda Mall, Magrath Road, BANGALORE – 560001. # 080-40913527

Also available in select Shoppers’ stop and Lifestyle stores. Chandigarh: Esprit   SCO #101 , 102 & 103, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh – 160017   0172-4610047/6. Pune: Esprit SGS Mall #6 & 7, SGS Mall, Moledina Road, Camp, Pune – 411001 #020 – 40065102 / 40064901. Esprit Jewel Square Mall  # G6 & 7, Jewel Square Mall, Koregaon Park, Pune 020-41224901/2. Also available in select Central and Lifestyle stores. Chennai: Esprit Buva House. BUVA House,  # 8 Khadar Nawaz Khan Road, #58 / 116 Block 12, Nugambakkam, Chennai -  600017 #044-4308482. Esprit Express Avenue # 61/2/3, Ground Floor, Express avenue Mall, Whites road, Royapettah, Chennai-600014 # 044-28464861. Also available in select Lifestyle stores. Hyderabad: Esprit GVK One Mall #15-16 &17 Lobby Level, GVK One Mall,  Banjara Hills, HYDERABAD – 500034 #040-67767876. Also available in select Shoppers’ stop and Lifestyle stores. Ahmedabad Esprit Iscon Mega Mall “Iscon Mega Mall, No.152 & 152 A, Upper Ground Floor, Near Rajpath Club, Sarkhej Gandhinagar High Way AHMEDABAD – 380052″ 079- 40026537. Ludhiana

Esprit Westend Mall “No UG 9, 10, 11, West End Mall, Multiplex Plot no.2 &3, Opp. Forest department  Office, Near Sacred heart school. Ferozepur Road, City: Ludhiana Pin – 141001.# 0161 – 4640490. EDC Westend Mall “No UG 12 & 13, West End Mall, Multiplex Plot no.2 &3, Opp. Forest department  Office, Near Sacred heart school. Ferozepur Road, City: Ludhiana  Pin – 141001. #0161 – 4644493. Esprit MBD No 5, Ground floor, MBD Neopolis Mall, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana – 010161 – 4644455. Also available in Kapsons. Jaipur: Esprit Triton Mall, G2 Ground Floor, Triton Mall, Near Jhotwara flyover, Jaipur – 302012 0141 – 5156778/9. Kolkata:Esprit South City S016, South City Mall, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata – 68. #033 – 40643566. Available in select Shopper’s stop stores. #Amritsar

Available in Kapson’s and select Shoppers’ stop stores.
Go to Source