Soha Ali Khan at the Docomo store in Bandra on 20th Nov 2009.

Models pose at Sunsilk beauty salon in Taj Land_s End on 20th Nov 2009 .

Madhoo Shah, Queenie Dhody, Mana Shetty at Shantanu Nikhil showcases their latest collection in Samsara on 20th Nov 2009.

Mansi Dovhal and Vedita Pratap Singh at Shaabash India film photo shoot in Fun Republic on 20th Nov 2009.

A TALE OF TWO CULTURES- A special gala dinner was held on the opening night of Jakarta Fashion Week 09/10 to recognize the longstanding history between two very intricately woven cultures, that of Indonesia and India. As the world’s second and fourth most populous nations respectively, India and Indonesia find common ground in the struggle to not only highlight cultural treasures of the past but also to demonstrate their creative capacity and especially their level of modernity on the global stage. Two designers were selected from each country to visit the other in search of traditional fabrics to be re-interpreted into enthralling sartorial creations.

Indonesia’s Sebastian Gunawan and Priyo Oktaviano delivered memorable masterpieces that stayed true to their signature look. Seba’s basic black was accented with lush floral embroideries and beading in rich shades of red and gold, resulting in an ultra-glamorous yet modern collection. Priyo Oktaviano who was once a pattern drafter at the house of Balenciaga Paris, went all out with 18 looks inspired by The Fall of Man. Shades of nude and black symbolize innocence and sin respectively but embellished unexpected elements such as tulle, bird feather and at times, the actual bird. In a nutshell, the collection was pure ethnic/tribal marvel.

India’s Tarun Tahiliani and Malini Ramani offered equally marvelous collections. Tarun who had shown in Milan and Paris sent out his signature draped looks made from Indonesian batik, ikat and songket fabrics while still retaining his native Sari silhouette. Malini on the other hand, presented modern silhouettes, one in particular accented with a mesh-metal vest for added edge. Her take on the Nehru jacket is the perfect embodiment of ethnic modernity.

Zenzi Mills pays Tribute to Mumbai’s 1st night club ‘STUDIO 29’ . Thursday, 19th November 2009: Last night, Zenzi Mills brought the blast from the past – The birthplace of clubbing in Mumbai of the 80’s was awakened by reminiscing and recreating the magic of “Studio 29”.

Sabira Merchant owner of Studio 29 who helped Zenzi Mills put this night together was there from the beginning to welcome her guests.

The gathering included people of all ages from Gautam Singhania, Farid Kurrim, Gary Lawyer, Cory Wallia, Dodo Bhujwalla, Denzil Smith, Dillip Joshi, Sunny Sara, Suketu, Rashmi Uday Singh, Apeksha & Sumit Chopra, Alque Padamsee, Mukul Deora, Teejay Sidhu, VJ Mia, Sapna Bhawnani, Carol Gracias, Pia Trivedi, Diandra Soares, Anuskha Manchanda ,Monica Vaziralli, Sveta Salve, VJ Juhi, Yudishtri Urs & a lot more poured in right till the end of the night.

Jo Azaredo, the original Studio Resident DJ & the man behind the musical success of Studio 29 played some of the best then played tunes that brought back memories from those times while people danced the night away.

Studio 29 was one of India’s premier nightclubs of the 80’s on Marine Drive which was a replica of a chic Night Club Studio 54 in London. At that time this nightspot was unmatched by any other venue in India with regards to glamour, style, bohemianism and companionism of the true crème de la crème of India. Playing host to a mix of foreign dignitaries, ambassadors, socialites, glamour models, theatre and screen personalities, classical and contemporary musicians and artistes of then, it was undoubtedly the place to be in at that time and gave birth to current trends, skills and inspired a whole generation of people.

To pay homage to this iconic destination Zenzi Mills will be having an exhibition of pictures, newspaper clippings and advertisements from that era of the people/vibe of the place which will be displayed from 16th November till 22nd November from the archives of Studio 29.

The décor, lights, music was themed to remind you of those grand nights. The dress code for the hours of darkness was the 80’s.

This tribute by Zenzi Mills rocked the city of Mumbai just like Studio 29 did to Bombay in the 80’s.

Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Dino Morea, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rahul Bose, Purab Kohli, Koel Puri, Maria Goretti, Mini Mathur, Kalki Koechlin, Anushka Manchanda, Abhay Deol, Cyrus Broacha, Rahul Dev, Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Queenie Dhody, Shreyas Talpade, Zoya Akhtar at Cosmopolitan Awards in Mumbai on 20th Nov 2009.

Sonu Nigam, Shreyas Talpade, Sonali Bendre, Atul Kulkarni, Renuka Shahane, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya, Amol Gupte at Ekaant Premiere in Juhu, Mumbai on 19th Nov 2009.

Amitabh Bachchan, Karishma Kapoor, Isha Sharvani, Tina Ambani, Sanjay Khan, Anu Malik, Anju Mahendroo, Gulshan Grover, Vinod Khanna, Isha Sharvani, Kapil Dev, Yash Chopra, Kunika, Kamia Malhotra, Anu Malik, Mahima Chaudhary, Mukesh Rishi, Manoj Kumar, Milind Soman, Queenie Dhody, Sudhir Mishra, Randhir Kapoor at Lalit Intercontinental 1st anniversary in Andheri, Mumbai on 19th Nov 2009.

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra, Shamita Shetty visits Siddhivinayak Temple on the eve of her wedding on 19th Nov 2009.

Saif Ali Khan at Kurbaan special screening in PVR on 19th Nov 2009.

Jackie Shroff, Pratim Banerjee, Ananya Banerjee, Anil Dharkar, Suresh Menon at the launch of Pratim Banerjee_s art exhibition in Art N Soul on 19th Nov 2009.

Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Raja Hasan at Music Ka Maha Muqabla show launch in Hyatt Regency on 19th Nov 2009.

Madhoo Shah, Anil Dharkar, Dolly Thakore at MJ tribute hosted by Priyasri Patodia in Worli, Mumbai on 19th Nov 2009 .

John Abraham launches Auto Car show in Bandra Kurla Complex on 19th Dec 2009 .

Raj Zutshi, Shilpa Shukla, Vishal Bharadwaj at Frozen film DVD launch in Landmark on 19th Nov 2009.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at the Longiness press meet in ITC Parel on 18th Nov 2009 .

Imran Khan, Avantika Malik, Prashant Raj, Siddharth Kannan at Pooja Kanwal_s wedding reception in Leela on 7th Nov 2009.

Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Imran Khan, David Dhawan, Tusshar Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Shaina NC, Avantika Malik, Daboo Malik, Vivek Oberoi, Suresh Oberoi, yash Chopra at special screening of Kurbaan hosted by Karan Johar in Yashraj Studios on 18th Nov 2009.

Shawar Ali, Aanchal Kumar at the opneing bash of new season of RWITC in Mahalaxmi Race Course on 18th Nov 2009.