Manish of the moment
We cannot think of a better marriage than that of fashion designer Manish Arora with the lifestyle store Good Earth—both excel in the India

Modern school of thought. So when Simran Lal and Beenu Bawa of the store and Nonita Kalra and Archana Pillai, editor and publisher of Elle magazine, sent out peacock motif invites, the city’s contemporary set red-marked the date.

Over Veuve Clicqot and a lavish dinner spread, and a spectacular display of Arora’s crazy couture over the last six years, the guests unanimously declared this as one of the most chic parties in the city. “I’m just so happy to be in Mumbai,” Manish said, taking everyone to meet his parents. We caught up with new mum Payal Khandwala, designers Nachiket Barve and Narendra Kumar, the head-turning Haseena Jethmalani (in a bright pink Anamika Khanna sari draped like a Bengali), T-shirt donning Niharika Khan and bon vivant Anish Trivedi.

Bummer A Rs 4,500 tag for a single cup and saucer made several people return home without any shopping.

Fashion confidential
Amidst much pomp and ado, Ami Javeri flagged off her new store, Creo, with an exclusive preview of Narendra Kumar’s new collection designed especially for the store. The launch saw the cream of the fashionable world toasting the collection, which the maverick designer says will “offer 10 of the basic must-haves in every woman’s wardrobe”. Doing the couture rounds were Jhaveri in a metallic, dhoti dress from the collection, Gul Panag in a simple but stunning wrap dress, Nonita Kalra, Archana Pillai, Nachiket Barve, Anil and Sabina Chopra who looked like she was wearing the galaxy around her neck, Abhishekh Javeri and Kadambari Lakhani.

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