 NOV
13: A host of celebs were present Saturday night at
Taj Land’s End, Mumbai along with a host of models and fashion
designers at the F Awards - For Excellence in Indian Fashion.
There was Aishwarya as well as Rocky S, who reportedly criticized her
dressing sense recently. King Khan - Sharukh also walked in to top it
all. "It's like coming back to your roots. I started from here," said
Aishwariya in her speech.
On show was J.J. Vallaya presenting magnificent designs he had
created, along side the works of nominees and débutant designers
Anjali Kalia, Varun Bahl and Surily Goel.
Rajesh Pratap Singh won the Men's Wear Designer of the Year Prêt while
the Women's Wear Designer of the Year Prêt was awarded to Manish Arora.
In the couture category, Rohit Bal won the Men's Wear Designer of the
Year award, while Tarun Tahiliani was named the Women's Wear Designer
of the Year.
Nina Manuel and Upen Patel won the Model of the Year - Ramp category.
The Model of the Year for Commercial Assignment - Male award went to
Raman Lamba, while Sheetal Malhar won in the award's female category.
 Varun Bahl was named the Debutante Designer of the Year, and Sonalika
Sahay and Upen Patel were judged the Fresh Faces of the Year.
Ritu Kumar received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian
Fashion and was also named the Designer for Promoting Indian Craft and
Technique.
In the people's choice category, Shah Rukh and Aishwarya walked away
with Celebrity Model of the Year awards in the male and female
categories.
The show also presented the list of best dressed personae:
Aishwarya Rai, Sheetal Malhar, host Kamal Sidhu Deepanita Sharma,
Rohit Bal, Upen Patel, J.J. Valaya, Malaika Arora and Ritu Kumar. And
among the worst dressed were: Arjun Rampal, designer Varun Bahl,
Tusshar Kapoor, Shawar Ali, Vidya Malvade, Sheeba, Suneeta Rao and
Shoaib Akhtar.
(Fibre2fashion.com)
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