Twinkle Toes, Starry Eyes

GirlinWhite PHOTO Courtesy FHM November 2013 As far as jazz and ballet dancers traditionally go, Lauren Gottlieb, of Scottsdale, Arizona, US, got off to a slightly late start: She was 7 when she first put on her dancing shoes. A fact she realised only at 13, when she changed dance schools. To make up for lost time, she took private lessons in ballet, jazz and hip hop. At 18, right after she graduated high school, the starry-eyed girl moved to LA, where she landed herself on Season 3 of the Fox series So You Think You Can Dance. And then, there were bit roles on television and on the silver screen: Ghost Whisperer, CSI, Alvin and the Chipmunks.

But it took Bollywood to make her who she wanted to be and believes she is, today: An actor who dances and a dancer who acts. Choreographer Remo noticed her on So You Think You Can Dance, and offered her his directorial debut, ABCD. For those who missed the movie, she shimmied into their hearts with the latest season of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. And the girl’s here to stay, with movie offers that seem to be pouring in. NovembeR 2013 25 Four Forgotten Dresses A tribute to the French sculptor Janine Janet illustrations Pierre Marie realisation Marie Beltrami photographs Vincent Darré and Justin Personnaz headgear Grazia Eminente assistant Diane Ducasse Above, silk taffeta coat, corsage and buttons embroidered with pearls and silk thread, Georges Hobeika Couture.

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Evening gown with panels in sequins and silk tulle, and embroidered with pearls and crystals, Atelier Versace.

Silk dress with handpainted motifs, Georges Chakra Couture.

Above, silk jersey dress with crocodile encrusted embellishments, Didit He di prasetyo Couture.

The Magic Monogram For over a century now, two letters have evoked desire in every woman’s heart closet. As Louis Vuitton completes 10 years in India, we take a look at how “LV” became a fashion cult. Three stylised floral motifs, and the interlaced initials of the founder of the company... The most celebrated canvas of Louis Vuitton, the Monogram, has been synonymous with luxury since its introduction in 1896. Created to prevent counterfeiting of the Parisian company’s designer luggage, it soon became a cult that has managed to stay in vogue ever since.

Vuitton’s son, Georges Vuitton, was the man behind first the Damier, and, later, the Monogram canvas. Introduced in 1888, the Damier canvas, with its brown and beige squares, along with the name of the company for the first time, was designed to stop imitators. The cycle of innovation, success and imitation drove Georges to decisive measures and to the incredible graphic daring of the Monogram canvas, which incorporated his father’s initials into the design. Over the course of time, the brand has been constantly reinventing the Monogram in many ways that it doesn’t feel dated. The strong graphic style of this veritable symbol of luxury is based on a rhythmic interplay of horizontal and oblique lines that draw two incomplete triangles, almost identical but inverted, so the base of the L supports the point of the V. What LV instantly conjures up is the image of nonchalant extravagance, of people who like to ‘travel in style’, of the Maison’s carefully cultivated celebrity following, right from Angelina Jolie and Paris Hilton to our very own Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

Distinctive and instantly recognisable, the Monogram asserts Maison Louis Vuitton’s identity through the power of an image: It’sasign of distinction, excellence and rarity, blending timeless elegance with innovative functionality. Joan Collins with Alzer, Keepall and Beauty case in Monogram, 1989 Audrey Hepburn in “Love Afternoon”

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