Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

The interesting opportunity mentioned a couple of weeks ago was rejected by me this time, preferring to have a show at this oversea venue another time instead. - A disease gotten in India has stolen a lot of "Imperivm" sewing time, thus arranging a somewhat smaller, but very stylish show in Norway in February instead. However, no less than three cool Imperivm garments were started yesterday, in between all the Christmas gluttony. Below is the India International Fashion Week finale sneak peak Imperivm outfit:

"Merry Christmas from Rudy Wolff".

New excitement

Today, that is to say yesterday, interesting doors of oppurtunity opened when it comes to the fashion week in February. This made me so excited that I immediately and despite being ill, continued on a jacket that combines the eco-friendliness of redesign with the intricate details of couture. Compare it with transforming a boring, but rather well designed brick building into an ornate Tudor house ... Well, a completely monochrome Tudor House that would be (no shades).

Obama steals all the attention today

These days before Christmas I am only resting and digesting all the impressions from India. However, with police helicopters all over the city and long motorcades there is more excitement than rest this place.

The process of evaluating OIIFW has also started, combined with planning the sites of future fashion shows. The "Imperivm" collection, that one also could see some extracts from in Gurgaon on Saturday will be initiated next week.

Back from India!

This truly was a few of the most adventurous days of my life! After a long Aeroflot flight from snowy Norway via rainy Moscow, I was picked up at Indira Ghandi airport in hot India by a fashion week-dedicated driver, Peter, who transported me to Crowne Plaza hotel in "India´s Silicon Valley", Gurgaon. What a hotel! With 20 metres tall ceilings in the reception area, a wonderful buffet and out of this world service, I had an excellent stay there. Truly recommendable!

After my arrival on Friday, I made the garments ready for exposure, slept deeply due to jetlag and watched Monica Paracha´s and Mustafa Hassanali´s shows. The first displayed regional maximalism at its best, while the latter combines African aesthetics with the modern and showed a very sensual collection:

Saturday I was very nervous, as my show was between two stars: Israel design school talent Chen Cohen and Andres Aquino, head of the New York Haute Couture Week. Here are some backstage photos:

But my show went well! Afterwards, I was interviewed by several papers, magazines and TV stations. Here are some press/photo links:

"Creations of Rudy Wolff at OIIFW" http://www.femefashions.com/feme/gallery/photo/designer/detail.php?PAGE_NAME=detail&SECTION_ID=345&ELEMENT_ID=10808

"OIIFW´09 photos" http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5308337.cms (front page of photo gallery + picture 14-16)

"Latest fashion week: From hot minis to sensual saris: Rediff getahead" http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/07/slide-show-1-glamour-oxybleach-fw-from-minis-to-saris.htm (2 pictures)

"Moteguru i India": http://www.laagendalsposten.no/article/20091209/KULTUR/712099993/1099 (in Norwegian)

The fashion week was ended with Aquino´s own show:

And the work goes on and on and on ...

After a half sleepless night (positive stress & all that), followed by a sewing accessories buying trip to town (no shopping free day for me!) I had one of the final sewing sessions today: I have worked on a cool, light blue & sexy ladies´uniform 2-piece set and added a blue, tutu-ish underskirt to a dress.

Then I have attended a fashion event (pre-party to the new Oslo Fashion Night), drinking only mineral water today. "Sorry, my workday isn´t over." Having escaped being photographed in front of those "ad boards" that stars (and unknown narcissists) are so attracted to, the host insisted this time, and then I was depicted together with Negar Khan, a Bollywood actress based in Norway. It´s a small world ...

Now I will have a midnight meal, sew a few stitches more and then hopefully have a good nights sleep, actually looking forward to another long workday. - Heard about flow?

Blog still being somewhat neglected

- Due to business, as in busy-ness: A long and hard, but somewhat successful day at the workshop, followed by excessive sushi intake and a Barbie celebration at the night club La Belle Sole in Oslo, marked by a pink skirt (actually the golden yellow galla skirt shown at Fashion Week in February, but redesigned and turned inside out, as the fabric is two-sided) and matching shawl (also show at the mentioned event, but with another outfit). - This way of dressing actually made me one of the most Barbie-ish attendees of the evening.

Blog turning to English

The official language of this blog is hereby English, in order to reach potentially more readers. It is about i.e. the preparations for Oxybleach India International Fashion Week, that will take place in New Dehli next Week. Now one of the last days in the workshop before deadline.

More is to come!