Camilla Franks kaftan queen right after a fashion

Cease calling Australian designer Camilla Franks the kaftan queen. Right after signing a deal yesterday with US department store giant Nordstrom that will see the Camilla brand sold in 26 cities, "fashion queen" will do just nicely.

"I am proud of having been the kaftan queen but it's no longer just about kaftans," Franks, 35, stated. "There are tops, dresses, accessories. The US market desires it all and you need to be clear about what you happen to be delivering and who you happen to be."

Camilla is already stocked inside the US at 22 Intermix boutiques but the Nordstrom deal is actually a key leap forward. It follows international publicity the label received when Oprah Winfrey wore certainly one of Franks' tops throughout her Australian tour in December.

"I am proud of what I have achieved in seven many years but I'm also proud in the perform I'm performing right here in Australia," Franks stated.

Yesterday she celebrated the expansion from the Camilla label having a show for her regional fans at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Sydney, featuring her Labyrinth collection.

"This collection is filled with the kind of mad digital prints that only I am crazy enough to do as a designer," Franks stated. "The finest thing is the fact that this display is for the public, not only the media and consumers. After this they will go and get my clothing straight away."

Next week a piece of Camilla will price less, with department store David Jones launching a lower-priced range featuring her distinctive hippie style.

"I'm interested in covering all sectors from the industry and various price tag points," Franks stated. She is planning to expand into children's clothing and homewares.

"I'll usually do kaftans since they are a component of who I'm," she extra. "But now they're just a modest portion."

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Fashion faux pass: Rani copies Deepika?

Actor Rani Mukerji may possibly be trying true tough to up her fashion quotient, but her recent outing turned out to be a fashionista's worst nightmare. Rani, 33, produced a public look dressed in an outfit identical to actor Deepika Padukone's at a celebration held just a few weeks ago.

Rani wore a white Robert Rodriguez drape top and black mini skirt to ring the bell at NASDAQ in New York on Thursday, maybe unaware that exactly the same outfit was sported by Padukone with the birthday party of Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan in Mumbai towards the finish of July. The only distinction towards the strikingly equivalent appear was that Rani chose to add a belt with her version.

Style professionals blame Rani's stylist for the faux pas. Designer Raakesh Agarvwal says, "It's the stylist who decides the appear and chooses the outfits. A stylist need to maintain a close eye on what the other celebs are wearing and do his/her study properly. Rani can't be blamed."

Stylist Manjaree Jindal agrees. "It is totally a stylist's fault for messing up this way." An additional celebrity stylist, Rishi Raj says, "Internationally, each time a celebrity actions out, the stylist makes positive no repetition happens. This indicates staying as much as date and staying aware." Both Rani nor Deepika remained unavailable for comment on the matter.

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