I never understood the ‘Birkin Mania’! The bag is pretty basic in looks. In fact many find it outrightly ugly – it’s the Crocs (those ugly footwear) among Bags. Anyway thanks to Hermes’ marketing genious and the deliberate ‘waiting list’ gimmick, Birkin has achieved the cult status.
Like Scotch Whiskey where Delhi gulps down more Scotch than what’s produced in Scotland, it also has more Birkins than what Hermes manufactured.
Now coming back to unveiling the Delhi’s Birkin queen, well it’s a lesser known wifey of a rich guy – Pallavi Puri. Her hubby, Vicky Puri has got her a Birkin in almost every colour and size. Someone told me she’s got four Crocodile Birkins. And yes Pallavi’s collection is Original!
WHOW the kind of money people splurge on frivolous vanities make my head spin!
Tanisha Mohan is hosting Rocky S’ Festive Preview at Aza in Delhi today. Her SMS invite promises canapes and champagne (Cheap Marquis De Pompodour 
) and Bollywood muses of Rocky to schmooze with.
It’s not new that a Socialite is playing host for a designer or a brand. The idea is to attract the socialite’s guest-list who otherwise wouldn’t have turned up for the soiree if the designer sent out the invite. But these socialites do it for a price, which is mind you, not cheap. If it’s an ‘A’ Grade socialite, the price runs in to lacs. For a ‘B’ Grade socialite like Tanisha, I guess it’s around half a lakh, if not more. I call it ‘Rent-A-Host’ business.
But I am wondering whether Tashu really needs to be a ‘Hostess-for-Hire’???
I heard that her hubby, Robby Mohan fell out with his close associate and friend, Vicky Puri over some investment gone bad. But still he wouldn’t need his Trophy Wife – Tanisha to be a ‘Hostess-for-Hire’…