Real Estate giant – DLF is in a selling spree. DLF purchased the AMAN RESORTS in 2007 by paying over US$ 400 million has confirmed its decision to sell the hotel chain, with the exception of the Aman Hotel in New Delhi. The company is also seeking to sell its real estate joint venture with the Hilton Group, and also number […]
Yesterday, on the opening day of the Paris Couture Week Autumn-Winter 2011-12 Christian Dior for the first time in 15 years had a Couture show minus John Galliano. Bill Gaytten, Galliano’s assistant for 23 years stepped in to replace the maestro – and pulled off an impossibly difficult task with ease and canny sense of […]
When I BROKE THE NEWS on fashionscandal.com that, ‘Couture Week is in Troubled Waters’ as the Title Sponsor – Pearls backed out from the Couture Week because of impending matters with the Enforcement Directorate, the aspiring new couturiers in the add-on afternoon slot cried MURDER. No I won’t blame all the five designers who were to showcase […]
I am aware that with this post, I stand the risk of being labelled a MCP. But then I got to say what I got to say! ‘Pussy Management’ is probably one of the most powerful and effective skill, which is way powerful than other managerial skills like Finance Management or Marketing Management. Lot of […]
In Delhi the rich brats have this weird desire to hire Private Bodyguards and mind you, these guys are least likely to need one. It is a kind of ‘status symbol’ for nouveau riche and the the wannabe kinds. The worst part is, these wannabes love to flaunt these safari-suit clad, walkie-talkie carrying security guys […]
Just a few days back I wrote about a not-so-impressive lineup of Couturiers at the forthcoming Delhi Couture Week 2011. But then that was just a small problem in Couture Week’s way. On Wednesday (29th June 2011) FDCI got a jolt when the Title Sponsor – Pearls expressed their inability to honour their committment as […]
One of the best parties that I had ever attended in Delhi were the one hosted by Neeva and Rahul Jain at their farm (a dairy farm) in the heart of the city. I had never expected a jungle like farm in the heart of Delhi. Yes Neeva and Rahul Jain had a 14 Acre […]
The Second Edition of the Pearls Delhi Couture Week scheduled for 20th to 24th July 2011 at The Taj Palace Hotel has a jury vetted list of Couturiers, which definitely failed to impress me. After a great debut last year, I was expecting a better lineup of couturiers this year but from information procured from […]
It’s probably never been said by any fashion designer in an interview – “Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.” Nor would you have heard or read a fashion designer stating in clear terms, “Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.” But then there is always this […]
Fashionscandal.com was the FIRST to report in November 2010 about Samir Thapar of JCT and few other Thapar Companies selling off everything and leaving India for good. You can read the older post in the Archives or here – https://fashionscandal.com//index.php/2010/11/sameer-thapar-…his-properties/ JCT, the Thapar Company owned a prestigious football team in India. The team had great players […]