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Rohit Aggarwal Piling On As ‘PLUS ONE’

Gatecrashing I think is an abhorrent act. I can expect teenagers or guys in their twenties gatecrashing into parties but not matured 40plus year-old men. These days Delhi’s rich folks celebrate weddings, birthdays and anniversaries in exotic locales abroad.Remember Munjal’s extravagant birthday bash in Swiss Alps. However Munju was smart enough not to allow gatecrashers […]

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GUCCI’S Tryst With Its GHOST

Gucci under Frida Giannini, the label’s former creative director would have never collaborated with a graffiti artist who is infamously known as ‘GucciGhost’ because this Brooklyn-based artist indulges in graffiti art and is obsessed with Gucci, particularly its GG-logo. GucciGhost aka Trevor Andrew has tampered with and tweaked the Gucci logo in graffiti, wall art and on […]

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McQueen’s Homecoming With Women’s Fall 2016 Collection

Sarah Burton, the Creative Director of Alexander McQueen returned home to London with McQueen’s fall-winter 2016 collection for women. The reason for homecoming was not borne out of any nostalgic factor. In fact the show was held in London because Sarah Burton is heavily pregnant and due to give birth any day. However nostalgia loomed […]

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Who Is A ‘Socialite’ Or A ‘Social Influencer’???

What is the definition of a ‘SOCIALITE’? What are the traits that qualify a person to be labelled – ‘Socialite’ or a ‘Social Influencer’ – a term coined by Archana Vijaya who launched herself as an accessory designer and floated Label KISS, a online fashion accessory retail venture tonight. Archana and the team of Label […]

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Fashion’s Ugly Underbelly Yet Again Exposed

A Bangladesh factory that made clothing for H&M and JC Penny caught on fire early in the morning of Feb. 2, injuring four and sending plumes of smoke into the air. A local news report shows workers jumping from windows below the floor that is on fire. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/jv9d2W39izY The Matrix Sweater Factory, […]

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India Awaits Supreme Court’s Take on LGBTs & So Does Italy

Today the Supreme Court will deliver their judgement on the archaic law – Section 377, whether it should be scrapped or amended to remove homosexuality as a criminal act. I am a hetro-sexual but I strongly wish that the Section 377 be scrapped totally. Incidentally Italy is going through the same motions, though on bit […]

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Fashion Is In Sync With The World In Crisis

Fashion reflects the mood of the society and many were keen to see how luxury fashion, an industry with profit-making at its heart, can seek to comment on a world in crisis. In Milan Menswear Autumn 2016 Fashion Week, Miuccia Prada’s washed up sailors reminded us images of refugees landing in dingy boats on the shores of Greece and […]

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Did DIOR Miss Raf Simons @ Spring 2016 Couture?

It was Dior’s first collection since Raf Simons’ departure, shown at the Musée Rodin in Paris Couture Week, Spring 2016. The responsibility for this collection fell into the hands of two longtime head designers at Dior – Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier. Undoubtedly, it was a challenging task for the duo and Simons’ influence was still visible […]