Holiday Season is a great time in the US for all kind of retailers, especially the fashion retailers. So encashing upon the opportune season, designer of Indian origin – Rachel Roy and spiritual guru of Indian origin – Deepak Chopra have collaborated on a line of Eastern-inspired, handcrafted jewelry and T-shirts that meld Rachel’s fashion […]
Couple of weeks ago in New York, Victoria’s Secret presented the new 2012 collection of 65 spectacular lingerie sets. The Victoria’s Secret show, due to be watched on television on December the 4th by billions across the world, is not just a fashion show, it’s a full-blown pageant in every sense of the word. To become one […]
FS WAS RIGHT!!! It is not a secret now that Karisma Kapoor and Sunjay Kapur are getting divorced and the matter is in the court. In fact 108.168.206.104/~fashions/ was the first to break this news way back on the 3rd of August 2012 when the post highlighted Sunjay Kapur’s new lady-love – Priya Sachdev. Here […]
Pirelli Calendar is undoubtedly the world’s most coveted calendar. Last night the 2013 edition of the Pirelli Calendar was unveiled in Brazil, the country where the year’s commissioned photographer – Steve McCurry shot most of the frames. The 2013 Pirelli Calendar is a major departure from the earlier calendars as their isn’t a single nude […]
I haven’t really understood why the luxury labels take to ‘art’ to earn goodwill. Last year Louis Vuitton brought in the famous artist of Indian origin – Anish Kapoor to Mumbai and Delhi. Anish’s art is eclectic but is still enjoyed by people who don’t really understand art in its esoteric terms. This week Italian luxury […]
To be in an industry for 25 years in itself is an achievement but for Suneet Varma it hasn’t just been existing in the fashion industry for 25-years, but existing in it in the top-league that makes it more praiseworthy. Over his innings of 25 years in the fashion industry, Suneet has branched out to […]
The Leela Palace Hotel at Chanakyapuri in the heart of Delhi started with a bang with room-tariffs hitting the roof. Two high-end restaurants – Le Cirque and Megu added to the hotel’s reputation but you cannot fool a discerning customer for long. So what is it about Leela Palace that is misleading? It is the […]
Louis Vuitton has a new CEO. Jordi Constans has, as of Monday, taken the reigns from the label’s CEO of 22 years, Yves Carcelle. Back in September of 2011, Louis Vuitton announced that Yves Carcelle would be stepping down at the end of 2012 and that Constans had been brought on to succeed him after a […]
The 10th Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit at Cambodia seems to have germinated a new concept in World Diplomacy – that of ‘fancy-dress’ gala dinners. I would say that it was rather sporting on the part of the world leaders to agree to wear colourful local designer made garments but Cambodia could have […]
I don’t know what to say about Bal Keshav Thackeray. On his death the way electronic media devoted all the air-time on the ‘Tiger of Maharashtra’, made me read about the ‘Sarkar of Mumbai’ and undeniably the interview of Balasaheb by Pritish Nandy done in 1985 for The Illustrated Weekly was most insightful. I saw […]