Cause and effect
Tarun Tahiliani’s creations will be showcased at the amfAR gala at Cannes on May 23
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May 16, 2013
Colour me happy
It’s time to ditch those plain blacks and sizzling reds and opt for a more colourful wardrobe instead. No, we don’t mean the loud colours that can have a jarring effect on the eye. Spring/Summer c...
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May 15, 2013
Cropped talk
It’s the year of the pant and well-fitted, cropped just above the ankles is the preferred choice this season. So it’s time to throw out those harem pants, jeggings and dhoti chudis and time to sto...
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HYDERABAD,
May 13, 2013
Men about town
A dhoti for the wedding, a formal suit/sherwani for the reception, a few more formal pants and trousers and the groom’s wedding shopping is done. You’d be pleasantly surprised to know how the new-...
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May 11, 2013
The business of looking good
There are eight beauty parlours within a kilometre of my home on Davis Road, a residential street in Cooke Town, Bangalore. Of these, two are new, having cropped up just last year. It is not that t...
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Bangalore,
May 10, 2013
Bags of happiness
A bag as any fashionista will tell you is not just a bag. It could be a clutch, a tote, a satchel or a purse. It is an accessory, a comforter, the repository of your life secrets and many more int...
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May 6, 2013
Mane drama
Dramatic hairdos, exaggerated kohl-lined eyes, Gothic art, science fiction-inspired make-up...the recently held Toni & Guy event, at Vadapalani, rated high on innovation, and featured edg...
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NEW DELHI,
May 3, 2013
Pret on the plate
Around four seasons ago at the fashion week at Pragati Maidan in the Capital, outside the show area a little after the am:pm show was is over and a little before the next show began, is about to b...
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May 3, 2013
Breathe easy
This is the time of the year you fill your wardrobe with lightweight, airy cottons and linens. Palazzo pants, wrap skirts, chikan kurtas and tank tops are on priority list. But ironically, this is...
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April 30, 2013
What? Beauty?
Sonam Kapoor was having a quiet time for a year. On the films front, that is. She had signed up a bunch of unique roles, but none went the way she wanted them to and the girl is candid enough to ad...
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April 26, 2013
Accessorised
We all know the story of malls. Window shopping is much preferred over actually buying anything from branded stores, considering how expensive they are. But Addons at Orion Mall in Malleshwaram, a...
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Style recycle
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Understated drama
May 16, 2013
They’ve got the looks
You read about it in the papers, you catch it on TV, every second tweet, link, status update or meme on social networking forums is about it. If there’s one thing you cannot escape now, it’s the I...
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HYDERABAD,
May 14, 2013
Affordable luxury
“It took me a long time to develop this line,” says Harini Rao of Hearth Treasures, referring to terracotta jewellery pieces she designed for weddings, inspired by temple jewellery. You read it rig...
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Bangalore,
May 12, 2013
New seams and little pleats
Renowned French fashion designer, Coco Chanel, rightly observed: “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way...
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NEW DELHI,
May 10, 2013
More power to chaos
Every year, fashion’s finest and fiercest gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the opening of the Costume Institute’s annual exhibition. Designer and muse hand in hand, the eve...
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Bangalore,
May 7, 2013
Back to school
The summer shows no signs of letting up and everyone is looking for ways to beat the heat. Hemlines are ascending and salons are abuzz with women who cannot manage their manes.But for those...
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May 5, 2013
Ask Shahnaz
I am 22. The hair on my arms is very dark. Suggest remedies other than laser treatment. — Chaitanya
Hair removal by waxing is the best option for hair on the arms. Waxing al...
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Kochi,
May 3, 2013
Craft and colours
Meenakari jewellery from Jaipur offers a visual treat. Neatly arrayed in rows, it is an explosion of colours—royal blue, lime green, shimmering red, translucent yellow and varying shades of purple....
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Thiruvananthapuram,
May 2, 2013
Beads of creativity
Custom jewellery is all the rage, with every one vying for that unique piece to make a style statement. And that’s perhaps why many women techies are taking their fascination for beads and baubles...
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NEW DELHI,
April 26, 2013
Pin interest
Many know the story of ‘THAT DRESS”. That dress which, almost two decades ago — 1994, to be exact — turned one Liz Hurley into more than a Hugh Grant hanger-on for the Four Weddings and a Funer...
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April 26, 2013
Kat call
After designing the crystal-embellished outfit for Fergie of Black Eyed Peas for the FIFA World Cup kick-off concert in 2010 and styling about a dozen celebrities from Hollywood and the music world...
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