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Bridal Hues
Rich fabric, delicate work & vibrant colours...
City designers are crafting a made-to-measure bridal range
Anandita Gupta
Sinuous Swarovski swirls, zigzag glitter, shimmer webs, vibrant hues and more. The Indian bride has pushed everything garish out of her wardrobe and is setting the sizzle quotient higher with sensual blouses, regal fabrics, vibrant colour combos and embellishments in sequins, dabka, beads and zardosi. We sizzle with the razzle-dazzle brigade of city’s brides-to-be and come back drenched in shimmering wedding shades.
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Photo courtesy: Bridal Asia
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On a
different trip
Saurabh Malik
“Le Corbusier obviously wasn’t a visionary architect,” Sandhya remonstrates before placing the newspaper in her lap after carefully folding it.
“That’s crazy, Ms Sandhya Sharma,” someone protests from the back of the bus finding its way through the swarm of vehicles headed to Sector 17 on a Friday morning. “How can you say that? Some of the new-bred architects, knowing little beyond massive iron gates and gables, have of course been making vague attempts at sounding intellectuals by finding faults with the city.
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Illustration by Kuldip dhiman
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Smart buys
Get set to dazzle the wallet-friendly way with a host of replicas... |
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Jewels entice
Two-toned gold, pink diamonds & chandelier earrings rule... |
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Best suited
Embroidered, kalidar salwar kameez for the family & friends... |
STEP OUT
Spiderman Sport
Competition climbing on artificial walls is an exciting activity
Yana Banerjee-Bey
AS you read this, the Asian Indoor Games are underway in
Macau, China. To my knowledge, India is being represented in just one discipline – sport climbing. Our team includes three men
(Praveen CM of Bangalore, Prashant Allay of Darjeeling and Mathwar Singh of the
ITBP) and three women (Vatsala MN of Bangalore, Shanti Devi of Bangalore and Darshani Devi of
Imphal). They are stars on the sport climbing circuit in the country and have competed abroad earlier, except for
Mathwar. Though the ITBP has had a line-up of superb mountaineers, it is only now beginning to achieve the same standard in sport climbing.
The national sport climbing competition underway at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi
Sakharam once again
Umesh Kant set to present the play in a less bold & more artistic manner
 Parbina Rashid
WAY back in 1998, Sakharam Binder created history when the entry pass came with the warning — Children under 18 are not allowed. Four years later, when it was staged at Tagore Theatre-18 during the National Theatre Festival, the press once again labelled it ‘bold’. Though the time had changed, Sakharam’s abusive language and his crude way of forcing himself upon Lakshmi made us viewers a little uncomfortable.
Cool Stuff
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Fashion
Cool Miss
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Apparel
Casual & Chic
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Objects of Desire
A peek at this season’s wedding jewellery that promises to induce a wow-she-looks-like-a-goddess reaction
Anandita Gupta
Draped
in shimmering bridals, she’s being whisked (courtesy a plethora of attendant friends and cousins) past a thousand adoring guests. It’s finally her D-Day, the da da dum dum moment when nothing matches this bride’s finery as she enters the wedding mandap and nothing outshines the sparkle in her dulha’s eye, except her enticing
jewellery, that is! Jewellery that echoes the bride’s intrinsic sensuality — natkhat jhumkas dancing to her every move, a traditional nath that sparkles on that blush-tinted cheek bone, exquisite maang-tika adorning her forehead, a regal rani haar embellishing her neck, intricately carved kangans jingling in her hands and rings flashing on her delicate fingers.
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Forget cut, carat, clarity & design.
Costume jewellery is sizzling this season
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Suit Yourself
The traditional salwar kameez is still your best bet at your best friend’s wedding!
Aman Minhas
THE wedding bells are ringing for your best friend or sister. The thought of what to wear on that occasion has crossed your mind several times. And before you end up buying what was probably last year’s fashion, let us tell you what is the rage this season. Going by fashion stores in the city, the latest is – good ol’ salwar kameez..
The Works…
Ethnic is in. Stunning salwar kameez with neat thread work have started doing the rounds with the daunting gota patti and glittering zari. Beaming kundans in combination with zardosi and Badla work is the ones that you should look out for. Stones and heavy glittering sequin work are added, so none of the embroidery misses your eye.
Breathtaking Berry
Halle Berry looked breathtaking with her big belly at the premiere of her movie Things We Lost In the Fire. “She looked sensational — pregnancy obviously suits her,” a source said. Berry confirmed last month that she was expecting her first child with model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.
—ANI
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