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How green is my apparel
Recycled, eco fabrics ruled the ramp at a recent fashion show. Some Indian designers have taken to green materials for their couture. Here, we check out the green quotient of apparel brands in the tricity
Brands. Fashion. Labels. Aren't they all about fluff, frivolity and frills? The indulgence of the nouveau riche, an evidence of capitalist wealth and an epitome of consumerism-driven lives? Well, the answer is no, even for those who belong to the brand-bashing club. For, true labels are pioneers who try and make a difference.
My heart goes broom
broom: Fashion creations made from recycled materials showcased
at a design week recently. Photo: Reuters
Eco wraptures
Gift pieces are already a been-there-done-that phenomenon, sweets are the most done thing and chocolates too (even though irresistible) are just not done. When it comes to Divali gifts, everything is a done-to-death item. Yawn!… Well, think big and think beyond. This festival, let your different mindset do the talking. Nowhere has it been written in any rulebook that unconventional pieces can't be gifted. This season let your gifts be green in colour and spirit.
Bio- friendly pin board. Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Picks & piques
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Hello doesn't ring a bell
Bringing a novel, and that too a bestseller, to the silver screen is a tricky assignment. If you get it right, the huge fan base of the book will automatically translate into your audience, embracing your creativity. But if you falter, the same bunch will be the first one to go ballistic against you. In this case, the big adaptation gamble hasn't paid off for actor-turned-director Atul Agnihotri, who wanted his second directorial outing to be zara hatke.
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Diesel drama drags
The beefy bald hunk is back, and this time to save the world from a bleak future. But the Diesel-powered futuristic sci-fi thriller Babylon AD fails to gather steam right from the beginning, thanks to a crude, unfocussed narrative and some mangled editing.
 Mock tales
Seasoned judges
Time and again we are being fed to a fresh dose of the same medicine in the name of reality shows. Read BiggBoss2, Indian Idol 4, Roadies 6.0, and the upcoming Nach Baliye 4! Proving themselves to be a necessary evil, just like chocolates and men, season after season they glue people to the television screen and in the name of change they give us a new judge every new season.
Judges of Indian Idol 4
Pen pricks
In this age of thinking big but acting small, a minute idea can make a big impact. So believes Amriq Singh Kanda, a columnist and Punjabi writer who released his book, A Thorny Path, a compilation of short stories in association with the Lekhak Sabha, Moga. “ It is a translated version of my earlier work Kande Da Kanda in Punjabi. The translation has been done by Angrez Singh, and took us four to five months to create the same impact with its English version,” said the writer.
Bard, bones and books
On the eve of World Arthritis Day, Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans released two books on the subject
A noted proponent of Sufi gaiki, celebrated singer Hans Raj Hans, on Saturday released two informative booklets written by Dr. Manuj Wadhwa, senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Fortis Hospital, Mohali. The booklets titled Everything you need to know about Knee Replacement Surgery and Know more about osteoarthritis are a virtual treasure trove of information and are expected to be of immense benefit to patients as well as their near and dear ones.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Women in red
Bright red is soothing to the eyes. Well, we know that the calming attribute of red mentioned here will take you some time to imagine as it is, but that is how this intense shade is. Moving away from the conventional connotation, the colour represents peace. Yes, the colour can do that if used to shower praise on women, something this artist from Nasik has done in his paintings.
Paintings by Sanjay K. Sable on display at Artscape.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
European art, Indian strokes
Here’s another art treat for city art lovers. Reeva Guron brings to town Renaissance, an exhibition-cum-sale of her collection of replicas of well-known painters sourced from the leading museums and art galleries. “The collection features works of famous European painters like Fernan Tou Ssaint, Raymond Campell and Clive Madgwick. It’s an oil on canvas collection that includes landscapes and portraits,” says
Reeva.
Replicas of foreign paintings on display at Art Gallery-10.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Reflected glory |
Javed Khan, a lookalike of Big B, poses next to a poster of the actor in Bhopal as a tribute on the latter’s 66th birthday. —PTI |
Sleeping partner
SleepZone has come up with its latest and technologically equipped mattress range title ‘Gem’ which signifies firmness. They have come up with a range of mattresses which include Pearl, Crystal and Sapphire. This range of mattress comes in different sizes ranging from 125mm in height to 250mm.
Matka chowk
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Sreedhara Bhasin
The rickshawallas are considered a common target for collective cursing. In many well-furnished drawing rooms of the city, I have heard innovative invectives that are meant for the rickshawallas – who are mostly considered ‘outsiders’ by our city folks.
Wine and waltz
Popstar Mariah Carey recently organised a birthday bash for husband Nick Cannon, and partied with her man till wee hours. Although the couple turned up late at the birthday bash, but made up for it immediately when Cannon took up the DJ booth in order to spin some tunes to entertain his guests. Everybody could be seen having a gala time at the party, which continued till late.
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