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Neha Walia
Want to get famous, audition for a reality show. For Gen Y, this is one thing that works, really works. If struggle was the formula for success, then we just got smarter. Thanks to the web portal and online contests, the ambitious lot and even the ones who never took themselves seriously, have found a new platform to explore their possibilities and enjoy their fifteen minutes of fame, some even extending their bit.

Glitter-ati! Ravishing models walked on the ramp showcasing the exclusive works of fashion designers during a jewellery fashion extravaganza here on May 10. The fashion designers whose designs were sashayed by models on the ramp were Chirag Doshi, Sagar Mehra, Poonam Bajaj and Kamaal Dixit.

All that glitters is gold and more at the Jewellery Fashion Extravaganza in the Capital Miss India World 2009 Pooja Chopra walks the ramp PTI Photos: Kamal Kishore

One fine summer Taking time off from studies, summers mean a serious business of chilling out for city kids Manpriya Khurana As you like it. Laze around, wile away, loiter about, yawn, snooze, hibernate, lounge, recline and just be; what are summers for? Or do an internship, develop extra skills, learn new techniques, study for that prestigious school, utilise time, capitalise, exploit; what are summers for? Summers, two months, sixty days, countless ways, to spend them, we mean.

EGTF Junior Golf Program in action

Saving face

The summer heat leads these city schoolboys to make a splash Lifestyle photo: Vinay Malik

Antique allure

Models display jewels to mark the start of a kundan fest at PP Jewellers.

Show me the money, honey!
Sometimes it takes a lifetime for a lot like love to happen, but who wants to wait that long? If it's not love, then anything less than love will do, and for that some are ready to pay a heavy price, with a smile. Money can't buy love, we know that, but it can sure buy the attention of your current 'area of interest'.

Jewels in the crown
Bold, colourful and handcrafted—are what rules the jewellery scene this season
Ritu Malik
What’s new? Who is wearing what? What do people like? Wondering what the top jewellery trends are going to be for 2009? How will the credit crunch affect jewellery fashions this year?

For your eyes only
Titan Eye Plus from Titan Industries Ltd has announced an exchange offer that allows consumers to exchange their old eyewear for stylish new ones at a flat discount of 25 per cent on both frames and lenses. With this offer, consumers get a chance to refresh their look at unbelievable prices.

Fresh as a rose
Scared to venture out in sun? Your skin getting dry, dehydrated and going limp? Or, wary of chemical based solutions? Yes, it is a known fact that life on the fast track, long working hours and constant stress take a drastic toll on the skin which is the largest organ of your body!

Chocolate met couture at a recent fashion gala to bring out the sweeter side of fashion. Literally!

Choc a bloc: A model inspired by Heidi displays an outfit made of chocolate during a fashion show as part of the 8th annual Sweet Charity event in Washington on Monday

SWISH CHOCOLATES

Mouthful of style: Miss Sweet Charity displays her outfit made with chocolate and sugar. AFP photos: Nicholas KAMM

Spice of life
Spice Mobiles, India’s leading mobile handset company known for their innovation, has announced the launch of an all-new stylish slim flip phone - Spice S-5330. Keeping with their promise of being India’s very own, Spice has launched Indian calendar in the handset for the first time in India that allows users keeping in touch with their Indian roots and religion.

Go natural
Godrej Consumer Products Limited has announced the launch of Godrej No.1 – Lime and Aloe Vera.  This soap consumers a day-long feeling of freshness along with soft skin at an affordable price. Panchi Vora, popularly known as Prachi of Kayamath, is also the face of the new Godrej No 1 Lime & Aloe Vera TV commercial.

Can(nes) get this dull
Mike Collett-White
The stars will still turn up and the movie line-up looks good but the tone of the Cannes film festival will be more black and white than technicolor in 2009. The credit crunch means Hollywood studios are tightening their belts and conspicuous consumption is temporarily out of

PONY TALE
Nina Lakhani
Hippie, feminine, quirky or classic 'n' whatever their look, women with long hair will be plaiting, twisting or curling a lot this season. Long associated with primary school girls 'n' neatly tied back as a perfect accessory to school uniform, plaits are central to this summer's boho look, which has hit the catwalks and won over the likes of Sienna Miller and Kate Hudson.

Katie dabbles in designing
Hollywood actor Katie Holmes wore a dress she had designed herself for the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner recently. The 29-year-old wore an ivory maxi-dress and mannish jacket selected from her Holmes-Yang collection, which has received mixed reviews from fashion critics.

Couture for a cause
Singer Katy Perry has joined the league of artists like N.E.R.D and Esteele by designing a signature line for the 'Fashion against AIDS' campaign. The 'I Kissed A Girl' hitmaker can be seen posing for the campaign in a body suit, featuring a smiley face in heart designed by her.

I TONE
Vote in vogue
Never before has the youth been as vocal, participative and involved in the ultimate democratic exercise of the country as this time round. From those contesting to the ones canvassing, the mean age of elections 2009 is considerably down. Hasn't voting been the most in-thing of the year?

Bully babes
An Australian expert is concerned that with the advent of the Internet, children, especially girls, are becoming even meaner while bullying other girls online. And with the lack of immediate feedback from a cyber victim or playground audience, cyber bullies do not hesitate going to any lengths to torture their targets.