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Couture
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The runways saw many a couture week, but sometimes fashion simply ran weak. Here’re some of 2009’s showstoppers, spoilers and styles that went silly, writes
Chetna Keer Banerjee
IF
2008 belonged to the recessionistas, 2009 was a toast to the spirit of
revival. It actually gave cause for celebration, literally, with many
a cause and couture getting stitched together to give us spectacles
like Salman’s Being Human and Sanjana Jon’s Save Girl Child shows.
’10 commandments
Style gurus spell out the trends for
Season 2010
Raghavendra
Rathore predicts a
season of prints in 2010 and says that for women, knee-length
dresses will rule. "Summer
prints will see a major comeback, and no, florals are not going
to be in. But yes, 2010 will see a spotlight on the white shirt,
while in the colour palette, a range of pastels will rule."
SHOWSTOPPER:
Aishwarya’s look on the Cannes red carpet was a top scorer of
the year
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Glorious
Sundays
Winter Sundays are hectic for
Punjabis. Some prefer to attend weddings. Others throng gurdwaras and
temples. Youngsters look forward to their weekend game of cricket,
writes Prabhjot Singh
CRICKET
is fast becoming the predominant pastime for Punjabis who, otherwise,
are known for their love for indigenous and rural sports, attending
lavish marriage parties, besides attending religious congregations,
including bhogs and special kirtan darbars on Sundays.
An
architectural wonder
St Michel’s Mount in
Normandy, France, is a tidal island where legend, myth and history
come together, writes Uttam Sengupta
IT
is said to be a labour of love involving the sky, the ocean and
architecture. But, I must confess, we had never heard of it. Mo-se-mishell
is what it sounded like when our French friends offered to take us
there.
Musical
treat for street kids
Shweta Srinivasan
ADheer
Ghosh, 20, is busy person like many other Delhi University
students, who are juggling daylong extra-curricular activities in
addition to academics. But there is a distinction in this young
guitarist’s weekly schedule — a two-hour session when he conducts
music workshops for street kids at Shastri Nagar in north Delhi.
Protein
for good hair
Hair loss is a normal
process. To encourage a healthy growth, take a diet rich in protein,
says Rita Sekhon
IN
all societies, including western and oriental, hair loss and baldness
are a fodder for bawdy jokes. You may laugh about your hair loss when
amidst your peers and friends, but chances are you cry about it when
alone.
To sir, with love
Many a film in the Hindi cinema
has been inspired by our educational system, particularly teachers who are often portrayed as upholders of moral values,
says M. L. Dhawan
ECHOES
of messages given by
teachers have often been heard in films over the years. Holding up
mirror to moral and social prejudices, teachers in Hindi films have
always stood upright despite the crumbling value system in our
society.
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