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Hats Off
There can be no two views about this accessory, you either love it or hate it. Having long been used as a top-notch embellishment, the old saying goes, ‘If you want to get ahead and get noticed, then get a hat’. Indeed!
Though women from an early stage were always expected to have their heads covered, for men it is hard to say when the cloth was pulled over as a headgear, but it was not until the end of the 16th century that structured hats began to be seen. And the earliest depiction of a hat was found in a tomb painting at Thebes that shows a man wearing a coolie-style straw hat. Others include a simple skull cap, liberty cap given to slaves in Greece and Rome the Pestasos, which comes from ancient Greece and is also supposed to be the first known hat with a brim. Now to fashion forward, the hat is definitely a very noticeable accessory and was more popular in the Victorian era, but talking today it is still a liked accessory that makes heads turn. Says Ashwani Kumar, managing director, Lacoste-17, “Hats have been in for a long time and for this summer, we have more of cotton and canvas hats. In pastel hues, these hats come embellished with ribbons, lace and straw.” Simple Kaur, fashion designer from Simple’s-35, says, “Nothing can match the style of a hat.” She adds, “Humans have covered their head since time immemorial. But initially, headwear offered protection from the sun and from injury, but as time progressed, it became fashionable to wear a hat and today it has progressed to become a noticeable accessory that people can’t do without, especially in summers. A popular gear across the globe, it’s only in the city that we see people wearing less of hats.” And she cites the reason too, “It’s surprising, but true that people in the city, especially youngsters and women wear less of hats and the reason is, people here don’t walk much, so they don’t need a hat. But, on the other hand, men who play golf, or families who venture out for picnics sure have a pair of hat. At least I have my pair in my travelling bag.” Ask her about the style and she says, “It’s basically canvas hats that we see as the fall comes best in this material, but other than this, we have the jute and brey hats.” And for colours, it’s brighter the better. Though it is unlikely that the hat will ever die as an accessory, it has the potential to draw the attention to the face. And aware of this very fact, fashion designers keep experimenting with it, hoping to make the hat a rage again. Well, this is not only a fashion accessory but a wonderful health accomplice too. It’s a known fact that about 85 per cent of the body heat is lost through the head, so doctors too suggest a headgear when going out in sun. So, wait for none and get a hat! jigyasachimra@tribunemail.com
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Head turners
In the past, hats were indicators of social status, a religious symbol, or a simple head cover. Hats today no longer signify a particular status symbol in society, but now are more for functionality or for looking fashionable.
Hats differ in size and shape for both men and women. There are number of varieties of hats available for men like Flat hat, Panama hat, Boater hat, Bucket hat, Cowboy hat, Beaver hat, Akubra hat etc. The casual hats for men include golf styles, hats for fishing, boating, hiking and hats for everyday protection from sun, rain, heat and cold. For women it was only in the late seventeenth century that hats began to have their own distinctive style and not influenced by men’s hat. In contemporary history some of the women who have sported hats regularly are Queen Elizabeth II, Jackie Kennedy, and the late Princess Diana. One of the best accessories for women, during the summers ladies like to wear straw hats made of twisted grasses and vegetable fibers. These hats keep aways the suns rays from directly striking the head. Flowery hats which had been a thing of the past are again making a come back. (Inputs from the Net)
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Its summers and vacations are major area of concern. So as the fun time begins, here are few offerings to spend your quality holiday time. City-based danseuse Suchitra Mitra’s summer workshops in previous years were based on the basic steps and postures of Bharat Natyam. This year, Suchitra has planned something entirely different for the city learners. She is interested in tapping an entirely different group of learners for Abhinaya. Abhinaya is a concept in Indian dance and drama derived from Bharata’s Natya Shastra which is the art of expressing oneself mainly through facial gestures. It is used as an integral part of all the Indian classical dance styles and is an inseparable part of the theatre too. Hence, Suchitra aims at targeting not only the dancers but also theatre artists. So, for a totally different dimension in your performance, don’t miss this opportunity this summer. The workshop will be held at Shree Guru Harkishan Model School, sector 38-D
For some fun activities, Go Bananas Kids Club has a three-week workshop for children of all ages, being held at The British School, sector 44-B, from the 20th may – 9th June, between 10.30 and 1.00 pm daily. According to Anu Vala, director, Go Bananas Kids, “Through the holiday workshops and camps, parents must utilise the vacation period to give the kids a chance to develop on their latent skills and abilities, apart from academics at school. Our various workshops emphasize on creative arts for the little ones, with sculpting and painting, as well as physical workouts with dancing and yoga, music , games and expression of arts through theatre.” A picnic and a field visit are also part of the agenda as well as a special workshop of film making for the elder ones. The cost of the complete package is Rs 2,350/- Kids Own have decided to do away with the structured approach to camps. Instead they are offering time slots for parents and kids on daily or weekly basis that will allow them to choose how they want to enjoy that time. There will be a combination of creative, physical play and indoor sport activities that children and parents can enjoy with a few surprises thrown in. the time slot also includes a healthy snack for children. Pricing is 250 for the day visitor; Rs. 1350 for the weekly visitor and 2500 for the bi-weekly visitor.
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Dus ka dum
Fashion retailer Genesis Colors said it has signed an agreement with London-based accessories player Tie Rack for marketing the latter’s product in the Indian market and plans to open 10 exclusive outlets in the country in the next one
year. The company said it has entered into a licensing agreement with Tie Rack. “This agreement would enable the marketing and retail of Tie Rack in India, Our plan is to open 10 exclusive outlets in the first year and have 130 sales points by our fifth year,” Genesis Colors managing director, Jyoti Narulasaid.
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Stick to it
With mercury soaring higher and higher each day, what can be more refreshing and delectable than a slice of ripe mango? And lick or slurp this tasty offering with Creambell’s ‘Sacch Mucch Aam’, a new pulpy flavour on stick. The tangy flavour comes as a summer special and gives you the taste of real mango.
With a new product line coming up, Creambell is also expanding its innovations with flavours. They have teamed up with Walt Disney and launched a product on Disney characters like Mickey stick that is a rave with kids. Another range is Triples, a combination of three flavours- raspberry, cranberry and strawberry. Ball Top cone is a premium choco vanilla ice cream coated with rich chocolate and has a shape of ball. Take home section has four new flavours- Orange tang, Zafarani pista, Chocolate chips and Crunchy butte scotch, just for Rs. 99. Sacch Mucch Aam is fat free. More new additions are on way in the premium segment.
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Launch Pad
Sonata announced the launch of their vibrant collection, studded with glittering stones and beads, which will make a statement every time it’s on your wrist. The collection titled Sona Sitara is sure to popularise the bling look and bring back colour in a big way this season.
The watches for ladies have coloured beads on the strap and the cases for gents have coloured stones. The watches are inspired by flowers and the variety of beautiful colours they come in. —TNS
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For love, for a cause
You will fall sick the second day of your stay in India, its dirty, potholes await you and save your stomach from Indian food”. These were some of the instructions that Norliana and Choy May Yee got before while they were packing their bags, from their peers who had been to India. Scary was the word that best described their feelings before landing in Delhi. But once they were here, their cause became more important than their stomach. The volunteers for AIESEC’s Malaysia chapter, both are in India for their two-week internship with the local NGOs. “I am attached to Global Environment Concerns, and currently working on a project to plant more trees and developing places that can act as hosts,” says May Yee. Norliana is interning with Cue Blocks, an internet marketing firm that plans to develop an NGO for disabled people working in IT sector. If cause brought them to India, it also made them fall in love with the place. “We got a pleasant surprise of sorts when we arrived, the actual picture was not as scary as we expected it to be and since then its been a thrill ride,” says Norliana. “We home stayed with one of the local members of AIESEC and they were very warm and nice,” shares May Yee. And the hospitality included a big Punjabi feast for them, 24/7. Coming back to the socially responsible part of their trip, these girls have been actively working with AIESEC in Malaysia for the past three years. “I think India and Malaysia have a lot in common. Our issues of concern back home are as diverse as our social setup, just like India. We have so many ethnic communities living as segregates and the socio-economic imbalance is very much visible,” says May Yee. Also, the reason why India was not a cultural shock for them. Except just once when they got the taste of the hip and happening party scene in city. Of course, and they were impressed by some bhangra moves on the floor as well. “It was weird but entertaining,’ she adds. Just ten days of their stay and they already got the true taste of India, specially Punjab. The most memorable part till now, they say, was watching sunrise from Golden Temple. Though they have had some flipsides too. “Delhi was too crowded, roads were bad, Amritsar was even worse but Chandigarh is very nice,” says Norliana. Enlighten her that she is in one of the best cities in the world and she shoots back an agreeable glance. Apart from the vibrancy and hospitality, they are amazed and impressed by our on-road skills. “The way you guys drive your vehicles, I mean we cannot do that even in our dream. Crazy maneuvers on road,” both agree. And then comes a question along with the reason, “Where do you guys shop for your clothes?” Chandigarh people are really stylish.” But one thing that they will probably take back home is the sense of belongingness. “Although we are similar in our cultures, it doesn’t mean same thing. India could make you fall in love with your own country or act as an eye-opener,” says May Yee. They sign off with one advice, “Don’t come to India with a made up mindset. You are set for surprises and uncertainties.” lifestyle@tribunemail.com
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Private (n) perfect!
Take your title, say cheese and exit back home! Official dos are no more than a platform for boring speeches, regular courtesies and lukewarm celebrations. Who wants to bid a farewell to exciting breathless student life the usual humdrum way, with teachers and juniors in tow? Who wouldn’t wanna let loose, let go and get wild? Final year students across the length and breadth of tricity institutes, seem to have gone a li’l private, a lot personal!
“We had our own private farewell at Voodoo, it was good, rather great,” Manisha Nagi, begins with the pluses. The fact that final year engineering batch of SDDIET, Barwala, did not have customary farewell given by their juniors does not even matter. “Even if we had a traditional typical one, we would have still had it, this way” shares Rahul Gupta, co- organiser. He continues, “In fact, we are planning one more, post exams. There are people coming up to me who want the same party, same venue, same timings.” Personal means really personal for some, “I’ll be having around three farewells. One at the institute itself, the other at hostel and one really personal with my gang of seven, before we all scatter,” says Aditi Gupta, final year student, Chandigarh College of Architecture. She adds, “And that’s going to be a really sentimental, nostalgic one.” Minus the juniors, minus the teachers it’s a close-knit event. Shares Rahul, “The fact is you don’t know all the juniors. So, at times, if it’s just your batch mates it’s different fun altogether.” However, adds Aditi, “Which one is more fun depends, I would like my college farewell as well because that’s where we spent our entire years and you want everybody to be there because you want to have all the fun in one go.” An official good-bye at Alumni House didn’t stop twenty-five students of University Institute of Engineering and Technology, shell out an extra thousand and blowing it off at Rendezvous-26. Shares Vikramjeet Sharma, from the passing out batch, “The reasons are pretty clear. No body wants to party with scanners around and in limits. You want venue and crowd to be such that you can let yourself just be.” Strictly class affair? “No some of the close juniors were invited too,” he shrugs. Get the point? As Manisha sums up, “Who wants to just go up on stage, collect your title and rush home?” Who wants to? Anybody? manpriya@tribunemail.com
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If a new UK survey is to be believed, average girls’ night out takes four days, six hours and 33 minutes to organise. And that involves 12 text messages, four phone calls, three emails and a Facebook posting. Two more calls will be made on the night because someone is late.The survey of 3,000 women also revealed that the average girlie night would last five hours and 19 minutes. Of that, 45 minutes will be spent flirting with two different men, 105 minutes gossiping and 54 minutes giggling. “Gone are the days of agreeing a time and place and just turning up,” a spokesman for a website, who commissioned the poll, said. “Girls now like to have commentary every step of the way,” he added. — ANI
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Bean there, done that
While most ladies her age prefer to sit quietly, 103-year-old English lady Ivy Bean loves to Twitter, something that has made her the oldest user of the social networking site.
Bean, a great grandmother, decided to join Twitter after she got bored of using Facebook, where she had made 4,800 friends. “I’m enjoying Twitter and having my photo taken - and I’m looking forward to Deal Or No Deal,” the Sun quoted her as telling her web readers. The ex-mill worker got a helping hand to smooth her switch to Twitter by calling in IT experts The Geek Squad. “It’s brilliant to help someone as inspirational as Ivy to get started and teach her about Twitter,” boss Martin Dix said.“She’s already signed up to Facebook with 4,800 friends.
Bean’s enthusiasm is spreading among her friends at Hillside Manor care home in Bradford,
West Yorks. “All the residents are taking a leaf out of her book. Four signed up for computer college,” manager Pat Wright said. Twitter membership figures are soaring, thanks to its popularity with celebrities like US President Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and TV star Stephen Fry. — ANI
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Tone This piece of news is for dropouts! Panjab University may soon give a chance to complete the courses left mid-way as way back as 20 years if the proposal at a Syndicate meeting gets a nod. Good move, bad move, practical, possible? Got to ask the campus goers. Positive prospects
Shelly Aggarwal,
Botany student. Good for all
Salinder Bhalla
(J.J), Law student Great going
Jasmeet Kaur,
Fine Arts student.
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Lying low
More than a third of Britons lie about their age, salary and sexual
history, a poll of 2,000 people has revealed. The study for TV channel
Really found age to be the most common lie with 36 percent confessing
they’ve been dishonest. When it came to drinking habits, thirty five
percent confessed to bending the truth, reports Sky News.
More than a
third admitted they lied about the number of sexual partners they have
had. Other top lies included faking illness to avoid work and pretending
to have a higher salary. — ANI
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CATFIGHT LO REAL!
"She (Aishwarya) did not even know that Sonam was going to be at Cannes because she was there for just two days (May 13-14), where her days were packed with back-to-back interactions with the international media, fashion shoots for various European fashion magazines and other business meetings, besides attending all the events at the festival," a source close to Aishwarya said. "Anyone can go to the Cannes Film Festival as a visitor and that is how many in the film fraternity and the public go from across the world. Confusion ensued when L'Oreal issued a list of those ambassadors that were to represent the brand at the French festival and Sonam's name was missing from it. This, despite a formal announcement made by the company officials on Sonam's presence at the Cannes at a press conference in Mumbai on May 10. Sonam, who was earlier set to leave for Cannes on Monday and was excited to rub shoulders with Aishwarya and Hollywood A-listers like Elizabeth Banks and Eva Longoria, finally did not go for the film festival when company officials asked her to stay back.
But clarifying their decision of holding back Sonam from going to Cannes, a spokesperson from L'Oreal said in a press release: "We do not want to take part in or encourage any controversy involving our spokespeople. There were adverse reports in certain sections of the media after some comments by Sonam Kapoor, which were presented out of context. "Following this, in order to avoid further escalation, we have advised Sonam not to go to Cannes as was planned earlier, bearing in mind that there would be more interesting opportunities for future appearances in Europe for her." — IANS
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On the b(r)andwagon
As part of her role, Basu will help the company in enhancing the brand's aspiration value through its advertising campaign, Aristocrat said in a statement. "Our association with Bipasha is a perfect brand fit and we are delighted to partner with her. Basu will play a key role in the brand and product communication in print and outdoor media and will also feature in promotions and merchandise that have been planned for it," VIP Industries managing director Sudhir Jatia said. Aristocrat has been operating for more than 25 years and offers over 100 products of hard and soft luggage. — PTI |
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Sanjay Dutt resumes shooting
The film, produced by Ajay Devgan, is directed by Rohit Shetty and is currently being shot in Goa. Apart from Sanjay, the film stars Ajay Devgan, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu and Mugdha Godse. The second schedule of the film is currently going on and a song is being shot on a lavish film set on a South Goa beach. All The Best - Fun Begins is slated for a Diwali release on October 16 and is co-produced by Kumar Mangat. —
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Rosebys Interiors India Ltd, unveiled a new collection of stylish single and double bed sheet, pillow covers, cushions, towels and adornments like vases, candle stands, lamps, photo frames under their thematic range with different combinations which allows customers to go wild with their imaginations.
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I think it’s good all the way. Generally, who drop a course, do so due to family or financial reasons, so now they can come back, give the rest of the papers and get their degrees. The only possible negative could be, it could promote a laid-back attitude on the part of some. But the positives more than make up for negatives.
If approved, it’s a blessing for those who left due to medical, financial or whatever reason. Like I have my family abroad, suppose I have to move overseas for some reason, I should be able to get back and finish my course. More over, it’s not like these admissions are going to be an encroachment on the first year students. The proposal ought to be passed.
Of course, it’s a good move. Think how much it’ll benefit those students who despite being dedicated and sincere towards studies otherwise, had to leave their courses mid-way because of some genuine unavoidable problem. Of course, like every proposal or decision it’s going to have a flipside too. But that’s ok, I hope they pass it.
There were rumours that actress and L'Oreal ambassador Aishwarya Rai may have held back Sonam Kapoor from walking the Cannes red carpet. But sources close to the former beauty queen say she didn't even know that Sonam was to visit the French film festival.
According to media reports released thereafter, Aishwarya was not very upbeat about the fact that Sonam would share the same stage with her as the face of L'Oreal and asked company officials to deny her the opportunity of being there.
VIP Industries' promoted Aristocrat Luggage on Monday said it had roped in Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu as its brand ambassador.
With the heat and dust of a gruelling election campaign settling down, Samajwadi party general secretary and actor Sanjay Dutt has started shooting for All The Best.