Mumbai: Any fashion week is a trade event and the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) here next month won't be an exception. Here too buyers will probably not be in a hurry to grab exclusive designs, but instead hunt for creative minds.
"At fashion shows like Lakme Fashion Week, we are always looking ....
By Shilpa Raina
Known for her ethnic Indian wear, the iconic Ritu Kumar has been around in the fashion industry for 40 years. Yet she has not designed for any mainstream Bollywood movie, the reason being she has neither the time nor the patience.
"The way things are in Bollywood, I don't ....
If a sari by Sabyasachi Mukherjee or a lehenga by Manish Malhotra seems out of reach, try visiting the crowded lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi's old quarter. The replicas there promise to jazz up every woman's bridal wardrobe even as they give nightmares to designers.
Anarkali Bazar, squeez ....
New Delhi: India's traditional six-yard wonder is igniting imaginations anew. The sari, say fashion designers, can be worn over a pair of jeans or jazzed up with a sexy slim belt for a trendy look.
Designers like Tarun Tahiliani and Nida Mahmood showcased the sari in new avatars at the recently ....
When Ritu Sen, 23, went on a holiday to the Andaman islands, she was the only Indian woman in a swimsuit while others on the beach either wore salwar kameez or saris. This was despite the many Indian designers who are launching chic beach and resort wear collections.
When designers Rina Dhak ....
There is very little difference between Indian and Pakistani fashion, says Pakistani designer Huma Adnan, who has carved out a niche for herself in her country's fashion industry, having moved out of the shadow of designer husband Amir Adnan.
"If you look closely at the garments of the ....
By Ritu Sharma
Known as the "land of high passes", Ladakh is a kaleidoscope of nature's extremes -- snow-capped peaks to sand dunes, sub-zero temperatures to scorching sun -- all sprinkled with barren mountains in myriad shades of brown.
It is difficult to breathe in the low-oxyg ....
London, Sep 19: Too many chocolates could leave teenagers bristling with pimples. A Norwegian study has identified crude associations between acne and high intake of chocolate and chips and low intake of vegetables.
University of Oslo researcher Jon Anders Halvorsen together with co-authors f ....
London, Sep 19: A dietary ingredient derived from a melon, rich in an antioxidant, has been shown to relieve stress. Researchers found that the supplement cut down the signs and symptoms of perceived stress and fatigue in healthy volunteers.
Marie-Anne Milesi from Seppic, France, worked with ....
Wellington, Sep 13: New Zealand woman Chris Price, 63, was told she had a problem with her prostate - a gland that only men have - after a routine blood test to check her diabetes, a newspaper reported Sunday.
"I didn't realise I'd changed sex overnight," she told the Herald on Su ....
