Manchester’s city center, also known as the Northern Quarter, juxtaposes Britain old and new. Wide, freshly paved roads rest on the same grid as narrow, windy streets that crisscross through town. Grand neo-gothic buildings hold banks, coffee shops, and grocery stores. Steely modern high-rises tower over 19th-century brick buildings. It was here that England established … Read More →
Oh, how we suffer for fashion. A recent survey found out that nearly 43% women would wear a shoe they thought looks nice, even if it’s not really comfortable. High heels have always walked the ‘no-pain-no-gain’ style maxim. Cue in Victoria Beckham’s well-chronicled struggles with bunions all because of her 6-inch heels. For a person … Read More →
Katy Perry brought the sunshine to Los Angeles’ Wango Tango music festival this weekend. The “Bon Appetit” singer shone—quite literally—on stage in an itty-bitty neon-yellow, sequined Adam Selman dress and body suit. That’s a lot of look! Perry accessorized with pastel pink garter-leggings, elbow-length gloves and futuristic neon boots. Adding to the effect was a … Read More →
A fringe is fun, fancy and high fashion, all at once. But get it wrong and you get tangled in one hot mess. Here’s some help- The fringe as a fashion accent is a tricky little thing. Get it right and you relive the Gatsbyesque splendour – reminiscent of the flapper era. But a wrong … Read More →
Designers have been feeling crafty lately. Over the last year, runways were dotted with artisan handiwork that came in the form of odd embellishments: modern quilting and, perhaps most visibly, crochet. Jonathan Anderson showed his affinity for grandmother’s knits at his Fall 2017 menswear show, while Jeremy Scott wove colorful body-hugging dresses for Resort 2017. … Read More →
The term “omni channel” has become a buzzword over the past three years. It is nothing but a brick-and-mortar retailer connecting the physical world with the digital. Though major retail conglomerates like Aditya Birla, Shoppers Stop, and Arvind Retail have invested in omni-channel strategies, over eight million retailers in India are yet to experience any … Read More →
It’s Frieze Week in New York, meaning that artists, art dealers, and the art-obsessed have descended on the city. How to blend in with the crowd when you’re more of a Prada pro than a Whistler whiz? Let fashion’s latest artist collaborations help. Whether it’s a piece from Louis Vuitton’s Masters collection—a range of iconic … Read More →