This year, Akshay Tritiya, witnessed around 10-15 per cent sales of gold across the country, giving little bit of relief to the industry after a lull period due to over a month long strike. Due to the strike, jewellers also missed on Gudi Padwa sales.A lot of factors were responsible to the muted response to … Read More →
Fashion’s body-positive movement has gained traction with a series of inclusive campaigns, runway shows, and new collections that rolled out in the last year. Now, ModCloth’s keeping the momentum up with a new swimwear campaign that aims to spotlight influential women, regardless of their size. Drawing on the success of its 2015 ads, which featured … Read More →
Maria Tutaia is striking in person. Standing 188cm tall, her lithe, Amazonian body is the colour of honey, and she has an elegant profile to rival Nefertiti. She is as striking off the court as she is on, playing netball for the Silver Ferns and the Northern Mystics. She’s a red carpet fixture and her … Read More →
Some fashion ventures make so much sense, you’re surprised to learn that they didn’t already exist. The latest example? Christian Siriano, who is partnering with Kleinfeld (of “Say Yes to the Dress” fame) to launch a line of bridal gowns. Kleinfeld originally tapped the designer for a capsule range, but thanks to its success, Siriano will … Read More →
Nearly a century after the Harlem Renaissance—a period when African Americans shook up the art scene in uptown N.Y.C.—Harlem welcomed Vivrant Beauty, the neighborhood’s first luxury beauty boutique, which we predict will spark a revival of its own by transforming the way women of color shop for beauty products in the area. The woman in … Read More →
Velvet is an unfriendly and unforgiving fabric as it demands a lot from the wearer and the maker. Yet, it can pack a sartorial punch if worn to perfection. Velvet reigned the ’90s with all its glory, and today many designers have again made velvet their muse for Fall/Winter 2016 collections. From London Fashion Week … Read More →
Making perfect scents! For its new genderbending fragrance, Boy Chanel, the Parisian house’s perfumer Olivier Polge drew inspiration from Coco Chanel’s lover and benefactor, Arthur Capel, whose nickname was Boy. “My way of working on this fragrance was really not to try to make a unisex fragrance but really more to dive into men’s fragrance … Read More →