A homegrown online beauty brand, Sugar Cosmetics, recently opened its second offline store in the country at Bengaluru’s Orion Mall. Launched in 2015, the brand aims to cater exclusively to Indian skin tones. CEO Vineeta Singh chats with us about the Bengaluru market, signature products and expansions plans. After Kolkata, this is your second store … Read More →
With its robin’s egg-blue walls and colorful merchandise displayed inside a converted St. Claude Avenue shotgun, Dynamo Toys & Supplies (2001 St. Claude Ave.) could be any New Orleans boutique — until you notice the iridescent purple harnesses, or the rack of leather floggers, or the library of books with titles like 50 Shades of Kink and Naked at Our … Read More →
INTERNATIONAL Zimbabwean fashion designer Joyce Chimanye of the Zuva label has opened a school of fashion at Sam Levy Village in Borrowdale, Harare. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA The designer, who has been running a fashion club since last December, said she will officially be running the school for both children and adults, which will also provide … Read More →
Amazon India, it seems, is now determined to dominate online apparel and fashion market, and they are leaving no stones unturned now. They have launched a 44,000 square feet fashion studio in Gurugram, which is third such studio to be launched by Amazon globally: New York and London being the other two locations. We will … Read More →
An accessories and jewellery shop with a difference has opened in the city centre – and will help Oxfam Ireland to raise vital funds for people living in poverty and crisis across the world. The SIX 4 GOOD store, now open for business in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, sells a wide range of brand-new fashion … Read More →
Renowned Japanese fine jewellery brand Mikimoto recently opened a luxurious store in Ginza, Tokyo’s most famous upmarket shopping and entertainment district. The seven-storey shop, designed by distinguished architect Hiroshi Naito, is aimed at attracting local buyers and tourists from all over the world, according to Mikimoto. The boutique’s theme is “Shimmering Spring Sea” as a … Read More →
Goods and services tax (GST) of 3 per cent on gold will open a window for cheap jewellery imports from Indonesia and South Korea from July 1. Now, a 12.5 per cent countervailing duty is charged on imports of such jewellery from countries with which India has free trade agreements (FTAs). As excise duty … Read More →