Archive for October, 2006

Sexy Fashion: Little Women

Around ten years ago I noticed a worrying trend in UK clothing shops while I was shopping for clothes for my young daughters. I generally dressed my girls in practical t-shirts and shorts, or pretty pinafores and skirts that were bright and cheerful and made out of easily washed and durable cotton. For high days, […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

The trend of “skinny jeans” is rising on Butler

Mischa Barton and Lindsay Lohan, amongst a handful or other teenage Hollywood actresses of today have walked the red carpet in designer gowns and ensembles, including a recent trend, skinny jeans.
This year, “Lucky” magazine fashion director Hope Greenberg, in a “USA Today” article, said the trend of the universally flattering boot-cut jean has gone somewhere […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Bikini days are over for Aishwarya

Contrary to the skeptical view being spread like a stubborn virus, Ashutosh Gowariker’s ambitious historical epic Jodha-Akbar, chronicling the life and love of Mughal emperor Akbar and his Rajput beloved Jodha is all set to roll from 1 November.
In fact Hrithik who has just finished with two back-to-back projects that require him to fly through […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Bollywood mein, BIKINI ke baad BINDI aaya

In a world already cruel to men, Mallika Sherawat too has decided to cover up.
Even Neha Dhupia, who once said, “Sex and Shah Rukh Khan are the only things that sell,” is looking for a new sound byte to offer.
She is doing the lead in art filmmaker Rajat Kapoor’s ‘Mithiya’, where she will have to […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Miss Bikini 2005, Alina Gheorghe, Had To Repeat The Kiss Scene Four Times

Model Alina Gheorghe, starring in “Om bogat, om sarac” on Pro TV, had to repeat a kiss scene during a shoot, four times in a row.
She plays Flavia, the mistress and secretary of Emilian Maxim (Serban Ionescu).
Alina Gheorghe holds the Miss Bikini 2005 international title, so we see no reason for which she had to […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Sisley opens its first India store in New Delhi

Sisley arrives in India with its first store opening in one of the liveliest shopping streets in New Delhi. Member of the Benetton group, Sisley is to become a landmark for all the city’s fashionists.
The new Sisley store is spread out on a 400 square meters two level space, with the women collection on the […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

9 fashion essentials for a chic new winter look

After we have gotten used to the cheerful colors and sexy clothes of Spring and Summer and glamorous metallic clothes each Christmas, the fashion world decided to spring a surprise on us. Now, sexy is tarty. Ladylike is in vogue. Now even grandma looks more fashionable than the rest of us. What is a girl […]

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Business Booming For Budget Clothes Shops

Budget clothes shops such as Primark now take almost one in every four pounds spent on fashion in Britain, reveals a new report.
Describing someone’s clothes as “cheap” used to be a cruel insult - football fans even made up a chant about Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho buying his famous old coat at Matalan.
But with stores […]

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Primark & co dominate fashion

Budget clothes shops such as Primark now claim almost a quarter of the money spent on fashion in Britain, a report reveals.
In children’s clothing the figure is even higher, with £1 in every £3 going to the cutprice stores. It means they are taking a 24% share of the fashion business, amounting to nearly £8bn […]

Monday, October 30th, 2006

European fashion steals show in America

Sweden’s H&M is just the latest of the invasion force. William Kay and Lynne Bateson report from California
HELICOPTERS hovered, their rotor blades chopping the air menacingly. On the ground, camera crews jostled for the best vantage point.
Their reporters made last-minute adjustments to hair and dress before delivering breathless live transmissions.
But this wasn’t a natural disaster, […]

Sunday, October 15th, 2006