Monthly Archives: August 2011

A Liberating Walk

They call it a democracy, world’s largest democracy, where you have the rights to be you. But when this so called democracy is tainted by patriarchy and walks on stereotypes, undeclared subjugation of females – what not to wear! Where not to go! it calls for stripping the veils of abidance and walk assertively. If the world calls it slut like, women are ready to make a first move, and call it a slut walk.

The worldwide phenomenon sprouted up this April from Canada where a police officer remarked that women could avoid being raped not dressing like sluts. Its New Delhi edition took off yesterday with a horde of 500 women and men – young, to middle aged, to few oldies along with activists landed on Delhi’s roads, waving a crystal clear message across the country – I would love to be called a slut, if it gives me freedom to walk and dress freely without any fear. Hope perverts are watching us.



Organized by the ‘Besharmi Morcha’, civil society forum working against sexual violence, the movement saw people raising their voice against objectification of women across the world. Unlike its Western editions where women turned up in lingerie, fishnet stockings and short skirts, it was more of a sober event but not a distracted one. Nothing provocative was seen when it comes to dressing. Instead, women chose to wear what they wear usually – T-shirts and kurtas with jeans and salwar kameez with few exceptions. 



T shirts and placards reading slogans like “Who’s shameless? Your eyes and your thoughts”, “My dress is not a yes” and “Walk of no shame” put forth a group of assertive women who will no longer bear being judged on their attires and choices zipping the biased vituperative lips.



Kudos to these women who are standing for a cause, ‘Unrestricted me’ which fashion is quite synonymous with.  

 
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Woodbury comes to Kulai

Shopping for branded products will be the attraction for visitors to Kulai after the Johor Premium Outlet (JPO) opens its doors on the auspicious date of Nov 11 or 11.11.11.

Designer brands like Burberry, Coach, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Armani, Canali, Ferragamo, Tod’s, Zegna, Nike and Puma will be featured in the RM149 mil outlet.
The outlet will be located on an 18ha site and will sell the products, which will be a season old, at 25% to 60% cheaper than the malls.

The project is a 50-50 joint venture between Genting’s 54.6% owned subsidiary Genting Plantations Bhd and Premium Outlets, a division of US-based Simon Property Group.

“The JPO construction is on schedule and it will open in the third quarter of the year as scheduled,” Ghani said.



Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to open the JPO and has indicated that it should be done on Nov 11 because of the auspicious date.
JPO director Datuk Justin Leong said the company planned to bus in visitors from all over Malaysia and Singapore, and use the Senai airport to bring in regional tourists from countries like Indonesia and Thailand. “This is an exciting development for Johor and Malaysia as it will be a key driver for retail tourism. This will also feature Iskandar Malaysia on the map,” he went on.
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l’Inde International Jewellery Week 2011

The India International Jewellery Week 2011 juste le coup d’envoi with an extravagant show of modern et traditional jewelleries that fetched us to our bravura past. Sourendra Kumar Das s’aventure dans cette ligne de beauty, fashion et extravaganza, and brings you the latest endeavors of the show…

The monsoons ne sont pas encore plus et Mumbai bystanders its first spell of fashion, et la fashionistas in the Tinsel Town are no doubt down with the fashion fever avec le début of India India International Jewellery Week 2011 at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.

The inauguration coup d’envoi with Rajiv Jain, Chairman of GJEPC (organisor of IIJW) and actress Sonam Kapoor, the brand ambassador who sashayed the rampe in a peach green saree combinées with fashionable pearl et diamond jewellery by Amrapali. Kapoor looked comme la quintessence de la beauté, tall et slender dans sa nouvelle traditional avatar.



The first show to coup d’envoi was a long an hour sequence by Gitanjali Jewellers that had une collaboration avec Beti, a NGO that exchange blows against female infanticide qui a fait mother-daughter duos amble together in la rampe. Miss India 2011 Kanishtha Dhankhar a ouvert le spectacle dans un lavish green gown avec spécialité embellishments, suivie par Soha Ali Khan in a lavish green lehenga & diamond studded necklace et Ria Sen dans un merveilleux green saree with an étonnante élégance necklace. The spectacle a été culminé by mother-daughter duo Mamta & Bipasa Basu in bébé rose saree, all designed by designers Neeta Lulla and Pria Kataria Puri.

The prochain spectacle a été par la Khyati (Eekani Jewels) that débiter à la scie lot of customized et coloured stone jewelleries avec a hint of indo-western influence in diverses symétriques geometric patterns. Suivant été designer Monica Kapoor who dazzled la rampe with her étonnant golden jewelleries that had pearls, rubi, diamonds et coloured stones too.

 

 
Suivant été Sangam Jewellers in association with Aarti Vijay Gupta qui avait dresses made of pure gold et her collection was stunning and design créatif evening gowns that merged impeccably with l’élégant jewellery. Geeta Basra was the show-stopper who ébloui the rampe in an AVG red magnifique lehenga qui a été made of pure gold.



La prochaine jeweler to dazzle la rampe was Amrapali who had Kangana Ranaut wearing a Masaba Gupta lehenga and regardé regal in elaborate uncut diamonds. There was an eclectic mix of black, white, red and gold in indo-western silhouettes mais discrète pour améliorer le complexe designed jewellery.



Dans la ligne, à côté a été Gehna Jewellers who marked its uniqueness with designer James Ferreri’s all black garments qui a vraiment mis en évidence la gold et diamond jewelleries. Angela Johnson was the show-stopper who wore en vogue black gown avec une lourde diamond necklace. Suivant Krishniah Chetty & Sons ont présenté leurs traditional jewelleries with Ken Ferns’ designs et de montrer choreographed by ace choreographer Achla Sachdev.



The long drawn fashion infected day culminated avec Tanishq who paid homage le Nizams of Hyderabad dans leur collection appelée ‘Jewels of Falaknuma’ designed by Revathi Kaut.



Alors, c’était comment IIJW’s first day started in d’une manière pompeuse et culminated in a most humble note. The rest of the days, modishly follow us for the latest updates of la semaine internationale de bijoux…

The Day 2 starts at 2pm with Rosily Paul et culminates avec CVM Exports at 10pm; the schedule is as follows –
 
 

2pm
 Rosily Paul
3pm Vijay Golecha (Golecha’s Jewels)
4pm International Gemological Ins.
5pm Johara Jewels by Divya Ahuja
6pm ScintillatingTM Jewellery
8pm Kays Jewels Pvt. Ltd
9pm CVM Exports
 

Alpana

Alpana Gujral invites you to step into The Enchanted Garden on 3rd & 4th of August 2011 @ Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. The Enchanted Garden reflects the timeless perfection and symmetry of the Mughal Gardens of yore. Intricate floral motifs and sensuous vines shimmer with a life of their own with each lovingly hand-wrought piece complementing nature’s wonders with creative and imaginative thought.

Alpana Gujral fuses traditional meenakari with contemporary design with her inimitable flair. Discover a stunning selection of necklaces, cocktail rings, collars and cuffs in unerring palette of multi-hued precious stones, enamel and pure gold.

Her fetish for semi precious stones is prominent in this range as well. One can see a lavish use of tourmaline, citrine, aquamarine, and other colourful stones in her work.

Talking  about her collection she says, "Pearls are back in a very big way along with yellow gold. There are lots of pearls in my collection as well, as they look quite classy. I don’t think that anything can go out of fashion. The most important thing is that one should be comfortable wearing what one is wearing," she stresses.  
 
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