December 2010 - Page 3 of 19

Once again Kazo delights us with its creations and adds cheer and oomph to this party season with a dedicated contemporary fashion collection which includes party dresses, shoes, bags and accessories.

The collection revolves around the luxurious ethnicity with raw silks, lace, rich and fully covered sequins, embellishments adding glamour to the collection. Add a dramatic touch to your evenings with wrap dresses, satin and georgette ruffle blouses, jeweled necklines, crepe tops, premium jerseys, skinny jeans and edgy prints. The collection has an exciting range of feminine fabrics in black, beige, grey and blue which are warm and comfortable. Not to miss the exclusivities of the season – shorts with quilting and lace appliqués.

Also available to complete your look is the varied option of accessories that makes your dress stand out, high heels, handbags and eye catching clutches. Kazo provides a complete range of party collection discernibly build for your priceless look.

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M.A.C this time is narrating a slightly twisted Tartan Tale to celebrate holiday 2010, in all its posh, punk, ancestral, anarchic, noble and naughty glory to bring in 2011. Royal and raunchy, colours and patterns collide, fantasies come true, punk faeries take flight, with poetic new looks for Eyes to gaze long upon Glamora Castle.

Dazzleglass Creme like Radiant Jewels; Lipstick kisses from The Faerie Glen; Black Swan Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner; Family Crest Pigment; My Highland Honey from the heather in Powder Blush; Sexy Style Clan Nail Lacquer; and forever Zoom Fast Black Lash mascara, for the Dark Prince, or Princess, enter A Tartan Tale.

Lip, Eye and Face Kits pose a peekaboo, poking a little fun at the kinky part of the kilt, these incorrigible kits for Lips, Eyes and Face have some flasher fun with mirrored compacts, but remain dignified. Happily Ever After and A Fabulous Fantasy lip kits, plus A Triumphant Blush and Hark The Heraldry Face Kits also come along. Lip and Eye Bags and Brush bags talk about Once upon a time a bonny lass was in a Scottish ska band. She couldn’t just pick one look – punk or princess.

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The quintessential designer, she is unfettered by limitations. Her insight into couture is so astute that she is as at home, designing for Men as well as Women. Namrata G is an established brand name on the rapidly emerging area of haute couture in India by the Bangalore based designer Namrata. The words describe both her and her style of fashion, are Creativity, Flair and Elegance.

‘Namrata G ‘ The Women’s wear label was launched by Namrata in 1994. Her keen sense of elegance in dressings took the label at a new level and has ever since carved a niche for the style it shows. Her astute understanding of the male psyche has enabled her to not merely predict but to launch an exclusive line of classy men’s clothing and accessories under the label ‘Man By Nam’.

Participated at the jockey association held at hotel Atria at 1994, Presented by Prasad Bidapa.
The first solo showing: "elements" by Namrata G March 1998.
Awarded the Kingfisher Fashion Award 2000. For Excellence in Design & Contribution towards the Fashion industry.
Showcased a collection at 3 nation fashion show held at Dubai Le Meridien, October 2001.
2009; Participated in the Lakme’ Fashion Week held at Hyatt in Mumbai.
Women’s Leadership Award 2009 at Excellence Awards for Business and Profession.
BeYu Design Excellence Award 2009

Namrata believes that, ‘A Successful brand should be able to deliver High Quality and Excellent Longetivity’. She also adds, “It should be, uniquely tasteful in design and creativity and the expertise to conjure strong marketing strategies, encompassing great promotions and packaging.” Her client list includes names from the Kanada Film Industry Anu Prabhakar, Rakshita, Ramya, Kavita Lankesh, Sudeep, Sumalatha Ambarish and many more.

You can get Namrata G at :

www.namratag.com

Burberry has designed an interactive card for the festive season featuring a Burberry Acoustic performance of "Can’t complain about Christmas" by Johnny Borrell from Razorlight

The digital card can be viewed on the iPhone and iPad, emailed as well as shared through Facebook and Twitter with a personalized bespoke holiday greeting by the sender. To celebrate the festive season, Burberry has made a donation to the Burberry Foundation, its registered charity set up in 2008 by Christopher Bailey and Angela Ahrendts, which is dedicated to helping young people realize their dreams and potential through the power of their creativity.

Johnny Borrell from Razorlight waived all fees in lieu of a generous donation to the Burberry Foundation and other charities. Burberry Acoustic, launched in June 2010, celebrates the Burberry heritage of founding, developing and supporting British talent, collaborating with British artists across multiple Burberry experiences through the attitude and energy of music.

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Asmi, one of India’s leading diamond jewellery brands owned by Gitanjali Group, opened an exclusive showroom in Atria Mall, Worli. This is Asmi’s 8th flagship store in India and the first in Mumbai. The store was inaugurated by Bollywood Actress Gul Panag. ASMI is associated with her forthcoming Hindi film “Turning 30”.

The showroom spreads across 600 sq ft area showcasing a wide range of jewellery for the new Indian woman who has emerged as a Woman of Spirit. It has a contemporary delicate and feminine look that is distinctly evocative of strength and grace making it the ideal jewellery brand for self-reward and as recognition of her myriad achievements.

The range has choices for every age, whether she is a young girl, one rising up the corporate ladder or a mature achiever who has scaled the peak of success. The collections on offer include the Graduation collection, the corporate collection, the Wedding collection, the Pinnacle collection and the Zodiac sign collection.

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The Midday trophy On Sunday, the 26th, the race course saw some exciting races to celebrate the festive season – The Rohan Lifescapes ,Jiwahirao Gold Cup and the Midday Trophywas hosted by Tarik ansari, Managing Director, Midday Manajit Ghosahal and Vineet Singh Hukmani. Saif Ali Khan being the Guest of Honour.

The race contested by the highest class of horses had traditional race, with a prize money of 1 million and juvenile million of the season with a prize money of 1.5 millio contested by two year olds. Polish Patriot won the Rohan Lifescapes Jiwajirao Scindia Gold Cup while first Incognito won the N.N. Mehta Sprint Million race.

While Narayan Rane and Nitish Rane were the Guests of Honour for the Rohan Lifescapes Races, Saif Ali Khan was the Guest of Honour for the Midday Trophy. Also seen at the RWITC this Sunday were Anu Malik, Vijay Malaya, Gautam Singhania, Pesi Shroff, Arun Nayar, Atul Kasbekar, Dr Cyrus Poonawala, Adar Poonawala, Shamita Singha, Divya Thakur, Bandana Tewari ,Riyad Oomberbhoy etc.

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Khushii an NGO dedicated to various causes spanning health, child welfare, education for all, rural mobilization, etc organized a Fashion Loot under the arcade of the luxury destination, DLF Emporio.

Veterans in fund raising Khushi always find anchorage and fund to their social cause that makes even philanthropy fun. The Fashion Loot this time intended at inviting divas and Casuarinas to pledge a token amount which will entitle them to possess a piece of luxury from the many luxury brands within Emporio.

As the guests mingled and got a view of all the show stoppers that the brands donated Khushii called upon celebrity guests to a draw of lots. And the winners of this draw got to go home with a bag of their dreams or a dress they admired through this season. Funds raised through this even would support various endeavors of Khushii.

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