Uggs, known around the world as much for style as for warmth and comfort, may now be known for being counterfeited in hordes.

In a recent activity, Ugg Australia won two counterfeit lawsuits against Chinese websites, making it grab the payment of $686 million which accounts for more than half of its sale in 2011. The shoe brand got the sum after some 3007 websites based in China were found selling fake Ugg products.

The move also resulted in 6000 names being transferred in ownership of Uggs, disabling each site’s ability to trade. Besides, the sheepskin boot’s brand also removed 19,000 links related to its products from search engines.

The veteran designer, Ritu Kumar goes a cinematic way by designing costumes for her son, Ashwin Kumar’s upcoming movie – The Forest.

The film which is loosely based upon the writings and exploits of Jim Corbett and uses the tale of a man-eating leopard to address the environmental concerns, features actress Nandana Sen in urban chic look visiting the forest in designer wear.

Sharing the concept of her designs in the movie, Ritu Kumar, said, “Designing costumes for the movie was a departure to any costumes that I have done in my career, as they were based more on an environment friendly locale than actual costumes that I have designed for The little terrorist which were more based on a rustic ethnic community.

The film is set in the foothills of Garhwal and the children and villagers wear Himachal costumes, with intricate woven patterns and kulu headgear there. In movie Nandana Sen wore t- shirts, khakhi jeans and a safari jacket over them all with khakhi jodhpurs and khakhi hat with a twist..The entire team of the forest officers, the police head were a fusion of casual woolen dressing, organic clothes like a poncho made of Garhwal blankets and real uniforms from the forestry department to lend the film its authenticity."

The much sought after and talked about award in the liberated world of lingerie and swimsuits, Triumph Inspiration Award, of late announced the India winner of its 2012 edition.

The bold and beautiful design of PoojaUpadhyay was finally judged the best by a jury comprising of the names like Anna Singh, Nisha Jamwal, Anupama Verma, Anchal Kumar and Vikram Bawa. The winner will now be seen proving her mettle in design in Shanghai where the International final of the awards will be held in month of October.

The evening also saw Triumph presenting its much awaited animal print collection christened ‘Wild & Sexy’ for the first time in India with a well-choreographed fashion show. The eclectic collection which is wild on colour, prints and smooth on fit comes as playful and sexy.

One of the highlights of the collection is the t-shirt bra range that is made with special and sensitive fabric whereby Triumph is committed to saving one square meter of rainforest for every one meter of fabric used.