Victoria’s Secret angels will be in a better company this year, as they are joined by Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and Irish musician Hozier are joining Taylor Swift as performers at the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show being held next month in London for the first time.
Past performers include Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, and Kanye West.
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While Facebook refuses to comment nonetheless it is at work testing a new site Facebook at Work, that would allow users to keep their personal profile separate from their work profile, the Financial Times reported.
The new website, that will look very much like Facebook, will compete with professional social network LinkedIn Corp, Google Inc, and Microsoft Corp, the newspaper said. Facebook’s new site will allow users to chat with colleagues, connect with professional contacts and collaborate over documents, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified sources
Swarovski has opened its third store in Milan on Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The new 3,230-square-foot space spans three floors and is the first in Milan to carry the brand’s entire offering, including jewelry, watches and home décor alongwith Swarovski’s new “Crystal Forest” eco-friendly concept, which uses LED lighting and recycled materials.
Swarovski has 250 units in Italy, 30 of which are directly operated ,Jewelry is the best-performing category for Swarovski in Europe, accounting for 85 percent of the company’s total business,” said Buchbauer, noting that timepieces, which account for 6 percent of sales, are soon expected to reach double-digit market share.
To celebrate the spirit of Fly Beyond, Grey Goose vodka’s stunning philosophy and identity awarded noted artists who have defied expectations, pushed boundaries and created new heights of extraordinary achievements in their respective fields at Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
At the star studded event on 16th November, the brand with leading fashion magazine celebrated extraordinary achievers in the spirit of Fly beyond:
1. Male Actor: FARHAN AKHTAR
2. Businessman: ADITYA GHOSH
3 Breakthrough Talent: LISA HAYDON
4. Artist: SUBODH GUPTA
5. Designer: MANISH MALHOTRA
6. Chef: VIKAS KHANNA
7. Journalist: BARKHA DUTT
8. Director: KARAN JOHAR
9. Female Actor: KAREENA KAPOOR
10. Ultimate Entertainer: HRITHIK ROSHAN
The evening continued with the award ceremony hosted by renowned Bollywood star, Neha Dhupia, some of the guests spotted at the event included Vir Sanghvi, Karla & Phirojsha Godrej, Pernia Qureshi, Huma Qureshi, Malaika Arora Khan, Adhuna Akhtar, Farah Khan, Ali Zafar, Peter Negi, Queenie Singh, Kalyani Chawla, Laila Lamba, Manisha Girotra, AD & Sabina Singh, Niamat Bakshi, Masaba, Karan Tacker, Ricky and Laila Lamba,Aditya Hitkari, Divya Palat, Laila Khan, Ramona Narang Rodella, Surily Goel, Sameer Dattani, Parizad Marshall, Niketan Madhok, Tina Tahiliani, Natasha Poonawala,Gaurav Gupta, Fahad Samar, Bikram Saluja and Shauna Chauhan, Nikhil Thampi, Vivan Bhatena, Nikhil Palat, Nishka Lulla and Narendra Kumar Ahmed, Aishwarya Nair,Lata Patel, Sunita Choraria, Shana Levy, Simone Arora & Simone Singh.
Carl F. Bucherer unveiled its newest ladies collection Pathos in the presence of actress and model Lisa Haydon, and ace photographer Atul Kasbekar.
This plush event held at the Palladium Hotel in Mumbai, introduced an array of incredible Pathos time pieces. Carl F. Bucherer Pathos,earned applauds and immense appreciations from the starlit guest frame. Mr. Jerome Riff, Managing Director Carl F. Bucherer Middle East & South East Asia, and Mr. Mukhtar Mohammed, Regional Market Director Carl F. Bucherer, along with Ms. Anu Saboo, Managing Director, Ethos Watches Ltd., took immense pride in this glamorous gathering along with Anish Trivedi, Raju Daswani, Esther, Riyad Mathew, Vandana Kasbekar, Vinay Kalantri, Gauri Malhotra and others.
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Rachel Goenka and Irfan Pabaney unveiled yet another Sassy Spoon, in Bandra. Already known for its unique flavour, upscale service and sophisticated design, it will serve some old favorites, delighting the palate of all Bandra epicurists.
The décor is a little more playful, lighter and a brighter space than its counterpart viz; the characteristic suitcase wall in Nariman Point, has its very own version, this time with vintage bread boxes.
Poised to be newest all day hot spot, it received an overwhelming response from Gautam & Sonal Khanduja, Coleen Khan,Zarir Wardern, Praveena Maklai, Aparna Badlani, Nikhil Thampi, Lina Ashar, Amit Hansraj amongst many others.
Such is the story of Brian Stonehouse MBE, whose fashion illustrations showcasing his journey from WWII spy to a celebrated fashion illustrator are the subject of an exhibition at Abbott and Holder Ltd, London, until 23 December.
A young art graduate and aspiring illustrator, Stonehouse joined the Royal Artillery in 1939 Orkney, however in 1941 his commanding officer recommended him for the Special Operations Executive (SOE), secret agents trained to infiltrate Nazi Europe.
The following July, Stonehouse was disguised as “Michel Chapuis”, a French art student, and parachuted into France with a radio hidden in his paint box. He was a prisoner for the next two and a half years, often tortured and placed in solitary confinement and incarcerated in three French prisons and five concentration camps, culminating in Dachau. While in Natzweiler extermination camp, he recognised four well-dressed women being marched to their deaths in the crematorium. Haunted by their faces, a year later he was asked to sketch them – his drawings matched the photographs of four missing SOE agents.
However, his life changed dramatically following a chance encounter during the preparation for the trials with Harry Haller, a socialite American major. Haller supported his move to America in 1946 where he recommended Stonehouse to his friends as a portrait painter. His work caught the eye of Jessica Daves, an editor at Vogue, who thought his style perfect for fashion. In 1952, Stonehouse was the first new illustrator to be taken on by Vogue since 1939. Under Daves as editor-in-chief, he worked alongside the much better known “Eric” (Carl Erickson) and René Bouché.
This was a golden era for fashion illustration but when Diana Vreeland took over at Vogue in 1962, it was largely replaced by photography and Stonehouse left that autumn. While he continued to paint both creatively and commercially, his heyday as a fashion illustrator was over. He was commissioned in 1981 to paint the Queen Mother, they became good friends and his career as a portraitist was briefly revived. In 1998 Stonehouse died of a heart attack.
