Four voices and four languages marked the start of the screenings and festivities at Cannes this evening. To mark the great return of cinema to our lives, the Americans Jodie Foster and Spike Lee, the Spaniard Pedro Almodóvar and the Korean Bong Joon Ho, the last director to receive the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019, declared the 74th Festival de Cannes open.

The emotion was palpable throughout France on Canal and  in the Grand Théâtre Lumière for the return of the Festival to Cannes after its cancellation last year due to the global pandemic.

The French actress and scriptwriter Doria Tillier evoked a sense of magic at the opening: “To be a good spectator, you have to abandon yourself, and that’s what we’re going to do here. For 11 days, we won’t be able to help ourselves. We will laugh, share and maybe even leave as different people because cinema offers us a vision – one of sweet, violent, and impossible things… Maybe that’s what we mean when we talk of the magic of cinema.”

Jodie Foster, the Festival’s guest of honour, joined her on stage to recall the importance of cinema and its evolution: “During this year of lockdown, cinema has been my lifeline. I will never lose my wonder and gratitude for cinema.”
The American actress and director was moved to receive an honorary Palme d’or from Pedro Almodóvar, who had come to honour her career.

The Feature Film Jury, composed of Mati Diop, Mylène Farmer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessica Hausner, Mélanie Laurent, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Tahar Rahim and Song Kang Ho, was invited onto the stage before the screening of a montage of the filmography of its President: Spike Lee, who met with a standing ovation.

The teams of the 2020 Selection films present in the room were applauded in turn before the montage of the 2021 Official Selection films was screened.

The first film in the Competition to compete for the Palme d’or, Leos Carax’s Annette, was screened at the end of the Ceremony in the presence of its director and its main actors, Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver.

People say, “money is the root of all evil.” They might as well be true, but if money is so bad, why is almost everyone after it? The answer is simple. It can get you everything as far as the list of materialistic things goes. If there is no end to your greed, then that’s on you. As far as money itself is concerned, it is not bad. Your behavior towards everything, in general, might change after you become wealthy depending on how you are as a person but then again, good or bad, the blame of the change in you is still not on money.

The bottom line is, we all want to become rich, and it is nearly impossible for us to earn as much money as we want, but there are always alternate ways as well. We are not talking about the wrong tricks. Instead, we mean to talk about the twist of luck. For example, winning a lottery by playing on a reliable platform like Lottoland. With that amount of money in your bank account, you will need to look rich as well. Use our guide given below to dress like a millionaire.

Figure out the colors and shades that look good on you and wear more of them

We have all heard each other saying, “this color doesn’t look good on me” or “it’s just not my color.” However, it is an extremely wrong notion that we don’t look good in a particular color. To understand this better, you need to know that a color has different shades. Now, it is possible that one shade of a particular color doesn’t suit you, but it would be wrong to assume that the color itself isn’t right for you. You should be able to wear all colors. You can make sure what shades of the colors look the best on you; you can get a color analysis done for yourself.

Wearing only designer items doesn’t mean you’re the most stylish

Now that you have money, it is easier for you to get your hands on designer stuff. Don’t shy away from investing in a couple of well-made handbags, coats, and shoes. However, make sure that you don’t go crazy while shopping from designer brands. They are way more costly than they should be, and you can’t use those items regularly. So, it is only wise not to go overboard with designer items. Remember that wearing designer things doesn’t make you stylish. Your personality does. So, work on that.

Pick clothes based on your body type

A big blunder that a lot of millionaires go around making is not wearing the right clothes according to their body type. There are mainly five body types – hourglass, pear, inverted triangle, apple, and rectangular. You can find your body type from these and make sure that you are not making the same mistake as the others. Your clothes should flatter your body and make you look more symmetrical.

Select your jeans wisely

Jeans are the most casual pieces of clothing ever, and we all love to wear them on a day-to-day basis. However, as a millionaire, you should pay attention to the design and the fit of your jeans. Make sure it’s hugging you at the right places and the design is elegant.

Add a blazer or coat to your outfit 

If you didn’t know it already, you are going to be amazed by how much a simple blazer or coat can elevate your outfit. You can wear a blazer or a coat with almost all types of clothing. However, don’t force it unnecessarily.

While shopping for clothes, pay attention to the flow of the fabrics

More than the design and the color of an outfit, the texture of its fabric matters. You must take enough time to feel it and imagine how you are going to style it. Certain fabrics like silk, satin, lace, and chiffon are known to be richer than the others. As a millionaire, you should try to wear more of them.

Don’t go overboard with jewelry

Once you are done with the clothing part, you can move on to the accessories now. They play a great role in making you look and feel pretty. However, you should never wear excessive jewelry items. Try to layer them in a dainty manner.

Always wear clean and crisp clothes

You can’t afford to be wearing dirty and wrinkled clothes as a millionaire. It looks shabby, and that’s not the kind of look that you are going for. So, ensure that your clothes are always clean and ironed before you wear them.

Don’t wear mismatched shoes

Lastly always match the style of your shoes with that of your outfit. It tells a stylish story.

Women’s status has been my concern for the longest time. I am passionate about women and their fragilities, their strengths and their complexities. Self-taught, today my work focuses on representing the inner beauty of women. It is also a healing process where I find a lot of my energy that helps me live with a life-altering disease, says Stéphanie Arpels.

In the second edition of the Women Passing series, French artist Stephanie Arpels, narrates the trials and victories of Indian women as she finds herself on an intrepid journey to discover herself in each and every sense. Her art represents the various dimensions she perceives this journey in their nuanced, multifaceted lives. This collection of artworks tries to interpret their future along with their present and tries to perceive the unknown paths that their lives are yet to embark upon.

Appearing in different shapes, sizes, moving from the foreground to the background, the women are seen traversing different worlds as their faces on the silhouettes appear glaringly real. Shades of beige, white and darker colours invade the canvases, translating the contrasts of the various worlds. The objective is to observe the inner beauty of these women suspended in time and space.

In some of her landscapes, the women are seen vanishing as they are immersed in an unknown,imagined paradise of serenity. In some of her canvases, the women take flight on their way to reincarnation, rebirth and a better life. These women are in harmony with one another, their environment and their surroundings. They are seen passing. They are seen waiting for another life.

An homage to the women and their journeys, Women Passing Act II represents Stephanie’s immersive take on Indian lives and culture.

New York, NY, February 6, 2020 ‒ Heidi Klum, Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Padma Lakshmi, Coco Rocha, Diplo, and Sydney Sweeney were among those gathered at the 22nd annual amfAR Gala New York at Cipriani Wall Street to pay tribute to legendary model and businesswoman Iman, renowned CEO and president of Pace Gallery Marc Glimcher, and award-winning playwright Matthew Lopez for their longstanding support of amfAR and their commitment to the fight against AIDS. The event raised over $1.4 million for amfAR’s lifesaving research programs.

Other guests included Frida Aason, Nina Agdal, Alanna Arrington, Madeleine Arthur, Alina Baikova, Tessa Barton, Luna Blaise, Alyssa Bossio, Cindy Bruna, Josie Canseco, Jack Brinkley Cook, Joy Corrigan, Ebonee Davis, Luke Eisner, Marianne Fonseca, Isabeli Fontana, Georgia Fowler, Ronja Furrer, Hanne Gaby, Ashley Haas, Ilfenesh Hadera, Ubah Hassan, Madison Headrick, Maya Henry, Rachel Hilbert, Elsa Hosk, Jacquelin Jablonski, Marjan Jonkman, Victoria Justice, Haley Kalil, Donna Karan, RJ King, Roosmarijn de Kok, Alla Kostromichova, Alton Mason, Elena Matei, Carol Mendes, Kelsey Merritt, Eniko Mihalik, Melodie Monrose, Brooks Nadar, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Zac Posen, Lorena Rae, Madisin Rian, Lais Ribeiro, Vlada Roslyakova, Eric Rutherford, Luka Sabbat, Valentina Sampaio, Julian Schnabel, Ming Lee Simmons, Pyper America Smith, Sarah Snyder, Pritika Swarup, Anne V, Yovana Ventura, Jessica Wang, Gabby Westbrook, Megan Williams, Devon Windsor, Lindsey Wixson, Dasha Yanina, Yulia Yanina, Jazzelle Zanaughtti, and more.

Longtime amfAR supporter Padma Lakshmi opened the evening, welcoming guests and thanking the fashion community for their continued support of amfAR’s work to bring the global AIDS epidemic to an end. Lakshmi introduced fashion industry leader and activist Anna Wintour, who presented amfAR’s Award of Courage to award-winning playwright Matthew Lopez. Wintour encouraged guests to see his play, The Inheritance, a testament to both the devastation of AIDS and “humor, wit, and joy in the face of adversity.”

Coco Rocha took the stage to thank the evening’s sponsors and introduce amfAR Chairman of the Board Bill Roedy. Roedy shared the fact that “every day, 5,000 people across the world contract HIV,” and urged guests to contribute to amfAR’s innovative breakthrough cure research.  

British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful presented the amfAR Award of Courage to Iman, recognizing how “she had taken the experience of her faith, her continent, and her world perspective, and turned them into always standing up for what’s right.” Yvonne Force Villareal presented the amfAR Award of Courage to Marc Glimcher, sharing that he is “generous of spirit” and “serves as an example for doing what is right.”

The evening featured an exciting live auction conducted by auctioneer Alexander Gilkes. Highlights of the auction included:

• Rico, an oil on linen painting by Alex Katz, sold for $500,000
• Untitled (Landscape), an oil, wax, and resin work on canvas by Julian Schnabel, sold for $210,000
• A Terry O’Neill photograph of Brigitte Bardot sold twice for $105,000
• Chanel Feather Headdress (B) New York, a photograph by Irving Penn
• One Summer Day for amfAR, an acrylic work on canvas by Katherine Bradford
• Cowboy Duo, acrylic works on paper by Richard Hambleton
• A ten-day luxury trip through Botswana with Wilderness Safaris
• An opportunity to attend the YANINA runway show during Paris Haute Couture Week and create a custom dress with Yulia Yanina
• Merry Belle diamond, emerald, and white gold earrings
• A screen print of Chris Levine’s She’s Light (dots)
• A Jacob & Co. five time zone watch set with 4.90 carats of white diamonds

Established as a model of academic, co-curricular, sporting and cultural prowess, Jamnabai Narsee School celebrated their 50^th year with a mega Golden Jubilee event.

Founded by the Narsee Monjee Educational Trust on 17^th January, 1971, Jamnabai Narsee School is a premier unaided, co-educational institution that continues to remain true to its motto ‘Vidya Param Balam’- Knowledge is Strength Supreme.

To commemorate this special occasion, there was a lighting of the lamp by school Trustees and hosts for the evening Mr. Jairaj Thacker & Mr. Sujay Jairaj who played gracious hosts to guests such as Maniesh Paul, Poonam Dhillon, Sharman Joshi, Sonali Bendre, Aaditya Thackeray, Nikhil Dwivedi, Anu Malik, Priti Jhangiani & Parvin Dabas, Ashok Hinduja, Asif Bhamla and many more.

The alumni such as Raveena Tandon and Armaan Malik, reminisced about their school days and were delighted to be a part of the golden jubilee celebration, a huge educational milestone in this day and age.

To start the evening school students performed Indian classical dances. The highlight of the evening was renowned flautist Pt. Shri Hariprasadji Chaurasia and percussionist Shri Taufiq Qureshi, who mesmerised the audience with their live performance, “UTSAV”.

Speaking at the school’s golden anniversary, Mr. Jairaj Thacker, Managing Trustee said, “Our founding fathers’ keen desire to offer an advantageous platform has resulted in a reputed institution celebrating its 50^th Foundation Day today. Various initiatives with a vision to make the future brighter fuel us towards further milestones”.

 

Following it’s launch in June of 2019, The Marc Jacobs – the new line from Marc Jacobs International – opened in Paris’ Le Marais neighborhood. Located at 30 rue des Archives, the store offer full range of items across all product categories. The new line celebrates the eclectic and individual approach to getting dressed. “We wanted to do something that is unlike the collections we are already doing, in that it is more ‘item-y.’” said Jacobs.

Drawing from the periods, music, art and pop culture that have always inspired, classic silhouettes, true to the spirit of Marc Jacobs, will be reinterpreted with each season creating an on-going and on-growing wardrobe of items. Key collaborations, including the classic Peanuts cartoons, as well as with British artist Magda Archer, are highlights.

Lately, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) organized fashion presentation Inherit, that featured almost 20 style gurus, at the Sunder Nursery, in the capital. A two day festival, boast of almost 100 exhibitors making it a heady amalgamation of craft, design, fashion, lifestyle and heritage tourism.

The fiesta was divided into two segments; the first one has 21 designers, who showcased four colour categories (white/ivory, earthy, indigo and the sari). Participating designers included AM:PM, Amita Gupta Sustainable, Asha Gautam, Charu Parashar, DHI, Diksha Khanna, Divya Sheth, Elisha Wadhwani, Geisha Designs by Paras & Shalini, Ikai by Ragini Ahuja, Ilk, Mynah’s Reynu Taandon, Nitin Bal Chauhan, Pawan Sachdeva, Payal Jain, Rahul Mishra, Siddhartha Bansal, Suman Nathwani, SVA by Sonam & Paras, TAANI by Tanira Sethi and Urvashi Kaur. The grand finale of sorts was by the iconic duo, David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore of Abraham & Thakore, who enlivened the balmy afternoon with a handloom soiree.

“We are delighted to collaborate with Inherit 2019 that brings to fore the beauty of hand woven wonders and contemporary musings through the visionary palette of our participating designers.  FDCI’s show is a tribute to the meeting of several disciplines of design through the medium of arts and crafts that will be exhibited in the two-day festival,” said FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi.  

Ahead of Sotheby’s Boundless: India sale, Sotheby’s revealed the entire array of artworks to be offered in auction for the first time at a preview held at The Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai.

 The intimate evening was hosted by the Directors of Sotheby’s and Sabira Merchant. Guests including Sabira Merchant, Saleem Merchant, Paresh Maity, Chaya Momaya, Sakti Burman, Anju Chulani, Gayatri Rangachari Shah, Jayasri Burman Raelle Padamsee, Pallavi Jaikishen, Poonam Soni and Devika Bhojwani  to name a few, were seen appreciating the lots.

Headlining the preview was a never-before-seen painting by one of India’s most important modern abstract painters, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde which has been hanging in the home of actor and society doyenne, Sabira Merchant, for over 40 years. Another highlight at the preview was the estate of one of India’s most influential artists of the 20^th-century, the late Bhupen Khakhar. Offered for sale for the very first time, these are the artworks he chose to keep with him throughout his life. Ranging from watercolour to oil, collage to ceramic, the selection showcases the full diversity of Bhupen’s artistic practice and is led by ‘Tiger and Stag’, last seen in the artist’s retrospectives at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Mumbai and Tate Modern in London.

Ishrat Kanga, Head of Sotheby’s Boundless: India sale, said“This sale tells the story of sixty years of art in India, from the onset of Modernism and the artists who emerged after the Raj, through to the boundary-breaking contemporary art being created today. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, architectural drawings and furniture by India’s most celebrated artists are presented side-by-side with those who are yet to become household names but have long deserved to have their moment in the spotlight. In recent years; gallerists, entrepreneurs, curators and auction houses have together revitalised and galvanised the art scene in India, yet – as this ‘boundless’ sale demonstrates – there is still so much more to discover and explore.”

Lately, Simran Arya of a well known fashion label Carousel, hosted a glamorous soiree for the design-conscious woman at Delhi’s Olive bar and Kitchen.

Offering both pret and couture, Simran Arya has fast become a name in the industry besides owning a go- to- brand for all fashionistas and celebrities in the country. From uber-chic evening wear, classic tailored pant-suits & jackets to unconventional Indian wear, along side made-to-measure and on- demand personal styling services, her brand Carousel has it all.

Simran Arya’s urban aesthetic were translated into the trendiest styles at a fashion showcase which was well attended by Bahaar Dhawan, Vikram Baidyanath, Chandni Chawla, Taruna Seth, Sunaina Kwatra, Sonam Pall, Edward Lalrempuia, Sumaya Dalmia, Tuba Mirza, Rasna Bhasin, Amit Vaderah amongst others.