Now home to a trio of exhibitions Paris exhibits three centuries of French history, styles and fashions:

• “Joséphine” at the Musée du Luxembourg  crowned as Empress of France ,has been assigned the role of “an ambassador” in charge of promoting luxury “Made in France.”
  “She wore three to four different dresses a day and rarely wore the same dress twice,” said Alain Pougetoux, the exhibition’s curator.

  Joséphine’s preferred tailor was Hippolyte Leroy, who supplied her with dresses embellished with embroideries, pearls, rubies and diamonds, some of which are on display here.

• “From Watteau to Fragonard” at the Musée Jacquemart-Andre through July 21: Showcases 18th-century France people dressed with intent, and clothes delivered a message; it was all about presentation and self-definition.”

The fetes galantes coincided with a strong period in the French textile industry, as Chantilly lace and Lyon silk were in abundance. Watteau was so fond of the most conspicuous dress of the epoch, a lavishly draped gown with a box pleat in the back, that it henceforth became known as the “Watteau dress.”

• “Paris 1900” at the Petit Palais until Aug. 17: The exhibition gives a glimpse of the early days of couture as well as the dynamic Art Nouveau movement, which quickly transitioned from art and interiors to fashion and jewelry.

Lately who’s who of the city witnessed a passing of the baton in honor of Brigitte Lefèvre, director of dance at the Paris National Opera, by Vacheron Constantin. The company performed a ballet by George Balanchine featuring costumes by Christian Lacroix, and “Daphnis et Chloe,” by Benjamin Millepied, who will replace Lefèvre next November.

To sum up the evening we saw French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti; Juan-Carlos Torres, chief executive officer of Vacheron Constantin; Maryvonne Pinault, wife of François Pinault; architect Bernard Tschumi, and former culture minister Jack Lang amongst many others.

The annual amfAR’s 21st Cinema against AIDS Gala was held at Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d’Antibes    and was attended by the glitterati of the cinema world showing their support for the cause.

Spotted at the event were celebrities like Kelly Preston, John Travolta, Andrea Bocelli, Michele Rodriguez, Victoria Silvstedt and Ana Beatriz Barros attired in the lavish AVAKIAN jewellery.

Also seen were L’Oréal Paris ladies Aishwarya Rai, Natasha Poly, Bianca Balti, Barbara Palvin, Lara Stone and Jane Fonda, who gracefully posed together and lit the red carpet. Ash’s marvellous glittery cream gown along with the hot red lipstick, light green eye shadow, Chopard jewellery and sequined clutch were all breath taking.

Among others, Marion Cotillard, Jane Fonda, Liu Wen, Eva Herzigova and Kristina Bazan were also seen boasting off their gorgeous Chopard’s diamond studded accessories, and mesmerising designer gowns.

The gala was truly the ebb and flow of glamour, luxury and beauty, for a worthy cause.

In the third installation of Hermes’ ‘World of Women’ exhibition, the brand organises a one of a kind exciting carnival to showcase the latest collections scarves, leather goods, and clothes.

Innovatively, the showcase of the brand’s luxury bags was accompanied with a choreographed dance performance. Whereas, the swimsuits and the brand’s very indulgent scarves were presented by a well-planned and synchronised swim-number.

Similarly, in the best possible way, the bangles were exhibited by the bartenders serving champagne at the bar.

Among the other attractions of the festivity, a horse racing game was set up along with some enthralling photo booths with ponies, which also featured some more Hermes scarves. Seen posing on the same were celebrities like Matha Stewart.

Held at 23 Wall Street, the exhibition was truly entertaining, inspiring and individualistic.

Fashion Designer and stylist Sonaakshi Raaj unveiled her sari fiesta for Heropanti releasing on Friday, 23^rd May, 2014.

The Heropanti collection is reminiscent of Kriti’s look from the movie. The range also includes Sonaakshi Raaj’s beautiful and glamorous evening gowns and sari-gowns in fiery shades of reds, oranges, yellows etc. adhering to the fire theme of Zoya jewellery.

Highly acclaimed and fashion forward designer Nishka Lulla recently collaborated with Lancôme and curated a fresh capsule collection, ‘Flyaway’, for the brand’s latest foundation called Miracle Air De Teint.

Comprising of so called ‘Miracle Particles’, the foundation has been made with a unique Blur technology and comprises of elements like Rose Extracts and Vitamin E, which briskly merges with the skin tone and maintains its natural beauty and desired health.

Meanwhile, Nishka’s Flyaway collection has been artistically designed to harmonise with the product and captivate people with the mesmerising blend of beauty and fashion. Drawing inspiration from the mild and meek foundation, the ensembles are created in a way to keep the comfort and the carefree factor intact.

Comprised of free flowing silhouettes, floral printed dresses, jumpsuits, pants and many more, the collection is an effective revelation of Lancôme’s femininity, ethos, and elegance.

A bold new chapter in Indian fashion & textiles is Neel Sutra is now open at The Oberoi, Gurgaon. Co-curated by Sunil Sethi a pioneer in Fashion and designer Deepika Govind,the name derives its essence from the rich heritage as Neel is the Hindi name for indigo dye, a distinctive natural color extracted from the plants while Sutra is a string that holds things together.

The store presently retails creations from celebrated Indian designers designers Rohit Bal, Anju Modi, Abraham & Thakore, Deepika Govind, Pero by Aneeth Arora, Pankaj & Nidhi, Samant Chauhan, Urvashi kaur, Rahul Mishra & Arjun Saluja, Gaurav Jai Gupta to name a few.

In partnership with the luxury accessory brand, ‘Choppard’, the 67th edition of the Cannes film festival kick-starts with an all new Red Carpet collection, inspired by the glamour of the Cinecittá studios, the behind the scenes of film making mecca in Rome. The festival this year presents an all new Palme d’Or, which is for the first time made in ethical gold, extracted in full accordance with the economic, social and environmental development.

The first day of the festival featured Australian actress Cate Blanchett winning the 14^th Choppard Trophy, followed by the crème de la crème of the cinema world, dressed in the 67 dresses inspired by the charisma and the mesmerising beauty of Cinecittá.

Speaking of the much talked about Red Carpet attires, CHANEL’s ambassador Gaspard ULLIEL was seen in J12 Chronographe Superleggera watch in black matte ceramic and steel by CHANEL Watches. Whereas, Blake Lively, the face of Gucci Première women’s fragrance, wore a Gucci Première black and white silk crepe fifties inspired strapless evening gown featuring a full skirt and a dramatic train, and Ryan Reynolds was seen wearing a Gucci black satin peak lapel one button Signoria tuxedo with a white evening shirt, white satin bowtie, black silk cummerbund and white leather lace-ups

As day 3 approached, L’Oréal Paris ambassadors were seen filling the red carpet with glitz and glamour. Madame Ines de la Fressange was seen sparkling with a gorgeous red gown and a bright red lip colour. Also spotted were Heike Makatsch, Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Arwa.

Day 4 kick-started with Freida Pinto, Eva Longoria, Natasha Poly, Isabeli Fontana and Tais Araujo illuminating the theme of L’Or Lumière with ravishing looks and exquisite hairstyles.

In the following days, celebrities were also seen wearing luxurious Montblanc watches, Antonio Banderas, Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson and Beatrice Rosen being included in the list.

However, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan rocked the ramp on Day 8 as she appeared wearing a ravishing mermaid Roberto Cavalli gown, looking beautiful in the shiny nude lip colour. Accompanying her were other L’Oréal Paris ambassadors, Barbara Palvin and Lara Stone.

Among the other highlights of the celebratory event, Sonam Kapoor wearing Chopard jewellery in a gorgeous light blue Elie Saab Anamika Khanna combination and maintained her reputation as our best-known young fashionista.

The closing ceremony of Cannes will see the awarding of the precious Palme d’Or, the most desirable gem of the festival.

Berlin:

Germany’s notable perfume award honored new and classic scents at the Duftstars awards gala, with designer Roberto Cavalli receiving this year’s special personality prize.

Sì by Giorgio Armani and Dior Homme Cologne topped the Prestige category, while Narciso Rodriguez for Her and Hermès Terre d’Hermès were lauded as Classics.

Coty Prestige scooped up both Exclusive prizes for Bottega Veneta Eau Légère and Bottega Veneta pour Homme.