participants at the inauguration of ‘Mrs.Homemaker’09,’ a contest for married women, in Chennai recently.CHENNAI: For the next two months, a group of homemakers will take a break from their mundane chores to put their creative minds together to showcase their latent talent and vie for the crowning glory.Mrs. Homemaker ’09, a contest for married women, got off to a start here recently. Organised by...
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“The mobile phone has become the modern equivalent of the garden fence or village green.” Discuss.It is the type of question that is likely to be asked in a new A-level in anthropology being launched in schools next September.The exam, being set by Britain’s biggest exam board – the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance – in conjunction with the Royal Anthropological Institute, will cover a wide range...
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Eighteen-year-old Rachel took to the sing-off stage for the third time and delivered a perfect rendition of Stop Crying Your Heart out by Oasis.X Factor's most controversial act has survived another week after the public gave their rendition of Queen's We Will Rock You the thumbs up.Irish twins John and Edward, aka Jedward, have divided the nation with their chaotic performances, out-of-tune singing,...
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Amanda Bachalli has moved on from designing prêt and party wear to elaborate gowns and trousseaux, writes Marianne de NazarethORGANIC Amanda: ‘I am normally drawn towards everything natural' Photos (cover and centre spread): Bhagya Prakash k.She is definitely page 3 material, with her elfin, gamine looks and head turning dress sense. But there's a professional designer lurking behind those delicate...
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Couture and accessories once worn by the style icon will go on sale at London's Pall Mall December 8.Many of the dresses are labeled Givenchy - Hepburn systematically included in her film contracts that all her costumes be made by the french fashion house's founder Hubert de Givenchy who in turn said of the actress: "All the responsibility for the way Audrey looked is hers. She made the selections."But...
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director Mr (Sujoy) Ghosh wanted me to give Mr Bachchan the look of a modern-day genie, Riteish (Deshmukh) that of a schoolboy, while Sanjay Dutt was to be a magician with capes.has fantastical features, the look is more contemporary, a new-age version. The clothes are also styled accordingly, mainly embroidered jackets and hats. All designed and made in-house by ourIsn’t Narendra Kumar’s sense of...
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waitseagerly for this one day of the month when she can spend quality time in thecompany of like-minded and like-aged people, sharing one another's experience --and soaking in a sense of assurance that there are many more likeher.For 74-year-old Meera Kamath, just to dress up for the occasiongives her impetus enough to look forward to meeting fellow members of AshvasanFoundation.In today's changing...
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has said that his wife Ashwini Revanath is his favourite stylist. The actor has recently been voted the most stylish actor in Kannada at the South Style Awards hosted by Southscope.The Kannada actor is very happy because his style sense has appealed to people and they have voted him as a style icon. He considers his wife as his stylist. "She’s the one who looks after my personal wardrobe. Whenever...
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Rajshri Productions who're famous for their musical family sagas have joined hands with Zee TV to produce a grand daily soap for the small screen — Y. A glittering palace, Swarn Mahal welcomed visitors on the sets erected on the lines of palaces in central India. The function was novel in the sense of being the first time that a TV show had a music launch a la Bollywood. The cast of the show — Alok...
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star, known for her eccentric dressing and shock stage antics, featured in the Hansel and Gretel-inspired spread wearing ruffled bloomer shorts and insanely high heels."I've always been an outspoken and extreme dresser," People magazine quoted her as telling Vogue.The 23-year-old was said to have arrived for the shoot "stark naked except for her white rubber raincoat and some very, very high heels!."The...
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