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Party People: Mother's Day Indulgence in Delhi

By Aditi Nair ON May 11th 2012 at 11:54AM IN   Lifestyle Rated

DLF Emporio and Hello Magazine hosted a special brunch with fun activities for yummy mummies in the capital on the eve of Mother's Day. Makeovers by Givenchy, live music and special offers for shopoholic moms ensured they were well taken care of. We spotted Kalyani Chawla, Sangeeta Mehta and others sipping on some bubbly and thoroughly enjoying being indulged.  ...   Continue Reading »

An Insider's Guide to 2012 Cannes Film Festival

By Music and Commerce ON May 11th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Indulge Rated

The Cannes film festival is your chance to mix and mingle with stars and the glitterati from across the globe on the picturesque Cote d' Azur. The glamorous film festival is calendared from May 16 to May 27 where films around the world will be competing for a prestigious film award, the Palme d'Or. Cannes is known for drawing the creme de la creme of the jet set crowd with festivities, fine dining and red carpet events fit for the A-List. Here is an Insider's Guide to the Cannes Film Festival with the scoop on where to eat, stay and chill in style  ...   Continue Reading »

Top 12 Most Expensive Foods on the Planet

By Abby Rogers ON May 11th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Indulge Rated

Would you pay more than $40 (approx Rs 2000) for less than a pound of beef? What about $2,000 (approx Rs 1 lakh) for a pound of fungi? If you want to eat the very best, that's what you have to cough up. We scoured the Internet to find the 10 most expensive products per pound and surprisingly, the most expensive items are also the smallest. Tiny saffron filaments will set you back nearly $3,000 (approx Rs 1.6 lakh) per pound, while a pound of chocolates costs nearly as much Source: Business Insider  ...   Continue Reading »

Light Delights: Summer Fragrances

By Vidhi Gandhi ON May 10th 2012 at 11:00AM IN   Time and Style Rated

Keep your cool this summer with these light, water-based fragrances for him and her  ...   Continue Reading »

Summer Beauty Solutions

By Shweta Vepa, Time n Style ON May 10th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Beauty Rated

Our beauty buys for the month are all the protection you need from the scorching summer  ...   Continue Reading »

Party People: The Cotton Council's Fashionable Show

By Aditi Nair ON May 9th 2012 at 1:03PM IN   Lifestyle Rated

Some of the fashion industry's most popular designers, including Anita Dongre, Narendra Kumar Ahmed and Rina Dhaka were at the Cotton Council fashion show with Urmila Matondkar, Sangeeta Bijlani and others. We spotted Urmila after a while, and we have to say that she looked ravishing!  ...   Continue Reading »

Show Some Luxe Love This Mother’s Day

By Aditi Nair ON May 9th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Indulge Rated

She’s indulgent, loving and has pampered you all your life even forgoing her comforts for you. Wondering what would be the perfect gift for the most important woman in your life? This Mother’s Day, treat your mother to some TLC with our list of super luxurious gifting ideas that will take this day from an event to an experience  ...   Continue Reading »

Who Wore What: NY Met Ball 2012

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 8th 2012 at 2:00PM IN   Couture Rated

While some call it the Oscars of the fashion world, the annual Met Ball or The Costume Institute Gala celebrates the annual opening of the Metropolitan Museum's (The Met) fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute. And going by the fashion protocol, we spotted a host of lovely ladies dressed in their best gowns to the red carpet. Held in New York City look who we spotted in Versace, Prada and Valentino  ...   Continue Reading »

Leather Forever Exhibition to Celebrate Hermes' 175th Anniversary

By Ayushee Syal, Time n Style ON May 8th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Couture Rated

When a luxury brand has journeyed through 175 years of delivery nothing but the best, its 175th anniversary has be to an ostentatious, grand celebration. It is in this very month that the special Leather Forever exhibition will be held in London to commemorate several decades of sheer achievement and evolution  ...   Continue Reading »

Holiday Affair: The Perfect Look For You this Vacation

By Vidhi Gandhi ON May 8th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Couture Rated

Streamline your vacation wardrobe with these looks that offer comfort and style  ...   Continue Reading »

Party People: Manish Arora's Summer 2012 Collection Launch

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 8th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Lifestyle Rated

Manish Arora, who's just split from Paco Rabanne, has brought his Summer 2012 Collection to India. The collection was showcased at a champagne party at his Lodhi Colony store in Delhi, where guests sipped cocktails and the Midival Punditz set the mood with their eclectic electronic beats. Arora's collection, which takes inspiration from the joie de vivre of the 60s, has a futuristic note consisting of embroideries like iridescent patchwork. We saw Sunil Sethi, Kalyani Saha, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rakesh Thakore and David Abraham out to support him  ...   Continue Reading »

India's Most Fashionable Men

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 7th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Couture Rated

Just like women, men too are quite a fashion-obsessed lot. With their fabulous sense of style, these men rule, make us sit up and notice them. Check out India's fashionable men  ...   Continue Reading »

Hot Vacation: Jungle Safaris

By Chelna Khatau ON May 7th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Indulge Rated

From the wilds of Africa to the forests of Asia and South America there are enough places to explore for travellers looking for adventure and excitement this year. We list some of the best, most lavish jungle lodges in the world, and tell you what you can do there  ...   Continue Reading »

Moneymakers: The People Who Built Empires

By Aditi Nair ON May 7th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Lifestyle Rated

While some of the world’s richest people were born into vastly wealthy families, others had a little further to climb. They built their empires from scratch and today wield great influence. Here's our list of the super-rich who worked their way up.  ...   Continue Reading »

Top 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Ever Sold

By Julie Zeveloff ON May 5th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Indulge Rated

"The Scream" created some big buzz when it sold on Tuesday night at Sotheby's to an anonymous buyer. And while the $119.9 million price tag set an auction house record for Sotheby's and for artist Edvard Munch, the 1895 pastel piece is still not the most expensive work of art ever sold. The world's most expensive pieces of art have, for the most part, been sold outside the auction house walls. Check them out here Source: Business Insider  ...   Continue Reading »

The Week in Pictures

By Aditi Nair ON May 5th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Lifestyle Rated

This week was dominated by an array of stunning women - actresses at the top of their game scoring high in the talent and fashion department. We also saw two very different luxury launches, each bringing their own style to the fore. Here’s a glimpse of the week that was  ...   Continue Reading »

Party People: Shilpa Shetty's Baby Shower

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 4th 2012 at 11:58AM IN   Lifestyle Rated

Baby showers have become another reason to meet, greet, and obviously wish the mommy-to-be well. Last time we saw Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's baby shower, which was quite extravagant. And now it's Shilpa Shetty's turn to steal that spotlight. Her sister Shamita took up the task to organise this party - which had a blue and pink theme, with lots of candles and flowers. Look who we spotted at Raj Kundra and Shilpa's baby shower  ...   Continue Reading »

Style File: Hrithik Roshan is India's Most Stylish

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 4th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Couture Rated

The latest fashion news doing the rounds is that Bollywood hunk Hrithik Roshan is the ultimate Indian style icon, at least according to an online survey conducted by Yahoo! India. He has a host of hit movies to his credit, and now his sense of style has taken him a notch above the rest. So we've tracked Mr Roshan's style story. Check it out here  ...   Continue Reading »

Inside the Louboutin Retrospective Exhibition

By Kymberlee Fernandes ON May 4th 2012 at 6:00AM IN   Couture Rated

Set in a dramatic environment, shoemaker Christian Louboutin has, for the first time, launched an exhibition of his artistic personality. With a close eye on the many sources of his creativity, cabaret and the showgirl; fantasy and fairy tale; art and architecture; film; landscape and travel, are all up on display at Retrospective at The Design Museum in London  ...   Continue Reading »