The collection celebrates the bond of sisterhood & bridesmaids, supporting, protecting and nurturing each other through the eyes of Abhinav Mishra.
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Warm, vibrant hues, with floral applique work and exquisite gota patti imbibe a reverence for traditional Indian craftsmanship and silhouettes. Pastels, ivories and beiges, with our signature mirror-work creates an aura of retro glam. And lends timeless elegance to the day & celebrates the bond of sisterhood with the Sufi Sisters.
Hafsa is a Domestic Goddess in her own right. She creates magic in the kitchen and the home and her food and lifestyle page. Leaving one gasping in wonder at her beautiful creations whereas, Sana is pursuing her love for graphic design by receiving certification from Parsons New York, soon to be kickstarting her own design studio in Lahore. Anam is a fiction writer who runs a writing blog and lastly. Muzi who is a supremely talented photographer based out of Riyadh, successfully blending artistic photography with fashion & lifestyle.
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Abhinav Mishra “Thrilled to showcase my capsule collection with the Sufi Sisters. It gives me immense pleasure to present my collection with such talented individuals. Who bring a whole new perspective to sisterhood & togetherness!”
Website: AbhinavMishraOfficial.com
About Abhinav Mishra
Abhinav Mishra is one of India’s fastest-growing designer brands, and his designs are a reflection of the constantly evolving, dynamic and diverse India that we live in. Launched in 2014, his eponymous label celebrates the complex relationship. That fashion and the country’s rich crafts share, creating clothes for the young globally inclined Indian women. Who are in tune with the international sensibilities of fashion and style while being honest to their own ethnic aesthetic.
Originally from Allahabad, Abhinav Mishra finished his schooling in Lucknow. Always having a penchant for design, he decided to go to one of India’s top ranking colleges for Fashion and Design, Wigan & Leigh College, Lucknow. He started his career in the decor and events industry by working with renowned wedding decor company – Rani Pink, where he currently is a partner. He started his eponymous fashion label in 2014.
Today the Abhinav Mishra label is available across online portals and we supply across the world to over 45 countries, collections by the designer are also strategically placed in the best multi-designer physical stores across the globe.
Experience Hub, the trade and promotion arm of Yas Island Abu Dhabi. Has enrolled more than 7,000 travel agents into its distinguished ‘Yas Expert’ programme. A destination training and certification program for travel professionals and agents. Among the 7,000 enrolled, more than 5,000 travel agents have already received certification. And been recognised as a Yas Expert, joining an elite team of specialists. With enhanced knowledge of the destination and all it has to offer.
Throughout the pandemic period, Experience Hub has been virtually engaging with travel trade in key source markets including UK, Russia, China, India and GCC. And training them online to assure continuous product knowledge in preparation for gradual market re-openings.
In the GCC, which has seen more than 500 agents enrolled, Yas Expert works with entities such as Seera, Jumbo Travels, Fursan Travel. And many more to create Y. Island Brand Ambassadors, a network of people who are able to drive visitation to the island globally.
Further…
Commenting on the programme, Liam Findlay, General Manager, Experience Hub said: “Experience Hub continues to show its commitment to global partners. By refining and enhancing its valuable trade programmes such as Yas Expert. Our top priority through the travel slowdown has been to support our industry. And evaluate how we can improve our offering ready for the travel rebound. We look forward to helping more agents globally to become Yas Experts and showcase a destination like nowhere else”.
Launched in September 2019, the Y. Expert programme includes modules on Yas Island Abu Dhabi’s award-winning attractions. Leisure experiences, on-Island stays and itinerary planning.
To learn more or enroll into the Yas Expert destination training programme, please visit http://www.yasexpert.com
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic has always believed in giving back to society. Even amidst the pandemic when our country is adversely affected in many ways, we strive to make society a better place to live in. Our CSR projects are focused on Education, Health & Nutrition, and Environment.
As an initiative to provide a nutritious meal to the needy and affected part of our community, Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic has collaborated with Pranyas Development Foundation and Jap Jaap Sewa Society. We have started lunch food distribution from 17th May in collaboration with Pranyas Development foundation and dinner food distribution has been started from 24th May in collaboration with Jao Jaap Sewa Trust. Along with these organisations, we are providing 300 nutritious, wholesome meals every day for COVID-19 patients and the underprivileged. A wholesome packed meal of cooked rice, dal, and a vegetable dish is prepared with lots of love and care in our highly sanitised and hygienic kitchen of The Tea Room by Blossom Kochhar. Here we ensure that the raw materials and ingredients are of high quality so as to provide wholesome nutrition.
We are providing food outside AIIMS and Safdarjung hospital for family members of patients waiting outside. Also, at Kashmiri gate and Anand Vihar Bus station.
About the organisations
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic through The Tea Room by Blossom Kochhar has organised healthy meal drives where children and those in need were given wholesome nutritious meals one day a week even before the lockdown has started. We are so content that we have fed 9000 meals to the worst affected of our society by the end of each month. As we strive to continue the practice of distributing wholesome packets of food and joy, we are so proud to be a part of these organisations and be able to provide a healthy meal to suppress the hunger of those in need.
Pranyas Development Foundation has a firm belief that one day we could achieve a stage of No hunger, Education opportunity for everyone, and equal Legal rights for every person in our society. Pranyas is fighting at the forefront against Coronavirus by distributing food to migrant workers and daily wage earners. To extend the Pranyas helping hands, Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic has started providing 150 packets of the cooked meal (lunch) to be reached to the needy.
Jap Jaap Sewa Trust is working on the betterment and improvement of the underprivileged situation by providing Langar Sewa, free ration, and free medicines. Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic has collaborated with them to extend its full-hearted support in providing 150 cooked meal packets (dinner) to the underprivileged or COVID-affected patients.
The season of monsoon is right around the corner, we can already feel the blissful showers. But with this bliss comes the annoying humidity. With all this humidity our skin deals with so many issues like oily and combination skin. The struggle doesn’t stop here, our makeup gets messy every other minute. To fight the monsoon blues, here are Etude India’s monsoon picks:
ETUDE Vitamin C-Talk Gel Cream
Daily gel cream with vitamins that keep your skin hydrated and takes care of dark spots. Etude Vita C – Talk Gel Cream is loaded with vitamin C to brighten your skin and boost it with antioxidants to fight free radicals and environmental stressors. It also keeps your skin hydrated and reduces pigmentation for clear, healthy-looking skin.
Price: INR 1600
ETUDE Wonder Pore Deep Foaming Cleanser
ETUDE Wonder Pore Deep Foaming Cleanser formulated with blue beads deeply cleanses pores and deep-rooted impurities effectively. This helps get rid of unwanted accumulated sebum within the pores to give you a cleanser, smoother and softer skin.
Price: INR 900
ETUDE Dear Darling Water Gel Tint (Shade – OR202)
Dear Darling water gel tint is a lip tint with intense colour and long lasting wear even on the first coat. These are not the same RED! From a cool tone red to a warm tone red, find your own red color making your face more brightly. Fresh fruits extracts deliver moisture Pomegranate extracts soapberry extracts chock full of minerals and vitamins offer moisture and a hint of freshness to your lips!
Price: INR 450
ETUDE Colorful Tattoo Tint (Shade – Instant Love)
Chicly perfect adhering, Semi-velvet tint that lasts like a tattoo! It stays put like a tattoo, super adhesive formula: Three kinds of elastomer ingredients that fill in the curves of your lips instantly adhere color to your lips with a long-lasting effect. Weightless and comfortable: The formula is a combination of silicone and hydration that feels weightless and comfortable as if lips are bare. Vivid like a tattoo, packs a punch of color in one swipe: Smoothly glides on your lips at once without any clumping. Vivid color adds liveliness to your lips.
More than a song, it’s a call to the almighty from the heart’s core. To hold our hand in this storm. And to protect us from this invisible demon. To be with us in these desperate times.
The song has been evocatively encased in a montage of stills and footage, the completed production of which tugs at the heart strings, perfectly amalgamated with soulful vocals and heart-touching lyrics. The essence: Our Prayers are Stronger than Covid.
Vandana Sethhi, founder,The Moon Studioz (also an advertising veteran) and legendary film editor, director – Aseem Sinha over one of their regular chats felt the need for a prayer for these times. They shared the thought with veteran creative director – Amit Baid who has written the lyrics. Ace Music director – Bapi Bhattacharya (earlier, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Sarkar, Sarkar Raj) heard the idea and the lyrics; and was immediately onboard. The project could only come alive with the unflinching support of Aseem Sinha. Deepest gratitude to him.
Vandana Sethhi – Founder, The Moon Studioz
Producer Vandana Sethhi says, “When all else has been tried, there will only be God. It’s time for God to come down and destroy this demon called Covid. This invisible enemy of humankind. That’s our prayer.”
Amit Baid, the lyricist, illustrates the spirit of the expression, “The prayer works at two levels. Firstly, it captures the pain of the situation – connecting with one and all. Secondly, it carries the emotions towards positivity and hope; invoking the almighty at all times.’’
Amit Baid (Lyricist)
“The musical challenge was to stir up the heart… while elevating the lyrics to make an impact. You will find the orchestration to be minimal and the voice – folksy because more than a song, it’s a call.” reflects Bapi Bhattacharya.
Bapi Bhattacharya (Singer & Music Director)
The production (Humein Tanha Na Chhodna) has been oriented towards social media with the potential of going viral as it strikes straight at the heart. Keep an eye out on your WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook timelines.
A question; Do you love yourself? Most of US hesitate a bit and eventually say YES. The conversation that follows is:
Imagine holding a cigarette in between your fingers, lighting it and as your hand is going towards your mouth ask yourself, Do I love myself? YES.
Is this action in alignment with that ?
This is the moment when 95% of them realise that smoking is not the actual issue. It’s an outcome of our low self-esteem which makes us want to smoke in our teenage years to feel like we belong/ to be cool. Our inability to be comfortable in our skin which prevents us from saying NO in a social set-up. And largely its our lack of self-love that triggers these behaviours in us. Wherein in spite of knowing something is toxic for us we continue to do it.
How Can Energy Healing Help Quit Smoking?
Energy Healing uses prana or life-force to heal imbalances and illnesses in the body. It works on the principle that the human body is “self-repairing” in nature. Energy healing techniques helps the body to heal by removing diseased energy. And increasing the body’s vitality which in turn accelerates the body’s ability to self-heal.
Following are the ways in which Energy Healing can benefit someone who is experiencing addiction with smoking-
Stress is a big trigger for smoking and most people don’t realise what makes them light a cigarette. As it has become the body’s natural response when in a stressful situation. During healing sessions accumulated stress energies are cleansed from the system which helps the person experience deep relaxation.
Energy Healing helps to cleanse and flush out toxins from the body which strengthens the blood circulation and lung function.
Through healing, thoughts and emotions associated with the desire to smoke are being cleansed. Which reduces the cravings drastically and it also releases fear of withdrawal symptoms.
The most effective part of the healing process is improving the person’s will power. Which strengthens the client’s resolve to not fall back into the addictive pattern.
Cellular healing is done as supportive therapy along with healing smoking addiction in order to address the deeper issue at hand-LACK OF SELF-LOVE. With this healing, individuals experience a positive shift in the choices they are making in their life. A deep inner motivation kicks in to exercise, to feed the body nourishing foods and beverages, to eliminate habits and behaviours that are not adding value. The person experiences an increase in love for oneself and that feeling changes everything.
Researcher Andrea Veronica Garcia, M.D. from Cuenca, Ecuador did a study with 108 patients. To evaluate the effects of Pranic Healing on patients with nicotine addiction through smoking and it was observed that application of Pranic Healing techniques in smokers can lead to effective cessation of tobacco use.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanmati Sanyam, is the Chief Energy Officer at House Of Healers
Christie’s London announces The L’Wren Scott Collection, an online sale taking place from 9 June to 1 July 2021. The collection sale comprises 55 curated lots designed by the renowned fashion designer L’Wren Scott between 2006 and 2014, and this auction celebrates her legacy as a highly respected couturier and stylist. The proceeds from the sale will be donated to further funding the L’Wren Scott MA Fashion Scholarship at Central Saint Martins, UAL, a scholarship set up in memory of L’Wren by Mick Jagger in 2015 in order to annually support a student reach their potential in the highly competitive environment of fashion.
About the Collection
The 55 lot sale showcases a selection of the most intricate and beautiful L’Wren Scott pieces, worn by L’Wren and by a number of the most celebrated faces in fashion, film and music. L’Wren’s designs were recognised as one of the ultimate labels for red carpet and event dressing by a rollcall of Hollywood royalty. Her designs embodied a philosophy of timeless style and classic flair which seamlessly took its wearer from day to night. L’Wren’s signature silhouettes and precise construction, in both her ready-to-wear and bespoke couture for private clients, presented a woman with a flair for complex dress-making and a new vision for each collection. This proved to attract Hollywood stars and high profile personalities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Michelle Obama, Amy Adams, Ellen Barkin and Renèe Zellweger. She had an innate eye for what would flatter and sculpt each of her clients after years as a hugely successful model and stylist. L’Wren was quoted as saying, ‘I have dressed millions of different types of bodies over the years, and that provides a useful insight into what women want and crucially what actually works’.*
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Mick Jagger
‘The L’Wren Scott Christies Collection sale in June is a celebration of L’Wren’s remarkable work and a wonderful opportunity for the public to see and enjoy her creations. L’Wren was a talented and passionate designer with a keen eye for detail. Everyone who wore her dresses was at the centre of her designs. She created beautiful pieces that were the epitome of elegance and sophistication, yet with a contemporary feel. I’m delighted the proceeds of this auction are going to benefit young students, helping to nurture emerging talents in fashion.’
Jackets , a collaboration between L’Wren Scott and Mick Jagger
The top lots in the sale are two bespoke stage jackets which L’Wren Scott custom-designed especially for her partner Mick Jagger (illustrated below far left), (lots 14 and 15), (estimate £20,000-30,000 each). These unique jackets were a collaboration between L’Wren Scott and Mick Jagger and designed to be eye-catching and colourful. The ‘glamouflage’ jacket, made of black satin, beaded, densely sequined and embroidered overall with oak-leaf motifs in shades of green, black and khaki, with black satin lapels, was worn by Mick Jagger during the historic Rolling Stones’ headline performance at Glastonbury in 2013.
The Butterfly jacket, (illustrated below second left and beaded detail below right), made of black satin, the shoulders and sleeves covered in sequined and beaded butterflies in shades of blue with white detailing on a black sequined ground, with satin lapels, was famously worn during the celebrated Hyde Park concert, part of the Rolling Stones’ ‘50 & Counting’ live tour in 2013. For Glastonbury in 2013, Jagger had requested something with a very British vibe – ‘something very English’ – hence represented by an oak leaf, while the butterfly jacket was designed to be an integral part of the performance itself. Jagger wore it while performing ‘Miss You’, when large screens surrounding the Hyde Park stage showed blue butterflies, identical to those on his jacket, fluttering skywards as a tribute to the late Brian Jones, reminiscent of their 1969 Hyde Park concert when white butterflies were released into the sky in his honour.
Further highlights include:
Actress Nicole Kidman was one of L’Wren’s earliest, preeminent clients. She wore the nude sequined sheath from L’Wren Scott’s second collection ‘Under my Skin’, Spring-Summer 2007 (illustrated below left), (lot 54), (estimate £700-1,000), to the film premiere ‘Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus’ at the Rome Film Festival in 2006. It was the first L’Wren Scott ‘red carpet’ evening dress to have been worn by Kidman. She also wore the stunning black and gold sequined ‘Oscar’ dress to attend the 85th Academy Awards in 2013. This dress was look 27 from L’Wren Scott’s ‘Allegory of Love’ collection (illustrated below right), (lot 11), (estimate £1,500-2,500).
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Nicole Kidman
‘L’Wren was exceptionally chic and refined, but she was also very sexy, and I think that her clothes depict that combination. I miss her dreadfully but I cherish our time together. I can’t name just one piece I loved that L’Wren designed, there were so many. We had an enormous amount of fun together. We had very similar body shapes, which is always quite good with a designer so she was able to design to my frame – anything she would wear I would wear.
Another of L’Wren’s loyal clients and friends, Penelope Cruz, notably wore a gold sequinned L’Wren Scott gown to accompany her husband, Javier Bardem, to the premiere of the James Bond ‘Skyfall’ film in 2012, (lot 35), (estimate £1,000-1,500). Penelope also wore a pink lace evening gown designed by L’Wren Scott to attend the Paris premiere of the film ‘Nine’ in 2010 (not illustrated), (lot 29) and a bordeaux evening gown from L’Wren’s ‘Serengeti Sunrise’ collection to attend the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011 (not illustrated), (lot 43).
Penelope Cruz
‘I met L’Wren when she was a stylist. We immediately connected. After knowing her for some time, she started to share her designs with me. She was an incredible talent. She created many unique pieces that I wore for some of my premieres and the Oscars. She was a true visionary and a beautiful soul. I loved her very much and miss her immensely.
Fabio Piras, Course Director MA Fashion at Central Saint Martins
‘L’Wren Scott created collections that were intricately cut and finished with a skilled eye for detail. In this, she and my predecessor, the late Professor Louise Wilson OBE, found common ground. They met at the British Fashion Awards, and L’Wren was impressed with Louise’s commitment to excellence and dedication to fashion education. Sadly both these phenomenal women passed away in 2014, but each leaves a legacy that will benefit the students of Central Saint Martins MA Fashion course and, through them, the fashion industry
Caitlin Yates, Head of Sale
‘Christie’s is honoured to bring The L’Wren Scott Collection to the market in celebration of her illustrious career. This sale follows in the footsteps of the iconic fashion-focused collections of Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Deneuve et Yves Saint-Laurent and Stella X Smart Works Fashion Auction at Christie’s. L’Wren Scott was well known for her seductive, old-world, feminine silhouette. She was equally recognised for the range of her important clientele, their complete trust in L’Wren formed on her flawless combination of raw talent, warmth and sheer professionalism. Both of these themes run throughout the collection. With lockdowns lifting globally, there is now cause to celebrate and occasion to wear one of the beautiful gowns, ensembles or jackets made by such a talented designer. After this difficult year, we are thrilled the proceeds of the sale will be used to support young talent on the MA Fashion Course at Central Saint Martins through the L’Wren Scott Scholarship, especially as it is an educational establishment where L’Wren continues to inspire the next generation of artistic and imaginative designers.’
The L’Wren Scott Collection sale includes pieces worn by clients including Madonna, Isla Fisher, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Lange, Gretchen Mol, Tina Fey, Michelle Dockery, Mariella Frostrup, Julianna Marguiliesand Naomi Campbell amongst the many celebrities, Hollywood stars, and personalities who were her close friends as well as clients.
Highlights from the collection will be on view to the public in an exhibition at Christie’s, King Street, London, from 11-16 June 2021.
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Winners would be declared on the Global Desi page on 4th June’20 at 6pm IST as you dance to your cult favourite tracks. All you gotta do is follow these simple rules:
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Leading international wellness destination, Chiva-Som, is delighted to announce a milestone step in the reopening of Hua Hin to international tourists following an extensive period of quarantine restrictions. ‘Hua Hin Recharge’, a campaign initiated by Chiva-Som, is a collaboration between local public, healthcare and private representatives to achieve herd immunity in the Prachuap Kirikhan province in Thailand – a vital step forward to welcoming international travellers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit without having to go through the mandated quarantine period from October 2021.
Chiva-Som is working closely with the local community to drive the ‘Hua Hin Recharge’ campaign forward. The Hua Hin Recharge project has been previously presented to Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health and Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports; a breakthrough last week saw an announcement by the National Committee on Tourism approving the province of Prachuap Kirikhan, including the popular tourist destination Hua Hin, as a pilot area to welcome international tourists from October 2021.
The ‘Hua Hin Recharge’ campaign includes the provision of accurate information to all the population and the acceleration of vaccine allocation to the Hua Hin Municipality from 1st June, to achieve a herd immunity target of 100 per cent of healthcare and hospitality workers, and 70 percent of its population. This will be a milestone step to waiving mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors in a bid to revive tourism in the province – an area that has 182 registered hotels.
Chiva-Som International Health Resort has long maintained a strong commitment to nurturing the local community, supporting social welfare programmes, hiring local staff and purchasing local fresh food, products and services.
Mr. Krip Rojanastien, Chairman and CEO of Chiva-Som, said “We are proud to be working closely with the local community to drive the ‘Hua Hin Recharge’ campaign forward and accomplish this milestone to achieve herd immunity to protect everyone. We are honoured to have Mr. Krod Rojanastien, President of the Thai Spa Association and member of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, represent Chiva-Som and spearhead the collaboration from the private sector. It is a commendable combined effort by Chiva-Som and the Hua Hin community, and the first step to welcoming international tourism back – a vital sector for the communities of Hua Hin as a recognised wellness hub and long-stay destination.”
Once visitors are able to return, the Hua Hin Municipality expects to receive approximately 100,000 travellers, employing 89,900 staff in the hotel and tourism sector between October and December 2021.
ABOUT HUA HIN RECHARGE
Hua Hin Recharge is a collaboration of public, healthcare and private representatives in Hua Hin Municipality to provide accurate vaccine information to all of the population, to urge the government to accelerate the vaccine allocation to Hua Hin Municipality starting from 1st June, to achieve the herd immunity target of 100% of healthcare workers and hospitality workers and of 70% of its population and to receive an official approval to allow international travellers who have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus to visit Hua Hin Municipality without having to undergo the mandated quarantine period, starting in October 2021.
Optimal, bespoke wellness lies at the heart of each Chiva-Som experience. With its unique synergy of indigenous traditions and evidence-based wellness, Chiva-Som partners with guests on highly personalised wellness journeys focused on complete lifestyle transformation. At the new Zulal Wellness Resort these extend to the entirefamily.
Guests are motivated throughout their journey by knowledgeable and caring staff, who address their goals with the unique heart of Chiva-Som Hospitality.
Chiva-Som’s genuine approach to wellness extends to the wider community, with educational opportunities and global sustainability initiatives at the core of everything the brand does.
A few other recent awards include:
One of the ‘World’s 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders 2020’ – Bloomberg L.P.
The collection is a portrait of poise and inner confidence, the contemporary designs are hand crafted, fine jewelry. SIA is subtle luxury reinstated; faultless for that corporate do. SIA’s perfect necklaces, bracelets, rings and pendants come with that hint of class & style without being forceful. The visual treat of ultimate refinement, features the finest silver with inlaid gemstones. The patterns are patronizing of the SIA lady, delicate & understated in her personality and breathtaking in her individuality.
About Divas Mantra:
A reverberation of the modern woman, the Divas Mantra Silver collection is for the fashion conscious with an eye for state-of-the-art modern jewelry that entails making a statement. It blends perfectly with the power clothing of women who walk the corporate corridors. DIVAS MANTRA is inspired to recreate the centuries old artistry with ancient techniques, in silver, for the woman that you arehttps://divasmantra.com/
