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The Touch of Royal

From the valley of Kashmir to the forts of Hyderabad, designer Preet S Kapoor takes inspiration from everything with a royal touch. Her collection titled ‘Royal India’ brings together a wealth of Indian crafts. Purple, fuchsia, orange, saffron, green and shocking pink blend perfectly to create majestic lehengas, anarkalis and sarees.  Bollywood actress Aditi Rao [...] Jan 21, 2014
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Floral Indulgence for the Bride

Pallavi Jaikishan’s signature floral embroidery defines her bridal collection at the India Bridal Fashion Week.  Apart from her quintessential styles, Pallavi brings in a new colour palette of garnet, oxblood and maroon.  Pallavi plays with lehengas and sarees in colours that graduate from blues, peach, pinks to garnet and maroon.  The bridal silhouettes were embellished [...] Jan 20, 2014
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Bridal Mantra: Understated Elegance

Luxury, royalty, elegance and understated bling form the essence of Meera and Muzzaffar Ali’s bridal collection. The duo weaves bridal dreams with pearls, sequins, resham and zari on velvets, georgette, chiffon, tissue and net. Lehengas, shararas, saris and floor length kurtas augment the theme of the show, the grandeur of Awadh. The colour story moves [...] Jan 19, 2014
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The Tale of Romance and Fashion

When it came to thinking bridal this year, designer Mandira Wirk could only think of royal forts, palaces and tales of romance and valour. She intricately renders the essence of her inspiration onto her silhouettes with her embroideries, cuts and colour play. Miss Universe Canada 2012, Sahar Biniaz opened the show for Mandira and bringing [...] Jan 18, 2014
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Maharaja of Madrid Meets Indian Princess in a Fashionable Soiree

Spain met India in a fashionable soiree at the India Bridal Fashion Week. Ace designer JJ Valaya brought in Spanish influences in his Indian bridal wear. Replete with embroideries, texturing and luxury, the silhouettes were nothing short of grandiose. The dramatic setup of the ship further emphasised the theme. Off shoulder gowns, jacketed lehengas, lehengas, [...] Jan 17, 2014
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What Interests the New Age Bride?

The Indian bride is all set to go bold, dramatic and experimental, if Gaurav Gupta’s collection is anything to go by.  Gaurav’s show started with a dramatic sheer black sequined gown and the striking bold theme continued through the show.  He juxtaposes strong and sensual elements with his use of strong and sensual cuts, embroideries [...] Jan 16, 2014
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With Love from the Garden of Eden

Inspired from their travels, designer duo Falguni and Shane peacock created their bridal collection ‘Garden of Eden’; and they literally brought their inspiration onto the ramp with floral headgear and embroideries. Their feminine silhouettes were a combination of sensuality and elegance. The colours they played with like pistachio, pink, red, white, ivory and gold, are [...] Jan 15, 2014
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Wedding Jewellery You Dont Need to Keep in the Locker!

The venue, guests, food, bridal outfit and of course one thing that cannot go missing from this wedding equation is the wedding jewellery. And signifying the wedding vows in terms of gold and other precious stones was the wedding jewelley from Azva. The jewellery show at the Bridal Fashion Week comprised floral necklaces, cuffs, kadas, [...] Jan 14, 2014
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Add the Vintage Touch to Your Wedding

It’s about going classic and vintage this bridal season for designer duo Ashima and Leena. The clothes speak about the heritage of Delhi. And to match its spirit and beauty they play with a profusion of colours of gold, red, copper, blue and purple. They shy away from using embellishments and add richness to the [...] Jan 13, 2014
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Bitter cold continues as fresh snowfall blankets Kashmir

Poonch, Jan 10 (ANI): Residents continued to reel under intense cold weather condition as Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday. As the snow blanketed the region, plowing machines were deployed to clear the snow from the roads. This is the third time, within a week, that snowfall has paralysed normal life in the region, leading to prolonged power cuts and blocking arterial highway. Frequent blocking of the National-Highway, which is the arterial road link that connects Kashmir with rest of the country, due to non-stop snowfall makes life tough as essential supplies do not reach the valley on time. Jan 10, 2014
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Heavy snowfall shuts arterial road in Kashmir, hits normal life

Jammu and Kashmir, Jan 6 (ANI): Heavy snowfall forced closure of arterial road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir state, cutting off people from rest of the valley and disrupting normal life. The arterial Mughal Road in Poonch district is shut as it is buried in snow, cutting the region off from other areas like Srinagar. Jan 6, 2014