The second edition of V H India Men’s Week (VHIMW) began with a hiccup Friday as a technical snag delayed the inaugural show by designer Narendra Kumar. Read the rest of this entry »
The Punjab government Wednesday approved the merger of the Northern Indian Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) based at Mohali, 10 km from here, with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi. Read the rest of this entry »
A ‘Cinderalla Shoe’ encrusted with 1,200 diamonds is what ended designer Rhea Nasta’s show at the ongoing India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) here Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Students of the National Institute of Design (NID), the only institute participating in the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), presented a unique and futuristic jewellery collection which left the spectators enthralled on the inaugural day Sunday.
The edgy and funky collection, called New Adorn, was put together by five students – Swati Agarwal, Chetan Sharma, Avantika Kumar, sanjeev Gupta and Gauri Pandey – of the Lifestyle Accessory Design department of the NID, which is a premier institute in the field of design education and research. Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers have found that women feel discriminated against when they apply for jobs like finance director, engineer or construction supervisor that are male dominated. Read the rest of this entry »
After Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, now Jaipur makes a debut as a hub for a fashion week with the ‘Blenders Pride Jaipur International Fashion Week’ (BPJIFW), featuring designers like Puneet Nanda, Ashima and Leena, Gunjan and Rahul, Charu Parashar among others. Read the rest of this entry »
UNICEF has appointed Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as national ambassador of UNICEF. Priyanka will support it in promoting child rights.
An agreement in this regard will be signed between the actress and UNICEF representative to India, Karin Hulshof, Aug 10 here.
“UNICEF ambassadors are celebrities with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children. Highly talented in their individual right, they all share an ability to bring children’s issues to attention and to raise urgently needed funds for vital UNICEF programmes,” said an official statement.