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Plus size styling event was organized in Samshék store at Seasons Mall Pune on 21.December 2019. Samshék, in collaboration with the plus size women of India community, hosted an event at their tech fashion retail store. It was a styling event for plus size women. The purpose was to create awareness about various body types, how technology can help resolve the biggest pain point of fit in the garment and why digital customization is the next upcoming tech in fashion and retail.
The plus-size fashion tech convention was attended by various plus-size influencers, housewives and women entrepreneurs.
Bakir Manasawala, the store manager explained, “Samshék is a tech fashion brand, and we work on zero waste policy, sustainability and digital customization. We have a concept of 3D body scanner which takes 150 measurements in 5 seconds. We are customizing sizes from XS to 9XL which helps consumers to get the perfect fit according to your body type. Because not everybody fits into the mainstream retail clothing system”.
He spoke about the brand, their concept behind body scanning, digital customisation, their future plans and how Samshék is working towards zero waste policy to make their brand more sustainable and ethical.
It was an evening filled with glamour, technology and fashion styling. Various women of all body shapes and sizes tried virtual customization process to understand what kind of garment will suit their body shape.
In their fashion styling segment, the fashion consultant explained about the body types and what clothes they should wear according to their body type; the gorgeous ladies tried their outfits and appreciated the idea of digital customization. She further explained the concept of power dressing and corporate styling “It’s amazing! It’s like a personalized retail experience especially for women who struggle to find clothing in their size” said one of the plus size women Samiksha Bajaj the Co-Founder of Samshék stated, “Everybody type is unique in its own way and women should love it and feel confident about it. With emerging technologies, 3D body scanning and virtual customization, Samshék makes this possible” Samshék is looking for its expansion in the domestic and international market to spread awareness about the concept of virtual customization and zero waste policy through such events. Their vision is to be at the forefront of fashion technology and sustainability in the coming next 5 years and is planning to open up more tech stores in the coming year ahead.
UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, today launched its second store in India at DLF CyberHub Gurugram at 1 pm. After its successful debut in October this year at Ambience Mall Vasant Kunj, the latest store location is a one-of-its-kind concept in India that offers a premium socializing zone in the corporate hub of the city. The 12,200 square feet store will introduce a brand new shopping experience for Gurugram customers with its thoughtful designs, high-quality and functional products that are made for all. Around a thousand people queued in front of the store to witness and shop at the store opening.
Commenting on the opening of the store, Tomohiko Sei, CEO UNIQLO India, said, “We are excited to launch our second store within two months of our debut in India. CyberHub is a unique location and is a hub that brings together people from all walks of life, culture and diversities much as UNIQLO’s philosophy of Made for All. We are confident that UNIQLO’s highly functional and high quality apparel that we call LifeWear will be loved by one and all”.
UNIQLO DLF CyberHub will feature UNIQLO LifeWear clothing that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity for men, women, kids and babies. This includes iconic UNIQLO products such as the innovative and functional Ultra-Light Down (ULD), Fleece, Pile lined sweat collection, flannel collection and HEATTECH garments, as well as products featuring premium fabric like denim, cashmere, and Extra Fine Merino. The store will also feature smart casual wear and office wear, including rayon blouses for women, EZY bottoms for men and women, and more.
Spread over two floors and with a total retail space of 12,200 square feet, UNIQLO DLF CyberHub welcomes customers with its minimalistic and futuristic design sensibilities. The store design is well integrated with the design approach of the surrounding buildings and showcases an impactful façade. Anchored by a 10-metre high ceiling, the store is an inviting space for customers. The special 2000 square feet UT corner highlights stainless steel structures and an LED ticker, running from one end to the other. A T- shaped staircase draws the pathway for easy access to the first floor where men and women wear collections are showcased.
In addition, the new store continues UNIQLO India’s Good Neighbourhood Guide endeavor, highlighting the hidden gems of local neighborhoods. This is also to showcase local community efforts and bring them forward to all our customers.
To celebrate the opening of CyberHub store, UNQILO will offer free tote bags to the first 200 customers who queue to shop on the launch day. In addition, an INR 500 welcome coupon will be given to every customer who downloads the UNIQLO India APP before 6th of December. The coupon can be availed at UNIQLO DLF CyberHub store from 28th November to 6th December at a minimum purchase of INR 4000. As a special offer, UNIQLO will also provide exclusive limited deals on the Rayon blouse and the Non-Iron shirt from 28th November to 1st December.
We have spiritual relations, social relations, personal relations and these days we have technological relations which we can call technolations. The relations these days we are making, either in real world or on digital platform do not make any difference. Both exist till we are online either on social networking sites or in this materlistic world. These days we prefer to made relations on digital platform rather than in real world, so that we can show the world that we are social, but internally we are becoming anti-social. We MOURN, we show LOVE and we CELEBRATE every festival and happiness on digital platform. We are not anti-social but we are digitally social. We do love someone till we have good Wi-Fi, we like someone after analyzing their profile and a good picture. In this era we like to keep everything private but whatever is important to show, we definitely show the world. Our identity is not with our parents or with our degrees, but our digital I’d is our actual identity.
We do a lot of survey over other’s I’d and don’t know what lacks in our. Good pictures attract us instead of good character or behaviour. We do charities on social sites and become a social activist. Every coin has two sides one positive and negative, same goes for technolations which help us in getting relations and it connect us to the people across the globe. We also get important messages and news which help us to get knowledge, though how much that forwarded message or news is authentic or true, no one knows about that. Technolations is very much popular in youth, because they are one who needs relation everywhere at the same time they are one who are loneliest from inside. They are getting benefits and at the same time they are the one who suffered because of it. It is said that we don’t use technology but we are living it. These days just like air, water and food, technology is also an important source to survive. Today we can’t even imagine our life without technology. We are getting a new identity techno identity which helps us to maintain a good profile in our society. The person who is not aware about technology is considered to be an illiterate or backward. Technolations provide us an identity on digital world while we are unaware about our real self in this real world. In order to search our real self we are trying to escape from this real world into other world. Somehow or the other we are enjoying Technolations in this modern absurd techno world.
‘Log Kya Kahenge’ Syndrome Has Destroyed Many Lives Since The Time Of Ramayana!
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‘Log kya kahenge’ is an illness Indian society has. So much that is wrong with it is because of this fear of what people will say, since ancient times, even found in our epics.
As a 90’s kid I grew up watching the Ramayana every Sunday on national television. I loved it; somehow it had and still has, a soothing effect upon me. The characters are beautiful yet simple and graceful at the same time. On the one hand, there are so many things to learn, yet on the other hand there are too many questions left unanswered.
Since then I have seen the repeat telecasts of the same or different versions on various channels. Read books of and about this epic. Spent countless hours googling for insights.
When I came across Devdutt Patnaik’s Sita, I just had to read it. And this book definitely answers a lot, if not all of the critical questions. These questions are important for me, because maybe being a girl or maybe just because I am sensitive to women’s issues.
Searching for answers
Don’t know why but I have been searching for the answer to why Ram, the ideal king, asked for his pregnant wife to be left in a forest. His actions being the most noble, to be replicated by all his followers – then why did he set such an example? Was it the right thing to do? I have many a times searched for answers, but all I could ever find was how Sita had the abilities to survive in a forest, how she was Earth’s daughter, how she raised her sons alone till they were 14, how she trained them to praise Ram, sing songs about his glory.
On one side Ramayana shows Ram as a normal human being, a righteous king, who wants to set a good example and leaves his wife so that his people feel that he did the right thing. And on the other hand, the same Ramayana glorifies Ram as God incarnate, who defeated the greatest evil in the form of Ravana.
So Ravana kidnapped somebody’s wife, and as a result we have spent centuries burning his effigy, and adding to the already polluted air. And the one who asked for his wife to be left in a forest, without so much as a confrontation, he becomes God, and is worshipped, his name a mantra in itself!
Log Kya Kahenge?
If it were me, I would rename Ramayana to Log Kya Kahenge or ‘what would people say?’
Kaikeyi asks Dushratha to grant her the pending three wishes. Send Ram to forests for 14 years. He has to keep his promise, otherwise log kya kahenge that a Raghukal king did not keep his promise.
Ram keeps his father’s promise and leaves for the jungle. Because log kya kahenge that a son of the Raghukal clan refused his father’s orders.
Ram rescues Sita and takes her Agni Pariksha to test her purity. Because log kya kahenge. After all she spent many months at Ravana’s Lanka. What if she had failed this test? What would Ram had done then? After all, she was kidnapped, it was not like she went there for a holiday.
Then a washerman tells his wife some gossip about Sita, and Ram decides to leave her. Wasn’t the punishment of staying in forests for 14 years enough? Or the trauma of being kidnapped and taken to a foreign land enough? Log kya kahenge, better to leave Sita in a forest. So did he go to rescue her just because, log kya kahenge, such a great king could not even protect his wife?
And the same happening today
In today’s society, log kya kahenge is a mindset very difficult to get rid of. People crave for a son, rejecting the girl child, just because of this same mindset. An unmarried daughter is a matter of shame, not because she could be unhappy but because log kya kahenge. Rape victims are forced to commit suicide upon being rejected by their families because log kya kahenge.
Isn’t it time to reject this notion? To just for once live a life of our own liking and not make it about what people would think? Shouldn’t we let our sons, daughters, parents, take decisions about their life and to not worry about what society will think? Isn’t it time to write another epic, change the texts, set positive examples?
Is there any cure for the fear of what others will think? Because this one line has been the cause of far more deaths, both physically and mentally, than any calamity ever.
Lastly, just to add a bit of cheer and hope, a few lines from an evergreen song that you can also watch here: Kuch to log kahenge, logo ka kam hai kehna…chodo bekar ki bato ko..kahi beet na jaye raina…
With the philosophy that ‘Fashion is for everybody’ Designer Siddhartha Tytler showcased a bespoke collection for Rosewalk Hospital at Delhi Times Fashion Week at Hotel Roseate House, Aerocity.
Rosewalk, the most loving birthing facility where excellence, indulgence and holistic healthcare converge, is powered by the expertise of Rainbow Hospitals. Within this sanctuary of all-encompassing wellness, expectant mothers can find the finest and most compassionate medical care where the entire experience spells luxury and class.
The Siddhartha Tytler label rebels against the ordinary and lovingly embraces newer frontiers with aplomb. According to him, “Novel silhouettes, innovative structural elements, new-fangled patterns, ‘wear-ability’ and originality are the essential elements in every creation at my studio. When I create a garment, several factors come into play, be it incorporating changing trends or being inspired by elements that exist as part of our everyday lives, and they all are equally significant to the process. Bringing forth this maternity collection for glamorous mothers -to- be, for ‘Rosewalk’ at this year’s fashion week has been exciting and truly fulfilling”.
He is also getting a few lady Gynaecologists & Obstetricians to walk the ramp at this one of a kind fashion show to breathe life into his astonishing collection, aiming to inspire young expectant mothers to woo the goddess within. This will eventually lead to the unveiling of the Rosewalk logo at the event.
Abrarali Dalal, Director, Rosewalk Hospital, “It gives us great pleasure to announce that Rosewalk Hospital has collaborated with Delhi Times Fashion Week, which over the years has helped to transform the definition of luxury and fashion. Rosewalk Hospital is the perfect blend of top-of-the-line medical services and unparalleled luxury. It was only obvious that Rosewalk Hospital partnered with DTFW in a one of a kind display of fashion for the young Indian moms-to-be. We are very excited to put our support behind Mr. Siddhatha Tytler for the finale show at DTFW,”
India is a land of enough godlore pointing the pious and supreme position of women in society. In Hinduism, man and woman represent the two halves of...
ARIES (21 Mar – 20 Apr)
This fortnight you will find yourself working hard and being busy. You may find yourself holding on to things, situations and people out of fear or feeling insecure. You may also find yourself short of money hence you are asked to utilize every penny wisely. You are advised to let go of anxiety by stop trying to control everything. Give space to people around you and relax. Know that everything happens for good!
TAURUS (21 Apr – 20 May)
Things will be going very well and you should be feeling good. Projects will be moving right along. There may be regular moments of self-doubt, but you are advised not to hesitate and do it anyway. You may expect a positive change in your personal and professional life. So think independently and avoid worrying unnecessarily.
GEMINI (21 May – 20 Jun)
This fortnight you may find too many things happening at the same time. So, don’t let the situations overwhelm you. Try and be calm and think before you speak. Take one thing at a time, if you must. Surround yourself with positive people. This is a good time to spend time with yourself and figure out what you want.
CANCER (21 Jun – 22 Jul)
This fortnight you may yourself focusing on two main priorities in your life. Multi-tasking is not your friend right now and you may need to cut down on few things to bring balance. This is a good time to invest though avoid spending money on speculation. You are advised to maintain a healthy balance between professional and personal commitments. Overall, things will be positive.
LEO (23 Jul – 23 Aug)
This fortnight you are asked to recheck where your focus in life? Are you focusing on the things you don’t have or are you counting your blessings? You may be feeling a little emotional and may tend to worry too much. But remember life is determined not by situations but by your attitude towards it. So do not get discouraged by delays or slow responses. Instead use that time to make better strategies and plans!
VIRGO (24 Aug – 22 Sep)
This is an excellent time for finances and work. You may reap rewards for your hard work done so far. You will be put in a spotlight but you will find yourself rising up to the challenge. There may be peace and stability at home and singles have a good chance to meet someone new. Health is good too as long as you make it a point not to bring stress back home.
LIBRA (23 Sep – 23 Oct)
This fortnight you are likely to find yourself with some mixed feelings with life in general and about few people in particular. Work wise you may face some competition or external/internal conflicts. There is a need for caution and restraint in relation to spending money. In relationships you are advised to be honest and considerate. Overall a balance of work and relaxation is advised!
SCORPIO (24 Oct – 22 Nov)
This fortnight you are feeling charged up and full of confidence. Money will be flowing easily and travel is on the cards. Results will be more than you expected. A positive time in relationships and there may be some good news to look forward to. Overall you will find yourself moving nearer to your goals.
SAGITTARIUS (23 Nov – 21 Dec)
This fortnight your efforts are being watched so this is an important time to put in extra effort and pay attention to detail. Avoid jumping to conclusions and taking hasty decisions. Money and contracts will be headed your way now. Let go of your need to be right all the time! This can be period of fundamental spiritual awakening.
CAPRICORN (22 Dec – 20 Jan)
This fortnight you may expect some new beginnings or some good news. You may receive money from unexpected sources and things will be going well in general. You will feel hopeful, optimistic and upbeat about future. Relationships are comforting and health looks promising too.
AQUARIUS (21 Jan – 18 Feb)
This is a good time to plan and look ahead. You are feeling much in control and powerful. You will be required to take some important decisions and may face dilemma about sticking to what you know or take a risk. Good time for those dealing in online sales or dealing globally. You are supported in your relationships and partnerships will work in your favor right now.
PISCES (19 Feb – 20 Mar)
This fortnight you will generally feel positive. You will be feeling more secure than you have been in a while. Work will go on smoothly and you may be waiting for your returns on investments. Finances will be flowing well. Relationships are smooth and you will be reaping what you have sown.
Delhi Based Parul P Agarwal has carved a niche for herself as an Ace Tarot Reader, Numerologist and Past Life Healer. Parul is blessed with the powers of intuition and clairvoyance. With almost a decade long experience in this field, she is trained in multiple spiritual practices.
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Fitness Entrepreneur & Mr. India Farhan Khan launched his Exclusive Fitness and Fashion Clothing Line ‘Aesthetic Bodies’ with India’s First Fitness Fashion Showcase at Club BW, Hotel Suryaa in the capital recently. Internationally renowned Physique Athlete Shweta Rathore truly epitomized the real essence of a Showstopper with many other prominent names from the fitness & fashion industry posing as muses to showcase the label’s new Fall/Winter Collection.
Adding glitz to this extravaganza were Royalty of Rampur Nawab Kazim Ali Khan; Designer Shalini Chauhan; Socialite Kusum Pathania Nanda; Pop Star Mehfooz Khan; MTV Roadies Famed Nishkarsh Arora; Fitness Industry Veterans Bindiya Sharma, Satyam Kaul, Ranjeet Singh, Chitharesh Natesan; Entrepreneurs Nikhiel Kumar & Maneesh Baheti amongst many others.
Label’s mantra ‘Wear Your Workout’ was justly visible in the collection with each piece of the newly launched line being a true celebration of working out in style with function versatility & fashion!!!
Beauty pageants have become a way for young women to start their career in diversified fields they intend to enter. Contestants and winners are developing particular skills that are transferable and implemented into various fields. Though “You can develop them elsewhere as well, but there is an argument to be made that you evolve as a person and can develop them more quickly by participating in a pageant on the similar lines MMIWC is back in India again after 2011. Stars konnect has proved an elite & respectable pageants i.e. Ms. & Mrs. India Worldwide Chicago 2018.
The grand initiative of the idea women empowerment has been taken by the founder & Stars Konnect “Mr. Aditya Goel” with the support of MMWIC. The event is going to be a grand affair with the 4 days of exclusive grooming session 9th Jan to 12th Jan followed by a grand finale on 13th Jan at Hans Resort Rewari. There would be guest celebrities to address the participants each day to talk about the health & lifestyle lesson. The winners (3each, 3 Ms. Category & 3 Mrs. Category) in the grand finale would be representing the country in Chicago.
To support the pageants, there are 5 renowned strong women are associated as brand ambassadors.
Bollywood Actress “#KAINAAT_ARORA”, the most Glamorous Lady at “C SQUARE CAFÉ, GURGAON”.
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