Thursday, June 23, 2011

Pakistani Fashion

Pakistani Fashion

Xenab's Atelier Latest Formal Collection 2011

Fashion designer Xenab's Atelier showcased her Latest Formal Collection 2011 her designs presented the both eastern and western style to give something that exudes feminity.
































 

Best Gym Bags for Women

Best Gym Bags for Women







There's no denying that bags are very important for women. It's one of their favorite things and no matter how big it its, trust me, they use every inch of space it has to offer. In this article we are not going to talk about designer hand bags, but about gym bags which are currently very much in demand. Almost every woman in this world has been bitten by the fitness bug and if you are one of them, its time that you carry with yourself the best gym bags available for women. A good quality gym bag is spacious enough to carry clothing, shoes, toiletries, and also have separate compartments to store sweaty clothes and shoes away from clean items.


Good Gym Bags for Women

Any woman would want a bag which is stylish, comfortable, and useful. There are many brands in the market, which makes it even more difficult to choose the best from the lot. Always remember choosing a gym bag is not tough, you just have to make sure that it stores all your items inside, and is not too bulky or huge for you to carry around. 


Adidas CP Teambag Small
Sports apparel leader Adidas brings you the Adidas CP Teambag Small which is a nylon bag and comes with a mesh top panel. It measures 18 by 9 inches in width and has a height of 12 inches. The bag comes with a large zip compartment along with many tiny zip pockets which can store all your gym gear. You can also place your gym sneakers safely in a removable shoe pouch, and a detachable zip pocket can hold your small essentials and accessories safely. When you move on to the main compartment, you will notice a key tether and some more compartments which help keep gym stuff organized . The bag also comes with a divider which helps you keep your clean and gym clothes separate. Adidas has provided feet to the bag so that the lower surface doesn't get soiled on wet or dry surfaces. Th price of the Adidas CP Teambag Small is approximately $120 but you can get it for $100 at various online stores.


Lacoste St. Andrews Duffel Bag
If you are a woman who's very preppy at heart, then you would love the Lacoste St. Andrews Duffel Bag. The bag comes in black color with white piping and gunmetal hardware and it measures 15 by 14.6 by 6.7 inches. It has separate compartments for almost everything that you can carry to the gym; your yoga mat, your clothes, accessories, etc., etc. The logo of the alligator makes you look rough and all ready to bust some sweat. This branded gym bag is a little expensive, costing almost $110 but it's worth every penny you would spend on it. 


REI Balance Gym Bag
The REI Balance gym bag is specially made for women who are out to save the world. The bag measures 17 inches by 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches and is made from recycling old plastic bottles. The main compartment is big enough to hold your gym clothes and gear while the side mesh pockets can comfortably hold your water bottle. The bag provides you with a separate side pocket with mesh vents for gym shoes or sweaty clothes. The best part about this bag is that it fits perfectly in gym lockers due to its narrow size while still providing room for all the gym stuff. The shoulder strap helps you carry the bag pretty easily and you can get this bag for around $60.


Nike Ultimatum Medium Duffel Bag
The Nike Ultimatum Medium Duffel is a gym bag for women which is made from polyester with pockets to hold all your gym gear. The bag is 24.75 inches long by 10.25 inches wide and by 11.75 inches high. The company states that this gym bag has an external side pocket and a ventilated side zip pocket to hold your sneakers or the sweaty gym clothes. The bottom of the bag has feet to protect it from getting soiled and it also has a zip pocket to hold your incidentals. Nike is selling this bag for almost $80.


So these were some options of best gym bags for women. Which one will suit you the best? Maybe all of them, maybe just one. Remember to have a personal check before opting for any of these bags for storing your gym accessories.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Fashion Designers

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Style reloaded

If Day 1 of Kolkata Fashion Week was action-packed, Day 2 had more glam in store. After the jewellery and The Story of Weaves show in the morning, in the evening, it was time for designers Zubair Kirmani, Manoviraj Khosla and Narendra Kumar to strut their stuff. And as expected, Read More →
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Walk the Red Carpet

Fashion designer Amit GT’s autumn-winter collection, that he would be taking to the Dubai Fashion Week soon, is all about dressing up beautiful ladies who walk the Red Carpet. “The gowns in the collection are flowy. I have used subtle colours that express the kind nature of women. Read More →
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Fashion’s stylebhai

Bangalore-based fashion designer, Manoviraj Khosla, is known for the interesting play of colours in his menswear collections. Talking about his Autumn-Winter collection that he will be showcasing at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week today, Manoviraj said, “The collection Read More →
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Rise of the F-factor

Besides the eight Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire also gave us a fashion icon. The rise of Freida Pinto from the character of Latika in the film to her making it to the ten best dressed women in the world, (rated by a leading fashion magazine, surpassing even Anne Hathaway Read More →
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It’s official! MS Dhoni’s fashionable

On occasions more than one, Indian cricket team players have shown their interest in walking the ramp. And they have a reason to rejoice now. The recently announced Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) has put an official stamp on the fact that cricket and fashion are getting Read More →
Tags: Dhoni photo, Indian fashion, men fashion, MS Dhoni

Designs on Bollywood

Everyone seems to be making the transition to Bollywood — singers, TV stars and now designers. And they’re all set to give the clothes worn by the stars on-screen a more evolved, trendy look. Aki Narula is now styling Kareena Kapoor in Kambakkht Ishq, and promises Read More →
Tags: Bollywood Designs, Kareena Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Hot Picture, Movie Kambakkht Ishq, Sonam Kapoor’s

Your best shoulder!

The one-shoulder dress is back in vogue. The Golden Globe Awards saw a bevy of Hollywood beauties including Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock, Maggie Gyllenhaal and America Ferrera sport the trend. Then there was America’s new First Lady Michelle Obama who looked Read More →
Tags: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan hair stlye, best shoulder, Bollywood stars, Michelle Obama

Do week ek na hua

Weeks of meetings and negotiations among the fashion fraternity to put up a united front – and thereby hold a single fashion week – have come to naught. So there will be two fashion weeks, with the dates clashing again, with the FDPC and FDCI joining hands to hold the Wills Read More →
Tags: fashion week, india fashion week, Lifestyle India

From tragedy to triumph

She radiates a certain inner glow. Maybe, it comes with experiencing life closely. The highs and lows, happiness and sadness — after a point they all seem same. Yet, when you meet designer Rehane, her very gripping life story has you on the edge. “But write about how Read More →
Tags: authentic woman, Rehane, Rehane the authentic woman of substance, triumph

Black horse, colourful beginning

It’s back again! Come February and the Times of India Kala Ghoda Arts festival adds colour to Mumbai. The opening day on Saturday saw much merriment and splashes of creativity and colour as Brinda Miller and Krsna Mehta’s 40 feet high installation adorned with different Read More →
Tags: Black horse, Rageshwari Sachdev

Banoongi main Miss India

This was a first of its kind do – Nivea Visage introduced an audition for a wild card entry into the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009. Titled the Nivea Visage Princess, Delhi/NCR girls were invited to participate. The criteria for participation was pretty simple Read More →
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Is luck on your side?

In a couple of days from now, you might get your big chance to get a quick ticket to the top 25 at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India pageant. Nivea Visage is organising a wild card contest, called Nivea Visage Princess. The wild card nomination to the pageant is taking Read More →
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His designs are Rocky’s showstoppers

Known for his young, trendy designs and cutting-edge style, Rocky S is definitely one of the big names to look out for at the Gitanjali Luxury Style Fest 09 beginning tomorrow. The Mumbai designer, whose line is the opening show on Thursday — the last day of the Style Fest Read More →
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Woman, you rock!

It’s going to be femme fatale at the Lakme Fashion Week finale this March in Mumbai. Designer Anamika Khanna, on whom the finale crown lies, has zeroed in on the ‘in’ and ‘hot’ look for women for her show. Her team, including fashion photographer Tarun Khiwal, make-up Read More →
Tags: Amrit Maghera, Anamika Khanna, Indrani Dasgupta and Anil Chopra, Indrani Dasgupta and Anil Chopra group pictures, rock, Tarun Khiwal, Woman rock

Get velour!

Mumbai’s sometimes-hot-sometimes-cold winter puts our fashionistas in a fix. Unlike other cities where one can pull on the woolies, our swish set finds itself struggling to get the look that’s not wintry —but yet keeps ‘em warm on chilly evenings. They finally seem to have Read More →

Bridal plus

Bridal fashion has never looked so good. Celebrating the beauty and grace of the Indian bride, designer Jyotee Khaitan unveiled a line of bridal finery consisting of lehengas and saris. At a fashion event held at her studio recently, titled Bridal blush, the versatile Read More →
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How green is your style

When some models walk the ramp, they are not just strutting the stuff of some designers, they are walking the extra mile for the cause of environmental regeneration. Ethical fashion or sustainable fashion views fashion as part of an organic whole and preserving the Read More →

Fire in fash factory

A fire broke out in designer duo Nikhil and Shantanu Mehra’s factory in Noida on Monday. “Investigations are still on,” says Shantanu. “The fire broke out in the finishing department of the factory. I was in the factory at the time. No one knows how it happened and Read More →
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A stitch in time means…12

When we heard of the fashion event – Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) presents 12, a two day Fashion Foundation of India organised fashion showing in Dubai – we wondered at the logic behind naming an event ‘12’. We counted the number of participating designers Read More →
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Why mix and match?

W ITH the words ‘recession’ and ‘meltdown’ becoming a part of conversation everywhere, people are cutting back on several expenses. But real fashionstas know their way around all such block? Looking trendy doesn’t necessarily involve spending a bomb on your Read More →
Tags: The little jacket works wonders here. Take it off and you have a whole new look