The most talked about opening this week in London has been that of Chakra. Arjun and Andy Varma, two Kolkata boys educated at St Xavier’s have made big news in the UK.

They are the perfect yin and yang couple. He strategises, she executes. He manages international business; she looks after the home. His dream is to manage a global business; she is happy clicking away pictures of her children on her Nikon. He is a workaholic, she is perfect balance. He is calm, she is fun. He is not brand conscious, she loves her Chopards. He is reserved, she is popular in the social circles.

We have all heard that to be successful in any field you need to look the part. Clare Aggarwal is a beautician and she looks the part. In other words half Punjabi, half Irish Clare is a stunner.

If you wish to experience heaven on earth, you need to get a facial from Vaishaly Patel.

If Faiza Shaikh was not an artist, she would have been a brand ambassador for Dolce and Gabanna.

If Faiza Shaikh was not an artist, she would have been a brand ambassador for Dolce and Gabanna.

Wearing her Alexander McQueen dress and Louboutin shoes she walks into the room. Heads turn. Anu Mahtani, fashion designer, brand owner, retailer looks every bit the part.

Walking around Portobello market and looking at the tiny and stuffy shops with rows and rows of vintage clothing stuffed in tight rails, I wondered what its lure really was.

Everyone is talking about how Kate Middleton has become a style icon. Everything she wears sells out in minutes. The Shola dress from Reiss which she wore in her meeting with Barrack and Michele Obama was sold out the next day. The Goldsign jeans she wore on her trip to Canada was cleaned out

I am convinced. 2011 is the year of colour. Colour blocking is a huge trend. What is colour blocking did I hear you say?