A poster in Mumbai says, “Better to pay `500 now than `50,000 later as dowry.” An abandoned mother lying on a pavement with young child and a new born baby on a rain soaked night in K

They are taking country music out of their country.

You can’t live without it, and now from a basic necessity, water is looking for a style driven presence in your life.

Fashion designer Manish Malhotra is all set to score a hattrick as the 2011 Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Grand Finale designer.

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Srikanth Kolari’s photographs seem to offer an unsettling walk through the passages of pain.

Call it poetry in motion or timeless royalty. Fact is, when the designer concerned is considered the king of drapes, the label simply speaks for itself. This year’s theme of Tarun Tahiliani Bridal Couture Exposition is ‘Artisanal: Bringing the Craft to the Fore’.

It has a mind of its own and oozes style with a capital S. The catwalk is giving enough signals for the return of the scarf with designer labels Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton and Stella McCartney endorsing this versatile piece of cloth for the spring summer season.

This season Prada paraded a bevy of stripes in all hues and variations on the Milan catwalk. And it didn’t take long for the fashion world, that’s always on a diligent lookout, to embrace good ol’ stripes as the ‘it’ trend of Spring Summer 2011. Hailed and nicknamed as Prada stripes, they are currently a rage among fashionistas.

Imagine a collection that declares with a hint of defiance, “I am all Cut Up with You.” Fashion designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh’s latest creations reflect a rebellious streak, yet it is wrapped in subtle femininity. “It is the business of fashion to make the wearer conform, but that’s an old-fashioned concept. Deform is the new black. And unzipping, breaking, cutting — distortion is the new deal. That indeed is the essence of my collection,” underlines the designer.