Culture and Fashion Star at Indian Charity Bazaar
2013 October 28. | Szerző: shannon
Immersion in a piece of Indian culture is really only few steps away from home, right here in Jakarta.
Every year, the Indian Women’s Association organizes a charity bazaar, giving a chance for people in Jakarta to immerse themselves in a uniquely Indian atmosphere and be a part of the country’s rich and colorful traditions.
This year’s bazaar, recently held at JW Marriott in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, attracted over 1, 000 visitors. Inside, 167 neatly arranged tables provided products from India and elsewhere, featuring a big variety of jewelry, fabrics and traditional clothes.
“Every year our bazaar provides a very unique atmosphere enriched by a vast range of items — choices that are not easy to find outside,” said Gopi Panjabi, president of the association. “For example, among the items sold this year, there are special lights in honor of the upcoming Indian New Year, Diwali [on Sunday].”
Panjabi explained that in addition to typically Indian products, the bazaar over the years had come to include items from around the world, such as Singapore and Pakistan, all under one roof.
Malaysian Zal Steinmeyer, owner of Zal’s Accessories, is a regular vendor at the Indian Women’s Association bazaar.
“It feels good to participate in charity bazaars,” Zal said. “It’s a right time to contribute in doing good for people in need. Today I am selling products from as far abroad as Afghanistan and Korea.”
The Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Gurjit Singh and his wife were also present. The bazaar, with an entrance fee of Rp. 50,000 ($4.55) and raffle tickets for Rp. 10,000 began in 2004 as an effort to raise funds for local charity organizations.
The proceeds are distributed to a broad range of organizations, including SLB Surya Wiyata, a school for special needs children and Pusaka 61, a center for supporting senior citizens.
The IWA also supports promising students on a monthly basis until their graduation from various universities across Jakarta, such as Gunadarma University and Mercu Buana University. Up to now, 100 students have graduated thanks to the association’s help, while thirty more students are currently on the payroll.
Charity bazaar lover Tess Pantoja always finds it interesting to buy items while supporting a good cause.
“Occasions like this are perfect to buy interesting and creative items and at the same time to do good,” said Pantoja, who is originally from the Philippines. “I’ve been living in Indonesia for 23 years and I am glad to find occasions where I can give back to the local people.”
Since its formation in 1975, the IWA has grown to include about 200 active members, 17 of whom were present on the day of the event, assisting visitors. The committee members were easily recognizable by their shawls, patterned with the Indian flag.
Count Me In, the volunteering arm of BeritaSatu Media Holdings, was also invited to join the bazaar, drumming up support for its “Drive Books, Not Cars” initiative by selling second hand English novels.
All proceeds go to benefit Sahabat Anak, which provides informal education for street kids, and Taman Bacaan Pelangi, committed to build libraries for children in remote parts of eastern Indonesia.
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Where is the world’s true beauty?
2013 October 25. | Szerző: shannon
I am on a hunt to find the most beautiful woman in the world. She’s lurking out there somewhere. I just know it.
My quest began when, earlier this year, People magazine declared Gwyneth Paltrow to be the most beautiful woman in the world, circa 2013. I have reservations about this choice.
Paltrow is unquestionably beautiful. But her strenuous efforts to achieve perfection – thrashing around a gym morning noon and night with celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson and eating nothing but plankton and kale juice – leave us all shrieking, “What would she look like if you took away her battery of Pilates gurus and aura cleansers?”
I’d argue that in order to be crowned the most beautiful woman in the world, you should be living your life full-throttle à la Liz Taylor – more on her in a moment – rather than tormenting yourself with some deranged, ascetic self-maintenance regimen.
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Watching the cadaverous models parade down the runways of New York’s recent Fashion Week, I found myself wondering whether one of these gals – a lissome Latvian, an elongated Estonian – might not be the most beautiful woman in the world, or MBWITW. A fashion runway seems, on the face of it, like an OK place to look.
But the most beautiful woman in the world should also have a cheeky demeanour and a decent rack. Sadly, these two attributes were in short supply.
Our cultural fixation on the identity and whereabouts of the MBWITW has been going on for a while. Helen of Troy was the first groovy chick to win the title. She was very unusual because she used her beauty to launch ships. This was a first, and a last. None of Helen’s successors showed any maritime aspirations. Instead they cashed in their God-given attributes to acquire shoes and jewellery.
After Helen, there was a bit of a lull. In the Middle Ages people were too busy trying not get burnt at the stake or eaten by wolves to spend much time worrying about beauty. Things perked up in the late 18th century.
Enter Pauline Bonaparte. There is no celeb today who is as horny, outrageous, or spendaholic as Napoleon Bonaparte’s gorgeous sister. Pauline was a walking, talking, shagging, shopping, drop-dead gorgeous tour-de-force. She makes Kim Kardashian look like Anne of Green Gables.
In August 1803 she hit the mother lode and married Prince Camillo Borghese. She moved into the Borghese Palace in Rome and swanned about in transparent frocks striking Grecian attitudes. A marble replica of Pauline adorns the Villa Borghese, giving woodies to visiting males to this very day.
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After Pauline kicked the bucket there were a bunch of wars which caused another lull. This one lasted until lasted until the 1950s. Enter Elizabeth Taylor. Everyone was in the thrall of that violet-eyed, bejewelled, hooch-guzzlin’ brunette. (Everyone except Debbie Reynolds, whose husband, Eddie Fisher, ditched her for the MBWITW.)
After Liz, things sped up radically and the MBWITW came thick and fast. Enter the C-words: Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Catherine Deneuve. These sultry soubrettes were mute most of the time but when they spoke it was with a mysterious foreign accent.
Europe was definitely having a MBWITW moment. Scandinavia too. Remember Nina Van Pallandt? Frequently touted as the MBWITW, Nina was one half of the folk duo Nina and Frederick. The fact that the most beautiful woman in the world hailed from the out-of-it world of folk music is proof-positive that the MBWITW might be lurking absolutely anywhere.
Enter Shakira Baksh. In 1967, the gorgeous Guyanese partook in the Miss World contest and the most beautiful woman in the (OK, Western) world was finally a woman of colour. She placed third, which was an outrage since it was quite clear to everyone that La Baksh was the MBWITW. Michael Caine agreed. He tracked her down and married her, and they have been together since.
In the ’70s we were deluged with blondes like Margaux Hemingway, Farrah Fawcett, Cheryl Tiegs, and Patti Hansen but nobody was buying it. Black was beautiful, and so was Latin: Diana Ross, Raquel Welch, Beverly Johnson, Pat Cleveland, Iman, and Bianca Jagger were clearly the most beautiful women at Studio 54 and beyond.
When the ’80s rolled around, Studio 54 closed, leaving the field wide open. In swooped lots of TV-star contenders with big shoulder pads, including Linda Gray, Diahann Carroll, Catherine Oxenberg, and Victoria Principal.
My vote for the MBWITW of the ’80s? Nastassja Kinski, star of Tess and One From the Heart. Remember Avedon’s snake photo? Case closed.
In the ’90s we suddenly had beautiful women coming out of our asses: Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Kate Moss. The most beautiful? Naomi Campbell. And she’s still got it. During the recent fashion week, she appeared on the Diane Von Furstenberg catwalk – it was a dramatic, unexpected, the-bitch-is-back denouement – and put those pale Ukrainian chippies to shame.
Which brings us right up to date: Today those glamazon models have been replaced by the aforementioned dour, flat-chested, catwalkers. As a result our focus has shifted back to those plankton-guzzling movie stars. It is impossible for us, with our red-carpet obsession, to think that the most beautiful woman in the world might be anything other than an A-lister. Which means we are back in the 1950s, minus the decadent sizzle.
I think we can all agree that it’s time to look beyond the red carpet. No disrespect to Gwynnie and her mugwort muffins, but I feel that the real MBWITW is still out there, skipping about in some improbable location, uncrowned and unfeted.
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Tapper’s Diamonds Reveals New Collection by Monica Rich Kosann
2013 October 23. | Szerző: shannon
Cooler temperatures and brilliant fall foliage paint a beautiful backdrop for metro-area residents who are eager to step out in new and stylish fall fashions. Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry in West Bloomfield has introduced a new collection by Monica Rich Kosann, which provides style and on-trend function.
The Monica Rich Kosann collection is designed to offer customers heirlooms for this generation. Kosann’s pieces capture the essence of fashion while maintaining the timeless elegance of design. Her collection strives to help a woman tell her story through her jewelry, while celebrating the memories she creates each day in her life. Also featuring earrings, bangles, and beautiful chains, Kosann’s collection is available in 18k gold and sterling silver.
As a fine-art portrait photographer and jewelry and home accessory designer, Monica Rich Kosann has worked for many years with people to integrate their memories and most cherished possessions into their daily lives.
Kosann works with photography clients to integrate her candid images of children and family into the decor of their homes. She encourages clients to frame her photographs as they would any other piece of art. After she began scouring antique shows and flea markets for vintage lockets, cigarette cases, and powder compacts that could be adapted to hold family photographs, a new passion was discovered. Kosann since developed her own unique collection of jewelry available exclusively at Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry in southeastern Michigan.
Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry offers an exquisite selection of engagement rings, spectacular designer jewelry, and luxury timepieces. Tapper’s provides a luxury shopping experience with unparalleled customer service at each of its three metro-area locations in Novi, Troy and West Bloomfield. A multi-generation family-owned business, Tapper’s has been helping its customers Mark the Moment for more than 37 years.
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Fashion tips for the festive season
2013 October 21. | Szerző: shannon
With the festivities in the air, it’s time to look and feel glamorous and dress to impress.
Today’s modern woman seeks versatility and innovativeness in design and style. She prefers utilitarian fashion pieces that ride high on the trend quotient and are versatile enough to be dressed up or down- allowing the wearer to express her individuality regardless of the occasion. The color palette is a mix of cheerful vibrant hues like rani pinks, peacock blues and lime green which are perfect for the festive season.
Whether it’s those fun festive evenings, or a walk down the red carpet or even your best friend’s wedding, we tell you how to dress your best!
– Wear outfits in breathable fabrics like georgettes and chiffons that flirt with lace and gotapatti resulting in a sophisticated femininity.
– For an elegant yet edgy festive statement, team up a gorgeous hot pink or lime green raw silk bandi with a flowy gown or a lehenga for a cocktail or mehendi function.
– The bandi can also be paired with a bandhini skirt for a night about town or a Diwali cards party! Comfort and style join hands with a bandi paired with dhoti pants.
– Sashay down the red carpet in a pink brocade gown with a hint of sheen or a cream jacquard print gown complimented with stunning jadau earrings.
– Be a head turner at a wedding with a gorgeous peacock blue net brocade anarkali- a gold clutch and statement earrings complete the look
– Go classic with a gold and cream anarkali with traditional Rajasthani gotapatti work complimented with gold jhumkis making for a very pretty picture for a pre wedding puja ritual or a festive puja- it’s feminine, graceful and naturally alluring!
Hot tip- Festive wear this season is all about timelessness and understated elegance so keep one item in the overall look opulent- and let that be a magnificent statement piece of jewellery.
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Rotorua toyshop site looking for a new player
2013 October 19. | Szerző: shannon
The building that housed Martin’s Toyworld in Rotorua for two decades is for sale.
The shop at 1206 Eruera St has operated as Martin’s Toyworld since the early 1990s.
The Hintz family established the toy shop brand in the city in 1973 at another central city location before moving to Eruera St.
The two-storey 414sq m building will be sold by Bayleys Rotorua at an auction on November 7.
The leasehold building has a rental of $11,000 a year running until 2021, and meets 76 per cent of new building standards – equivalent to a B Grade. The facade was rebuilt in 1993.
The Bayleys agent handling the sale, Mark Rendell, said the open plan layout of the store, with its wide street frontage, would suit the likes of a boutique fashion outlet, stationary supplier, pharmacy, charity shop or high-end interior decor consultancy.
“With 15 minute free parking immediately outside the location, and throughout all of Eruera St, the Rotorua City Council has clearly signalled its support for the continuation of retailing in this part of town,” he said.
Office administration and storage space upstairs and to the rear of the premises includes a small kitchenette and bathroom facilities.
“Part of the upper floor level could be integrated into the ground level space,” Rendell said.
“Following a change in family circumstances, the Hintz family has been slowly winding down the toy retailing business. It is now selling the retail premises as the final chapter of a commercial legacy that spanned more than three decades and brought joy to tens of thousands of children.”
Rendell said the Eruera St store was in the heart of the city’s specialist retail strip, where shopping trends had changed markedly over the past decade.
“As consumer habits and shopping choices have evolved, Rotorua, like all provincial cities around New Zealand, has seen the bigger retailers and home store chains move out to the city fringes where larger warehouse style floor plates are available at cheaper leasing rates.
“Meanwhile, the city centres have seen a consolidation of specialist and boutique shops – the type usually directly operated by the owner who has a specialist product knowledge of the goods or services they are selling.
“That was certainly the case with Martin’s Toyworld. Deryck Hintz was well known in the community and the shop’s longevity was getting to the stage where customers who had been bought toys from there as children were now returning to buy toys for their children.
“Martin’s Toyworld certainly created a legacy but, as is sadly the way with such stores, that legacy often ends when the owner is no longer involved with the business.”
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No longer in the game, Harper Woods’ Angela Ruggiero still leads
2013 October 17. | Szerző: shannon
As a hockey player, Angela Ruggiero was anything but diplomatic. Sharp elbows and intimidation were as much a part of her game as quick hands and dominating defense. The Ruggiero of today?
As a member of the International Olympic Committee, U.S. Olympic Committee board member, and president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, Ruggiero has learned how to curtsy before queens and bow to diplomacy. Don’t even get her started on cheek kissing.
“On the ice no one would have expected her to be quite so popular in the field of foreign relations,” said Caitlin Cahow, her friend and former teammate at Harvard and the U.S. national team. “I don’t think anyone ever mistook one of her checks for diplomacy, or her slapshot for peaceful negotiations.”
Tonight Ruggiero, a Harper Woods native, will wear a fancy dress and toast athletes ranging from 18-year-old swimmer Missy Franklin to 64-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad at the Women’s Sports Foundation’s annual awards gala in New York City.
Of all the hats and helmets she wears, Ruggiero’s involvement with the Women’s Sports Foundation is closest to her heart. In 1998, after capturing gold in her sport’s Olympic debut in Nagano, the U.S. women’s hockey team was honored. Ruggiero, the youngest on that team, was blown away by the athletes she met.
“I thought, ‘Wow this is so cool.’ I just liked hockey. I had something to prove because I got cut from boys teams,” Ruggiero said. In a room full of legends, she saw potential and opportunity. “After that I stay involved and weaseled my way into the organization, saying please let me know if I can help in any way.”
Ruggiero joined the foundation’s board in 2009 and became president this year.”She just wants to make a difference in the world,” said Billie Jean King, who started the foundation in 1974. “She’s very flexible, she’s nimble. She can do different things, have different roles in different situations.”
Even when she finds herself in very different situations, especially as an IOC member.
Such as her meeting with Queen Elizabeth II: “So we’re supposed to curtsy. I never curtsied before. So I just lowered my head like I’m used to in Korea.”
Or learning the art of European cheek kissing: “When you’re in Switzerland, it’s three kisses. In France, it’s two. When you see an American or Canadian overseas, what do you do? I just go for it, every time. This is how it is. This is our world.”
This too is Ruggiero’s role. At last month’s IOC session in Buenos Aires, the future of three sports was being decided and wrestling was trying to rejoin the Games. Usually IOC question-and-answer sessions are filled with self-important bloviating instead of substance.
However, after wrestling’s leaders delivered their pitch to IOC members, Ruggiero raised her hand and asked about the absence of gender equity in Greco-Roman wrestling.
“That was a Title IX question, about the participation and quality of funding,” she said in an interview later. “The IOC is pushing to try to get 50(PERCENT) (female) participation and we were 44(PERCENT) in London. The only way we are going to be able to move the needle is if we require and ask every federation to have an equal number. Their response usually is women haven’t shown interest. Usually the reason people don’t do it is because the opportunity doesn’t exist.”
As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, Ruggiero elbowed her way onto her brother’s hockey team. In 2005, she would become the first woman (non-goalie) to play professional men’s hockey in North America, for the Tulsa Oilers alongside her brother, Bill. They entered the Hockey Hall of Fame as the first brother-sister duo to play pro hockey together.
The Sochi Games in February will be the first Olympics without Ruggiero, 33, on the blue line. Considered one of the best defenders in women’s hockey history, Ruggiero retired in 2011 after playing more games in a Team USA uniform than any other player (256), winning three world championships and four Olympic medals (gold, 2 silver and a bronze).
The only hockey she plays now is for her Harvard Business School team. (Yes, in her free time she’s getting an MBA.)
“We beat McGill in the final for the McArthur Cup,” she said, smiling. “It’s a fun league. The only other woman on the team played at Harvard as an undergrad. It was like growing up, playing with the boys.”
This past summer Ruggiero worked as an intern for a hedge-fund management group. What she’s learning with the IOC, USOC and Women’s Sports Foundation also carries over to the classroom. In 2007, her business savvy impressed Donald Trump when she was a contestant on “The Apprentice,” a year after she graduated from Harvard (with Cum Laude honors). After her run ended on the show, Trump offered her a job anyway. She turned him down to compete in her fourth Olympics.
Ruggiero travels about 80 days a year, much of it internationally. She frequently shows up in class with luggage, either because she’s going someplace or just returned.
Those who played with her aren’t surprised with what she’s juggled beyond Harvard. “I always marvel at what she’s able to accomplish. There’s always been an unflappable grace to her,” said Cahow, who’s in law school at Boston College. “From day one she’s been able to balance so many balls in the air at once. These are massive endeavors that normal people would only tackle at one time, but Angela manages to take them all in stride and do a fantastic job.”
Still Ruggiero’s off-ice diplomacy may face a test in the near future. Her old nemesis, Hayley Wickenheiser, the longtime captain of the Canadian team, is running for election to the IOC Athletes Commission. (Athletes will vote in Sochi.)
IOC member Dick Pound of Canada laughs at the possibility. “I don’t how well Angela and Hayley know each other,” Pound said. “They probably knew each other’s elbows. They can say to each other, ‘Let me show you my bruises.’”
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Selfie? I’d rather go old school in sequinned Marc Jacobs
2013 October 15. | Szerző: shannon
As the narrow-eyed stare of my byline photograph suggests, I have a pathological hatred of having my picture taken. I have the utmost respect for models: I can’t think of anything worse than being subjected to a constant barrage of shutter snaps.
In the 19th century, Native American tribes believed that photography could steal the soul. My fear is more concrete, namely that a bad fashion choice, bad hair day or just a badly timed grimace could be immortalised. The advent of Google image search, Facebook tagging and Instagram means that they’re immortalised and accessible. It’s a phobia I know many other share. Hence the proliferation of the “selfie” – the idea being that you can control your own depiction, and decide if it’s worthy of publishing.
So it was with trepidation that I agreed to have my picture taken by the artist Walter Hugo as part of his latest series of portraits. Hugo uses a giant camera obscura to capture his images the good old-fashioned way, fixing them on plate glass with silver nitrate. He’s installed himself in the basement of Paul Smith’s newly expanded shop on Albemarle Street in London for an exhibition opening tomorrow to run during Frieze Art Fair.
Of course, it brings up a whole host of Dickensian issues. Firstly, there’s no retouching on the plate glass. Secondly, there’s no re-shooting. Both anathema to contemporary fashion photography. Hugo recently shot a series of lookbook images for Smith with the same olde-worlde provisos.
The process is nothing I’ve experienced before: the exposure takes 17 seconds, the opposite of an iPhone snap. There’s a clamp to hold your head in position. And it took me a long time to decide on what to wear. It’s sequined Marc Jacobs. Which may be a foolish seasonal choice as, bar the glass plate’s propensity to smash, Hugo asserts that the image can last for 500 years, much longer than a paper counterpart.
It didn’t get me over that photographic phobia, but interestingly I don’t hate the results. Even though it’s about as far away from an arms-length “selfie” as you can possibly get.
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How to wear the hottest haircut
2013 October 11. | Szerző: shannon
TOI’s comprehensive guide to this season’s hottest haircuts and how to wear them
So, the party season is just hotting up with allnight Navratri dancing, chased by Diwali taash parties, and New Years to wrap it all up in a neat glittering bow. You’ve got yourself a fresh wardrobe. You can’t get yourself a new face. But, you can radically change the way it looks by getting a mint new haircut.
Depending on whether you are in the mood for a few snips of a full-on carving session, here’s an 8-style chart to help you pick the crop of your choice.
The don draper
It’s the side part synonymous with the ’60s, made popular by the ad executive who wants to stay in power. Ask your barber to give you the simple scissor trim, to take it tight at the sides and leave it log at the top. Here’s the styling that’s key. Start by washing your hair with an oil-free shampoo. Rub a 50p size blob of gel into it and use the edge of your comb to pull your hair back and make the side parting. Be precise. Comb the top section over to the side, and the side section down, and back. The front needs a lift. When you comb it, raise it slightly into a soft quiff. Akshay Kumar gets it right
The pompadour undercut
Here, the sides and the top are treated as distinct identities. What this does is gives you more length on top, say five inches, and shorter sides. The hair is swept upwards from the face to create height on top. It can be worn textured or straight. For styling you need a volumizer, a blow dryer and your fingers. Blast the dryer on high and use your fingers to work your hair upwards. Pull it forward and bend it back so you get the quiff shape (dry your roots too). Keep working your fingers through the roots to create movement from within. A generous dollop of gel will stiffen the pomade. Think Shammi Kapoor, and Elvis. Davi Beckham gets it right.
Gordon gekko slick back
Inspired by the character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 hit Wall Street (who never left home without his suspenders, bold striped shirts and slicked-back hair), the Gordon Gekko works on straight hair and slightly long hair (short, and it veers towards spikes) and spells power-dressing. A good quality hair gel is your weapon. Use it on dry hair and then run a pump of hair serum over the top. Rake it through with your fingers backwards, and you are good to go. Saif Ali Khan gets it right
The James Franco
This one’s for those who have a bit of a wave. Ask the hairstylist to keep it trimmed on the sides and back but longish with jagged layers on top, so that it can be fashioned into a coif with a bit of gel to hold it down. It allows the natural wave to fall in place. Looks best on those with a lean face and prominent jawline. No one but Franco can get this one right
The long buzz
This is the grown out version of the buzz. No styling, no combing. Just shampoo and go. Make sure the back is styled well. You don’t want to end up looking like the politico who went to a ‘saloon’. Brad Pitt got it right in Oceans Eleven.
The better Caesar
This one is a laidback shape. Get the sides to be short (you can even opt for clippers) and leave the locks above lengthier. Think Julius Caesar but better styled. George Clooney gets it right.
Campbell and VB talked fashion racism
2013 October 30. | Szerző: shannon
Naomi Campbell spoke to Victoria Beckham about the lack of black models on the runway at the moment.
Naomi Campbell phoned Victoria Beckham to discuss racism in the fashion industry.
The supermodel, along with model Iman and agent Bethann Hardison, has launched a campaign to stamp out racism on the runway. Naomi and her Diversity Coalition colleagues put their names to an open letter naming fashion houses that use predominantly white models. Victoria’s label was on the list and she was said to be furious with the accusation, with Naomi revealing the pair discussed the situation.
“I called Victoria and I spoke to her,” the 43-year-old told British newspaper The Mirror. “I don’t want to pin-point anyone. It isn’t a blame game. Everyone’s name was on that letter because they’d done it. It could have been completely unintentional. She is one of the designers on there like anyone else.”
Other designers on the list included Calvin Klein, Roberto Cavalli, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Chanel and Armani. The open letter claimed that just 6% of models appearing at New York Fashion Week were black.
Naomi had no qualms about naming names, insisting she is trying to make the fashion industry a more equal place to work.
“Absolutely not! There is no way to candycoat this sort of thing. You have to be straight,” she argued. “We had the percentages and we were armed with the facts and you can’t be nervous about upsetting people. I speak the truth. People might not like it but I am doing it.”
Naomi is adamant that racism is still a relevant issue for models.
She claims some of the biggest names in the world have expressed their unhappiness at the situation.
“You will be surprised at some of the models who confide in me,” she said. “A lot of them are very big. They are told, ‘We don’t want you in our show, this isn’t the united colours of Benetton’.
“One model who said this to me is on about three covers right now. She is one of the lucky few and she’s still experiencing it.”
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