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November 2004
Ritu Beri ties the knot
New Delhi:
Top fashion designer Ritu Beri (32) today got married
in the Capital to a Delhi-based exporter, Bobby Chadha (42).
The wedding took place in a glittering ceremony at a sprawling
farmhouse in the Capital's outskirts. Beri, the diva of the
country's fashion industry, and Chadha have known each other
for over three years. Dressed in a rose-pink long skirt lined
with intricate gold embroidery that she herself had designed
for the occasion, Beri said she was living a dream. "It's
better than my dream wedding actually. I am very happy, its
different, it's like a party," she added. As the newly-weds
mingled with a glitteratti of film and fashion celebrities
from within the country and abroad, a visibly elated groom
echoed his brand new wife's sentiment. Absolutely.......your
dream wedding. It couldn't have been better," Chadha said.
Bollywood yesteryear's star Rekha was among the first to arrive
to wish the couple. World-famous designer and Beri's trainer
Francois Lesage said he had been completely bowled over by
the richness of traditional Indian dresses born by most of
the ladies at the wedding. "I am here because first I like
the quality of surrounding, quality of the people and elegance
of the ladies. They wear a lot of sarees. Particulalry, I
am very close Beri's family. I wish her luck," Francois Lesage
said. Beri was the first Indian designer to present her collection
in Paris. Her pret-a-porter line, an impressive couture collection
had the French and Italian media raving about her when she
joined Jean Louis Scherrer in 2002. She stepped into the industry
with the launch of her studio 'Lavanya' after graduating from
National Institute of Fashion Technology in 1989. Beri has
also created uniforms for many top Indian companies - Hyatt
Regency Hotels, the Delhi Police, the Indian team to the Atlanta
Olympic Games, besides the Bollywood. She is also a columnist
in many of leading journals.
-Nov 24, 2004
Hyderabad displays world's most expensive
Kamarbandh
Hyderabad:
The world's most expensive Kamarbandh or waist band, made
of a kilogram of gold and studded with 8000 diamonds worth
two crore rupees, is currently on display at a Lifestyle shop
in Hyderabad. Jewellery is an integral part of a woman and
catching onto this mindset is the Mumbai based Ishi Jewellery,
which has come out with the most expensive Kamarbandh. "Ishis
proudly presents the most expensive Kamarbandh at the price
of 2 crores. This unique piece is the only piece in the world,
which is made of 8000 diamonds and studded with 1 kilo gold.
This is the most expensive kamarbandh in the world. Ishis
has brought it to Hyderabad, Lifestlye to display it to the
customer," said Manoj Subramanian, Marketing Manager, Ishis
Jewellery. Subramanian thinks that even though the piece is
expensive, fashion conscious people will definitely go for
it. Mehzabeen Raza, the model waering the Kamarbandh thinks
that it goes very well with a traditional Indian saree. "People
are becoming more fashion conscious. I do not think they would
mind to go for it. Today, the fashion trend is retro-style.
Saree being the traditional outfit, the Kamarbandh looks really
nice with a saree," said Mehzabeen. It took approximately
two months to complete the exquisite pink and white coloured
Kamarbandh.
-Nov 4, 2004
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