COVID-SAFE WEDDING DESTINATIONS
With luxury hotels promising 100 percent safety and hygiene, wedding galas can still be just the way you always wanted, in the paradise of your dreams, albeit with fewer numbers.
DONT LET STRESS SHOW ON SKIN SAYS BLOSSOM KOCHHAR
Renowned aromatherapist Blossom Kochchar gives skin care tips:
GIFTING IDEAS
Ruchita Bansal of gifting and invitations company Izhaar talks about the latest trends in wedding invites and gifting.
I WOULD WANT TO GET MARRIED AT A LOVELY DESTINATION”: SAYANI GUPTA
To binge watchers’ delight, Season Two of Four More Shots Please!, starring Kirti Kulhari, Maanvi Gagroo, Sayani Gupta and Bani J, began streaming on Amazon Prime from April 17. The four unapologetically flawed women, who met at the Truck Bar in millennial Mumbai and bonded over tequila shots, might not have learned much from their mistake, but their bonds are stronger in Season 2, their love escapades sassier.
The evolution of haute couture
The confluence of traditional textiles, embroideries and weaves with contemporary western silhouettes has helped Indian couture and bridal wear evolve an entirely new design and aesthetics language, where a brocade or embroidered sari or lehenga pairs beautifully with a jacket.
SEIZE THE MOMENT
Toast to a long, happy marriage with delicious cocktails and mocktails guaranteed to be a hit on your big day.
THE KASHI NARRATIVE
The sheer brilliance of the Banarsi fabric, the huge design vocabulary, the dazzling colours and the detailed workmanship is legendary and feted by the who’s who of the world. Leading textile label Ekaya reintroduces this ever-evolving artsy narrative of one of the world’s oldest cities, Varanasi, to connoisseurs of fine tastes. Over the years, various creative collaborations have helped Ekaya expand its oeuvre, even taking the rich textile tradition to Paris, to design chic French wedding gowns. Palak Shah, the fourth generation of the family running the over 70-year-old textile manufacturing unit based in Varanasi, talks to Wedding Asia:
THE CONCEPT OF MATCHMAKING IN ITSELF HAS EVOLVED
Sima Taparia of Netflix hit Indian Matchmaking talks to Wedding Asia
“The new normal in fashion will remain what was always normal”: Leena Singh
Leena Singh, co-founder of the iconic fashion label Ashima-Leena is among the original ladies of Delhi’s fashion scene. Her flagship store is at Emporio, New Delhi. Catering hugely to the Indian diaspora, the brand is famous for clothes in Banarsi brocades, zari embellishment, intricate designs, fashionable hues designed for lehenga-sets, dhoti pant-sets or kaftans—enough inspiration for a blockbuster wedding. A tete-a-tete with the designer.
TIMELESS LEGACIES
When it comes to renowned jewellery ateliers, beauty is easily found. Discerning collectors should look out for elegance, fine craftsmanship, aristocratic luxe, reliability and authenticity. The jewellery designers profiled here have wowed global connoisseurs for over a hundred years. The breath-taking pieces embrace the aura of an unknown, beautiful world. What not to love and lust for? By Richa Goyal Sikri.
