Dilnaz Karbhary was 13 when she decided to pursue fashion as a career. “I had seen a photograph of Milind Soman, Madhu Sapre and Mehr Jesia in a newspaper and they were styled by Shahab Durazi. It made such an impression on me that I knew I’d join the fashion industry,” she recalls. Article by… Continue reading Dilnaz Karbhary: Fashion and the Parsi Connection.
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Tanaz Doshi: A Model’s life
It is not everyday that one admits to being born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Well, Tanaz Doshi is different. A successful ex-model, restauranter and someone who could pass off as the poster girl for Mumbai’s glitterati, Tanaz admits that she has had everything on a platter, starting right from her career. “I… Continue reading Tanaz Doshi: A Model’s life
Paranormal experience with Ragini MMS actress Kainaz Motivala
She has thrown the proverbial beautiful, sexy and sultry out of the window. So when I was told to meet her, I was a bit sceptical. Yes, I picked her for my next interview. Not that I knew that she had nothing to do with the above adjectives. By Devansh Patel | Bollywood Hungama Oh… Continue reading Paranormal experience with Ragini MMS actress Kainaz Motivala
Kersi Dubash attire attracts customers
A weeklong dazzling variety of Indian saris, shalwar kameez, jewellery and bags in an exhibition by Kersi Dubash of Nazakat Collection at Jacaranda Guest House, continued to attract a large number of visitors especially women interested in good taste of dressing in capital. By Mahtab Bashir | Daily Times Pakistan Displaying a wide range of… Continue reading Kersi Dubash attire attracts customers
The ZYNG 2011 Calendar
The Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation has come out with a calendar for 2011. This calendar has 12 Parsi models posing exclusively for the camera. This calendar has caused an unnecessary controversy. What is ironic is that many people are going on hearsay, and have not even seen the calendar. You can see the… Continue reading The ZYNG 2011 Calendar
ZYNG Parsi Calendar Makes A Date With Controversey
By giving more than just the important dates concerning the Zoroastrian religion, a Parsi calendar released by the Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG), youth wing of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), seems to have run into rough weather with community’s orthodox members. By Ashutosh Shukla / DNA India A 65-year-old member of the… Continue reading ZYNG Parsi Calendar Makes A Date With Controversey
Oh, for the love of beautiful, embroidered Gara
In a bid to bring back the popularity of Gara — the intricately embroidered saree on Chinese silk — the Parsi community has thought of a new method: Help the young learn draping the traditional attire. By Ashutosh Shukla / DNA India The Zoroastrian Youth for Next Generation (ZYNG), the youth wing of Bombay Parsi… Continue reading Oh, for the love of beautiful, embroidered Gara
Gara Sari Sorority: Haute Fashion and Parsi Ladies
Sari sorority: Why Parsi ladies are a national fashion treasure As this small but influential Indian community has their new year this week, CNNGo’s shop section celebrates the embroidered Parsi gara sari — the ultimate vintage fashion find By Deepika Sorabjee / CNN Go Attending a Parsi wedding or navjote (initiation) ceremony of the old… Continue reading Gara Sari Sorority: Haute Fashion and Parsi Ladies
Think value, think vintage
Luxury is now about a different idea, an out-of-the-world experience, not just products and names… This week I am in Bombay where, between interviewing the Chief Minister and an encounter specialist who survived 26/11 (but still has a bullet lodged in his right elbow), the city helped me remember something unique about luxury I had… Continue reading Think value, think vintage
