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from India Insight:
Bollywood fashion at Cannes
By Arnika Thakur and Shashank Chouhan
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily of Reuters)
The image of Aishwarya Rai in a striking yellow sari with lots of gold jewellery walking the red carpet at Cannes 2002 is one that a generation of Indian movie fans may not forget.
Few Indians were familiar with Cannes until the actress made an appearance on the French Riviera. Not only did Rai introduce fans back home to the world’s leading cinema showcase, she also made global audiences take note of Bollywood. This year, the 66th Cannes festival is showcasing India as a guest country to mark the centenary of its film industry.
Celebrities such as Sonam Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Frieda Pinto and Amitabh Bachchan made an appearance - and had to step up their fashion game.
from Breakingviews:
Bangladeshi accord shows limits of market forces
By Edward Hadas
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
Tragedy can concentrate minds; minds can be more powerful than markets; globalisation can be a force for good. Those are the lessons of the success of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
from Photographers Blog:
Backstage is where the fashion is
Karachi, Pakistan
By Insiya Syed
A few days after I photographed my second Fashion Week story in Karachi over the course of a month, a friend of mine asked me a legitimate question: “Why do these organizers call it "week" when it's never a week? Why not just call it a month then? Or a millennium? Pakistan Fashion Millennium! That sounds so nice."
Each year, Pakistan has a few of these events: Pakistan Fashion Week, Karachi Fashion Week, Pakistan Fashion Design Council Fashion Week... And then there’s Bridal Couture Week, which I’ve now had the opportunity to cover two years in a row.
from Breakingviews:
Maybe “Gucci” didn’t work. But “Kering”: really?
By Quentin Webb
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
It sounds like caring, there’s a hint of Breton, and it comes with an owl. PPR is becoming “Kering”. Renaming the parent company will hardly deter buyers of the French group’s illustrious brands, such as Gucci or Bottega Veneta. But this latest corporate offence against language hints at worrying groupthink within PPR - sorry, Kering - HQ.
from Full Focus:
Oscars night
Red carpet highlights and memorable moments from the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
from Photographers Blog:
Into a fashion model’s world
Paris, France
By Philippe Wojazer
Now I know where United Nations negotiators should be trained: in the fashion world!
If you want to cover a “not usual” story in the world of fashion, you have to learn what negotiation means. If you want to take pictures backstage at a fashion show, you have to be ready to send 120 emails and call the recipients to explain what you meant in your messages and hear "I am afraid this will not be possible”. But, once those people are convinced - they might change their mind the very next minute - but if they don’t, you enter the fashion and model's world and realize, it was worth it. I didn't know if I would be able to photograph this story untill the last minute. Once I finally got the accreditation for the Valentino show, the model had to be rushed to the dental emergency and was not guaranteed to work that day. But suddenly the clouds opened and I started seeing the sunlight of the fashion world.
from Global Investing:
Zara not Prada to tempt emerging market shoppers
By Dasha Afanasieva
Markets got a fright today when luxury goods maker Richemont reported stagnant Asian sales in the last three months of 2012. Richemont shares as well as those in its rivals such as LVMH (maker of Louis Vuitton handbags and Hennessy cognac) tanked after the news.
Like many of its peers in the west, Richemont the maker of Cartier watches, looks to China to drive its growth as the United States and Europe face the stark prospect of stagnation.
from Photographers Blog:
China’s next “top” model?
Guangzhou, China
By Tyrone Siu
It was hard to imagine that Liu Qianpina was related to the word “model” when I first met him. To me, the 72-year-old former farmer looked no different from those typical types of grandfathers you see sitting in the park every day, usually playing chess with a group of friends or dozing off on a bench. Except that Liu has a very cool name, MaDiGaGa, and is now in the spotlight among the modeling world.
One hand on his hip, lower legs crossed, with his head looking up in the air - posing in front of the camera was no difficulty for Liu. He did not need any instructions from the photographer before he changed his pose to present his figure. It was not hard to notice that, when compared to other models who pose for a living, Lui did not appear natural and smooth. But for a model who started styling at the age of 72, he's made a very good start that most would envy.
from Photographers Blog:
Angels of costume
By Suzanne Plunkett
On the outside, Angels The Costumiers is a drab grey warehouse bordered on one side by an industrial estate and on another by an artery of railway lines ferrying weary commuters to the endless suburbs of northwest London. Inside, it’s pure Hollywood.
As the world’s largest supplier of outfits to cinema, stage and television, Angels is home to more than eight miles of clothing rails -- a vast and dizzying maze in which it’s simultaneously possible to lose yourself and stumble upon a piece of movie history.
from Global Investing:
For luxury, all that glitters is gold
The year has certainly got off to a good start for luxury companies, with firms like LVMH, home to Louis Vuitton, reporting stellar results for the first quarter. No wonder -- according to CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets analyst Aaron Fischer, resurgent emerging market consumers are fuelling a strong growth in the global luxury goods market. Growth in the sector was double its long-term average last year, Fischer says. He has updated his bullish 2011 report “Dipped in Gold” and is particularly optimistic on established brands, predicting global growth of 10% in 2012, slowing slightly from last year’s 14% rise:
However, we expect leading brands to continue to outperform, rising 15%, compared with the street’s estimate of 12%, which seems far too low.
