This year’s Lakme Fashion week has not performed financially well and also treated some designers with step mother attitude. The organizers of the show have cribbed a section of designers.

In the beginning entire reputed designer Wendell Rodricks was apparently replaced on the mentor’s list without being informed which has initiated the show with a controversial note.

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries' venture, Reliance Brands completed talks with global fashion label Steve Madden for an exclusive licensing pact. Reliance Brands said that they have entered pact to introduce the American brand in India.

The company plans to launch 10 exclusive stores all across India. Beginning from this year only, company will launch first two of its stores in Delhi and Mumbai.

The Spring Summer 2011 Haute couture collection had Chanel showcasing the casual range with high street fashion channeled beautifully with mixed-up, casual chic styles which had a very contemporary feel and look along with the biggest trend setters styles that were truly jaw dropping.

Cocktail attire is considered to be one of the most innovative ways of dressing up in modern times. Gone are the days, when one could dress up casually for office and then come back home for a leisurely bath and dress up in all finery before leaving for a special party, event or get together.

Well, modern lifestyles have brought about an enormous amount of pressure on all to look good at all times despite being anywhere at any given point of time.

New Delhi, Oct 22 - Its biggest ever venue promises to make the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) - which kicks off Saturday - a grand affair this time. With 115 designers set to showcase their collections, it is expected to be low on glamour and high on fashion.

Top names like Abraham and Thakore, Ashish Soni, Ashima-Leena, JJ Valaya, Kotwara by Meera and Muzaffar Ali, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ranna Gill, Ritu Beri, Rohit Bal, Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna, Tarun Tahiliani and Wendell Rodricks will be displaying at business-to-business event at Pragati Maidan in central Delhi.

London, July 28 :  American fashion designer Marc Jacob's partner Lorenzo Martone has confirmed the pair have not been together for two months.

The designer had been dating the Brazilian PR executive since 2008 but Lorenzo confirmed the split on Twitter, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"Thanks for the notes. yes, I saw the press today. We are not together, haven't been in 2 months. And we will not comment on it. Sorry. We are fine," Martone posted on Twitter.

According to a survey conducted, females in their early thirties are found to be more attractive as compared to young girls. 31 is the age which is considered as a beauty age for women. Women are found to be more stylish and attractive in this age group.

The survey has proved that beauty is as important as personality and appearance. As per the research, 70% is given for confidence, 67% is granted to good looks, and 47% is for style.

Seeing the whole scenario of association of branded lipsticks in Indian market, experts found few brands of lipsticks contain high levels of toxic lead. The report regarding the presence of toxic chemicals in brands like; Lakme D414 (red) and Ivovi 10 (brown) have been submitted by Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS), Ahmedabad in their latest issue of Insight, a consumer magazine.

The modern woman now has an option to look stylish as the latest gown hits the market.

As the latest fashion trends catch up it’s the rage of the mums-to-be which seeks to change with time. The latest black Six-Way Dress has become an outfit for the glamour quotient.

It boasts of different forms such as a casual dress for the beach or as an elegant gown. The adjustable straps can be worn strapless, as a halterneck, one-shouldered, have cross-over straps or as a cap sleeve dress.

It has been articulately crafted in order to maintain the bust support comes handy for the breast-feeding mothers and keeping it clean is very easy as it is machine-washable.

A new study claims that people anticipating taking a break to go on a vacation are happier than those who have no traveling plans.

"Vacations are linked to a number of positive feelings." said Jeroen Nawijn from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences and his team.

The researchers have learnt how vacations impact happiness among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation.

A new research has revealed that women who have fuller and firmer lips are perceived more years younger than they actually are. As discovered by Unilever scientist David Gunn, even with a few wrinkles and some grey hair, women with a plump pout can get away with taking many years off their age.

For the sake of study, over 250 women were analyzed, including set of twins, and it was discovered that thin lips are a genetic trait instead of a result of the environment. A large variation in the thickness of lips was found among women over the age of 60.

New York, January 11 : Dutch designers have come up with a unique dress, which allows wearers to partly colour it as per their desire.

The "Color-In" dress is available in a black and white geometric pattern.

It has a box of multicoloured fabric markers that owners use to draw all over the shift.

"The concept of the dresses make it possible that the cloth is partly designed by the person who wears it, which hopefully makes them more valuable to the wearer," the New York Daily News quoted Berber Soepboer as stating on her Web site.

She added: "When clothes are cared for, people tend to wear it longer."

Christmas turned better for the John Lewis department store chain as shoppers making beelines to push seasonal sales. The group sold goods worth more than £100m during the five week festive trading period, reporting 13 per cent hike in sales compares to the corresponding period last year.

Group's sister business, Waitrose too performed well making the store to call it as best ever Christmas and clearance trading. Andy Street, Managing Director of John Lewis, expressed, "We have seen excellent sales during Christmas and Clearance."

Washington, Jan 4 : With the New Year comes new resolutions, but we often end up breaking those promises and wait for next year.

Now, G. Alan Marlatt, director of the University of Washington''s Addictive Behaviours Research Centre has offered some tips for keeping your resolutions.

1. Just make a few resolutions

Washington, Jan 2 : Are you searching for a good New Year''s resolution? Well, US website LiveScience has come up with 10 to pick from, and has also provided scientific reasons as to why you should keep them.

10 Have more sex

Besides making you go mad, sex has many apparent health benefits. Studies suggest romp can boost a person''s immune system and reduce stress.

9 Brush and floss

The plus point of good dental care: reduced tartar and plaque, fewer cavities, and avoidance of gingivitis.

8 Use the sun sensibly

Although the sun provides vitamin D, more than enough sunshine may raise cancer risks.

7 Drink less

Washington, Dec 23 : A new study has shown that teenagers who listen to music that contains references to marijuana are more likely to use the drug.

The survey involving 959 ninth-graders showed that students who listen to music with the most references to marijuana are almost twice as likely to have used the drug than their peers.

"Interestingly, we also found that exposure to marijuana in music was not associated with other high-risk behaviours, such as excessive alcohol consumption,” said Dr Brian Primack, lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at Pitt''s School of Medicine.

“This suggests that there is a real link between the marijuana lyrics and marijuana use," Primack added.

London, Dec 19 : Britons are expected to spend 4billion pounds this weekend shopping for last-minute Christmas presents.

Traders reckon today will be the busiest shopping day of the year on the High Street.

“This is the most important weekend of the year. We’re expecting a total of 4bn pounds to be spent, with shoppers splashing out more than 2bn pounds of that today,” the Daily Star quoted a spokesman for the British Retail Consortium as saying.

The top gifts for children will be Transformers, Power Rangers and Peppa Pig toys, and other favourites will be the Slanket, which is a cross between a sleeping bag and a blanket, iPods, perfume, lingerie and 18-year-old Joe McElderry’s X Factor single.

New Delhi, Dec 19 - Fashion evolves every season. The year 2009 offered a melange of casuals and formals for that killer look, be it checkered shorts and Jodhpurs or velvet jackets and high waist skirts. IANS takes a peek at the Top 10 trends:

1. Checkered shorts: If you thought hot pants made a statement this season, think again! Knee-length checkered shorts - the kind Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif wore in the hit film "New York" - was the most common casual wear that young girls flaunted, especially the collegegoing gang.

Washington, Dec 19 : Emotionally mature students may get more positive benefits from sex than their less-mature counterparts, says a new study.

In the study on emotional experiences and sexual behaviours, which included oral and penetrative intercourse, University of Alberta researcher and doctoral student Andrea Dalton and her supervisor Nancy Galambos surveyed first-year students over an eight-month period and found that maturity has an influence on the emotions connected with sexual experience.

Washington, Dec 17 : Partners who support each other''s ideal selves go on to have a wonderful relationship together, reveals a new study.

The researchers have dubbed it the ''Michelangelo phenomena''.

Just as the sculptor chisels, carves and polishes away flaws in the stone to reveal the ideal form, skillful partners support their loved ones'' dreams, aspirations and the traits they hope to develop.

The research team studied how people grow toward their ideal selves over time as a result of how their partners treat them.