A safe sex message Mar 7, 2009
"If the trucker doesn't want to use a condom and they insist, we won't do it," she told AFP, adjusting her salmon pink sari. "Even if we lose a client we will still have our health.". (iAfrica.com)
Balenciaga: Soft and silvery Mar 6, 2009
re said backstage at the Crillon hotel - his first show outside the Balenciaga studio - that he had melded the influence of a visit to the Rajesthan region of India with a study of sari influences in the archives of Cristobal Balenciaga. You couldn't say that the collection fell flat - not least because those swathes of fabric swirled around the contours of the body. (International Herald Tribune)
Gul in a condom ad? Feb 28, 2009
Sexy sari clad babes. Celeb daughters are potential stars. (India Times, India)
Dream goes on for `Slumdog' love interest Feb 25, 2009
It's quite an entourage for the sleepy suburb of Artesia, home to Little India, where mom-and-pop restaurants mingle with sari shops, and the smell of curry floats out of open doors ... ("One of my favorite songs is track 6.") Then Pinto and company are back in the car headed for Sona Chaandi, the mother of all sari shops that caters to Gwen Stefani and other celeb Indo-philes ... Inside, room after room is filled with saris, which run up to $995, as well as traditional Indian pants, tunic and... (AZCentral -- Style)
Freida couldn't carry off a Galliano gown Feb 24, 2009
Why Freida couldn't carry off a John Galliano gown. -Stories-Specials-Lifestyle-The Times of India. (India Times, India)
Recession eclipsed on red carpet Feb 24, 2009
I liked the way the shape echoed a sari, but somehow it aged her, especially with her hair up. It's been fun to watch Mickey Rourke do the red carpet rounds because he actually takes risks, unlike so many stars. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Red carpet glamour rules the night Feb 24, 2009
I liked the way the shape echoed that of a sari, but somehow it aged her, especially with her hair up. Red dresses, the surest way to va-va-voom glamour, were also popular -- Adams in red Carolina Herrera with a sculptural pleated bodice and Heidi Klum in a red silk taffeta RM by Roland Mouret gown, slit high. (Los Angeles Times)
Bollywood fashion check Feb 22, 2009
Surprisingly, Shilpa who is usually seen wearing red glamorous evening gowns for events; takes a break here and tries a white sari. As always, she looks stunning. (India Times, India)
Will the Joker have the last laugh at Oscars? Feb 21, 2009
Im sorry I want to write sari I don't care how many awards its won already, I cannot believe that the Mumbai-set Slumgdog Millionaire is going to win here. If for no other reason than Button received three more nominations than Slumdog. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
A pink-frock search for a red-letter day Feb 21, 2009
No, she would not wear a sari, the eight-year-old said with a giggle and quick shake of her head, dismissing the traditional dress of Indian women. Wearing an outfit bought for her trip to Los Angeles, Rubina Ali gets her hair brushed by her aunt, Dilshad Khan, in Mumbai Friday. (Globe and Mail)
S E Asia Tour in a Nutshell? - Holi... Feb 18, 2009
Spread out along a busy river where bum boats offer tours, this city is a curious blend of old and new - modern skyscrapers of gleaming glass and steel rub shoulders with colourful Chinese shop houses, Chinatown markets and the sari stalls of Little India ... Little India has all things Indians, especially saris and jewellery. (Suite101.com)
`Slumdog Millionaire' kid stars face uphill battle Feb 18, 2009
Azhar's mom, wrapped in the sparkly pink sari she wore to the movie opening, wonders where all the money the filmmakers promised is. "I don't know if I should go ask them if money is coming in," she said. (FOX 11, AZ)
At Fashion Week, a flair for the frugal Feb 17, 2009
New York-based Sari Sloane, vice president of fashion merchandising for Intermix, said the boutique chain will continue to carry clothing at its current price range, but she's seeking out unique pieces to lure shoppers. Monahan echoed that sentiment, saying that she's pressing designers to create fashions in one-of-a-kind fabrics and colors for her stores. (Boston Globe)
Colleges join hands in U.S.-Palestinian venture Feb 16, 2009
Both groups view this as a cultural adventure that owes much to its two biggest proponents: Sari Nusseibeh, president of Al Quds and a philosopher trained at Harvard and Oxford, who has been pushing to open his institution to outside influences; and Leon Botstein, president of Bard, a polymath whose college has set up special high schools in New York City, humanities classes for the homeless around the United States, and joint programs in Russia and South Africa. "For us, this is what the... (International Herald Tribune)
Afghan TV Stations Find Censorship Line Is Blurry Feb 15, 2009
Uncovered knees and low necklines are off limits, along with the nape of the neck, the upper back, the sliver of stomach left exposed by an Indian sari, teens dancing together in a disco and a kiss on the cheek. References to religions other than Islam are blotted out. (CBS News -- World)
Oxford Resident Winner of AARP Model Search Feb 12, 2009
When his wife, Sari, told him last fall that he had won a contest sponsored by AARP, which included a free trip to Minneapolis for a mid-life makeover, his first reaction was disbelief. It took Sari, who had entered him into the contest by submitting a photo and brief essay, a little time to convince him that he had, in fact, been selected one of ten winning models in the "2009 Faces of 50+ Real People Model Search.". (Voices, CT)
Opinion: Charms way to win Feb 11, 2009
And it seems that Best in Show judge Sari Brewster Tietjen shared his sentiments when she made him her choice, also admitting that her decision was a very last minute one. He represents a breed that is hard to find. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Spaniel Is Top Dog At Westminster Feb 11, 2009
A nearly full crowd at Madison Square Garden cheered loudly when judge Sari Tietjen pointed to the new champion. Perhaps the fans knew Stump's backstory - he almost died in 2004 from a medical condition, saved by the vets at Texas A> "It was miraculous," expert handler Scott Sommer said. (CBS News)
Best in show Feb 11, 2009
Judge Sari Brewster Tietjen said she made her decision at the last minute. "I didn't know who he was or how old he was," Tietjen said. (International Herald Tribune)
Dogs take all avenues to reach Westminster show Feb 10, 2009
The best sporting, toy and working dogs will be chosen Tuesday night, ahead of judge Sari Tietjen pointing to her choice for America's top dog. There are 170 breeds and varieties at this 133rd edition of Westminster, with a perky Brussels griffon and a monkey-faced affenpinscher among the favorites. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The Big Apple goes to the dogs Feb 7, 2009
The reception (10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) offers dog lovers the rare opportunity to meet WKC group judges and hear Best-In-Show judge Sari Brewster Tietjen discuss how she selected Americas top dog. For reservations and additional information, visit , call 212-465-3184 or e-mail. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A trip to remember Mar 23, 2008
Under the sari a blouse, like a halter top, is worn and a matching under skit made of thicker, solid material. The saree is wrapped around this skirt and then tucked and pinned to it to hold it all together. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
There are no global Indian fashion brands Mar 20, 2008
Global fashion is more than a new way to wear a sari, short kurtis with ostrich feathers and ecru bandgallas with swaroski crystal. Even the most diehard global Indian will only wear these to fat Indian weddings or fatter Diwali parties. (India Times)
The rise & fall Mar 18, 2008
While Bipasha Basu stumbled in a Gauri Nainika gown and Minissha Lamba stumbled in a sari, a model actually took a fall at the Charu Parashar show when her shoe got caught in her dress. At Rajesh Prataps show models stumbled and then stumbled some more largely owing to ill-fitted shoes. (Daily News & Analysis)
I dont want to be typecast: Ila Arun Mar 17, 2008
I hope the directors from Bengal are listening because I would like to get into a sari and do mashima-pishima roles too. So, whats next. (Times of India)
It's a man's world in the makeup arts Mar 2, 2008
The client wanted a heavy composition, while I was thinking light," he said with a sour grin. Philips Kwok is one of scores of male makeup artists in Jakarta. Today and probably since years ago, it is no longer surprising to see a man holding a brush in one hand -- sequencing the right combination of color off of his palette -- and putting on fake lashes with another. In fact, in Indonesia, it is just what people expect when they walk into a beauty salon. And that is why it is very hard to tell... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Kraton's reminder of bygone splendors Feb 22, 2008
In some ways, one of the saddest and eeriest of Yogyakarta's sites of interest is the Water Castle, or Taman Sari. Taman Sari translates as "fragrant garden". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
24 hours in Amsterdam's historic center Feb 19, 2008
From jam spoons and silk sari tablecloths to colorful market bags and disposable place mats with maps of cities around the world, there are enough gadgets there to help inspire your next dinner party. Shopping often provokes hunger, so for a quick sandwich on freshly baked bread, stop in at Bertram & Brood (Reestraat 15; 31-20-423-1963). (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Letter from India Feb 16, 2008
India's newest talk show host, billed as the local answer to Oprah Winfrey, hitched up her sari and looked for her stylist's approval ... "The sari is the most flattering garment. It disguises manly shoulders, takes attention away from a masculine neck," he added, as the final touches to makeup were made in the studio dressing room, minutes before cameras started rolling on the first session ... A complex procedure even for experienced hands, sari tying is a particularly fraught process for... (International Herald Tribune)
“Seductive” star to lend “cognac-smooth voice” to hits from opera and Broadway Feb 13, 2008
After all, he and his two co-stars Sari Gruber and Wesley Rogers--will be focusing on singing, rather than acting for the Love ... Smith, who hails from White Plains, N.Y., started his musical career with the cello and he'll accompany his co-star Sari Gruber on it Saturday and Sunday ... Smith will be joined by internationally renowned New York City Opera Soprano Sari Gruber, who has been described as nothing short of sensational and a creature of the stage, by Opera Magazine. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Sekayu school raises national education bar Feb 10, 2008
Septina Sinta Sari, 23, from Surakarta, Central Java, was only eager to work a long way from home as a contractual English teacher at SMA 2 Sekayu, the leading state senior high school in the capital of Musi Banyuasin regency. Her wish came true after dozens of candidates were eliminated during the selection process from the Sebelas Maret University in Surakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Doctor behind South Beach Diet revamps his life, series Jan 30, 2008
He adds: Then Sari (his wife) tells me that if I don t take off those pounds, I ll only be able to promote my book on the radio. His new book, The South Beach Heart Health Revolution (St. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Could the 'Nano' launch a revolution on India's roads? Jan 18, 2008
As Tata's chairman, Ratan Tata, pointed out while unveiling the Nano, it is a ubiquitous sight: a young child standing in the footwell holding the handlebars, a father driving, and a mother behind (riding sidesaddle in her flowing sari, of course), holding an infant. By this measure, the Nano could be a quantum leap forward in safety and reliability. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
In Milan: Finger-friendly clothes Jan 16, 2008
But when the double layers of a jacket were draped like a sari or a vest and a coat broke out in a leopard print, it all looked like a Saint Martins College of Art project - albeit done with consummate skill, imagination and taste. Stand-out pieces appeared when the trail went up to the Himalayas, inspiring yeti-thick coats and vests. (International Herald Tribune)
27 Dresses an unflattering comedy Jan 16, 2008
Jane (Katherine Heigl), wearing a Sari bridesmaid dress, beams at a Hindi-Jewish wedding in "27 Dresses". Twentieth Century Fox. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Kenapa Leonardo?' offers actors emotional field day Jan 15, 2008
Mrs. Risah, one of the patients, who is played by the hilarious Sari Madjid, tends to remain silent. When she speaks, she tells funny stories, but nobody ever laughs at her. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Baby robot that can walk, talk and feel Jan 12, 2008
During her visit to India this week, the former Prime Minister's wife slimline figure was clearly evident through her chiffon sari. It's a classic tale of revenge - how a woman seduced, then spurned, by one of Britain's leading composers humiliated him in an internet sting. (Yahoo News -- Robots and Robotics)
Guiding the modern girl Jan 9, 2008
With sari-tying, laser tag and facials ... She's hoping to squeeze in an evening of learning to tie a sari, too ... The book, like its bestselling companion, The Dangerous Book for Boys, is a compendium of traditional and decidedly low-tech games and pursuits, such as tag and sari-tying, that evoke an era before video games and celebrity gossip magazines. (Globe and Mail)
Arts Council undergoes modernizing renovations Jan 7, 2008
On a typical working day, actress Sari Sabda Bakti, who's in charge of financial matters, can see chairman Marco Kusumawijaya through the separating glass. "There can be no hanky panky around here," Marco told The Jakarta Post. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Rupee madness and modern maharajahs Jan 4, 2008
At her wedding in 1942, Indira Gandhi, daughter of Nehru and later India's prime minister, wore a khadi sari made of yarn her father wove while in prison during the freedom struggle. The "jewelry" she wore at her wedding was made of flowers strung together by the family gardener. (Asia Times Online)
I don't even dye my hair: Shabana Azmi Jan 3, 2008
All you could do was hold a thali in a white sari. "There was a point in my life when I was deeply shocked I couldn't be a mother because I took it for granted that everything normal would happen to me. But that period quickly vanished.". (Hindustan Times)
We used to dominate SEA Games Dec 17, 2007
" Ade Surapriatna , speaker at the Jakarta City Council: Having Indonesia finish behind other Southeast Asian countries (at sporting events) is unacceptable. We are a bigger country than most in the region and have better human resources. We have the opportunity to nurture good athletes to excel in sports. A lack of infrastructure in the country is a major constraint to the development of athletes. It is hard to find sporting facilities in Jakarta or anywhere else in the country. The central and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Sudan's sex and beauty secret Dec 11, 2007
Ahmed Zaki Yussef chops and sells wood 12 hours a day, seven days a week, sitting in the shade next to a busy road in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, where women in colourful saris step out of jeeps to haggle over the firewood ... Zainab, married to a retired ambassador and dressed in traditional Sudanese sari, steers clear of the practice, for example, when she leaves her smart suburban villa for her job in architecture. (iAfrica.com)
Jungle school pushes danger message on mercury Dec 9, 2007
" The school walls are cluttered with posters produced by the students giving chapter and verse on the dangers of mercury. And as locals are free to come and go, the students' message about the hazards is becoming widely known. Using resources provided by the Global Mercury Project, funded by the World Health Organization and relevant United Nations agencies, the students have learned that mercury used in mining is a problem with no easy solution. The miners are poor and although they eventually... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A hug from Amma Dec 7, 2007
" Whatever the words, they have a power. She kisses my forehead and cheek, and finally we part. She lifts up my hands and kisses them, and that for some reason makes my heart leap. There are beaming smiles all round. I thank her and to my surprise, as I stand, I'm a little wobbly on my feet. Amma, incidentally, means mother. On the way home, I call mine. Amma is appearing at Alexandra Palace until Friday, 7 December. Sessions begin at 1000 and 1900 GMT. Add your comments on this story, using the... (BBC News -- UK)
Disorder in "The New Girl Order" Dec 3, 2007
The single young woman in New Delhi has replaced her graceful sari, bare midriff and decolletage with slim-fitting jeans or a chic short skirt ... The single young woman in New Delhi has replaced her graceful sari, bare midriff and decolletage with slim-fitting jeans or a chic short skirt. (Townhall.com)
Queens shopping districts Nov 30, 2007
Unique Stores: India Sari Palace, Karishma Fashions, Bang Bang boutique, Inner Peace home accessories store, Rudy Volcano South American hats, gifts and decorations. Chain Stores: KB Toys, F.Y.E. Music and Movies, Foot Locker, GameStop, Payless Shoe Source. (Forest Hills Ledger, NY)
Indian women say no to layering! Nov 22, 2007
What else is a sari for heaven's sake ... What else is a sari for heaven's sake. (India Times)
Why do we run? Scenes from a forest Nov 19, 2007
Oranges like a Halloween pumpkin or a Burmese monk's robes; yellows like honey mustard or a sari I once saw on a woman in Kuala Lumpur. I take a quick left up the hill, using thick tree roots like a spiral staircase. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Karkar: Deadly Dance for Peace Nov 16, 2007
However, irrespective of the difficulties, many Palestinians would be wondering just how Palestinian academic Sari Nusseibeh arrived at the conclusion that they would be prepared to forgo that inalienable right in return for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders, including east Jerusalem and the Old City. 20] That concession might benefit some Palestinians - and even that is questionable - but it would certainly be at the irreversible expense of the 4 million... (Zmag.org)
Tannishtha Chatterjee on Brick Lane Nov 16, 2007
By that time I'd read the whole script and the next time I went I wore a sari, I tied my hair, I had kohl in my eyes, so I looked 'Nazneen. " Despite having made films in France and Germany and having visited England in the past, the Delhi-raised Chatterjee had no previous experience of the area of East London where both book and film are set. Page 1 of 3 Feature by More from Leigh Singer: Full Review: DVD Review: Feature - Cinema and DVD: Full Review: Full Review: Search this site Cinema Search... (Channel 4 News)
Intel engineer follows space craft dreams Nov 1, 2007
Initially, Jarvis considered competing for the $10 million Ana sari X Prize that was won by aerospace designer Burt Rotan. Jarvis did not to enter the competition but he is not alone in trying to commercialize private suborbital space flight for civilians. (AZCentral -- Business)
Fashion with a conscience Oct 25, 2007
Mark Osborn, a founding member, says: "Consumers need to understand the links between how their clothes are made and how the workers are treated." To promote solidarity and understanding they have funded worker activists such as Dita Sari from Indonesia to travel to the UK and meet consumers and campaigners. However, No Sweat's campaigns are not solely linked to exploitation in factories abroad. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
'The Comebacks' has a way with clichs Oct 20, 2007
(The first of his many rousing speeches involves getting off the dean's list: "I want academic probation . . . I want felonies and lawsuits!") The team's kicker is an Indian soccer beauty who punts in her sari. The team mascot - a tubby, mentally challenged black kid - is a joke on that "feel-good" Cuba Gooding Jr. movie "Radio." In "The Comebacks," his name is iPod. (Boston Globe)
Paris, Milan, Mica Lane Oct 19, 2007
Sari Brown, owner of Lux Couture which sells purses and hand bags for thousands of dollars, stops for a photo in her showroom on Thursday afternoon, October 11, 2007 ... Sari Brown, 51, started LuxCouture two years ago, when her youngest son was getting ready to go off to college. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Haunted by the hurt, memories and loss Oct 14, 2007
"I still remember being in the Sari nightclub that night, when the bomb went off I sometimes still wonder why I got out." ... He left the Sari Club moments before an explosion killed six of his team members. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Road to recoveryFive years on, Bali residents reflect on their "ground zero" Oct 13, 2007
This is where Iluh Januarini lives, surrounded by photographs of her father - a taxi driver, blown up by a truck bomb outside the Sari nightclub in Bali's Kuta tourist district five years ago ... All of them are remembered on a monument close to where the attacks took place, but the site of the Sari Club - known locally as "ground zero" - remains an empty plot of land, neglected and overgrown ... "The empty Sari Club site lets the wounds remain wounds," he said as we walked back along the beach.... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The man who made comedy funny Oct 7, 2007
"I have completed Kanjivaram , a film on the lives of the sari weavers of Tamil Nadu, and at the cost of sounding immodest, I must say it is my best work. The high I experienced was better than the high after my Malayalam film Chithram (1988) ran for 367 days at a stretch.". No stranger to success or failure, both of which have stamped his long career, the film-maker says that he is a seasoned man today. (India Times, India)
Weak Dollar Hurts Paris Fashion Oct 7, 2007
Hermes, the purveyor of luxury handbags and silk scarves, cannily eyed the fast-growing Indian market with a sumptuous collection of maharajah suits and flowing sari dresses. Didier Grumbach, head of French fashion's governing body, said Paris could withstand fluctuations in the dollar because it showed only designers at the top of the luxury scale. (Time.com)
Nellie McKay is a witty, whimsical charmer at the Paradise Oct 4, 2007
She charmed with the literate, whip-smart pop gems "Ding Dong," "David," and "There You Are in Me," and provoked with mannered, insurgent rockers like "The Down Low" and "Happy Flower." She tumbled headlong through a bluesy ditty about salvation through canine devotion ("The Dog Song") and programmed a scathingly satirical feminist mini-set ("Sari" and "Mother of Pearl"). Between songs, McKay muttered and rifled through her sheet music, and during songs she inserted left-field comic interludes. (Boston Globe)
Clintons to attend Ritu Kumars show in NY Sep 24, 2007
The finale will consist of work researched from the handwoven brocades of Benaras, contemporised to add the touch of dash to the eternal sari. report continued below. (Daily News & Analysis)
Sameera bowls over Shakira! Sep 16, 2007
Dressed in a flaming red sari designed by Neeta Lulla Reddy drew a lot of attention including that of Shakira. The two got to talking. (SantaBanta.com)
Sameera gets close to Clooney! Sep 12, 2007
I guess someone mentioned my name to him when I walked in, dressed in a sari at my traditional best so presumably, he was sure I was the same Indian actress he had just seen. It felt like eternity, and I was speechless. (India Times, India)
West Lampung livelihoods benefit from agroforestry Sep 10, 2007
One evening at the end of July, about 10 people from Sumberjaya district arrived at a modest wooden house in Simpang Sari village, West Lampung ... "The long-term license is one proof. Warem Tahu is effective in its advocacy for being close to farmers and cooperating with regional officials. Farmers are not necessarily always opposed to the government," Rama said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The Company of Women Aug 25, 2007
Rehman dazzled in an elegant black sari and ivory-coloured pearls, while Aman and Tagore looked suitably gorgeous as they chit-chatted around. Tagore, who wrote the foreword of the book, made no bones about her disillusionment with Bollywood. (Expressindia.com)
