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Galliano does it again



Last week I was in Paris to attend the Dior Couture show at the Paris Couture Week. After being heard so much about the brand and its legendary designer John Galliano, I realized that it will be quite an experience being at his Spring/Summer ’11 presentation.

The surprise element however was not the show alone… a day prior to the show I walked into my hotel room to find a heavy bunch of flowers with a sealed envelope attached to it. I wasn’t quite sure as to who could have possibly sent them to me as not too many that I know were aware of the fact that I was in Paris…

It was from John Galliano. I was pleasantly surprised as I read the hand written note saying, “Dear Nair, welcome to Paris…” I realized then that the designer has his way of doing things stylishly… even before his creations hit the fashion runway.

While the stylish crowd waited outside patiently holding umbrellas in the mild drizzle, I saw the President of Chambre Syndicale de la Couture and my long time friend Didier Grumbach walking in with his entourage. He saw me and asked me to walk with him. As we walked we talked about Manish Arora’s appointment as the designer for Paco Rabanne and Didier said it was a good thing to happen for Manish.

By the time we walked inside the venue, the long hall was packed with people. The show started 3 pm on the dot… watching his show is an experience… Galliano’s ability to create elegance through magic, his creations as always spoke of creativity woven well with elements of drama, though I felt that the theatrics that the designer is well known for were kept to a minimum this time. His tulle jackets, silk gowns and wool skirts with intricate embroidery and washes were all inspired by 20th century illustrator Renè Gruau.

At the Dior Homme show a couple of days’ earlier, Belgian designer Kris Van Assche came out with a collection in Cashmere in black, brown, grey and red. His collection comprised of fluid trousers and fitted jackets with ultra narrow lapels. It was different from conventional menswear that one gets to see on fashion runways and the look and feel was slim through the presentation.

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Posted by Vinod Nair on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 8:30 pm 
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  • http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Mohammad-Azeemullah.cms Mohammad Azeemullah

    Intolerance is ever growing…antithesis to democratic ideals and values!

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  • Ramesh

    The space for dissent will shrink further if BJP-RSS have their way. The record of their vahinis and senas is eloquent enough to require elaboration. Trinamool, though ideologically poles apart on one level, is the latest addition to this family

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    Anonymous Reply:
    March 3rd, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Yes, we all know BJP-RSS have all the power in this country. Poor Robert Vadra has to live under constant pressure from them…

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  • Bharat Dangi

    If governer pardons him I will sit in front of his house asking pardon for another woman who had been tried under TADA for same offence because she is common citizen.

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  • buz

    Sanjay Dutt is a thug and a terrorist. He should be punished.

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  • Yeh Hai Hindustan, Meyree Jaan

    The evidence against Narendra Modi can fill the whole library of Congress.

    But he has been overwhelmingly elected thrice by Gujarati Hindu rapists, looters and arsonists.

    And 50% Bhagwad Gita Adherents want him as the next Crime Minister of Hindu stan.

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  • sktrisal@airtelmail.in

    if the reports that he got the arms consignment unloaded in his backyard are correct and that the purpose was to use them in case of a communal strife after the bombings,i feel he has been treated with kid gloves ,he should be retried under tada and treated as any other criminal with such activity

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  • Anonymous

    This article speaks about the pathetic judiciary of India, a country that should stayed as part of Britain for the next 1000 years so that the common man in India would have had some quality of life, understood values of civilized behavior.
    Coming to this issue, Sanjay Dutt appears to be paying a price for illegally owning a fire arm. How many Indians own fire arms – including politicians, their thugs, criminals (appears most of men folks are criminals!). Just because thousands of others undergo this ordeal, it does not mean that a group of people cannot get together to take up this cause and change it a tleast for one individual.
    If it cannot, judiciary has a duty to give a similar punishment to all those who have owned/who own fire arms without a license. It can be one of the Gandhis, all the politicians of Bihar, UP, and any number of states that India has. Then, you are talking about law and its application to all regardless of class and clout. I can think of Britain where this is possible (although Tony Blair is walking absolutely free, in fact, he is the Middle East Peace Envoy!!!), US is mother of India – corrupt, ruthless, and mostly ignorant.

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  • Jamal

    I did not see Sanjay Dutt suffering for 20 years. This man was making millions making movies and enjoying himself. Nobody tortured him. He is a criminal and must go to jail

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  • sumit

    well just because he is a flim star……he cant get away with punishment……he should b punished without any further delay….

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  • the truth

    It is a clear evidence of unequal law in India ! Are all the Indian politicians and many others living in the country like saints !

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  • Manjeet

    How about Carceration for Killing all the Sikhs in Delhi ? Why are those Politicians walking free NO JAIL & you have the Guts to say that Justice is done.Typical Hindu Mentality !!!!!

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  • Jai-Hanuman

    If he is criminal , then half of the Indian population is criminal. Do you have enough space in the jail. You do not have enough toilets in the country, what are you talking. I do not understand, whole country is now bothered about a person, can’t say he is not guilty, who is not a criminal, whereas, actual criminals are having fun in Pak. Does India have guts to grab them. Tell everyone in the world that India is impotent, If you have no guts to punish the actual culprits, please do not make fun of such idiotic acts of SC.

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  • V.Muthuswami

    Yes it is true and it is unequal. This time even with money, he could not buy the judgement he wanted. This is bound to happen with the kind of system we have including criminal justice system. I do not buy the sentimentality behind long personal suffering (maybe in A/C room comforts) and mental torture, et al.(how many crores he made during these years? Was he mentally ill?) because many of the thousands under-trials under go the same torture inside filthy jails in this idiotic country and how many hundreds of fisherman get killed just for fishing in the imaginative international sea boundary line (they are all illetrate and their lives move from day to day) by sundakkai Sri Lanki naval monsters.

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  • Ajay Kumar Sinha

    WE INDIANS HAVE STILL A FEUDAL THINKING SO SUCH TYPE OF THING IS ALWAYS HAPPENED . WE ARE NOT DEMOCRAT IN TRUE SENSE. WE ARE CARRYING A LEGACY OF FEUDAL SYSTEM

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  • APJain

    Agreed the judicial process super slow, but the delay of 20 years cannot be attributed to the SC alone. Now since the we all know that dutt was guilty of the crime, he could have as well admitted to crime 20 years back. But he didn’t, so complaining about 20 years delay is useless.

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