Waste of resources is a mortal sin. ~ Ingvar Kamprad The brand I am writing about is known for its innovative and stylishly designed flat pack furniture. Yes it is IKEA, the largest furniture retail chain with more than 300 stores globally.
By Somali K Chakrabarti Nature has always been a source of wonder and woe, prospect and peril, delight and danger. ~ Voice of Nature Do you remember the fables in which the trees, animals and birds talk among themselves, and also mingle with humans as if they were living in a seamless world? I am talking… Read More Voice of Nature- Dream of harmony between humans and nature
‘Wear them ever, wash them never,’ is the adage that goes with Jeans. Now, if you are a mom, I can imagine you have already wrinkled your nose, but hold on! The post is not to tell you why not to wash your Jeans, but to tell you the story of how Jeans, quintessentially a young thing,… Read More Brand Story of Levi’s – The Authentic Denim
By Somali K Chakrabarti Taking the time out for a vacation during summers is a routine with most families, and ours is no exception. At the end of May, to seek respite from the scorching summer heat of Mumbai, we had decided to go to the hill district of Coorg via Mangalore. I have, since been contemplating to… Read More Coorg – The scenic hill district of Karnataka.
Crystals give a woman the feeling of wearing diamonds without paying the price of diamond. ~Daniel Swarovski Yes, you guessed it right. The brand that I am writing about here is Swarovski – the name that is linked to the brilliance of cut crystals and fashion jewellery.
By Somali K Chakrabarti The Extra Tomato ‘Sitabai’, a vegetable seller was a regular at our house in Mumbai. Every morning at around 11 AM, she would come, carrying over her head, her basket of fresh vegetables. She went from door to door selling vegetables in all buildings in our housing society. Sitabai never budged on prices, so… Read More A Little Extra that we Indians love
Some women are fastidious about their appearance and some are casual, but there is hardly any woman in the world who doesn’t want to look good. But why single out women? Any person, a man or a woman, feels good and comes across as more confident when he/she has a well-groomed look. Complexion is the most noticeable… Read More Come Closer to Radiant Skin in a Natural Way
By Somali K Chakrabarti Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ~ Rabindranath Tagore [Tweet this]
Moving on from ethnic Indian apparel in my last post, in this post I will write about a western wear brand – Marks & Spencer – one of the best known brands of the British high street available in more than 50 countries including India. With changes in lifestyle, as more and more women in urban… Read More Brand Story of Marks and Spencer
By Somali K Chakrabarti The echo mocks her origin To prove she is the original. ~ Rabindranath Tagore [Tweet this]
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