Aangas's Blog – June 2015 Archive (8)

Some claim that you don't see a person's true colors until you start planning your wedding. Most of the time dealing with all of the personalities is much harder than dealing with the actual planning itself. For some reason, I've found that weddings have a way of turning even the most mild-mannered, normal human beings into Gary Busey.

That being said, here are three ways to be a little more 'Bride' and a little less 'Zilla.'

1. Ask and Ye Shall Receive

Wedding planning…

Her passion and quest for greener pastures landed her the opportunity to work under the guidance of fashion heavyweights Amir Adnan and Maheen Khan, who she once aspired to be like. With years of experience under her belt, she’s now ready to go solo as a designer for her eponymous label. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Sarah talks about how she set foot in the world of fashion and her latest venture.

The designer’s present fortes are prêt and couture but she also plans on designing…

A qipao, which was was once a heavy and shapeless robe Manchu ladies wore, is now popular again. A qipao is a modern figure-hugging dress Shanghai women considered a must on their wedding day. Six decades later, the dress still stands as an unspoken Chinese icon despite twists and turns.

China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, ignited public interest when she wore qipao-style dresses while accompanying her husband during state visits. The "Liyuan style," according to fashion experts, will…

How to make peace between post-graduation dueling eighth graders? In the midst of the Newport Flower Show, polo matches in Portsmouth, and mother-of-the-bride dress code at the height of the wedding season, were the best questions to Didi Lorillard at NewportManners this week.

Q. We're coming over from the South Shore to go to the Newport Flower Show this weekend and my friends and I want to know about ladies hats. Do you have the inside on the kind of hat to wear? A.W., Duxbury,…

Planning a wedding can be one of the most stressful moments in a person’s life – but agents can help simplify one aspect of the couple’s lives with this one simple piece of advice.

“In many cases, placing all insurance policies - whether for a home, a car or a boat- with one insurance company can help newlyweds simplify their insurance,” says Richard W. Lavey, president, personal lines and chief marketing officer at The Hanover, “and may save money through multi-policy…

If you ask Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about the state of religious freedom in America, you are likely to get an earful on how Christians in this country are being forced to live through some terrible era of religious persecution.

Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition summit in Iowa, Cruz told his audiencethat “There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage,” and that there is “no room for Christians…

Port-au-Prince: Diameter, width, thickness – nothing is left to chance as Brazilian jewelry designer Ana Suassuna trains Haitian artisans how to shape cow horns into fashionable bracelets.

As sanders whir in the background, Suassuna surveys the work being done in a small studio in the heart of bustling Port-au-Prince.

“They know better than me how to work with horn,” she said.

“But I try to teach them how to be more precise with dimensions and finishing touches,” she…

Online grocery store Zopnow, which sources items from hypermarkets HyperCity and More, instead of maintaining warehouses, is planning to diversify into the high-margin fashion and lifestyle space through similar tie-ups with a number of retailers and brands by December.

Through its tie-up with HyperCity, promoted by K. Raheja Corp., Zopnow has gained access to the inventory of K. Raheja Corp’s other businesses such as Shoppers Stop and bookstore chain Crossword, said Zopnow chief…