Archives: '12 Issue 05

Japanese modern cuisine is fast becoming a favourite the world over, with its light flavours and fresh ingredients. Madhu Jain enjoys an inspired repast at Megu at The Leela Palace Kempinski in Delhi and thereby tells a culinary tale

Sheetal Munshaw indulges in some wine tasting around the city-state of Singapore and meanders her way through wine lists that keep her happily content

From glitzy malls to vintage shops and trendy boutiques to traditional stores, Hong Kong is a paradisiacal shopping magnet. Follow Verve’s trail of top shops for a rejuvenating retail experience in the pulsating Chinese city-state...

A pair of red soles can cure anything! Christian Louboutin knows what women want and has been delivering exactly that for two decades. Celebrations for completing 20 in shoe-biz are still on. A book launch, a new men’s range, the addition of a line of bags, multiple new stores in Asia and the creative direction of a cabaret called Feu at Paris’ famous The Crazy Horse have all been part of an action-packed year. Verve meets the re-inventor of the stiletto during his India tour and discovers that his energy levels are as high as his heels

Haute shopping. Street fashion. Unique flavours. Lucerne, Barcelona and New York have their own spectrum of experiences that make them attractive to globe-trotters. Three Verve photographers share their own take on these cities and their charm quotient....

Karisma Kapoor just cannot escape the ‘fashion icon’ label. Having given the silver screen a miss these past six years in order to spend time with her family, she remains in the public eye as she continues to make those classic style statements that are very much her own. A far cry from Bollywood bling and glitter, she creates a sharply-cut, almost monochromatic sartorial world for herself. Will her upcoming film, Dangerous Ishq make yet another statement, asks Verve

Installation artist Markus Heinsdorff has realised that fabric can be used for so much more than garments. One of them being buildings. On his recent trip to India, he informs Verve that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be able to change the structure of homes with the changing seasons!

Jewellery designers, both Kaabia and Sasha Grewal are bohemian and quirky just like their avant-garde designs

Model, actor and now an entrepreneur, Dipannita Sharma gets chatty with Verve about being a small town girl who made it big, clearly on her own terms

Make-up artist Sonam Chandna likes to play with tones and palettes most women are too shy to face