Grey formal suits were the order of the day at the Gucci show at Milan Fashion Week. A nocturnal symphony glorified by rock mantic accents, it showcased black tuxedos, black ties and shirts with horizontal pleats on the plastron, in dusty shades for a damned poet look. It also unveiled prominent lapels, with eye-catching edges that contrast materials and the dramatic tuxedo overcoats along with a tricotine Astrakhan sweater, for a new dandy vanity.

This New Dandy collection has double-breasted coat and trench in crocodile and ostrich, soft mohair sweaters, tailored suits, subtle biker touches, rock ’n roll furs. Its hypnotic, intellectual palette consists of luxurious shades, with nuances of pearl and earth that unabashedly plays with elegance and gives you the look that every other man would envy.

Speaking on the occasion, Gucci’s Creative Director Frida Giannini said “The year 2011 marks our 90th anniversary, I have explored Gucci’s codes from many perspectives reintroducing elements from the DNA with the 70s and the spirit of dressing iconic men as a reference."

To add glamour to the whole attire, Gucci also showcased its accessories collection for today’s fashion conscious men. A must have among the accessories is Gucci men's Bamboo bag in a travel size, with a blackened handle. It also has a brief-bag, which can easily be folded like a newspaper. Each of its products has initials of the founding father, Guccio Gucci, appearing in golden colour and are easily available at all leading stores of Gucci.

Sports attire is no more just a pair of track suits; there are different kinds of outfits that are being designed for the sports related people keeping in mind their needs. To fulfil the fashionable desires of the sports people, clothing manufacturer’s reliance brands have joined hands with one of the most sought sports lifestyle brands Quicksilver and Roxy to cater the fashion statement and needs of sporty people.

Reliance Brands Ltd, a subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has signed an exclusive long-term licensing agreement with ‘Quiksilver Holding’, a fully owned subsidiary of Quiksilver Inc- the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company- to launch its core brands ‘Quiksilver’ and ‘Roxy’ in the Indian sub-continent. Quiksilver Holding designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products. The company’s products are some of the most sought after brands in the global market today.

These brands are almost synonymous board-riding culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding; an adventure sports segment that is currently quite untapped in Indian subcontinent. What’s more is that they stand for creativity, confidence, progressiveness and adventure; qualities that imbibe a sweet spot within this target group.

In the hectic life of today, stress and pain go hand in hand. However there are many solutions to relax and rejuvenate and pamper yourself. To release that stress and tension in this hot summer, one of the finest hospitality groups in India, Jaypee group has announced an exclusive Spa Package designed at Tamaya, Jaypee Vasant Continental and Jaypee Siddharth, in capital for women to make them look special.

Create a style statement in this summer with drapes from W, the leading contemporary women’s wear brand. The fashionable stoles from W, is all set to add the oomph factor to your summer dresses. Be it Indian, or western, one can easily carry off these elegant and stylish stoles and be a trend setter in this season. W offers a wide assortment of exquisite quality and attractive stoles.

W the women wear brand mirrors the new age Indian woman. With a unique design sensibility it transformed the Indian Salwar-Kameez into its chic & urbane - yet comfortable form. The brand true to its promise of being fashionable comes with 5 fresh collections in a year, providing an array of exciting fusion wear. W offers fashion leadership in the segment through a signature ‘Fusion’ design language which reflects an Indian essence imbued with modernity. Innovation as a value is embraced and cherished by the brand and lies at the heart of every W creation. W innovates and leads the evolving fashion needs of the contemporary Indian woman by offering her a wardrobe solution for her different moods. At W – it is a whole new world where you make your own fashion statement.

For this summer season the brand has come out with new stylish kind of stoles to add glamour to the Indian women attire. These are easily available at an affordable price range starting from Rs. 599 to Rs. 1299 at all leading stores of W. So get ready to be stylish!

Known for its great taste and ambience, the North Indian specialty restaurant- “Earthen Oven” now opens at Gurgaon. One of the most popular brands of Fortune hotels, located at Sohna Road, this restaurant serves the delectable North Frontier cuisines that will tickle your taste buds.

The delightful menu of the food joint gives you a well balanced combination of vegetarian and non-vegetarian selection of an array of starters and assortment of tandoori breads and biryanis with mouth watering medley of traditional and contemporary desserts.The concept of a variety of hand-picked kebabs cooked on charcoal in front of the guest in a glass enclosure makes dining at the Earthen Oven an entirely unique experience.

Talking to us about the USP of the place, the general manager, Fortune Select Excalibur, Mr. Sandeep Joshi said “At Earthen Oven, we offer a blend of wide range of North Frontier Cuisine and theatrical experience with an interactive atmosphere. Earthen Oven is a perfect place for Tandoori food lovers,”

No doubt, that mouth watering food, exotic drinks, good taste and great ambience forms a great restaurant. But what when it becomes a place to enjoy your sporting activities? Felicitated by the coveted Times Award for The Best Bar in Noida, The Sports Bar is the perfect place for food and game lovers.

Located in the heart of Noida, the Sports bar a part of Galaxy entertainment corporation Ltd. is a stunning restaurant that offers the best mouth watering world cuisine in its stadium section with an added benefit of viewing live sports on a mega 47’ wide screen, multiple plasmas and state of the art sound systems.

Call it a stress buster, or a mood rejuvenator, when you get to have all the fun and frolic along with the tasty food and drinks at one place, you feel a heaven like treatment.

In one of a kind of exhibition organized by Artspeaks India in capital, Delhities witnessed a spectacular collection of art forms that represented history, mythology through intriguing tapestry of images. Inaugurated by noted film and stage personality Shushma Seth, the show was attended by artist like Anjanna Kuthilala, designer Preeti Ghai, curator Himanshu Verma, Bhava Minocha and many more.

The works of the artists like Alexis Kersey, Bibhu Patnaik, Biplab Muzibar Rahman, Dileep Sharma, Durga Kainthola demonstrated the paintings and sculptors of noted icons from classical times and modern day legends, personalities from the fields of films, sports and politics to permeate the public consciousness in numerous ways.

One can easily notice the images of religious and cultural icons, elements from mythology and symbols and motifs from popular culture amalgamated together in the images to create narratives that seemed to blend the traditional outlook of the art form with contemporary.

In a glitterati ceremony, designer duo Praveen and Pradeep Goel unveiled their fusion line jewellery collection for the modern urban woman at Hotel Hyatt Regency, in New Delhi. The magnificent designs showcased a beautiful amalgamation of Indian Jewellery Art with Western Designs & Techniques.

 The duo introduced an eclectic mix of patterns, designs and art forms to create a magnificent fusion line, keeping in mind the taste of modern urban women. The creative collection has contemporary designs in diamonds fused with rajasthani enamel work in colours like green, blue and red.

Emphasizing the beauty of their designs, designer Praveen Goel and Pradeep said “To create a fusion line, we have created a dull Gold traditional Jewellery set which has been given a contemporary look by adding flower & leaf motifs in multi-coloured enamel work along with that there is a diamond pendant set which has a green enameled work string done in white gold,” the Fusion collection has been crafted especially for the Urban Women who likes to match her jewellery with her attire. The sets in Dull Gold and diamonds in white gold as well as Sleek & Stylish Diamond Pendant perfectly suit the taste of today’s women.

One can easily notice, the place glittering with their mesmerizing designs hogging the limelight. Their exclusive collection is available at their design studio in Capital at Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers, Karol Bagh.