D’Milikah Brazilian inspired swimwear has been exclusively selected as an elite brand presented to the top Oscar Nominees in the “Everybody Wins at the Oscars” gift bag. The unique swimwear designs and vibrant prints of Brazilian born Designer, Emily Gonzaga, will delight Oscar Nominees on their special night. D’Milikah Swimwear will be given to non-winning nominees in the five major categories. The 85th Annual Academy Awards will be held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood & Highland Center

The 48-hour all-India strike, coordinated by an umbrella of 11 central trade unions, may have belied fears that life in the State would come to a standstill. But, trade union activists say it was “successful and widely supported”, particularly in the industrial sector and among unorganised workers. The most visible face of the strike, the transport sector, had declared a 12-hour strike which saw a majority of buses across four road transport corporations going off the road. Industries across

Bismillah Towels Group, a towel manufacturer and exporter, has fooled the government and pocketed nearly Tk 21 crore of taxpayers' money in the name of incentives, revealed a Bangladesh Bank (BB) inspection. The group overpriced its exports to enjoy 10 percent cash incentives from the government. To get the benefit, Managing Director and owner of the group Khaja Soleman Anowar Chowdhury had opened two companies, Banglus Middle East in Dubai and Banglus Singapore, and showed his export de

Indonesia’s largest polyester producer, PT Asia Pacific Fibers (APF), expects business to improve slightly this year, driven by higher demand both from domestic and foreign buyers. With the expected improvement in demand, APF president director V. Ravi Shankar estimated the country’s polyester industry would grow by 7 percent in 2013. The industry would also benefit from the improved economy in China, he said. “As the situation improves there, we will see a reduction in the volume of imported

Miss Lawrence – Star on the rise, Jennifer Lawrence, appears in the new advertisements for Dior’s Miss Dior handbags. The “Hunger Games” actress has been tapped for the Paris fashion house’s spring campaign photographed by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo. Jennifer looks elegant in the minimal studio images wearing a slicked back coif and red lips. (WWD) Source: WWD

Prada Pink – Actress Anne Hathaway attended the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24th, 2013. The “Les Miserables” star wore a pink dress from Prada to Hollywood’s biggest night. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue

While Prada spring 2013 was all about floral prints, the collection took a decidedly darker turn for fall. It was about “raw elegance” and the “romance of old-fashioned glamour,” designer Miuccia Prada told WWD backstage at the show. Serving up drama and intrigue, Prada mixes materials like a pro— paring ladylike pink and blue gingham print with fur, leather and tweed to create looks that any Hitchcock heroine would love. See for yourself... Source:

Nearly 39 runway shows by more than 51 designers will be featured at the upcoming 32nd edition of Ukrainian Fashion Week, which is going to take place in the nation’s capital city of Kiev from March 6-10, 2013. Designers belonging to Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Germany will showcase their latest fall-winter 2013-2014 creations at the event. Famous Ukrainian design talents like Lilia Poustovit, Andre Tan, Svetlana Bevza and Lilia Litkovskaya are going to participate in the country’s fi

Globetrotting fashion designer Sita Murt opened the penultimate day of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid with her vividly textured line of wearable and comfortable clothes. Based on Khaki, purple, stark white and violet hues, the silk, wool, mohair and cotton mixed ensembles featured straight skirts, skinny pants, crewneck sweaters, masculine cut jerseys and back less tight fit dresses. Next in line was the Catalan label TCN, which showcased creations under its creative director Toton Com

Clothing label Ae'lkemi’s designer Alvin Fernandez took away the Most Innovative Designer award at the 17th edition of WA Fashion awards. The glitzy black-tie event, held in Western Australia’s largest city Perth, saw an impressive guest list comprised of nearly 400 people, including designers, models, stylists, bloggers and the who's who of the Australian fashion industry. Nearly 37 designers, models, stylists, bloggers and fashion boutiques/labels were nominated under the nine ca