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From Prada's Kolhapuri-sandal backlash to jhumkas on the runway: how luxury fashion borrows India's aesthetic, when credit is given, and when it is not.
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Met Gala 2026: the 'Fashion Is Art' dress code, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams as co-chairs, and the Costume Art exhibition — everything about
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Why does 'lucky skin' look so effortless? Dermatologists point to seven boring daily habits — sun protection, sleep, hydration, and food-first nutrition.
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Six months after giving birth, Aishwarya Rai walked Cannes 2012 in Roberto Cavalli — and the media's body-shaming fixation said more about them than about her.
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Software merged the faces of beautiful celebrities into one ideal. From Galton's 19th-century composites to the averageness hypothesis — what the exercise
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Research since 1972 shows appearance sways hiring — scars, birthmarks and asymmetry trigger snap judgments. What can candidates and employers do about it?
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In Japan, the yaeba trend has women paying dentists hundreds of dollars to glue on crooked, fang-like canines — a deliberate imperfection seen as cute and
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Budget clothing chains are great for basics and terrible for tailoring. A practical guide to what's worth buying cheap — and what isn't.
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Navy, burgundy, camel, and emerald — the four colors stylists reach for when a shade has to work on any complexion. Why each one earns its place.
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Botox may do more than smooth wrinkles — research suggests paralyzing frown muscles can blunt emotional experience itself. The science of facial feedback.
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First impressions form in seconds, and clothes do a lot of the talking. Why presentation is communication — and why the judgment it invites isn't fair.
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Lemon juice is a popular kitchen remedy for acne — mildly antibacterial but risky in the sun. What the chemistry actually supports, and the caveats.
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Tanuja and Kajol, Dimple and Twinkle, Hema and Esha — five Bollywood mother-daughter pairs where the resemblance, on screen and off, is uncanny.
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Income tax officials raided the Mumbai homes and offices of Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif on January 24, 2011 over suspected tax evasion.
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Your cosmetics case is the fastest win for a declutter resolution — what to toss, why the bathroom is the worst storage, and when products expire.
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Trends expire before the credit card bill arrives. Why personal style — not fashion — is the only thing that never goes out of season.
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Supermodel, singer, and France’s most unconventional first lady: on Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s creative identity and the French art of minding one’s business.
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Looking slimmer isn't about hiding your body — it's about fit, line, and proportion. Practical dressing tips that actually work.
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With season two of Pune Fashion Week announced, Maharashtra's second city is staking a claim against Mumbai and Delhi as a fashion destination.
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Google's Boutiques.com (2010) admitted algorithms can't generate taste — so it asked stylists and bloggers to curate. On humans vs. algorithms in fashion.
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