Tuesday, May 21 2013, 00:17 AM

Lifestyle

Brides in the reverie

Fashion designers Didi Budiardjo and Denny Wirawan are dropping the monochrome from classic wedding dresses to let brides shine.

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  • Rediscovering Indonesian fabric

    Indonesian fabrics do not begin and end with batik. The country’s talented designers continue to transform signature textiles and motifs into stunning creations — all with the idea of getting…

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  • Marqués de Riscal: Spanish wine with French and Aussie marks

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    It was a Spanish wine resembling a youthful Bordeaux wine in need of decades of cellaring and hours of decanting.It’s earthy, leafy, spicy (black pepper), powerful, dense, concentrated with flavors…

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  • An intimate spectacle

    Montreal-based lingerie brand Valentine Secret revealed its latest creations with a feast-to-the-eyes fashion show held on the Island of the Gods.

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  • Urban Chat: The arty-smartsy, fancy-schmancy, affair

    “Why don’t you go in — I’ll wait in the car?”

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  • The Colors of Asia

    Just as the color blocking craze in couture has persisted, this season’s makeup favors bold hues and dewy complexions.

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  • Exotica of woven fabric

    Four Indonesian talented fashion designers shared the limelight, exploring the unique, rich woven fabrics of West Nusa Tenggara in about 60 looks.

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  • Urban Chat: Keep calm and kick ass

    Last Friday happened to be International Women’s Day. A lot of events took place across the city in all shapes and sizes. But one common theme was apparent in all…

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  • Urban Chat: To world runways, two leggy strides at a time

    There was some buzz of a fashionable kind that was going around Jakarta a couple of weeks ago. The hip teens and twenty somethings, some of whom interestingly sense no…

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  • It’s a simple truth – a man needs a bag, and more…

    Why a bag? It’s a simple truth — your pants’ pockets simply cannot stretch to fit all your gadgets. If you’ve previously warmed to the idea of carrying a bag, embrace…

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  • Smart & stylish ‘companions’

    Cool and classy accessories to brighten up your day at work. Every business executive needs an attractive high function briefcase as his loyal nine-to-five partner.

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