ARTS and CULTURE
View AllREI KAWAKUBO :BREAKING THE TRADITIONAL LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM
This year Louis Vuitton launches celebrating Monogram Project. Breaking the traditional Louis Vuitton Monogram was the premise of this one work by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo —which was to …
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View AllREI KAWAKUBO :BREAKING THE TRADITIONAL LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM
This year Louis Vuitton launches celebrating Monogram Project. Breaking the traditional Louis Vuitton Monogram was the premise of this one work by Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo —which was to …
FASHION
View AllTurkish delight for London’s discerning fashion audience: Bora Aksu’s opening collection at LFW
London Fashion week opened with a colourful bang on Friday with designer Bora Aksu giving us a slice of Turkey’s rich culture and diversity much to Dhanya Nair’s delight Sunshine …
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View AllNo Woman, No Drive
Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh’s version of the Bob Marley classic No Woman, No Cry, protesting the ban on women driving in the kingdom has become an internet sensation. [youtube height=”HEIGHT” …
Mayor of Korea’s ‘Peace Village’ on His 7-Year Struggle Against the Government
Kang Dong-kyun is the mayor of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island in South Korea where the government and the navy are currently in the process of building a new …
Green Growth – the magic bullet from South Korea?
In 2008 South Korea adopted a “green growth” model that countries around the world are now trying to emulate with the help of organisations like the Global Green Growth Institute. …
Oliver Stone Visits Asia; Slams US and Japan Government
Award-winning American filmmaker gives speech at Hiroshima University on anniversary of atomic bomb; has harsh words against Japanese nationalism, American imperialism. Director/producer Oliver Stone is no stranger to controversy. His …
Empowering Widows to Stand for Themselves
Taking place annually on 23 June, International Widow’s Day is a UN ratified event which puts the emphasis on the poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their …