Harper’s Bazaar Bride is the ultimate guide for luxury weddings. Here is every modern bride’s ‘go-to’ magazine for the best in Indian and international couture, trousseau shopping, jewellery, wedding décor, gifting, beauty and much more.
I am a huge believer in unconditional love, one without the prejudice of boundaries, genders, race, or colour. And, in most cases, it all begins with the first glance. There’s something really special about falling head over heels for someone the first time you see them. And that special feeling is what we’re seeking to achieve with an exclusive first look at the couture collections of India’s finest designers. Joining us in the celebrations are haute couture’s biggest names from Paris—all carried off by India’s biggest face abroad, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The cover story with the actor takes us on a journey of Parisian romance and explores the woman behind the megastar. And as far as celebrations go, we are still reeling from the revelry of France’s win over Croatia…
Q: What are the trends the beauty industry is obsessing over? For something to become a trend, it must be accepted and adopted by people at large. I feel every trend is justified because there’s a reason for its popularity. The current makeup trends include bright, shimmery eyeshadows, glittery eyelids, colourful eyelashes, thick brows, metallic lips, and the glass-skin look. Q: Is there one product that you can’t live without? Definitely, eye shadows! They can replace many cosmetics, blushes, illuminators etc. and your creativity is the limit on how best to use them to enhance your look. Q: Makeup tips for brides this fall season. Brides, today, love experimenting with makeup and there is so much to choose from. One can opt for an au naturale look, a softer makeup…
Q: What is the ideal location for your dream wedding? If I had to choose, it has to be somewhere by the beach. I would definitely choose an island, maybe somewhere in Spain. Q: What will the décor be like? The décor will be very floral, since I love flowers and bright colours. I need everything to look very classic, and something with Victorian influences would be nice. Q: What kind of food would you like at your wedding? My palate is influenced by global cuisines, so I want a good mix of Oriental, Italian, Japanese, and contemporary Indian cuisine. Q: What would you like to wear? I’m very partial to an Indian traditional look for my wedding, and for jewellery, I would stick to polki and temple jewellery. Q:…
1 ARTISTIC LICENSE 2 PURE INDULGENCE Make a grand entry in the Bentley Bentayga V8, a car that is setting the benchmark for luxury SUVs. At the heart of the latest Bentayga model is a new-generation 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine with immense power and impressive fuel efficiency. The V8 also comes in a diesel version. 3 #YESTO LOVE Latique recently launched its store at The Oberoi, Gurgaon, exhibiting a range of jewellery designed and crafted with the most precious gems. The store caters to all your wedding shopping needs. 4 NATURE’S SPLENDOUR Pankhuri Jain’s 2018 collection (top) spotlights flowy silhouettes for different occasions. The colour palette features hues of blues, magentas, and emerald greens. Jyoti Sachdev’s collection ‘Evolution’ is a rich mix of European architecture and Indian textiles. 5…
Lydia Courteille started her career practising biochemistry at a hospital but her heart was elsewhere. A chance meeting with some friends involved in the jewellery business led her to study gemology and antiques. Her love for antique jewellery made her an expert in the field, eventually culminating into her creating her own pieces. Thus was born the gorgeous, Paris-based jewellery brand Lydia Courteille. It all began with Courteille designing large Art Deco pieces and, over the course of the last three decades, her style has evolved to form collections with different stories to tell. Her keen knack for unusual stones doubled with her inspiring stories of travel have given us collections like Sahara, Rainbow Warrior Prophecy, and Queen of Sheba. However, in an exclusive interview with Brides Today, Courteille takes…
“The idea of youth is important, because I have a very young audience. They give a new attitude to haute couture—or at least to my eyes.”- GIAMBATTISTA VALLI “Couture, following society’s evolution, changes and depicts the face of the spirit of people from different eras.”- GUO PEI FINE ARCHITECTURE Chinese couturier Guo Pei has a fascination for alternating between fantasy and reality. At a time when commercial realities are abounding, even in couture, Pei’s approach to creation is deliciously extravagant. Within the vast galleries of Cité de l’Architecture, life-sized installations of Romanesque, Gothic, and Neoclassic moulds were created to complement her dialogue between the human body and spatial dimensions. Many of her designs were embroidered with threedimensional elements like vaulted pannier skirts, arched necklines, and standout filigree structures. Through her…
