Woven dreams
Bringing to Bangalore the weaving tradition of Varanasi is the Vermilion House. Be it plain, or heavy thread work, the sarees have a traditional yet contemporary feel. Neelambri from Varanasi has sarees, dress materials and dupattas to suit everyone’s taste.
If you want to make fashion statement with silk, then you could add the ‘khimkhwab’ to your wardrobe. This saree with comes with multi-coloured woven brocade and pure zari. However, if you are partial to cotton, then you could go in for ‘Neelambri’ (blue), ‘Pitambari’ (yellow), ‘Raktambari’ (red), or the ‘Shwetambari’ (white) range.
The jamdhani designs only make the sarees look more elegant. Neelambri’s other experiments with cotton are also exclusive. The sarees with ‘Ganga-Jamuna’ and ‘Lehariya’ designs also make for good picks. Georgette, chiffon, tissue, net and jute sarees are also on sale. Neeraj of Neelambri said that through his collection, he aims to revive old designs and keep alive the woven tradition, at a time when western outfits are gaining popularity.
Neelambri has on display nearly 300 sarees that come in pastel, bright and light shades. The collection is priced anywhere between Rs 1,900- Rs 48,000. The expo is open on Saturday between 10.30 am and 7 pm.
Vermilion House has its in-house collection, which include blouses, sarees and kurtas designed by Purvi Patel.
Furniture and books on art, textile, jewellery and cooking among others are also available here.
Visit Vermilion House at 3/12, Cleveland Road cross, Frazer Town.
Be active
Exercise is flaunted as a stress buster and a mood elevator. But if it is the heavy traffic that is stopping you from regularly visiting a fitness club, then worry no more, for FitnessOne, has launched its F1@Home programme. The initiative is more than just installing and maintaining fitness equipment. By extending the services of personal trainers and nutritionists along with this, the centre is looking at enabling people to pursue a regular health regime in the comfort of their homes.
All in all FitnessOne is looking at offering an end-to-end fitness solution. Exercising with music and spin cycling are a part of the initiative. Speaking at the launch of the programme, Dr Arvind Bhateja spoke on how exercise makes one not only less prone to heart and spine diseases, but also improves one’s memory power. Photographer Wasim Khan and actor Priyanka were also present.
