Falling in love
Come Fall in Love may appear like a romantic title from a Yash Chopra film. It may seem mushy, but it has conveyed just what Rakesh Bohraa wanted to say about his store. "When the store started eight years ago, 'Come Fall in Love' was the ideal choice for a title to describe my clothes. The idea was that people come over and fall in love with the collection. While doing so, it has also created a degree of curiosity," said Bohraa, offering a tour of his women's western wear store, located in III Block Jayanagar.
To a certain extent, the title has roused people's curiosity and has resulted in walk-ins. But its biggest clientele is the IT woman. This is because even in the initial stages, Bohraa managed to foresee what the IT woman wanted in her wardrobe. That being clothes which are comfortable with an understated elegance. "For beginners, there are formal collar shirts, co-ordinate with a large collection of trousers, designed to flatter the figure. The accent is on the slim fit," he added.
Full marks to the trousers, which include an assortment of imported ones. Most of them are of the stretch variety, but the weight of the fabric, treatment and approach to styling, distinguishes one from the other. This explains the presence of synthetic trousers, along with stretch versions of corduroy, denim, linen and cotton. Bohraa himself has conceptualised a line of trousers, which combine a comfort fit with a tapered look.
These are joined by formal and casual tops. Lined and unlined blazers also form part of the offer.
Come Fall in Love's biggest attraction is its variety of clothes, which could fit the pre-teen girl to the 40-plus woman, the range varies from extra small to triple XL. Bohraa's winning point is his ability to scout for manufacturers. In the process, he has hit upon manufacturers who use imported material to tailor clothes for the Indian sizes.
Though Bohraa has a hands-on experience, the store happened by accident. It began as a small investment venture with his friends, after which he took over the reins.
By Kavitha Srinivasa

Art and craft
Cauvery, the trade name of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited, has gained worldwide popularity for its exquisitee and exclusive handicrafts created by master craftpersons at 13 craft complexes across the state.
The corporation which wass established in the year 1964 with the objective of preserving and promoting the traditional arts and crafts of the State, has opened 12 sales outlets at Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Chennai, Secunderabad, Kolkata and New Delhi.
The corporation has achieved Rs 31.80 crores of sales during the financial year 2006-07 and generated a net profit of RS 2.50 crores. The corporation has been consistently making profit for the last four years and wiped out accumulated losses.
The Corporation keeps upgrading the skills of artisans and thereby developing innovative designs and constantly introducing new range if producst while retaining the heritage and tradition of the handicrafts of Karnataka.
Cauvery is having its first ever centralised clearance sale of selected handicrafts. The sale will offer discounts up to 50 per cent. The sale is on only for 10 days from July 25 to August 3. The sale is at Sri Rajalakshmi Kalyana Mandira, 46th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar from 10 am to 8 pm.
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Bike as you like
Firefox bikes has opened a ‘Bike Station’ in Jayanagar 5th Block. The store intends to cater to the growing demand for ‘jazzed up’ bikes amongst teenagers. The Jayanagar outlet is its twentieth outlet in the country.
The ‘Firefox bike station’ will have a range of over 40 models of bikes, covering an entire spectrum of mountain, all terrain, road, BMX (bicycle motocross) and kids bikes, all designed in UK and manufactured in the Far East. The store will display lots of accesories along with hi-tech series of speeding machines that come equipped with imported components like gears, dual suspension systems, quick release and disc brakes. Helmets, bags, water bottles, bike carriers and much more is available. Firefox is also the exclusive distributor for TREK, an American bicycle brand, in India.

Rainbow sale
DePOT is having the ‘DePOT Rainbow Sale’ from July 19 to August 5, offering 10 to 50 per cent discount on merchandise, across its outlets including its standalone outlets and shop-in-shop formats in Pantaloons and Central. The merchandise on sale includes books, stationery, music, movies, gifts and toys. You could choose from any.
Apart from discounts there will be offers such as buy up to a certain amount and get a free gift or discounts on a second purchase for certain items and much more.
Special ‘Best Buy Zones’ will be created within the stores, where books, music, toys etc will be sold at Rs 49, Rs 99, Rs 149 and Rs 199.

Of knowledge
Bangalore-based Vision Interactive Systems, under its brand ‘Buzzers’ has come out with interactive educational CD-Roms, VCDs and DVDs on subjects including primary kids education, reference, lifestyle, self-improvement and animated stories.  Reference titles include Wonders of the world, Journey through India, History of India. Self-employment titles include communication skills, good manners and etiquette, Karnataka CET medical and engineering guides. Life style tiltles include Vaastu Shastra, 501 Home Plans, Interiors and language learning includes Spoken English, Learn Kannada and Learn Hindi.
For children there are animated stories like Panchatantra, Ramayana, Hanuman, Sri Ganesh, Lav and Kush. Educational titles for children include Learn maths, 101 science experiments, Learn science, Rapid math, Space and astronomy, Learn science and Rapid maths.
All products are available at various stores in the City or call Vision Interactive Systems on 25714572/ 9341240970.

Handicraft exhibition
Cauvery, the Karnataka State Arts and Crafts Emporium, is having its first ever centralised clearance sale of selected handicrafts. The sale will offer discounts up to 50 per cent.
The sale is on only for 10 days from July 25 to August 3. The sale is at Sri Rajalakshmi Kalyana Mandira, 46th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar from 10 am to 8 pm.