Meet the skydiver, with an India connection, who jumped off a plane in a couture gown
The Hindu
As part of a presentation for Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 21/22, Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen collaborated with French skydiver Domitille Kiger to model an outfit while free-falling
Have you seen an angel in the sky? Recently, the residents around Arcachon in France, saw a vision in blue floating across the wide expanse of the sky. On a closer look, the ethereal figure was dressed in couture. The angel wears Prada? Not quite. In this case, it was an outfit by Dutch couturier Iris van Herpen. This dramatic presentation was part of van Herpen’s EarthRise collection for Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 21/22. She collaborated with award-winning French skydiver Domitille Kiger who did a graceful routine mid air, to the sounds of deep breaths and delicate musical notes that build up to a crescendo.
The Leela Palace Chennai presents the seven edition of Shefs at The Leela in collaboration with ‘Dean With Us’ — the mother-daughter duo of Rupali and Akansha Dean. The event honours the transformative role of Indian women chefs who are shaping the future of gastronomy. After past editions hosted across Bengaluru, Gurugram, Chennai, and Jaipur, the seventh edition in Chennai will bring together four women chefs — Sambhavi Joshi, Taiyaba Ali, Sehaj Ghuman and Bunuma Patagiri, who will bring their years of expertise into curating a menu that speaks both of their work and India’s diverse culinary heritage.