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The New York Fashion Week, one of the most prestigious fashion events of the year, became a celebration of diversity and inclusion earlier last month when designers backed by the No Nation Fashion initiative showcased their creations on the catwalk. The three outfits presented by No Nation Fashion at the event were designed to reflect the journey of migrants – from the earliest nomad way of life to resilience and the ability to rebuild and adapt, and inclusion through social and cultural integration at their destinations. Read: Spray-painted on the body: Bella Hadid’s Paris Fashion Week dress breaks internet Launched as a way for people in transit centres to improve their sewing skills in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, No Nation Fashion has come a long way, according to UN News. Those involved graduated from creating reusable masks, providing protection against Covid-19, to designing unique items of clothing, and accessories.

With her spray-on outfit at the Coperni fashion show in Paris, Bella Hadid almost completely crashed the internet. The supermodel turned heads during Paris Fashion Week on September 30 at the Coperni fashion show when she strutted down the runway. When Hadid arrived at the centre of the stage, three technicians painted a layer of white latex on her, as she stood tall and still, according to an NBC New York report. Read: How to find right perfume, body spray for you The 25-year-old extended her arms one by one as they applied the coat of paint, watching as their labour gradually morphed into a mid-length dress with a high-rise slit. Hadid then sashayed down the runway, showcasing her new custom-made outfit when the piece of art was finished. Fabrican, a sprayable fabric created in 2003 that hardens into clothing, was used to create the dress. The inventor Manel Torres apparently conceived a fabric that would “magically have the look of clothing and fit the body like a second skin”. Years of study and testing led to the creation of Fabrican, a fabric that can be sprayed from an aerosol can. On TikTok, Hadid’s runway performance has already gone viral, NBC New York says. Some users have also drawn comparisons between it and the iconic Alexander McQueen Spring 1999 fashion presentation, in which Shalom Harlow spun while two robots sprayed her white garment with yellow and black paint. Read Rain, art and winter wonderlands at Paris Fashion Week Following the performance in the Coperni fashion show during Paris Fashion Week 2022, Bella Hadid posted many close-up photos of the design on her Instagram, generating tons of positive feedback from followers and other fashionistas.     

Do you aspire to build a modelling career? Or, have you ever felt the necessity of grooming? The career prospects of modelling are widening day by day due to the diversified ways of product promotions along with the constantly changing advertising world. Besides, with smartness and beauty, the concept of grooming is appearing like the most quintessence version of oneself. Therefore, many career-conscious people are getting concerned with their grooming and appearances. If you are looking for a school to learn modelling or grooming, stay with us. Here are 5 popular modelling and grooming schools at Dhaka city in Bangladesh. Read Tasnuva Anan Shishir: First Bangladeshi Trans Model at New York City Fashion Week Top Modelling, Grooming Schools in Dhaka Thanzil's Creation Thanzil Jony is a famous choreographer. He has collaborated with various actors and models, ranging from Ananta Jalil to Hero Alom. But what really sets him apart is the grooming school he runs under the name "Thanzil's Creation," There he teaches the art of modelling to more than two hundred young men and women. After studying in fashion design, Thanzil works in the fields of fashion grooming and choreography. He took the first step toward a career in choreography via Azra Mahmud. Owned and operated by Thanzil Jony, Stylish grooming school, started its journey in November 2020. Aspiring models can attend Thanzil's weekly sessions at this school to learn the fundamentals of the modelling industry. Read 10 Tips to Make Your Perfume Last Longer Troyee-Centro Grooming Academy In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Troyee Centro Grooming Academy is the model grooming institution that has been around for the longest. Here you can learn fashion modelling, anchoring, acting, and other related skills. Troyee Photography Studio is not only spacious and cosy; but also offers parking facilities. The Troyee Centro Grooming Academy is one of the best grooming academies to offer professional grooming courses in Bangladesh to learn makeup, from professional to personal grooming. The institution aims to simplify cosmetics in economical and spectacular ways. Lina's Grooming Studio Lina Khan has been working in the Fashion World of Bangladesh for around two eras. She has collaborated with numerous local and foreign fashion shows and fashion houses. She has achieved different awards and formed an outstanding reputation for herself. Read Perfect Hair Color: Ways to find out and making the most of it Lina Khan believes that the present is a time of fashion. She thinks that one’s very sense of fashion and style manifests his or her taste in beauty and creativity. Hence is her effort to spread creativity among others. She finds herself extremely successful in her field and declares her dedication to spreading Bangladesh's very style and fashion to the farthest corner of Bangladesh. With that aim in her mind, she has established a fashion grooming house named Lina's Grooming Studio. Lina Khan wants to help people transform themselves into models and actors with her studio. The studio has already got contracts from different brands and international institutions. She will bring Lina’s Grooming Studio into the limelight by arranging fashion shows, shooting business advertisements, and other activities. The Global Grooming Studio The Global Grooming Studio is a school of great calibre that prepares students for the competitive and demanding world of the glamour industry. This establishment offers guidelines to those who dream of living a life illuminated by the stars. This school aims to provide budding stars with valuable guidance. Read Is Your Lipstick Slowly Killing You? Aspiring fashion models can participate in basic and advanced modelling courses. They learn how to apply their abilities for fashion modelling, ramp modelling, modelling auditions, print modelling, giving auditions, editorial modelling, product modelling, runway modelling, and many other types of modelling via this expanded curriculum. After taking these courses, it opens up doors for employment options for the trainees in the glitzy and competitive world of the fashion and advertising industries.  Azra Mahmood's Talent Camp Azra Mahmood's Talent Camp is the first institution of its type, and it is where aspiring models who have been carefully selected may participate in modelling and grooming programs. This institution wants to be a game changer by making its influence known in the worldwide sector. With the specific goal of making the Bangladeshi modelling business more structured and professional, this organisation's emphasis is on being a global force. Read How to find right perfume, body spray for you Mentors at Azra Mahmood's Talent Camp are prominent figures in the modelling business. These individuals will instruct and guide aspiring models, and then help them get their start in the glamorous fashion world. The mentors will provide the next generation with the appropriate push via the connections that they have formed with the most talented photographers, designers, and other industry specialists.  The camp’s creed applies to many fields other than the modelling business. In addition to providing instruction in professional modelling, the institution provides programs in developing personal image, training for corporations, and fashion for children. Conclusion A career in modelling or competing in beauty pageants is unquestionably a prestigious occupation that provides many opportunities to see the world and interact with diverse individuals. Even with all of these advantages, becoming successful in this sector requires a noteworthy amount of laborious effort.  Read Miss England finalist becomes first in 94 years to compete without makeup In this line of work, Educational credentials are less important than a person's physical characteristics and the traits they bring to the table. Professional training can hone the inherent skills of a novice model. The modelling courses that are provided at the above-mentioned modelling and grooming schools in Dhaka cover all the facets related to the subject, including ramp modelling, print modelling, and video modelling. Even if you are not interested in professional modelling, grooming skills can help you advance in professional life.

A 20-year-old politics student from London has reached the Miss England final, becoming the first beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant's 94-year history. Melisa Raouf, who wowed the judges by strutting her stuff completely makeup-free, said she wants to promote inner beauty and challenge the beauty ideals perpetuated on social media. The 20-year-old moved forward at the pageant's semifinals Monday after opting for a barefaced look. Now, she will compete in the finals this October for the crown. Read Perks of being a Miss Universe: Rewards for the Excellence in ‘Beauty with Brain’ "It means a lot to me as I feel many girls of different ages wear makeup because they feel pressured to do so," Melisa told The Independent. "If one is happy in their own skin we should not be made to cover up our face with makeup. Our flaws make us who we are and that is what makes every individual unique," she added.

The perfume lovers often face challenges to choose the right kind of perfume or body spray according to persona. Of course, you need to choose the right perfume to compliment your body chemistry, age, and personality. Keep reading to have tips to find the right perfume or body spray that smells beautiful, not just on you, but also on everyone else in your life! Differences among perfume, mist, and body spray Before going to know the differences between perfume, mist, and body spray, it is important to know what perfume, mist, and body spray exactly are! What is a Perfume? Perfume is a Latin word that means ‘to smoke through. It is a combination of concentrated essential oils and solvents that emits a pleasing aroma. It has a long history although modern perfumery began in the 19th century. Maybe perfumery first began in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus valley civilization. Then wealthy people used it to get rid of unpleasant body odours.  Read Best Men's Wear Clothing Brands in Bangladesh What is Body Mist? The body mist is also a variety of perfumes but it is less concentrated, lighter, and softer. It's delicate, and a pleasant smell lasts up to 4 hours. Its smell decreases within a short time. You can use it in various places of the body. Body mists are a combination of water, alcohol, and essential oils. It has small amounts of aromatic extracts also.  What is Body Spray? Body spray is like an aerosol deodorant. You can use it elsewhere on the body along with the armpits. They are lighter in strength than perfume. They are usually less expensive and double as deodorant. Which one to buy - perfume, body spray or mist? The main difference between body mist and perfume is that body mists are less concentrated and lighter than perfumes. Perfumes are highly concentrated and heavier. But both have the quality to give a pleasant smell and help to prevent unpleasant body odours.  Read Is Your Lipstick Slowly Killing You? However, you can apply body mists to the skin and on pulse points including the neck, behind the ears, under the armpits, insides of wrists, elbows, and knees, and perfumes on the clothes.  You can also use perfume on the skin; but if you have a skin irritation problem, it would be wise not to use it on the skin.  Perfumes are generally more costly than body mists. The position of body spray is between deodorant and cologne. Body spray is virtually a super light perfume with about 0.5% perfume oil concentrations. They cover up a slight stench but don’t go directly on the underarms as they do not neutralise any odorous bacteria. So, we cannot call body spray a deodorant, either.  Read Perfect Hair Color: Ways to find out and making the most of it How to choose perfect perfume, body spray, mist for you Know your natural bodies oils First, know your natural body's oils, and then select your perfume. For instance, don’t choose lime-scented products if you are sensitive to smells or have dry skin. Consider your skin type Spray perfume in the right places so that it lasts longer. Naturally, the perfume comes in contact with the skin. If you have dry skin, there are high chances that it gets blown and carried away after some time. On the other hand, when you have oily skin or normal skin, the perfume may last a bit longer. Therefore, choose perfume accordingly.  Read 10 Tips to Make Your Perfume Last Longer Know your personality Choose and purchase the best perfume depending on your taste and preference. Ask yourself about your likes and dislikes. Put emphasis on your likes.  If you are very calm and tranquil in your behaviour, choose a perfume that is mild and publicly discreet. Moreover, always select the fragrance according to your personality. Remember, your choice of perfume shows your personality to the people.  Do research When you know your natural body oils, and personal taste, start research on perfumes. You can make a list of the diverse fragrances and brands you have loved or suit to your taste. Know the cost of the most expensive perfumes all over the world. Also keep an idea of price ranges and features of perfumes of different brands. Your list will help you to choose the best one while you are at the counter.  Read How to buy men’s watches: A beginner’s guide Learn different flavours Everyone wants his or her own signature smell. To achieve this you have to choose the perfume correctly. You need to choose perfumes depending on the places you will wear.For instance, you can pick citrus, fruity, and fresh flavour for attending offices, colleges, parties, or weddings. You may also choose an oriental or spicy fragrance that includes vanilla and raisins. Plan a budget Actually, branded perfumes are very costly. Most people belong to a middle-class salary and obviously won’t aim to own such an expensive product. So plan your budget first, then choose the minimum and maximum range to buy your perfume. Make sure you express your budget to the salesperson freely to get the right type for you.  Check Reviews You can look for suggestions from friends. However, sometimes friends may suggest perfumes without considering or knowing your precise needs and budget. So, choosing perfume following others recommendations may not be a wise decision all the time.  Read Online Eid Shopping in BD for Men, Women and Children To choose the most suitable perfume for you, check out various flavours and fragrances. Then pick some perfumes that suit your requirements. Make sure you read the reviews and ratings available online to identify the best perfume from your selected ones.  Test it before purchasing Make sure you test the perfume strip before purchasing as many perfumes have a nature to change their smell as the time passes. Note the following 3 things in a perfume:  - First note the fragrance. - Then note the fragrance that perfume changes to after some time. - Finally note whether you understand that the fragrance changes or becomes strong comparatively after spending 2-3 hours with it. Read Groom Gifts: Cool Wedding Gift Ideas for Men Smell the trip first First, smell the trip then wait for 10-15 minutes, and then smell it again. When you love the smell, spray it again on your skin to confirm the fragrance. You need to remember that some perfumes show unnatural behaviour on trips and skin. Therefore, pick your perfume when you exactly satisfy your thirst.  Do not smell in the bunch Never test the perfumes one after another in a bunch as it will make you confused with the fragrance. If you cross a limit, you may end up with bad combinations for the nose. Therefore, choose the one just testing one or two items.  Bottom Line Perfume is a symbol of your persona. You need to do some research to find the best perfume for you. Consider your own taste, skin type, body oils, age, occupation, etc. It is also necessary to learn about different flavours and price-ranges of perfumes of reputed brands. Finally, test the perfume before purchase.  Read Buy Ladies Wear Online in Bangladesh from Popular Facebook Pages Body sprays and mists are cheaper than perfumes. Usually, perfumes last longer than body sprays. And, mists blew out faster than body sprays. To choose the perfect body spray or mist you can follow the tips mentioned above.

Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic dresses, a gold-beaded body hugger Monroe wore when she sexily sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago. Kardashian had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress, designed by Jean Louis and purchased in 2016 by the Ripley’s Believe or Not! museum in Orlando, Florida, for a whopping $4.81 million. “It was such a challenge,” she said. “I was determined to fit it.” The dress originally cost $12,000. It was so tight Monroe had to be sewn into it when she purred “Happy birthday, Mr. president” on May 19, 1962, at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser. She died three months later. It has been known as the “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress ever since. Kardashian, with boyfriend Pete Davidson at her side, paired the dress with Cartier white gold drop diamond earrings and a furry white jacket she kept strategically low to cover her backside. Her hair was platinum and pulled tightly into a bun. But she only wore the fragile original dress for her walk up the Grand Staircase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, changing into a replica after that, according to Vogue. Earlier, Blake Lively smiled for the cameras in a grand Atelier Versace gown, with husband Ryan Reynolds in brown velvet, Billie Eilish went with an upcycled green lace-trim dress from Gucci and Cynthia Erivo wore sheer white Louis Vuitton with a matching head piece as the Met Gala returned to its berth on the first Monday in May after years of pandemic upheaval. The celebration of American design was themed to gilded glamour, sprouting classic black tailed tuxedoes for many of the men and lots of dresses in black and white for the women. Others paid literal homage to New York City, home base for the Gilded Age, and still more shimmered in metallic golds and silver. “Black and white are THE colors for the evening,” said Holly Katz, a stylist and host of the Fashion Crimes podcast. Lively, one of the evening’s co-hosts, wore a bronze and rose gold look that transformed into a shimmery layer of baby blue as a large bow was pulled. Her look drew inspiration from the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the blue ceiling of Grand Central Station. “Instead of looking to fashion to influence the dress, I looked to New York City architecture,” Lively said. Cardi B, accompanied by Donatella Versace, was an over-the-top golden goddess in a dress of mesh and chains, a fitting birthday for the designer. Gigi Hadid was more redefined cat woman than golden girl. She wore a tight-as-skin, blood red Latex catsuit with a corseted bodice and huge, heavy quilted coat from Versace. She walked gingerly up the steps. Lizzo, meanwhile, got the crowd cheering when she played her gold flute for fans watching the parade of fashion outside. She wore a black dress under a stunning gold-embroidered black coat, all by Thom Browne. Camila Cabello worked a huge white gown with a midriff top, from Prabal Gurung, while Jordan Roth, the theater producer, provided a reveal of his own, removing a black, egg-like shell to a matching bulbous suit, all by Thom Browne. Janelle Monáe offered a royal wave in a black and white bedazzled helmet piece and slinky gown with head piece. “Amazing. I’m proud to be American. I’m proud to be wearing Ralph Lauren. This is gilded glamour from the future,” Monáe told The Associated Press. New York Mayor Eric Adams put politics front and center in a tux emblazoned with “End Gun Violence” on the back. Former presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was in a Bordeaux-colored gown designed by Joseph Altuzarra with the names of historic women sewn into the hem and neckline. They include Abigail Adams, Shirley Chisolm and Madeleine Albright. Clinton’s last Met Gala was a while ago. “I told Anna I would come every 20 years,” she said. Vogue livestream co-host Vanessa Hudgens made her way up the steps in a vaguely Victorian black sheer lace gown with a long train by Moschino. She was joined by La La Anthony, her fellow Vogue host who wore a deep red look with cut out shoulders from LaQuan Smith. “I’m practically naked,” Hudgens joked. Anthony said: “Those stairs are intimidating.” And if the Met Gala’s return feels like one of those what, already moments, it is. It’s been just under eight months since the last gala, an annual fundraiser that raises eight-figure sums for the Met’s Costume Institute. More than $16.4 million was raised last year. The starry event is the institute’s primary budget feeder. This year’s gala coincides with the opening of the second part of a two-part exhibit at the Costume Institute focused on American fashion and style. The evening’s dress code was gilded glamour and white tie, a la the Gilded Age, that tumultuous period between the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century known for its robber barons, drama and grandeur. Some of the stars included extra touches. Gabrielle Union said the red jewels in her hair to go with her silver Versace dress represented the blood shed by people of color during the Gilded Age. The dress included a large red flower embellishment at the waist. Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who has run the gala since 1995, wore feathery Chanel and a jeweled tiara that has been in her family since 1910. She continues as one of the night’s honorary co-chairs, along with designer Tom Ford and Instagram’s Adam Mosseri. The other official co-chairs for 2022 are Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Eilish wore a custom Gucci corset look of ivory and duchesse satin with green lace and a padded bustle. Erivo’s look came with a large train as she held hands with Sarah Jessica Parker, who wore custom Christopher John Rogers, a white and black striped Cinderella ballgown with a towering pink and black feather head piece by Philip Treacy. Parker’s dress was inspired by the work of Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, the first Black female fashion designer in the White House, a confidante of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. Alicia Keys’ Ralph Lauren dress was inspired by her native New York City, with a cape evoking the New York City skyline outlined in small hand-placed crystals. Her husband, Swizz Beatz, also a native New Yorker, donned a New York sports jacket. Keys said her dress was meant to “represent an empire state of mind and a city of gods here tonight.” Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, showed up with his mother, Maye Musk a former model adorned in Chopard pearls and other jewels. Her son went with a classic tux with tails. Ariana DeBose was resplendent in golden Moschino by Jeremy Scott. “This guy turned me into a fashion Oscar,” she said. And the gala included a marriage proposal. Former state Assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa got down on one knee to pop the question to a stunned Laurie Cumbo, the city’s commissioner of cultural affairs. What’s a Met Gala without more than one Kardashian, or six. The entire family showed up, including Kylie Jenner in a white ballgown with a matching hat and big sister Kourtney Kardashian in deconstructed Thom Browne to go with beaux Travis Barker’s Thom Browne suit. Kendall Jenner was in black Prada as she played “devil and angel” with Kylie. Sister Khloe Kardashian was in gold Moschino and matriarch Kris Jenner wore canary yellow from Oscar de la Renta, an ode to Jackie Kennedy Onassis — her hair in a ’60s flip. Megan Thee Stallion was also a golden goddess. Her Moschino shiner had wings at the shoulders. Quannah Chasinghorse wore a beaded blue strapless gown created in partnership with Indigenous designer Lenise Omeasoo. Sans husband Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber walked in an elegant Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello slip dress with a feather-trimmed coat in white. Katy Perry, usually a showstopper as a cheeseburger and other wacky looks over the years, donned understated Oscar de la Renta this time around. Teyana Taylor wasn’t quite on theme but her dramatic Iris Van Herpen gown certainly made a statement, said Claire Sulmers, a fashion writer and pop culture observer who writes The State of Fashion column on Meta’s publishing platform Bulletin. It was a breathtaking purple worn with a metal, cage-like piece around her head and face. “The drama and metallic adornment certainly made her one of the best dressed of the night,” Sulmers said. While many wore European brands, the American vibe remained, said Rachel Tashjian, fashion news director for Harper’s Bazaar. “Many of the best looks were the most straightforward ones. Kate Moss in a velvet Le Smoking Tuxedo gown, Hailey Bieber in slinky ice-colored silk and marabou feathers, for example. They were both in Saint Laurent, which is of course not an American brand, but the simplicity and directness of their beauty and allure was extraordinarily, well, patriotic,” she said. Todd Snyder, the New York-based designer, appreciated many of the night’s interpretations on the white tie dress code. “Seeing how people pushed beyond the expected interpretation was refreshing this year. I loved Austin Butler in custom Prada swapping the classic bow tie for a silk scarf over a cropped tux jacket. Ryan Reynolds and Rege Jean Page reminded us of the elegance of velvet in a tux. While the era from the outside was opulent, Riz Ahmed’s statement of wearing a workwear inspired outfit to represent the immigrant workers that kept the Gilded Age going is a statement that must not be forgotten.” Also read: Inside the Met Gala: Glitter, glamour and 275,000 pink roses

Met Galas, he’s been to a few. But James Corden, schmoozing at this year’s cocktail reception, looked around and pronounced that this might be his favorite yet. “Classy,” he explained. “It just feels really classy.” The TV host waved his arm around the room, taking in the hundreds of guests who’d followed the sartorial instructions – “gilded glamour” — and came in the best Gilded Age finery they could muster. Elegant gowns, shimmering with gold. Classic black and white. Tails and even some tophats. Headpieces and bustles and perhaps the accessory of the night: the tiara, sported by none other than Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who runs the gala, wearing a family heirloom. Even allowing for creativity, this was not the night for artfully ripped jeans. Of course, take one letter off “classy” and you have “class,” with all the tricky implications of channeling an era that saw the creation of excessive wealth and income inequality in the United States. Some guests wrestled with that thought as they pondered the meaning of the evening. Others pointed out, accurately, that the gala funds the Met’s Costume Institute, allowing for exhibits such “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” which opens this week and seeks to uncover unsung heroes and untold stories in American fashion history, especially women, and women of color. Others said the night was an important way of showing that New York was back in full force, even with the pandemic still upon us. “We’re celebrating craftsmanship and we’re celebrating America,” said celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, who again this year curated the night’s menu, choosing a slate of female chefs and taking on the main course himself — a barbecue-style beef, he said, with corn and succotash. “We’re showing that New York is back.” Certainly New York florists were back, if they hadn’t been already. The question is whether there were any pink roses left in the city after Monday’s gala. The outside steps to the Metropolitan Museum of Art were lined with 50,000, with another 75,000 surrounding the lobby centerpiece. Another 150,000 roses bathed every inch of the Great Hall staircase — a striking backdrop for the hosts’ receiving line. Also striking: The giant centerpiece, this year the tallest it’s ever been — a 50-foot, golden creation representing the torch in the hand of Lady Liberty. (Museum officials said this year for the first time, the centerpiece will remain in place another day, for public view). As guests entered from the red carpet, with crowds screaming outside, they passed a 12-piece chamber orchestra that played American classics like “At Last” until dinner. After greeting Wintour and her celebrity hosts (Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Regina King) guests wandered through the Arms and Armor galleries toward the American Wing and the huge Charles Engelhard Court, where cocktails were served and where curators built a bridge to access the exhibit in the period rooms. Usually, guests eschew the exhibit for the cocktails, but there was a decent flow of people in and out of the show, for which nine film directors were tapped to create cinematic vignettes. It was, said some of the directors, a chance to engage in a different kind of storytelling. “It was really fun,” said Tom Ford, not only a top fashion designer but one of those nine directors. Ford, assigned a room housing a grand, circular painting of Versailles and its gardens, chose to dramatize the story of the Battle of Versailles — a famous night for American fashion in 1973, when American sportswear designers showed up their French couture counterparts. Ford decided to stage a real conflict, involving weapons like fencing foils. “My 9-year-old kid was watching a lot of ‘Mulan,’” he quipped, when asked his inspiration. “I’d better go see that now,” said actor and producer-director Mindy Kaling, who’d been chatting with Ford. “Yes!” he encouraged her, and off she went. Inside the exhibit, meanwhile, director Autumn de Wilde (“Emma”) was showing her own work in the period rooms to a few friends. “That woman has probably just lost the house with her gambling,” she said, pointing to a clearly distressed woman mannequin next to an overturned cards table. “I wanted to show how messy people’s lives are,” she said. “A beautiful home doesn’t mean a beautiful life.” At that moment, a real “Gilded Age” character walked in — actress Denée Benton, who stars in HBO’s series of the same name. She congratulated de Wilde for her work, and de Wilde told her she was “obsessed” with her show. Benton may not have chosen to wear a Gilded Age bustle, but Franklin Leonard did — two of them, actually. Leonard, a film executive who helped curator Andrew Bolton pick the diverse slate of film directors for the exhibit, said he was channeling Frederick Douglass in a coat that had not one bustle but two — on either side — one of the more clever looks of the night. “I guess it’s a double bustle,” he said, crediting designer Ken Nicholson. Leonard, attending his first gala, said it was a surreal experience. “I, the captain of the high school math team in Columbus, Georgia, never thought I’d be wearing a double bustle jacket, inspired by Frederick Douglass, at the Met Ball,” he said. “It wasn’t part of the plan.” “Listen,” Leonard said, pondering the uneasy balance between art and excess. “For all the excess, this is a fundraiser for the Costume Institute.” And he was said was proud to have helped put together the slate of filmmakers for the show, who include not only gala hosts Ford and King but Radha Blank, Janicza Bravo, Sofia Coppola, Julie Dash, de Wilde, Martin Scorsese and Chloé Zhao, last year’s Oscar winner. “They were the best group of filmmakers out there,” he said. Though many sipping cocktails and munching on coconut ceviche hors d’oeuvres were gala veterans, there were a number of first-timers. Many remarked that the most surreal part was seeing such a concentration of stars from all walks of life, where there’s always someone more famous around the corner. Or when, as happened Monday, a fun band starts snaking through cocktails, with drums and a tuba and a guy leading it with a melodica, you look more closely and the melodica guy is Jon Batiste, who just won five Grammys. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he was thrilled to attend his first gala. He wasn’t even the only New York mayor in attendance — Michael Bloomberg was there, too. Adams, who wore a tuxedo with the words “End Gun Violence” on the back and featuring symbols of the city he has run for several months, said he was thinking about the “very real” income inequality that stemmed from the Gilded Age, as the city now recovers from the pandemic. Noting that the wealthiest two percent of the city was represented in the room, he said his role was “to come among these New Yorkers and talk about the issues that the other 98% of New Yorkers need that are not in this room …. Not to divide us, but to unite us.” Adams also joked about a tabloid report that he had been dying to come to the gala for years. “They’ve been trying to get ME to come for years,” he quipped. Also read: Met Gala 2022: Kardashian as Monroe, a gilded Blake Lively

Eid is a very special occasion for Muslims around the globe. The natural tradition of Eid is going to relatives' homes and exchanging blessings. As friends and relatives visit our home during this festival, we can try some home decorations to make the house look clean, nice and sober. Continue scrolling to get some creative and effective ways to decorate your home for eid.  Cost-effective Home Decor Ideas to Embellish Your House in Eid Eid banner Eid is one of the most religious festivals to enjoy with family. It has the ability to get together with everyone. An eid banner can make your eid more lovely to welcome friends, relatives, and near and dear ones.  Read Tips to Keep Home Cool in Summer Without AC Decoration of doors With what do you enter a house? Of course the front door. The front door is the first and last impression you get of that house. Generally, friends and relatives visit your house, especially on the occasion of eid. So you can amaze them with the creative decoration of your front door.  Diverse ways are available to jazz up a door but the best and easiest way to decorate your front door is with wreaths. If you have enough opportunity, you can also decor all the doors of your homes. If you have the ability and you don’t have enough time, you can buy them from the store.  However, if you are creative, you can make one yourself! You will find a floral ready-made wreath in the market. Just bring them and decorate with some cutout moons, stars, and a little sign saying, Eid Mubarak. All is done! Read Furniture Brands and Companies in Bangladesh: An Overview Gorgeous wall  Wish to decorate your home on Eid but forget about wall decoration. Is it possible? You need to touch upon every nook and corner of the house for eid decoration. Remember,  walls are the most important to be taken into account.  If you don’t have enough time and opportunity just hang a few Eid garlands on the main walls of the house. To offer a new look to different rooms and corners of your house, splash them with new colours. However, make sure you hang a pretty garland that says “Eid Mubarak'' to make it interesting.  New Curtains As a Bengali, you cannot forget about curtains no matter how decorative the walls are! It can’t be ignored that during Eid celebrations curtains bring out a unique festive look. Generally, we put away a few selective drapes only to be used on special occasions.  Read Choose the Right Curtains for Your Home: The Ultimate Guide If you have already saved some for the festival, then great! But if your existing ones look torn down and old then you need to think about buying some new ones. You can also use sarees like Jamdaani to make great blinders for windows. However, a new one would be better.  Floor Decoration The floor spaces of your house can also be decorated before the holy Eid festival. You can decorate and beautify the floor of different rooms with gorgeous carpets. Using the soft, smooth, and traditional carpets adorned with embellished accessories, you can attract everyone’s attention and also gather a lot of compliments.  You will find plenty in the market to choose from. Make sure you choose carpets considering the respective room’s size, and design. Furthermore, the colours of walls, curtains and other furniture of the room should also complement the carpet as you are decorating for Eid.  Read Bug-free Home: How to get rid of insects indoors Colourful Balloons When you think of celebration and decoration, the first thing you consider is balloons. Honestly, a festival is incomplete without balloons. They make the kids happy and they are a wonderful way to add something extra to the decorations.  You can use plain, glittery or with inscriptions balloons- they are all pretty. Balloons are the best things to give Eidi to the children. You can put some money and treats inside the balloon and hand them over to the kids because Eidi is the best part for them.  Majestic Lighting Can anyone imagine a festival without lighting? No way! A festival is really incomplete without the bright and stylish light décor. It can be a great idea to decorate your lovely home with fabulous lighting elements.  Read How to manage wardrobes, closets to wear fresh smelling clothes everyday? You can use lanterns which are the most traditional lighting pieces and introduce amazing beauty to the place. They are one of the most modish forms of lighting with the ability to illuminate magic in a darkened room.  However, if you don’t have time for shopping or planning under a tight budget, make DIY lanterns. Just make a paper lantern yourself at home. Using the strings of light bulbs is another best way of lighting.  Beautiful Candles Decorative candles are another best source of lighting and beauty. You can decorate candles with jewels, calligraphy, or stickers to make them look festive. You can take a bunch of colourful candles and decorate your front door with lighting candles. Besides, You can take small candles to float them in a bowl of water. This will create a great table centrepiece. Everyone will love this and this will amazingly give a festive look to your home.  Read Best Vacuum Floor Cleaner under Tk10000 in Bangladesh Sweet Fragrance Festivals mean sweet fragrances. You can grow the festive look of your house with a sweet fragrance. It will not only refresh the minds of everyone but also lift up the spirits of the host as well as the guests.  You can keep fresh flowers on the table, in the ignored corners, kitchen, next to the door. This will give a heavenly touch to your home. Furthermore, you can place sweet smelling candles at different places of your house.  Eid Special Dining Table Who can deny that a huge part of Eid is the food? Make sure you welcome your guests with delicious treats, savoury or sweet cuisines. Don’t forget to engage your friends and family with a feast which is one of the most pleasing things to look forward to on Eid.  Read Best Air Purifying Plants to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution of Home/Office Remember presentation is very important in the case of food and so make sure you beautifully set up the table to prepare everyone’s palette before a hearty meal. Of course, you will prepare mouth-watering food but you can make it even more interesting by decorating the table.  You can decorate your dining table in many ways. In the centre, you can put a cake stand wrapped in flowers and topped with a tall candle. Besides, folding napkins in the shape of a star or a crescent moon can give a gorgeous look to your table.

All types of skin need care as it is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Further, skincare can help to prevent skin problems and promote a healthy complexion. However, the way people care for their skin may vary depending on where they live. And most of the skincare products are based in the western region. While South Asian skin tone and weather are different, South Asian women don't have many options in choosing skincare products. Therefore, they need to rely on western products. Nevertheless, the South Asian skin tone is a rear tone, which is prone to different skin problems, such as sunspots, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, and acne scarring. So, the olive-toned skin needs to be pampered in a special and unique way. Keeping that in mind, a Bangladeshi brand, 'Truce Beauty,' has been introducing skincare products, especially for South Asian skin. Read 10 Tips to Make Your Perfume Last Longer About Truce Beauty Truce Beauty is a Bangladeshi skincare brand that aims to produce skincare products for Bangladeshi skin tones, perhaps the South Asian skin. The brand uses advanced Korean skincare technology to make its skincare products. Truce products are designed in a way that can improve your skin health naturally. Additionally, the products can be used for a diverse range of skin tones. Background of Truce Beauty We have seen for decades that South Asian culture promotes fair products and focuses on whitening. The local brands in Sound East Asia ignore the fact that women, for this reason, have sensitive skin tones and can have different skin-related problems. The research found that local products not only neglect the skin-related issues but produce them in an unhealthy way focusing on whitening. While producing beauty care products should consider skin-related problems too. Keeping all these in mind, Truce Beauty comes up with a solution focusing on Desi skin. Read Perfect Hair Color: Ways to find out and making the most of it Truce Beauty is the brainchild of CEO Samira Quasem. In 2020 she got inspiration from local anti-fairness activism. Surprisingly, she came to know the unavailability of products for olive skin tone, especially for the Desi skin. After that, she decided it was the right time to develop products for our skin type. The next thing we knew, Samira worked with Korean beauty experts to create products for south Asian skins. Truce Beauty's mission is to bring out your inner self-confidence and self-love by maintaining your beautiful olive skin tone. The Truce Beauty products are made with high-quality, enriching ingredients which are suitable for sensitive skin. Most importantly, the products are cruelty-free. Moreover, the sulfate, paraben, synthetic dye-free formulation, and mineral oil help to build an effortless skin care regime. Read Tasnuva Anan Shishir: First Bangladeshi Trans Model at New York City Fashion Week Some Products of Truce Beauty Currently, Truce Beauty has three products in its line Truce Anti-pollution Face Wash, Truce Brightening TLC cream, and Truce Hydra Peel Toner. Let's get to know the details about the products. Truce Anti-pollution Face Wash If you are looking for a face wash that will help reduce the amount of pollution that your skin takes, then look no further than Truce Anti-Pollution Face Wash. This product is made with natural ingredients such as Glycerin, Niacinamide, Lemon Peel Oil, Salicylic Acid, and more. The face wash can clean your skin deeply and remove all the pollution you absorbed all day.  Moreover, the enriched Beta-hydroxy Acid (BHA) removes dead skin cells, blackheads, and clogged pores by revealing a fresh, smoother complexion. The niacinamide helps remove sun spots, acne scars, and hyperpigmentation, giving you a more even makeup look. Furthermore, the BHA functions as a makeup remover if you use it without water. Read Is Your Lipstick Slowly Killing You? Comes in 150ml Truce Anti-pollution Face Wash costs Tk. 1600.

Have you ever thought about what lipstick is made of? Lipstick is one of the most popular beauty products used by modern women. But how many women actually know how dangerous and harmful ingredients are used in Lipstick? Some of these elements in lipstick are sensitive and simply absorb products through the thin layer of skin. Let’s discuss hazardous lipstick ingredients to avoid. Harmful Ingredients to Avoid in Lipstick To choose chemical free lipstick it is essential to know which toxic chemicals are used in the lipsticks. Some ingredients in lipstick include a number of toxic chemicals. Here are some of the harmful chemicals used in Lipstick. Lead Lead metals may be found in many lipsticks. It can accidentally impair other ingredients during production or procedure. As contaminants are not mixed up intentionally they won’t be listed as ingredients. But, this unlisted toxic element can have serious consequences for the skin and gut when someone intakes. Read Fairness Creams: Dangerous Side effects of Skin Whitening Beauty Products Methylparaben Methylparaben is mixed with lipstick as an antifungal and a preservative to prevent fungal growth in the product generally. This preservative is restricted in most of Europe due to the possible cancer risk. It may alter the endocrine system or can be toxic in different ways. Critically, methylparaben is sometimes a hidden ingredient, which means that it can’t be shown on the ingredient list, making it nearly impossible for consumers to be cautious of the presence of this poisonous ingredient. Methylparaben, as a moderate risk, should be avoided and alternatively should use essential vitamins, oils, and some herbal take out that are effective against bacteria. Polyparaben Polyparaben is a “high-risk” product for lipstick to add with. Researches show that it is an endocrine provoker which can be hypersensitive for some people. Without Polyparaben the soft, oily part of the lipstick ingredients can get rotten. To prevent the growth of dangerous bacteria and mold preservatives are used in cosmetics including lipstick.  This chemical keeps the lipstick fresh for longer. Read Dangerous level of mercury found in 8 whitening creams: BSTI Retinyl Palmitate Retinyl palmitate is included in lipsticks as an antioxidant. Retinyl palmitate is used as an artificial product as a synthetic form of vitamin ‘A’ which can be harmful to pregnant women. The chemical is considered as a “moderate hazard” because of some evidence that links it to some cancers and reproductive problems. If you can't help but use lipstick containing this ingredient, it’s best to avoid it during pregnancy and to keep away from direct exposure to sunlight.