passion is in fashion

In case you didn’t hear, India is totally in fashion right now.

Lakshmi Mittal just bought Escada for his daughter-in-law Megha, outbidding even the the son of the founder Wolfgang Ley. Talk about an early Christmas present.  Credit to her that she *is* a Wharton grad and is looking to revamp Escada, veering away from its couture roots (who buys that stuff anymore?) and adding a more affordable and casual line.

I still remember this very lovely black and white Escada portrait collar jacket I tried on once from the FW06 collection.  It was intricately knitted, perfectly fitted, and badly coveted (by me!).  Escada is German to the core.  All about quality and sometimes a little passé.  But that is also what I love about the line.  A quick look at any of its pieces reveals that yes – it is high fashion!

Coincidentally I have also just finished the White Tiger.  It won Booker Prize in 2008 so I’m a little late to the game.  Gosh, the book lives up to the hype!  Extremely insightful about a changing India.  Funny, too!

Image from Escada.com

The international Kindle!!!  Hello wireless downloading of books and magazines!  Goodbye Dymocks and your questionable selection of pop novels!

Thank you f!  So looking forward to receiving the first shipped batch of these little guys.  Countdown to Oct. 19th.  ^_____^

“Any Porch” was “the first thing” she had ever written.

Her father had died just “a month or two” earlier.  She was an orphan.

She was working at a dance school, even though she lacked “the faintest idea” how to teach, couldn’t distinguish the lame duck from the bunny hug, and was expecting to be fired any day.

She was “tiring” of a musical career, which she had learned was not a bowl of cherries.

“A literary life” would suit her far better.

Could Mr. Crowninshield give her a job?

- Excerpt from Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This? by Marion Meade