August and Asian travels!

Our travels took us to Singapore and Delhi, India in August. The love affair that fashion designers have with global cuisine and architecture continued during this humid and rainy month. Singapore was amazing in it's tropical gardens- orchids and butterflies, fusion dishes, pepper crabs and colonial architecture. Acres of stores, from designer to kitchy Chinese tourist gift shops, both above ground and underground! Our trip to Sentosa island on the cable car gave us an ariel view of the tropical vegetation and beach. Pepper crabs by the beach at Jumbo, walks along Tanglin road and dim sum for breakfast washed down with the perfect cups of English tea rounded off our stay.




Relaxing under the palm trees in the pool in Singapore

Botanical garden in Singapore







Orchid gardens in Singapore

Orchids!!



Views of Singapore



Sentosa island





Divers cleaning the aquariums in Sentosa



Flora and fauna in Sentosa

outdoor bathrooms







The famous pepper crabs!


Hi tech airport at Singapore


fish, forests and paths


Delhi- humid, rainy and full of the warmth we have come to expect from our family and friends. Eating delicious home cooked meals, Mithai (Indian sweets) and mangos.... recipes, long forgotten, prepared by our mother, aunts and friends. Hunting for old saris to recycle into dresses, new fabrics and embroideries to look to for inspiration and ideas. The backdrop of our visit is always Bollywood, songs playing on the TV or new movies that my children and I enjoy with my mother. Extravagant sets, over the top costumes, unreal plots, colorful characters and beautiful melodies. During this visit we found the same litany in all of Asia. Everybody, specially the cab drivers, were complaining about inflation, cost of living, corruption in the government and upcoming elections in each country was a topic of conversation. Anna Hazare's anti-corruption stance in Delhi during our stay made us explain what the word "corruption" meant to our children. During our last few days in Delhi we ate, shopped, swam and met friends. Including photographs of our travels below.




The juice bar at the Delhi Hyatt


Mothers, grandmothers and aunts make their special recipes!

In September and October, www.Shubrah.com will be doing a number of fashion shows, donations for auctions at fundraisers for NGOs and our holiday trunk show and sale. Please visit the website for further details of these events. Hope to see all of you in the coming months.

Meanwhile, fall is around the corner and we have a wonderful collection of new fashions, scarves and wine bags. Looking forward to the back to school madness for the kids and all holiday events that we will be showing at.

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A staycation in July 2011


July came in with warm weather, bugs, thunderstorms and long humid evenings! We went sailing on the Charles river and tended our garden. The CBI has new docks on the Charles, just the place to walk about, sail, sun bathe or go for a coffee to Charles Street. Our new mantra is a staycation in July!





Sunbathing and sailing on the newly built docks on the Charles river in Boston


One of my favorite images from July- children learning to sail on the Charles

I taught a fashion camp along with two wonderful Lexington High School girls as aides, in July for the Lexington Community Education's Lexplorations. Fifteen teenaged girls arrived to spend their day sketching, brainstorming, painting and creating amazing fashion designs and mood boards. We rounded off the week watching inspiring snippets of relevant fashion shows and classic and new movies on the topic! All in all, a very creative week.



Fashion camp for teenagers at Lexington Community Education

Fashion sketches and mood boards by some very talented budding designers


Sketches by very talented teenage budding designers!

Fashion Studio at Lexington High School converted from the Art room!

We recently finished a bridal project for a wedding at the end of July. My friend Nafees's niece got married in Lexington this week and though the bridal party was from all over the world, the groom's family was from MA. A locavore feast for the eyes and taste buds was creating by finding all the resources close to home. Lovely summer cuisine from Via Lago, cake from Wilson Farms with fresh white roses and calla lilies flown in by our local Costco. The family did the bouquets and floral arrangements themselves. Local DJ and college student Chips spun some great tunes for the globe-trotting hip young things to dance under the white tent at Gore Place farm in Waltham.


A locovore wedding in all aspects of the planning and design


DJ Chips trying to cool off before he spins for the fashionable young set!

July wedding that wows in it's fresh local feel

Exquisite summer meal by Via Lago of Lexington



The perfect ending to a beautifully planned local wedding! Dessert by Wilson Farms/ Via Lago in Lexington to go with my cup of Earl grey!

We are gearing up for fall for a events in Sept and Oct. Boston Fashion week, Lokvani award and gala event, Liberty Hotel fashion show and NEAC. Don't miss our holiday trunk show and sale in Oct as well to ring in Diwali, Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season. Check out the website for updates on events, new fashions and where you can find us! Enjoy the rest of your summer, the children will be back in school soon enough!


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