 Nirvana Woman Debuts: Glossy, High-End Fashion and Lifestyle Magazine for Indian American Woman Goes National
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) March 30, 2005 Nirvana Woman, the first national fashion and lifestyle magazine targeting one of the fastest growing reader segments — affluent, dynamic and upscale college and professional Indian-American women, is now available nationally in major bookstores including Barnes & Noble and Borders, and many metro airports.
ItÂs unusual for a relatively new magazine to be picked up for national distribution. But the year-old publication has attracted significant attention in the marketplace since it launched last year. The magazine illuminates the unique heritage and the fusion of Indian and American style, music, and culture with cutting edge fashion spreads, insightful articles on everything from healthy living to heartache, and engaging profiles of movers and shakers in the worlds of fashion, media, entertainment, the arts and business.
Nirvana Woman captures the dynamic lifestyle of todayÂs Indian-American woman with a perfect fusion of East-meets-West. Our college-age and young professional readers donÂt care only about where to find chic saris and the best dalÂthey also want to know the hottest styles in boots and blue jeans, where to head for a night out on the town, and the ideal restaurant for a first date. The magazine showcases top American and Indian fashion designs and designers, and the latest hair styles, makeup, home décor, restaurants and travel destinations. Colorful layouts and images by some of the countryÂs top fashion photographers on location in Paris and New York render a magazine that looks as classy on the living room coffee table as it does in a high-end salon and spa.
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Nirvana Woman fills a gaping void in the American print media by serving the most affluent immigrant community in America. With almost two million Indian-Americas living in the United States, including more than 400,000 women, the fusion of Indian culture is becoming increasingly visible in American society, bolstered by the success of Indian-American authors such as Jhumpa Lahiri and Arundhati Roy and films like Bend It Like Beckham, Monsoon Wedding and Lagaan.
Nirvana WomanÂs crisp, imaginative cutting edge layout and expert artistic direction make it not only hard to put down but the talk of the town. Appeal is the keyword. Captivation is the goal.
Part Vogue, part Vanity Fair, Nirvana Woman is a sophisticated, glossy quarterly Indian-American magazine with a difference. ItÂs about vision and visionaries, art and artists, dreams and dreamers, and doersÂfrom all walks of life.
The skilled creative team behind Nirvana Woman brings together mesmerizing photography from top New York professionals and the latest in beauty, fashion, spirituality, health, fitness, dining, travel, entertainment and careers from seasoned writers. Each issue also feature a newsy story on controversial issues like interracial dating, plus profiles of fascinating people, from celebrities to young professionals making a difference around the world. Our covers have been graced with well-known models Padma Lakshmi and Saira Mohan. The spring issue features singer Tina Sugandh, a summer preview of sensationally sexy swimsuits, interviews with Bride & Prejudice director Gurinder Chadha and the movieÂs star, Aishwarya Rai, and two of HollywoodÂs hottest actors Ajay Mehta and Naveen Andrews, and literary star Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found.
Nirvana Woman readers represent one of the wealthiest immigrant groups in the United States and boast proven high-purchasing power. Many of our readers are MBAs, doctors, engineers, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The rest are working in every other imaginable field from banking to non-profits to publishing. All have one thing in common: they want a magazine geared toward their interests.
Given this large community of affluent, educated young women, the handful of existing publications leave a disappointing void for these readers longing for a magazine that speaks to their unique experience as Indian-Americans.
Advertisers, too, have been forced to settle for less-than-ideal outlets by which to reach potential buyers. Nirvana Woman provides advertisers with an elegant, classy, dynamic and entertaining magazine that will showcase products and services to an affluent community that is hungry for a quality publication.
Visit our website at http://www.nirvanamedia.com to read more about Nirvana Woman and to see our Media Kit. For a free copy of Nirvana Woman, email us at deepaks@nirvanamedia.com.
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Owner of MajesticInvites.com discusses 2008 Trends in Wedding and Corporate Invitations
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 14, 2008 Invitations do more than just invite your guests. They lay the groundwork for your party’s style and theme, whether informal, traditional, seasonal, or reflecting a destination. In an interview with Alina, owner of MajesticInvites.com, the high-end NYC invitation boutique catering to VIP and celebrity clientele, she talks about the 2008 trends in invitations.
While discussing trends in invitations, Alina emphasized that they should reflect one’s personal style rather than the trend-of-the-moment. Moreover, throughout the entire process of planning your event, Alina reminds us that the event, and therefore the invitation, is about you and not what is hot or popular.
That said, you may choose trends that appeal to your style to create unique invitations that are timeless yet elegant, sophisticated and chic, and most of all, perfect for your event. During your decision making, keep in mind that your invitations should be worthy of framing and should always remind you of your perfect day.
The most recent development in party invitations involves high-concept customization that reflects the party’s theme as well as the personality of the party-giver or guest of honor. A related emerging trend is the use of less formal wording on invites, save-the-dates, and programs.
Along these lines, Alina discussed with us some of the latest trends for invitations:
USE BOLD COLORS:
The best-selling color for 2008 is purple. Also “in” for 2008 is the use of shimmering and metallic papers. Alina noted that silvers and gold are timeless colors, and work especially well with formal events. If you prefer a more subtle approach, try silver or gold ink, as this can still make your invitation stand out.
MATCH THEME COLORS:
Alina noted that the trend for 2008 is to match the color of your invitation with the location of your event. With destination weddings becoming more popular, convey your style and locale with the colors you choose. For an island or beach wedding, for instance, you might want a sand-colored invitation with green text. For your garden wedding, use a range of greens from dark moss to leafy sage. For a winter wedding, select a deep blue with silver print.
Another 2008 trend for wedding invitations, sweet 16 invitations, or quinceanera invitations is to match the invitation color to the color of the honoree’s outfit. Alina’s clients give her swatches of their outfit fabric, to allow her to exactly match colors.
“BRAND” CARDS WITH GRAPHICS:
A new trend is taking a graphic and using it as a theme throughout all of your print items. Therefore, as Alina emphasized, your invitations, RSVPs, placecards, menu cards, and thank you cards would all have the same graphic in different scales. The point is to stick with one universal design element, whether that is the color, the pattern, or the position of the graphic.
Another top design trend is ‘branding’ your names on the invitation using a special invitation monogram — almost like a logo. When we asked Alina what this does for invitations, she said that if you use this idea on all of your wedding stationery, you’ll create a truly unique and personalized design that will represent the uniqueness of a couple’s union. She highlighted a couple of examples, such as an intercultural marriage depicted by a fusion of symbols, or a special design carried through on all of the invitation trousseau items. Entwine both of your first initials in a beautiful, artistic way as a design to accent to your invitations, and carry that monogram to your envelopes above your return address. MajesticInvites.com offers a service that creates a monogram for your names. Creative interracial monograms done by MajesticInvites.com include one for a Jewish-Hindu union, where Alina designed a symbol that subtly integrated a Jewish star with an Indian symbol, and one for a Sikh-Christian wedding, where she designed a graphic that combined ‘ekonkar’, a Sikh symbol, and a ‘cross’.
Custom-designed map artwork for the invitations is also creating trend in 2008. “We’re doing custom maps for the invitations,” Alina says. “Couples give us all the landmarks they want included, and we put together an artistic map that complements the invitation.”
CHOOSE UNIQUE STYLES:
Alina also mentioned that boxed invitations have taken over the market, with the invitation placed on top of a gift as a pre-wedding favor of sorts. This gift might be a music CD, flower petals or a packet of plant seeds, a little something special to show your very special event is coming up.
Her most popular invitations this year feature uniquely designed cards inserted in beautiful sheer organza drawstring bags. Pockets to organize the various inserts for invitees for pre-wedding and wedding day festivities, RSVP cards, gift registries, and directions are featured on many of her invitations.
Scroll invitations, pocketfold invitations, stack form designs, and book designs are still bestsellers with her clients.
FIND DISTINCTIVE FONTS:
Alina encourages her clients to take some time to find a font they love, to write the text out and then try it out using a range of different fonts, so that they can determine whether the lettering conveys their style and location, if desired. She says that you’ll know your favorite font when you see it, and not to limit yourselves to what is expected.
CHOOSE UNIQUE PAPER STOCK:
GO NATURAL:
IN SUMMARY:
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Any observer of the dating scene will know that there is a wide array of people seeking inter-racial or inter-cultural relationships. The area is of quite some controversy, with some viewing mixed relationships as an attack on their culture or race, and others regarding it as the ultimate melting pot ideal. However, my view is that often it is more complicated than that and racism can live well in the minds of people who are seeking mixed relationships, and there are particular stereotypes that people have in mind. One case in particular is that of white men who are seeking ‘Asian’ women. This is a discussion of my findings on personal ads put out by white men in Asian press and Asian dating sites. Clearly, Asian women are in quite some demand in the personal columns and the internet. In particular, personal ads, whether on the internet or in the press, often cost money which means people are prepared to put significant resources into finding a partner. The targeting of minority press indicates that there is a great deal of selection going on, and these advertisers are researching where would be the best place to reach a large number of Asian women. This would further bear witness that those men who do not specify what sort of woman they were looking for know exactly what sort of woman they were looking for simply by advertising where they advertise. However, the research that these men undertake seems to be somewhat scanty and is based on a visual appreciation rather than anything deeper. Many minority press or dating sites are written by and for a specific community, but white male advertisers also occasionally include specifications such as Oriental, Chinese, or Asian/Black – quite different groups in terms of distinct cultures. To discard these types of advertising as aberrations is to understand these patterns by ignoring them. There is clearly a conscious move by some white men to seek out specifically Asian women, and as some of the adverts would indicate, non-white ‘other’ women in a more general sense. I wonder why. This is even more striking, when one compares this seeking out to the number of marriages between the Asian and white communities. The actuality of intermarriage between whites and Asians is low, and lower for Asian women than for Asian men. Thus, statistically speaking, the chances are low. White male advertisers have a number of significant differences from Asian advertisers. They are older, are more likely to be homosexual, prefer above all “Asian” women (rather than a specific caste/religious/cultural background), and they place little importance on religion. Asian advertisers are far more likely to have a religious specification, and conversely, are less likely to state they were willing to take any race/religion. White men in adverts specifically want Asian women, and not for their religious suitability or cultural compatibility. Few white men specify the woman they are looking for in terms of religion. Overall, the most common tag applied to the desired partner was “Asian” which indicates that white men were seeking a specific ‘race’, as opposed to religion, nation or language. The fact that the other advertisers used such descriptions such as Asian/Oriental or Asian/Black would also indicate a seeking out of merely ‘other’ non-white ‘races’. ]]> This would indicate that there is a large amount of presupposition on the part of white men on the sort of qualities that Asian (and ‘other’) women may have, and what a white person could offer them. Asian (and ‘other) women are subject to a specific sexual racialisation. This was indicated in the text of some advertisements. Most adverts from white men are fairly run-of-the-mill personal advertisements, apart from the insistence on “Asian”. For example, it is common to read “seeking attractive Asian lady” “seeks slim young pretty Asian female”, “seeks an attractive Asian girl” and so on. One advertiser declared that he “adores Indian/Pakistani females”, which would seem to conflate two countries. If one were to very broadly generalise, India may be more defined by Hinduism, and Pakistan by Islam, two very distinct religious and cultural backgrounds, indicating that the belief patterns of his prospective partners are wholly unimportant. If advertisers specify an age of the respondent it was usually younger, sometimes many years so. Advertisers also tend to split into two groups, those who emphasise their financial status and others who emphasise their romantic nature. For example: European mature white professional businessman / film executive lively personality, VGSOH, interesting lifestyle, kind caring, totally honest and genuine… English boy, 33, longing for the love of an Indian girl. If you enjoy simple things, summer walks, winter cuddles, then you’re the one for I’m looking for. … Another common feature was to emphasise their respect or interest in “Asian” or “eastern” cultures, including what music and food they liked. “Respects eastern cultures and religions”, “into travelling, music (e + w) …”, “Genuine [sic] respectful of Asian identity” “Interests include Asian culture…”, “Likes cinema, hot food, music”, “have a wide range of interests including Asian culture” and so on are common. One advertiser – the 33 year-old “English boy” above – identifies religion and culture as a difficulty, saying “Don’t let religion and culture be barriers against two ordinary people who just want to enjoy themselves”, which indicates that enjoying oneself is more important than either religion or culture. One white man indicates the taboo nature of the relationship he was seeking and the disapproval it might get from the Asian community by writing “confidentiality assured” in his advert, which conversely might also imply that he himself would prefer to keep this relationship ‘under wraps’ too. Another advertiser indicated that Asian women would not get “respect” unless it was from a white man: “If you are looking for a special someone who will treat you with the respect you deserve, please reply, telling me a little about yourself” he wrote, clearly meaning that Asian culture would not accord respect to its women. Another not so blatant advert “I am looking for someone who wants mutual respect…” seemed to touch on a similar theme. Some adverts allude to the special ‘domestic’ nature of Asian women by indicating that Asian women would be more caring. One said “I’m an honest caring and gentle person ( an incurable romantic) who works to [sic] hard and needs an Asian girl to ease the stress!” and another 27-year-old advertiser stipulated his respondent should be a “nice, gentle intelligent woman 18 – 25″. There is some transparent racialised and stereotypical thinking in the manner in which white men advertise for Asian (or ‘other’) women. Clearly the biggest single factor to support this case is that white men are clearly advertising in high proportions in Asian media. This preference is supported by some notions of what Asian women in general are like, and what each can offer in the marriage/romance trade-off. Taking all advertisements into consideration – which is not necessarily indicative of any one advertiser – the composite picture is that: * The white man seeks out broadly ‘other’ (black, coloured, oriental, Indian/Pakistani) women. He is not seeking a specific religious, cultural, linguistic or national background. The defining feature is ‘race’ or ‘otherness’. * The white man can offer either financial support or romance, either of which he assumes is wanted by the Asian woman. * In addition, the white man will be respectful of the Asian woman’s heritage. * The white man will treat Asian women with more respect than Asian men. Asian women are implicitly not satisfied with the deal they get from Asian men or culture. * Asian women are more ‘caring’ than their white counterparts and have stress-relieving capabilities, clearly an allusion to a domestic role. Furthermore, this may have sexual particular connotations as stress-relief does come in many physical forms. These assumed qualities are further evidence that colonial and racist representations of the ‘other’ are alive and well in the minds of some white men, and that the whole area of inter-racial relationships is not free of prejudice. Indeed, Roger Bastide wrote of interracial sex: “In those bodies finding each other, fusing, there are two races at each others throats.” To read about sore shins and sore stomach, visit the Sore Body site.
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Interracial marriage is defined as marriages between different races, such as Black women and White men, Asian women and Caucasian men, Indian women and Black men, and etc. We have seen many interracial dating services online which help men to meet with interracial girls and get married through a interracial agency or by themselves. Many interracial singles know each other through these interracial dating sites. There are free interracial dating services and pay ones so online singles can select which one they need to register to. Most of interracial online agencies provide free registration, then charge members a fee to contact with members. There are some free interracial singles services that offer 100% free to their members because they really want to help interracial people to seek love and romance on Net. These free dating sites usually have some ads on the web site to pay for the host and domain. Interracial dating services are means for men to get married with different races effectively. Many interracial women register their profile with beautiful photos so that singles can contact them. Generally speaking, interracial women are very beautiful and hard workers, as well as educated. Statistics in recent years show that online interracial dating services generate thousand of marriages a year. There are some dating scams who take this advantage as a means to scam money from others. But this rarely happen now because each interracial member is checked carefully before it shows up on the site. Free interracial dating services just provide free dating services for members and you will be on your way after you get the other information, such as email address.
Interracial relationships become popular these days. We can see interracial couples walking on street, in school, or anywhere else. We are living in a free country such as America, there are more interracial marriages which are originally known through beautiful interracial dating services. This modern electronic world helps us a lot. Thanks to it, we can meet each other online just as a matter of minutes, through instant messenger or chat rooms or web cams. Knowing when dealing with specific members is a must. Care is always the first policy that we all need to pay attention to. Not every profile on these interracial dating web sites are good profiles. Nobody guarantee this. Website owners do not have time to review each member that is posted on their on line dating services. So, are you ready to meet that other half? do not wait. Take action now. Join these free interracial dating services and meet that special soul mate of your dream. Are you looking for interracial singles, please visit 100% free dating sites at free American singles dating site, with many fishing personals waiting online to meet you.
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Question by Lolz: How is interracial dating with Indian men in your area? Do they date outside their own race and if they do what type of women do they go with? Black? White? Hispanic? Asian? Best answer: Answer by jesse Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments! Mail this post
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Question by techs (the real one): Indian guys and interracial dating, in your area how is it like? Indian guy – White girl Indian guy – Latina and Indian guy – Asian girl are all pretty rare though, Indian guy – White girl is more common but most Indian guys only date Indian girls due to customs. How about in your area? If Indian guys don’t date Indian girls, what girls do they usually date? Best answer: Answer by Joss Personally, i haven’t really seen an indian with a white, or latina, no asian. I’m Latina, and personally haven’t dated an indian, they just aren’t my type, i’m not racist or anything, but i would consider one, yes I’M FROM texas btw What do you think? Answer below! Mail this post
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People always talk about the rise in interracial dating and interracial marriages. In fact most studies usually predict that in years to come, more and more people will date and marry interracially. Katie Xiao is an immigrant from China who has been living in America since she was 4. She has always considered herself to be Americanized. As far as interracial dating is concerned, she has dated White men and Latino men before but the subtle cultural clashes that led to very bad break-ups made her realize how Chinese she is and she now wants to meet an Asian man. She has even started attending events organized for Asian Americans and immigrants to increase her chances. Recently, Sociologists began studying how children of immigrants in the U.S. will date and marry. Much as the generation of today is more open-minded and open to interracial dating and marriage, contrary to conventional wisdom, scholars have noticed a decline in the rate of interracial marriages among immigrants. According to Ohio State University sociologist Zhenchao Qian, the numbers fell from 27 to 20 percent for Hispanics and 42 to 33 percent for Asians from 1990 to 2000 – and the downward trend continued through to last year. Apparently, most single immigrants in their 20s and 30s are now turning to cultural events because they suddenly have a yearning to connect with someone they share the same roots with. Bhavna Pandit a political consultant of Indian descent says much as most people try to rebel against their parents and run away from their traditions, now that she is 29, she cares about her heritage and wants to find an Indian man which has been hard for her since there are very few of them in Capitol Hill. After following children of immigrants in New York as they navigated adulthood, researchers found that they always struggled with the desire to being open to interracial dating and people of all backgrounds against family expectations and their own desire to sustain their culture. Most of them want to marry someone within their own ethnicity … someone who understands their life story. Will this threaten interracial dating and interracial marriage in the future? Ria Rodriguez is a writer and regular blogger for www.InterracialDatingCentral.com on all topics to do with relationships and dating in an interracial world. Ria is of mixed race origins and brings a fun and unique perspective on multicultural dating topics.
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Katie Xiao is an immigrant from China who has been living in America since she was 4. She has always thoughtful herself to be Americanized. As far as <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);” href=”www.interracialdatingcentral.com”><strong>interracial dating</strong></a> is involved, she has dated White men and Latino men before but the subtle ethnic clashes that led to rattling bad break-ups made her think how Chinese she is and she is looking to meet an Asian man. She has even started attending events systematic for Asian Americans and immigrants to gain her chances. Interracial dating brings heterogeneity to the relationship. This particular diversity can either be an advantage or a disadvantage to the relationship. It brings with it deep rooted differences such as religion, culture, food, beliefs and the general perception of things. It is possible to work out your differences to a compromise. There is nothing in this world today that can not be discussed and solved. In an interracial dating relationship the two lovebirds should work together towards accommodating each other into their different worlds. A lot of understanding, patience and resilience ought to be invested in this relationship in order for things to work out pretty fine. This investments should be long term and geared towards making the relationship grow from strength to strength. According to Ohio State University sociologist Zhenchao Qian, the numbers fell from 27 to 20 percent for Hispanics and 55 to 44 percent for Asians from 1995 to 2005 – and the descending tendency still continue through this year also. Seemingly, most single immigrants in their 20s and 30s are now moving to social events because they suddenly change a desire to connect with someone they distribute the same roots with. Bhavna Pandit a political consultant of Indian descent says much as most people try to rebel against their parents and run away from their traditions, now that she is 29, she cares about her attribute and wants to find an Indian man which has been hard for her since there are rare few of them in Capitol Hill. After stalking children of immigrants in New York as they navigated adulthood, researchers reveal that they always struggled with the desire to being open to interracial dating and people of all backgrounds against family expectations and their own desire to sustain their culture. Most of them want to marry someone within their own ethnicity, someone who understands their life story. Ria Rodriguez is a writer and regular blogger for http://www.interracialdatingcentral.com/ on all topics to do with relationships and dating in an interracial world. Ria is of mixed race origins and brings a fun and unique perspective on multicultural dating topics.
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