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twain2country · Guru

Shania to attend 2010 Swiss Red Cross Gala - May 29th

Tommy · Guru

Great news Shania is going!

jezibel · Veteran Member

I'm glad to hear that she is attending the Gala. Thanks for the info.

Butters · Guru

Wonder if there will be news of an album by then.......

NAH!

jezibel · Veteran Member

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you don't think??? biggrin

Well maybe a blog???

twain2country · Guru

Not sure if we'll get a blog about this, but at least we'll see plenty of photos.

jezibel · Veteran Member

The pictures will be much appreciated, thank you, Twain2Country!

Tommy · Guru

Indian designer dresses
Rochelle Pinto, Hindustan Times

Email Author

May 21, 2010

First Deepika Padukone wore a Rohit Bal sari on Cannes red carpet. Now, Delhi-based designer Varun Bahl’s sari will be draped around singer Shania Twain, for the Swiss Red cross Ball in Geneva next weekend. Chosen to represent the fashion fraternity at this year’s India-themed ball, Bahl will also be presenting a couture show for the attendees, and dressing Twain, who’s the event’s honorary chairperson.

Draping the diva
“We communicated over email and I suggested she wear a sari, because that is the most beautiful garment that India has to offer,” Bahl says. “She was very open to the idea. I’m carrying a number of options but my favourite is an ivory sari, which I’m hoping she will pick.”

Bahl is excited to be dressing the international country singer and plans to gift her the sari if she loves it. “If she likes it, I would be glad to gift it to her,” he grins. “And I’d be open to designing for her in the future too. She’s the kind of woman who can adapt to anything, so she’ll have no problem wearing a sari.”

Promote the sari
While his love for the sari is evident, Bahl admits that it still needs to be promoted on an international scale. “The sari has recently come into focus thanks to Aishwarya Rai and Deepika, wearing saris at Cannes. It is a very difficult drape to wear, which is why it hasn’t been picked up globally. But this is an opportune moment to show Europeans that foreigners too can wear the sari.”

Bahl has selected a number of India-based foreign models to be a part of the show, along with Indian stalwarts like Sonalika Sahay, Candice Pinto and Pia and Binal Trivedi.

The collection
“The clothes will feature ancient Indian embroidery and jewel colours, but will have a European touch in the show’s Victorian styling. The music has been prepared by Gaurav Raina of Midival Punditz and will be choreographed by Alison Kanuga,” he reveals.

Bahl will also be holding a trunk show at the jewellery sponsor Bogh-Art’s store to retail his couture garments. “Depending on the response to the show, I will think about expanding my presence in Switzerland. Right now, I’m just happy to be one of the only Indian designers to have their own solo show outside of India.”

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Indian-designer-dresses/Article1-546534.aspx

Tommy · Guru

Here is an article from a Geneva newspaper which I translated from French to English using an online translator. Shania mentions she wants to do a special tour to help disadvantaged people through her music.

India deploys its treasures to the Arena
GALA | Adriana Karembeu, Shania Twain, Lauriane Gillieron and Mark Streit attend this ball of the Red Cross.
JEAN-DANIEL SALLIN | 31.05.2010

Hard to believe that this arena is the same then allowing Rihanna and Mozart! The galleries, with their gray concrete, disappeared behind curtains giants. A carpet unfurls its golden colors to the foot of the stage. And the decor, sumptuous illico sends the 570 guests in a palace in Rajasthan. In the presence of a Maharajah, a real: HH Gajsingh II of Jodhpur. Which enters the room in silence almost religious.

India everywhere. For the pleasure of the senses.. The journey begins in the plate with the menu created by Dominique Gauthier, chef du Beau-Rivage. The designer of New Delhi Varun Dahl, with its breathtaking dresses, confirms - if any were needed - that the women in her country are all potential princesses. The zither of Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the famous Ravi has finished bewitch assistance ..

For his ninth charity gala, the Swiss Red Cross has chosen to celebrate "the splendor of India. But it was also an opportunity to talk about these countries forgotten by the media who suffer from poverty, malnutrition and disease. Bangladesh, Bolivia, Togo, Swaziland, Cambodia and India too .... "Major disasters are silent and insidious," notes Rene Rhinow, president of the Swiss Red Cross. You must be the change you want to see in the world!» Before quoting Mahatma Gandhi: "You Must Be the Change you want to see in the world!"

Honorary President of the Swiss Red Cross, Shania Twain - along with Saturday night's companion, Frederick Theobald - embodies this change. She who has not released an album in six years (an eternity!) And intends to embark on a tour a bit special. "I visit people, perhaps desperate, in sensitive areas, and bring them comfort through music," she says. "I imagine something very simple, acoustic ... It would be a great source of inspiration!"

We cross Adriana Karembeu faithful ambassador of the Red Cross for eleven years, and Lauriane Gillieron - just spend a week with your family in Lausanne. The sublime Vaudoise sharing his table with her sister, Melody, and Mark Streit. New York Islanders hockey player, the Bernese him spend his summer in Switzerland. This benefit for workshops in conflict management among young people in his district. Under the program "chili" launched by the Swiss Red Cross in 1999. "For the first time I attend this ball!" He smiles. The tuxedo did not go so badly ...

Egal himself, Simon de Pury was then instructed to drive up the auction (420 000 at all!). For 30,000 francs, Shania Twain was offered a six-day retreat in the center of Deepak Chopra - dubbed the "guru of health" in the United States. President, Bogh Art Albert Boghossian broke his piggy bank so I can leave on a trip with the full range of Louis Vuitton (70,000 francs). And, for 50,000 francs, will go a little lucky at the end of the year to taste the Maharaja of Jodhpur daily. Three days at the Umaid Bhawan Palace to realize that, ultimately, the Royal Palace is still a thousand times more beautiful than the Arena, even tastefully decorated ...

http://www.tdg.ch/actu/people/inde-deploie-tresors-arena-2010-05-30

twain2country · Guru

http://www.glanzundgloria.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/05/31/Schweiz/Lauriane-Gillieron-Greencard-und-neuer-Boyfriend

-Play that first non-Shania related video on the page: it's only 21
seconds...once it is over, you will see a Flash Menu inside the video player
frame

-Put your cursor on top of the small image of that man with the Turban on:
the title underneath should be "Benefiz fur Indien": click on that image
once and the video frame will load up: it's a 3m22s video

There are few seconds here and there with Shania: first at the table with a
glass in hand next to Fred; then briefly commenting on the inspiration for
the clothes; then winning a bid for the auction they do during the dinner
(she won a Meditation workshop), then happily dancing with Fred....

-- Edited by twain2country on Sunday 6th of June 2010 02:44:19 PM

Tommy · Guru

twain2country wrote:

http://www.glanzundgloria.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/05/31/Schweiz/Lauriane-Gillieron-Greencard-und-neuer-Boyfriend

-Play that first non-Shania related video on the page: it's only 21
seconds...once it is over, you will see a Flash Menu inside the video player
frame

-Put your cursor on top of the small image of that man with the Turban on:
the title underneath should be "Benefiz fur Indien": click on that image
once and the video frame will load up: it's a 3m22s video

There are few seconds here and there with Shania: first at the table with a
glass in hand next to Fred; then briefly commenting on the inspiration for
the clothes; then winning a bid for the auction they do during the dinner
(she won a Meditation workshop), then happily dancing with Fred....

Here is the direct link to the video:

http://videoportal.sf.tv/video?id=da7550d2-b709-480a-9677-793102dc6e63

Tommy · Guru

Here is the video on YouTube.

UpUpUp · Guru

There is a new small pic of Shania and Fred at the Gala in the new issue of People magazine, with Gary Coleman on the cover. The photo shows Shania and Fred sitting at a table, and the caption says something to the effect that Shania wasn't hiding her affection for Fred that night.