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Fabindia unveils Celebrate Everyday summer theme
Mumbai: Fabindia a lifestyle brand, has launched its latest umbrella theme for the summer, capturing the mood of Celebrate Everyday. It’s about living in the moment, cherishing the hustle and bustle of daily life, whether be it for work or play and all the little moments of our life.
This collection highlights gentle pastels to earthy shades, elegant craftsmanship, and the easygoing comfort we all need. It’s light, airy, breezy and ready for summer! With capsule collections for different aspects of your wardrobe and home, they present three key offerings- Indian Summer, Elemental and PLaY.
Elemental- Western Wear Summer’24
Showcasing the harmony between contemporary fashion and timeless traditions, earthy tones, fluidity, warmth and breathable fabrics rule this campaign. With the ever-growing popularity of Fabindia’s western wear collection, this edit seamlessly integrates nature-inspired designs into contemporary Western Wear, with something for every style aesthetic. With each piece telling a story of artisanal crafts, women can explore a range of silhouettes for dresses, prints and embroideries on shirts, tops and more. Men can browse through a myriad of options for fabric, prints and colours for their summer shirts.
Indian Summer- Ethnic Wear Summer’24
This collection encapsulates Fabindia’s most loved kurtas for men and women, saris, dupattas and intricate jewellery. This is your summer diary, your everyday go-to essentials, it speaks to you on a day-to-day basis. It’s a take on familiar elements of summer reflected in comfortable ethnic wear. With motifs inspired by the Peepal tree and enchanting florals, light pastel shades woven in cotton are what you will find, with styles for the entire family.
PLaY by FabHome
Limitless possibilities! That’s the theme for your home this season. PLaY by Fabhome encourages everyone to embrace their inner interior designer, mixing and matching cushions, curtains, throws, bed linen and table settings. Your home is your playground and every aspect of your personality should shine through. The collection caters to the ever-changing moods and aesthetics of your home during the summer.
Speaking about the ‘Celebrate Everyday’ collection, a Fabindia spokesperson said – “We want people to look at Fabindia as an everyday solution, not just for weddings, festivals and special occasions, but as a one-stop-shop where everyone, from adults to kids, can find something they identify with every day. This collection has its own identity with inspiration taken from the moments we all experience every day, which is woven into its fabric. This makes it stand apart from the rest.”
Brands
Thomas Cook India, SOTC and Booking.com team up for smarter corporate stays
Global hotel choices meet Indian corporate controls for seamless business travel
MUMBAI: Business travel just got a major upgrade. Thomas Cook (India) and its group company SOTC Travel have joined forces with Booking.com to offer Indian corporates world-class accommodation options with a side of convenience.
The collaboration brings Booking.com’s vast global inventory, more than 31 million listings across 220 countries, straight into Thomas Cook and SOTC’s corporate booking platforms. From luxury hotels and resorts to homes and apartments, business travellers now have an unprecedented range of choices, all while staying within company travel policies.
Thomas Cook and SOTC president & group head of global business travel Indiver Rastogi said, “Today’s business travellers want more choice, flexibility and transparency. By linking Booking.com’s extensive inventory with our managed corporate tools, we’re delivering exactly that: policy control, price clarity and service support that businesses can trust.”
The offering is designed with the Indian corporate traveller in mind. Key features include transparent pricing with GST-compliant invoices, curated hotel options for SMEs to large enterprises, coverage across 2,500 plus Indian cities, verified traveller reviews, essential business amenities, and integrated policy control for approvals, budgets and credit limits.
Booking.com VP partnerships Mark van der Linden added, “Corporate travellers in India want the same seamless experience they enjoy in personal trips, with the right corporate guardrails. This partnership makes our global accommodation inventory enterprise-ready, combining choice, flexibility and localised support.”
With real-time booking access on desktop and mobile, enterprise-specific rates, loyalty benefits, and future integrations into Thomas Cook’s TravelOne platform, the partnership promises to make corporate travel smoother, safer and smarter than ever.
