Editor’s Letter
22 Emotion in Pictures: Marie Claire International
Photography Awards appreciates photographers
who’ve used their sensitivity and empathy to the
service of women
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54 Designer Dossier
Features 58 ON THE COVER Sonam Kapoor
Unplugged: We pick the diva’s brains for a quick

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18 Toy Story: We never forget the toys we had
when we were young and go through life wishing
we could relive those memories. Photographer
Gabriele Galimberti captures young ones in the
prime of their childhood as they display their
wealth with pride
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36 Beauty Trend Makeup
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42 Beauty Dossier Carolyn Newman
43 Designer Dossier Andreas Melbostad
Features 46 ON THE COVER Alia Bhatt – Rookie
Superstar: Born into and schooled in Bollywood,
the young actor talks about why she likes her
own company, distrusts high heels, doesn’t take
advice from her dad and is adored by children
52 ON THE COVER Fist of Fury: These ironwilled
women from Assam, West Bengal and
Haryana are jabbing at hardship, poverty and
subjugation, with the hope of striking gold in life
58 Nannies of the Rich and Famous: Being trained
to care for the world’s most privileged children is
no walk in the park. We find out what it takes to
become a modern-day Mary Poppins. Kate and
Will may well be calling in soon
62 ON THE COVER Diary of a Disaster: The
Uttarakhand floods claimed thousands of lives and
wreaked havoc for over a week. Sathya Saran gives a
first-person account of a death-defying experience
that started off as a mountain trek
62 ON THE COVER Yoko Ono: A Ignored as a
child, ridiculed as an adult, life hasn’t always been
easy for Yoko Ono. Yet she has defied her critics
to become a respected artist – and now, at 80,

16 A Day in Her Life: In an evolving India, there
remains a dichotomy between tradition and
modernity, individuality and conditioning,
projection and perception, ambition and
expectation. Four women photographers
interpret the dual personality of the modern
Indian woman

A Room of One’s Own: Meet the shoe fanatic
living in the tower of London and the Ukrainian
naturist who insists all visitors (even our
photographer) strip off, too. In a unique project,
Marie Claire captures the bedrooms of women
from around the world

14 Editor’s Letter
22 New Season Girls: The sub-continent we live
in is diverse. The high cheek bones of the east, to the
big eyes of the south, and brown skin of the west to
the lighter skin of the northerners – are all old
generalisations. Breaking out of the old stereotypes,
we have the nine most promising girls that are
dictating the changing face of pan-Indian beauty
Style book 30 Trendsetters
38 M ust have Fashion
40 Jewellery
42 W atches
44 Shoes
49 T he Mood
56 B eauty Trend Makeup
57 B eauty Trend Hair
58 M ust have Beauty
60 Beauty Dossier Dar
64 Designer Dossier Swati Kalsi

16 Editor’s Note
26 Women in Combat: Lynsey Addario, a
photographer for The New York Times, spoke to
photojournalist James Estrin about the recent
decision by the Pentagon to lift the ban on
women in combat – a historic step toward
gender equality in the US armed forces
Style book
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38 Must have Fashion
41 Bags
42 Shoes
44 Watches
45 The Mood
48 Beauty Trend Makeup
50 Beauty Trend Hair
52 Must have Beauty
53 Beauty Dossier Gary Cooper
58 Designer Dossier Dev r Nil
Features 68 ON THE COVER Keira The Conqueror: For
an actress known for playing period heroines,
Keira Knightley is no

20 The Writing on the Wall: Marie Claire shares
the voice of nine women, achievers in their own
right, and yet survivors in a society that hasn’t
learnt to respect its own. They come out on the
busy streets of the capital to speak up in support
of our campaign, Right to Respect

Too Young to Wed: Stephanie Sinclair narrates
the story of 11-year-old Desitaye from Ethiopia,
who is among the several thousand girls made to
marry men much older than them, every year

On the Cover Anushka Sharma: Everybody has an opinion.If you start listening to everyone,it's easy to get lost';...

44 Trendsetters
50 Must have Fashion
54 Jewellery
56 Watches
58 Bags
62 Beauty Trend Makeup
64 Beauty Trend Hair
68 Must have Beauty
72 Beauty Dossier
76 Designer Dossier
Features 84 ON THE COVER Soha Ali Khan: ‘I’ve Never
Approached My Work as a Business’: The
princess of Pataudi is proud of the space she has
made for herself in an industry quick to replace
talent with mere youth
92 ON THE COVER Gwen Stefani: Rock’ n’
Rule: It’s been more than 15 years since she bur

78 Rachel Weisz: 'I'm No English Rose – I've Got
a Lot of Thorns' She swapped teenage rebellion
for motherhood, Oscar-winning roles and
marriage to Daniel Craig, but the actress still
likes to ruffle a few feathers
88 ON THE COVER The Making of a Bride:
Inspired by the book Almond Eyes, Lotus Feet
by Sharada Dwivedi and Shalini Devi Holkar, we
revisit Indian beauty rituals of yore
98 The Bridal Forecast: We scanned scores of
runway shows to bring you the most up-to-date
report on what to wear during this season's
joyous occasions
104 Nari in Love: With his debut

september
savage
blonde
Fuelled by her
scorching turn in
Oliver Stone’s
movie, blake lively
unleashes on
fashion, fellas

20 Editor’s Letter
24 Are Dogs Our Future? A look at the
Westminster Dog Show in New York that tells us
a lot about our relationship with furry creatures
Style book 32 Trendsetters
36 Must have Fashion
37 Watches
40 Shoes
42 Beauty Trend Makeup
43 Beauty Trend Hair
44 Must have Beauty
45 Beauty Dossier

The Shape of Things to Come: What’s bizarre
today, night be beautiful tomorrow

24 Editor's Letter
38 On Our 6th Anniversary We Bring Fashion
and Music Together: Meet the Indian musicians
who are riding a new creative wave powered by
various International genres
Style book

34 From China to The World: Chinese
photographer Chenman has managed to fuse
her country’s traditional philosophy with the
modern Western outlook in ying-yang images
Style book

ON THE COVER Confessions of a
Compulsive Actor: Poorna Jagannathan gives
us a peek into the dual life she leads

ON THE COVER The Rise of the Workhorse
Wife In a reversal of the classic gender equation
in a household, more and more women are now
assuming the breadwinner’s role. But are their
genuine sacrifices being taken for granted

Traveller Documents My Real Life Story Anoushka Shankar tells us how her world has evolved 120 Inspire, Motivate, Educate... Sara Pilot is reaching and more...

Love Sex and Deception Here’s a look at the
classic Indian double standard applied to women
when it comes to a cheating spouse

Beauty Basics Turn up the heat with berry Lips, Addicted to Playing Doctor?, Why Gay women have it Tougher, Party Fever - Fashions \'IT\' Girls show you How to go bling and more...

Shraddha Kapoor The girl everyone is talking about, Enough Already! Get out of an abusive relationship, Gorgeous Nine-To-Five Pale Lips, Loose Hair, Lined Eyes, Reese witherspoon, I didn\'t realise how

Paris Hilton our eligible bachelorette live the India fantasy, Big Bold Bridal all that you ever desired for your dream wedding and more...

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