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Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Le Creuset, the French brand globally famed for their baking casseroles, is finding a place in the Indian kitchen, in some traditional and some unusual ways </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/all-hues-on-board/article22774041.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 17, 2018 18:38 IST Published: February 16, 2018 16:00 IST"> All hues on board </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/all-hues-on-board/article22774041.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Red hearts are done and dusted — the rainbow is the new symbol of love </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div 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class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Skip the hearts and bouquets this Valentine’s Day, get something motivational for the most important person in your life - yourself </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/zoya-the-exquisite-diamond-boutique-from-the-house-of-tata-has-put-up-a-stunning-display-of-its-high-end-exclusive-jewellery-collection-for-the-first-time-in-madurai/article22705197.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 9, 2018 16:59 IST Published: February 9, 2018 16:58 IST"> Stories set in stone </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/zoya-the-exquisite-diamond-boutique-from-the-house-of-tata-has-put-up-a-stunning-display-of-its-high-end-exclusive-jewellery-collection-for-the-first-time-in-madurai/article22705197.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Zoya, the exquisite diamond boutique from the House of Tata, has put up a stunning display of its high-end exclusive jewellery collection for the first time in Madurai </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/how-does-my-gucci-garden-grow/article22705138.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 9, 2018 16:52 IST Published: February 9, 2018 16:52 IST"> How does my Gucci Garden grow? </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/how-does-my-gucci-garden-grow/article22705138.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Palak Shah, Ekaya’s CEO, takes us through high-fashion’s new mecca of retail, through her pictures </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/the-slackers-guide-to-v-day/article22704510.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 9, 2018 16:10 IST Published: February 9, 2018 16:10 IST"> The slacker’s guide to V-Day </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/the-slackers-guide-to-v-day/article22704510.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> SriSriMaganji gives 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class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: February 2, 2018 16:22 IST Published: February 2, 2018 16:22 IST"> Frames go anti-fashion </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/frames-go-anti-fashion/article22633722.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> Skinny, oversized, exaggerated or tangerine — playing outside the rules seems to be the flavour this season </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_1x_OtherStoryCard mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="Other-StoryCard"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/michael-kors-americas-jet-set-king/article22524095.ece" class="Other-StoryCard-heading" title="Updated: January 27, 2018 14:12 IST Published: January 27, 2018 14:11 IST"> Michael Kors: America’s jet-set king </a> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180311134231/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/luxury/michael-kors-americas-jet-set-king/article22524095.ece" class="light-gray-color Other-StoryCard-text hidden-xs"> With 827 stores and counting — the newest launching in Chennai — Michael Kors has made his eponymous brand a global retail force. 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