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                                     ITALIAN SUITING STYLE

Italian clothing is worldly renowned for its fabric, texture, craftsmanship and style. People around the world are crazy about the Italian suiting styles and they started to wear Italian style blazers and suits.

One of the example of Italian blazer is below:

There are many famous Italian suiting brands such as Zegna, Al Bazar, Boglioli, Armani, Kiton whose clothing is widely renowned and adorned by people around the world. You may have seen famous celebrities such as Shahrukh Khan, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt wearing these styled suits. 

The good news is that this suiting style has come to your city, Jalandhar. Zenith Clothing store has variety of Italian suits which definitely has the power to attract you. Come and visit our store and you will become our regular customer. 

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                                      JODHPURI SUITS 

Jodhpuri suits, also known as Bandhgala suit, has traditionally worn by people of Indian origin. This suiting style is peculiar to Rajasthani culture. One may have seen the famous rich businessmen and politicians wearing Jodhpuri suits. These suits are adorned by diplomats who prefer wearing these suits on official matters.  The Bandhgala suits comes in various fabrics such as velvets, wool, jute and linen. It is an Indian classic clothing that can be worn in any occasion. 

                                                          

Jodhpuri suits are traditionally wore by grooms during their marriage ceremonies, during festivities such as Deepawali and even in parties. These suits are embellished with intricate embroidery and designs to give them a royal look. If these suits are wore along with brooch, you will look very different. The material can be silk or any other suiting material.

                                                   

With time, Jodhpuri suits has become the symbol of luxury and sophistication. It has garnered popularity internationally and even international celebrities are attracted towards these. Jodhpuri suits are perfect for formal events and weddings due to their following attributes such as royal elegance, attention to detail, comfort and fit and symbolism.

Some tips for selecting perfect Jodhpuri suit are as follows:

1.  Consider the occasion: Before making a purchase of the suit, consideration of the occasion is a must. Different varieties of Jodhpuri suits will come for formal or traditional events.

2. Consider your body type: If you are tall and slim almost it will definitely suit you but if are fat and chubby you need to consider well designed tailoring it.

3. Consider the weather: For summer season, linen Jodhpuri suits should be your choice and usually light colored suit.

4. Consider the fabric: This choice depends on weather. For summer season, choose linen fabric and for winter season, choose velvet or thick fabric material.

                                  HISTORY OF DENIM

\Denims has become integral part of our life. From student to businessmen, people prefer to wear denims as a casual attire. Denim comes in both shirts and trousers category and always remained versatile, durable and trendy wear. Although wore by almost everybody but few only know its history.

In this blog, I am writing history of denim to enlighten you about this ubiquitous product.

                                             

Late 19th century:

Although still debatable, few says that denim was born in Nimes, France under a serendipitous attempt by French fabric weavers. These weavers used indigo dye to color the fabric and created a blue and white product then known as Serge de Nimes. Jeans wore usually by miners, cowboys in the late 19th century to early 20th century.  Indigo is a natural dye exported to European countries from India.

The indigo dyed denim is attributed to the works of Jacob Davis, a renowned tailor and Levi Strauss, a San Francisco based retailer. Davis and Strauss initially made jeans in two types of fabric, brown duck and blue denim. The 501 Levi's style was originated in 1890.

                                   

                                      

Early 20th century:

Hollywood helped romanticize the blue jeans in the early 19th century and with time this fabric has become a daily part of our lives. The denim was adopted by workers especially cowboys and miners of the USA. It became famous because it was durable and cheap. At that time , it was known popularly as 'jean'.

                                                      

1940's

Denim production was declined during the World Wars era due to poor investment, capital and loss of employees in the war. However, after 1940's the perception of jeans has changed and it's use has risen to a casual nature.

1960's

During 1960's, the jeans was famously adopted by Hippie Revolution and also student began wearing jeans in colleges and it became an official college wear. During these times, it also became famous in other parts of the world such as India and other parts of Asia.

   

                                                          

2000's

The jeans has become an integral part of the people around the world and almost people of all regions adopt this fashion and jeans has also become an office wear. Moreover, now there is a rise of designer denims and shredded jeans which has become trendy among youth.

                                                      

                                                                           

                                   

A Blog about toys

 FURBY CONNECT- A Cute AI toy

 

Furby Connect is an interactive AI toy for children ages 5 and beyond. It is originally launched by robotic toy company Tiger Electronics in 1998. Later, it's features were enhanced by the largest toy company Hasbro. It also ranges from different species of animals and is available in different attractive colors. The most famous one presented above is a owl like creature having large, round LED lights., has fur on its body. It's main features includes dancing when listening to music, sleeping, left, right, back and upside down movements. Furby Connect is available in English and Russian languages.  It's other features includes mood change from happy to sad and from being scared to being excited. Each furby is different and reacts according to how it being treated by you. 

Also, to use its various features you need to download its app 'Furby Connect World' app. However, the app is now discontinued because of security reasons. The toy is connected through blue tooth, motion sensors, microphones and a speaker. Furby is able to learn new phrases after learning from the environment and even goes to sleep when not being used for a little while. It comes with appealing sleep mask that keep it asleep the whole night. Moreover, you can turn it off too.

Hope your child enjoy playing with this BFF!

Furby Connect is readily available on many online stores such as Amazon, eBay. You can order one for your child now.

Kondapalli toys: A short note

Kondapalli toys are colorful, wooden toys from Andhra Pradesh. They derived their name from the Kondapalli- a sub urban town of Vijaywada city. The Kondapalli toy making tradition is in the place since 400 years now. In the medieval times, the artisans from Rajasthan migrated to Andhra Pradesh bringing with them the art of making toys. These artists were known as Aryakshatriyas. The legend says that Mukta Rishi was blessed by the Lord Shiva himself to make him skilled artisan in toy making. His lineage continued and migrated. There is also a reference to this group of artisans in the Brahmanda Purana. Kondapalli toys are made of soft wood known as Tella Poniki found in the surrounding hills of the region. 

Kondapalli toys are registered as GI (geographic indication) toys from Andhra Pradesh. The toys are sustainable in their essence as wood is used  instead of noxious plastics, vegetable colors instead of harmful chemical colors. However, there influence are overpowered by manufactured modern toys. Modern toys are unsustainable and expensive to purchase. Government of India has launched various schemes such as  Production Linked Incentive scheme to spread the importance of indigenous toys purchase. 

Kondapalli toys comes in various forms such as gods and goddesses, animals, male or female dancers, home etc. 

  

Kondapalli toys were once very famous, however, with the changing times and technology they are succumbed under the pressure of modern new demands. It is the people which could bring back our traditional toys into the play.

A brief on GI JOE toys

One who is born in late 80's or 90's may remember how fun is it to play with action figure toys that were in huge demand in those days. GI JOE action figures were among them which was having huge children fan followers. Originally GI JOE were produced in 1960's as  military figure which then changed to adventurer figure due to the protest by Vietnam. In those times, the figures were larger in size and not so attractive. However due to the competition by small figures of Star Wars toys in 1980's, Hasbro the parent company of GIJOE has reduced their size to about 4 to 5 inches toys. The team of GIJOE have begun to manufacture where more than 50 characters were produced. Moreover, the GIJOE's antagonist team Cobra, the Enemy were also produced.

                                           

Almost all figures comes in military uniform with weapon accessories with each toy. Each unique figure has unique weapons ranging from machine guns to rocket launchers, helmets to figure stand. Apart from this, each GIJOE figure has unique code name such as Flint, Hawk, Cobra Commander with each having their own specialties. Some are communication specialist and some are specialists in sabotage or martial arts. These ranges of specialties, weaponry, figure colors, figure uniforms make them really awesome action figures. 

  

Moreover, Hasbro also launched GIJOE action vehicles such as submarines, military helicopters, military hovercrafts, fighter jets etc. These action vehicles were somewhat expensive than the action figures but worth to purchase as acted as a supplement to the action figure. However, children faced the problem of parts being lost as they are small. But this is completely dependent on how a child cares for his product.

 

  

The best part was the back part of the cover of the

of action figures where the description of each figure were mentioned. This included the birthplace, tactics, strategies of the action figures.  However, with changed times, the demands for the action figures have become almost redundant. It's very difficult to buy one and even if one is available that is at very high price. But the good news is that there are GIJOE collectors available which sell the products online at the affordable prices.

History of Snakes and Ladders

                                                       

Ancient India, apart from contributing in mathematics, sciences, philosophy and poetry also contributed in other aspects. One of this is inculcating moral values in children via the medium of playing. One of the best example in this category is the creation of Snakes and Ladders game.

 

Snakes and Ladders, a board game originally known as Moksha Patam developed in ancient India. It is not exactly known who invented the game but its legacy has continued generations after generations and still very popular. It is played on a board with numbered squares, overflowed with ladders and snakes pictures. The objective of the players is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square). Basically, it is a game of probability and helps us to understand the ups and downs of life.

 

                                                             

    

This game has adaptations in Jainism, Buddhist and Islamic cultures also. The modern version of the game came from the West where the original version got changed and adapted in various forms. During these evolution, the morality aspect of the game got separated from the game. In the ancient version, the board has more snakes than ladders representing there are more vices than virtues in a person's lifetime.

Now, the snakes and ladders are almost equal. The ancient version of the game signifies the karmic journey of the individual where he need to play again and again until he reaches the Vaikuntha (the sacred domain of Vishnu). When he reaches the Vaikuntha, he get Moksha and unified with the supreme lord.

How to play it? 

The goal of the player is to be the first to reach the square 100. Whichever player reaches the 100 first is a winner. Players start from the square numbered 1. To advance each player rolls a die. When a piece lands on the top of the snake, the snake let the player fall down but when a piece lands on the bottom of the ladder, the player move to the top of the ladder. The winner need to land exactly on the square 100.

                                                     

Significance

The significance of snakes and ladders holds an important place in modern world where desires, lust are at their peak. Under the influence of desires and lust an individual commit such acts which are detrimental to the humanity and the social fabric. This game holds importance for teaching children the concept of morality, vices and virtues in the world. The parents should make their children understand the philosophy behind the game to their children while they are playing the game. Schools should also incorporate such ancient treasures in their curriculum so that children could become the better citizens in the future.

A Brief on Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels, the metal die-cast toy cars designed and produced for the children above 3 years of age. Elliot Handler, the co-founder of Mattel company first had an idea of producing such toy cars. His executives were against this idea but they proved wrong as the idea attained great success. There were 16 castings released in 1968 out of which 11 were designed by Harry Bentley Bradley. Bradley is famous for designing Hot Wheels Custom Camaro which was also launched in 1968. 

The company uses bright colors to attract kids. The toy cars are made of quality metal and plastic tyres which ensured the durability of the product and made these cars long lasting. Among its many series, it includes, fast and furious series, batman series, Disney character series and also includes bikes, trucks and even helicopters.

   The toy cars ranges from Ferraris, Mustangs, Porsches, Chrysler, Nissan, Land Rover, monster trucks etc. You name the car and it is there in the toy segment of Hot Wheels. Apart from profusion of types of cars, these toy cars are very affordable and do not burden the pocket of parents. The affordability makes children collects so many cars and be able to flaunt the collection to their mates.  

 

Mattel also sells  track play sets for the toy cars. The          

track sets has loops, twists and turns which allows

the children to have an adventurous stint with the toy cars. Most track sets have handy car launcher 

at one extreme which accelerates the car to a good

level and forces it to take a round of a track in one go. The track sets are available in variety of shapes and segments which makes them look creative and fun. It also imparts out of the box thinking to the children.

Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge was a TV series

with its first episode launched on 30 May, 2023 and has

total 10 episodes with only single season.            

In this, seven contestants compete each other

racing the toy cars which they choose according

to their past lives. This show was hosted by Rutledge

Wood and judged by Ford car designer Dalal Elsheikh and

Hertrech Eugene Jr.  It is a must watch for every Hot Wheels

enthusiast.

Hot wheels are also available as different character cars

such as Minions, Looney Tunes, Space Jam, Street Fighter etc. They can be purchased both in shop and online. They are available as single cars and car sets on flipkart.com , funcorp.in and amazon.in etc.

Enjoy the ride with hot wheels !