Eastern and Western fashion

 WIREIMAGE - Ralph Lauren's 'Neo-Chinoiserie' Autumn / Winter 2011 collection took cues from Chinese design, featuring cheongsam-inspired dresses, mandarin collars and Chinese embroidery. Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel and many others have also drawn inspiration from Eastern design in their collections. While on the red carpet, Hollywood celebs have been spotted wearing cheongsam or Asian-inspired frocks. Click on to see more of the trend that brings together east and west! CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - In December 2009, Karl Lagerfeld unveiled his Métier D'Arts collection in Shanghai, entitled 'Paris Shanghai'. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - One by one, his inspirations appear - the "Terracotta Army", the urban romanticism of Chinese cinema, the glittering chic of the 1930s and the opulence of the imperial court. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 CHANEL - Models wear designs from the Chanel Paris-Shanghai Métiers D'Arts collection 2009-2010. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - The reported inspiration for this Armani collection was 'A China long gone', with nods to the rich and ritualized life of the Forbidden City and to the famous nightlife scene of Shanghai in the 1910s to 1930s. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - Riding the wave of Asian references that began the year before, Ralph Lauren looked east for F/W '11. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - In his second women's ready-to-wear collection Christophe Lemaireis continued his fascination with Asian-inspired silhouettes, earthy colours, and the most luxurious fabrics money can buy. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

 WIREIMAGE - Models walk the runway during the Louis Vuitton Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2011 show during Paris Fashion Week at Cour Carree du Louvre in October 2010 in Paris, France. CREATED BY: Woei Wong, MSN Malaysia

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4 Photos wives Billionaire

1-Melinda Gates

Melinda French Gates is an American businesswoman ,philanthropist and wife of Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates.They met in 1987 at a Microsoft press event in Manhattan, New York.Bill proposed marriage to Melinda in 1993 when he secretly diverted a chartered plane they were taking home from Palm Springs one Sunday night to land in Omaha. Warren Buffett met them there, arranged to have a jewelry store open, and helped them pick a ring, romantic, isn’t it? They married on January 1, 1994 on the Hawaiian island of Lanai in a $ 1 million wedding ceremony at Manele Bay Hotel.For wedding day Bill rented every hotel room at the hotel (250 rooms) and chartered every helicopter close by.Bill and Melinda are happy parents of three children:
After graduation Melina joined Microsoft and participated in the development of many of Microsoft’s multimedia products including Publisher,Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia.She was ranked #40 in Forbes magazine list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in 2008, #24 in 2007, and #12 in 2006. With her husband bill gates she founded the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, called Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.
2-Nita Ambani

 Nita Ambani is wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani one of the richest man in the world. After meeting just seven times Amabni decided to propose her.As Anita recalls “We were driving on Peddar Road [Mumbai] in his green Fiat and there’s a signal at Peddar Road and he stops the car there and this is at 7.30, peak time traffic, and I said, ‘What’s happening’ and he says, ‘Will you marry me?’ I said, ‘Mukesh! I really don’t know…there was this huge traffic at the back… so he says, ‘Tell me, otherwise I am not going to start the car…’ I said, ‘Yes, I will… I will’”.Nita has three children.Family live in a private 27-story building in Mumbai named Antilia The value of the home is approximately US$1 billion and it is claimed to be the most expensive home in history.
She is chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani International School,the school is counted as one of the premium schools of Mumbai and is one of the 37 in India that offer the International Baccalaureate Program.Nita Ambani has been working as part of the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation, she is also Co-Owner of the Mumbai Indians cricket team.
3-Lucy Page

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