| Assam's muga silk gets GI registration
Muga, the unique golden-yellow silk of Assam, has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) registration. Muga is the first item from the state to obtain the GI tag, with a variety of Assam tea and joha-a rice variety with a typical aroma also waiting in line for such recognition. Officials at Assam State Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) said the GI registration came through on July 20, but a formal public announcement would be made only when Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi returns from New Delhi on Friday. "That muga silk is unique to Assam had to be proved from several aspects, with various departments and organisations providing vital support in making the claim. This registration will confer legal protection to muga in India and around the world and prevent unauthorised use," an ASTEC official said.
Swimwear stuns Bourke St
CLASSIC swimwear took to the Bourke St Mall yesterday, while in New York, a Melbourne designer sent superstar gowns down a Manhattan runway. Despite the chill in the air, Myer heated things up with wild animal and nautical striped swimwear by Cheetah and Azzollini, and soon after it turned to boudoir wear with French knickers and corsetry by Pleasure State. Fashion Festival: Looking glass parade Video: Q&A with Jennifer Hawkins Video: Style Wars parade Picture Gallery: Swimwear Spring Fashion Week continued last night at the Melbourne Town Hall with superb rust silk gowns by Jayson Brunsdon, which were strangely styled with canvas trainers and white Bonds singlets. Milliners Richard Nylon, Serena Lindeman and Louise Macdonald also presented wonderfully manageable head-pieces perfect for flitting about Flemington's Birdcage enclosure this racing carnival.
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