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Monday, February 18, 2013

Hamsa

Today, Kanch brought an interesting article about the Hamsa Hand symbol that we've been using for our Atma bracelets and heres what it said..

"The Hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet symbolising the hand of God. It is believed to bring its owner happiness, health and good fortune. Although the Hamsa Hand has been symbolic in Islam and Judaism for centuries, archeological evidences from the West Asia shoe that the Hamsa pre-dates these religions and perhaps, originated with the Pheoenicians and was used as a protective symbol for an ancient fetility goddess. In Islam, Hamsa is known as the Hand of Fatuma, Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra, said to be an epitome of faith and tolerance. In Jewish tradition, the Hamsa hand is believed to help banish negative energy and bless its owners with luck and good fortune. Jews believe that Hamsa symbolises the hand of Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron. Kabbalists see the five fingers of the Hamsa hand as representing the five books of the Torah. In the Christian tradition, the symbol is associated with the hand of the Virgin Mary and it's said to protect pregnant women from malicious gazes and ensures a healthy pregnancy. "

Email me at Petra@Kanchancouture.com for purchase enquires!!

Love, Petra

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Hello lovelies!

We've just received more new Atma Arm Candy bracelets and I thought I'd share them with you.

As some of you know we've been hosting events and trying to raise awareness about the lack of and importance of education in India.
So Kanch has created a limited collection in which 50% of the price goes to the charity, Atma.

For more information please contact me at Petra@Kanchancouture.com or visit HERE to purchase a bracelet!

$150 for 1 bracelet of your choice or 3 for $400.

For information on the charity visit:
atma.org.in
atmahk.org

Thank you for your love and support,

Petra & Kanch

Enquiries: +852 2117 1782 | info@kanchancouture.com

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Beach babes

Because the weather has been so hot lately i'm planning a trip to the beach with my lovely friends to the beach for some sun, sand and hopefully surf too.

Kanch has been to a Wedding on Saturday that took place on a yacht and she got the most fabulous tan, needless to say i was a little jealous.

I decided to go on Net a Porter to check out what the designers are doing for swimwear. I was quite intrigued because, well swimwear is swimwear, there are rarely trends for swimwear, and come on, there’s so little fabric to work with what can you do? Well I went undercover on Net a Porter and had a look around. I found some really great pieces, bikinis, reversible bikini tops, wraps, sarongs, dresses, tunics, jumpsuits and maxi dresses.

I noticed there wasn’t really a trend for swimsuits this season, I remember when the one piece blew up and everyone wanted one with the funky holes on the side and the zigzag shaped style. I wasn’t really into them because of the really strange tan lines you would get, those kind of swimsuits were more for show, ya know?

Here are some of my faves!

These coverups are stunning!! I love the draping of the black dress and how the sides are cut out.

The second is just bohemian goddess.

by Mara Hoffman & Matthew Williamson

I love this swimsuit, and it looks amazing as a top too.- Styled perfectly

by Clube Bossa

Kanch would go crazy for these! Gorgeous colours!

by Shimmi

I'm loving colour of the of the first suit, and the funky aztec print of the second and the vintage 50s silhouette of the third

Shimmi, Mara Hoffman & Norma Kamali