Model Sonika Chauhan adds a fashionable edge to her eyewear with Himalaya Optical’s high-street collection of glasses and sunshades including brands like Chrome Hearts and Cartier. Pick from frames made of titanium, plastic and black-and-white mother-of-pearl with “extra sheen and polish”. The brands will be available at the store’s Camac Street and South City Mall outlets. Prices start at Rs 40,000.

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Chocoxpress at 16B Sarat Bose Road (next to Nepal Sweets) marked its first birthday on July 17 with a towering candy chocolate cake and the launch of two new treats on its menu — Chocolate Oreo Pastry and Marshmallow Fudge Roll. “The past year has been great. The search is on for a bigger place,” smiled proprietor Ridhi Kapur Verma. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta