Best Dressed Celebrity of the Week
My pick for the best dressed celebrity this week goes to Selena Gomez for the Fuschia Pink silk gown she wore to the UNICEF ball at the Beverly Wilshire. (Wish Santa would gift me something like that for X'mas). Perfect combination of Hollywood and Glamour. Fergie came a close second with her naughty LBD that she wore for her movie premiere "Nine" in LA.
Victoria Beckham - Spring Summer 2010
Say what you will of the lady...but she's got style. I am talking of the walking talking sukhi dandi Victoria Beckham. Anorexic figure aside, the former spice girl has come up with quite an assortment of dresses for her Spring Summer 2010 collection from her eponymous label. And who better to display them than herself?
What I love about her dresses are its structural construction and fine detailing. Neat shoulder pads, dull gold zips and great sleeves (cap sleeves, bat sleeves, lace sleeves...you name it, she has it). I absolutely adore the way the zip goes all the way back in some of her dresses (see the pic). Zip detailing in the back not only gives a good fitting, it also avoids the material from folding up in the front. Of course it helps if you don't have an inch of fat on you in order to model the dresses to perfection:)
All in all...very classy!
What I love about her dresses are its structural construction and fine detailing. Neat shoulder pads, dull gold zips and great sleeves (cap sleeves, bat sleeves, lace sleeves...you name it, she has it). I absolutely adore the way the zip goes all the way back in some of her dresses (see the pic). Zip detailing in the back not only gives a good fitting, it also avoids the material from folding up in the front. Of course it helps if you don't have an inch of fat on you in order to model the dresses to perfection:)
All in all...very classy!
Happily Unmarried
November might have been the season for wedding, but December is certainly the season for Birthdays'...at least for me...and that too, male friends. And finding presents for male buddies can be a hassle...of course a bottle of alcoholic beverage is the safest bet, but if your friend is a No. 1 peeyakar or a lover of toilet humour, then merchandise from Happily Unmarried will certainly be appreciated. Case in point, Sandass ashtray and Shotglass Ki Amar Kahani with names like Chowdhury, Takla, Afghani and Mucchad.
Quirky and pocket friendly, Happily Unmarried products with its cheeky and irreverent messages are the perfect gifts for friends as well as you...after all, a Long Island Iced Tea in their humongous Thunderthigh Juice glasses will send everyone to hic hic nirvana. You can also order the stuff online.
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Quirky and pocket friendly, Happily Unmarried products with its cheeky and irreverent messages are the perfect gifts for friends as well as you...after all, a Long Island Iced Tea in their humongous Thunderthigh Juice glasses will send everyone to hic hic nirvana. You can also order the stuff online.
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- Bhojpuri Shotglasses - Rs. 200/- for two "Tumhare & Hamare" glasses
- Horn OK Please key chain hanger - Rs. 950/- (available in Passion Red, Passion Yellow and Passion Green)
- Wonder Bar - Rs. Rs. 6, 200 (customization possible)
- Tiffin Dabba CD Rack - Rs. 850/- for 100 CD's (available for 50 CD's as well)
- Thunder Thighs Juice Glass - Rs. 250/- for owing a a pair of Thunderthighs
- Arm Candy Drink stirrer - Rs. 100/- for 8 dhamakedar 'stirred not shaken" stirrers
- Tap Bottle Stopper - Rs. 350/- to drink straight from the Tap
- Bar Maid bottle openers - Rs. 250 for a pair of sexy legs
- Beerman Coasters - Get the complete history of Beerman for just Rs. 150/- ( 6 coasters)
- And finally, the Sandass ashtray - Rs. 525/- (gives your cigarette the comfort of the Indian way!)
- Select City Walk , Saket
- Rio Grande, M block Market GK I
- Mother Earth, Rajiv Gandhi Handicraft Bhawan, Opp Hanuman Mandir C.P.
- Odyssey, Delhi International Airport, Domestic Terminal , (Departure & Arrival), Palam
- Odyssey Counters at the following Delhi Metro stations: Delhi University, Chandi Chowk, Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi, Pitam Pura, Netaji Subash Place
- Religare, # 7 level 1, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi
- Gifts of Love, DLF City Centre, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, Gurgaon
- Mocha, PLOT NO.1000, Village Chakkerpur , DLF Ph - IV, Opp. Regency Park - 2, Gurgaon
- P3 Store, DLF cyber city, Gurgaon
- Odyssey, Great India Place, Noida
- Odyssey, Shipra Mall, Indirapuram
Colourama!
Finally it's here...coloured opaque tights/panty hose which fits can be found in Fifth Avenue stores in Saket. The window display had one in pink and another in black patterned with sheer and opaque combo.The store was closed by the time I got there...but here are certain tips that you can use while buying them:
1) Check the size. The sales girl might tell you its free size, but we all may not be blessed with endless legs. If it's too long, you will have to pull it high over the waist which will accentuate your tummy, too short and it will ride dangerously on your hips and give an exaggerated pear shaped look. Remember panty hose can't be shortened.
2) If the fabric is stretched too tightly over your thighs, then trust me, the tights are too tight sorry for the pun..not intended:). A good pair of tight should give you space for normal activities like walking and sitting. You don't wan't them to rip at the seams.
3) Depending on the shade you buy, the tights will give an opaque or sheer look. Darker colours like Teal, Peacock Blue, and Fushia are more on the opaque side, while colours like shimmery Grey give a more transparent look.
4) Before buying, check the crotch area. The seams should be tight. It is a good idea to get one more double seam done over it. Local tailors who have machines which can stitch Lycra fabrics will give you the best results.
5) Keep your feet crack free if you want your coloured tights/panty hose to survive. Cracked heels can stretch the fabric leading to runs. Once there is a run, you can bid bye-bye to your tights!
1) Check the size. The sales girl might tell you its free size, but we all may not be blessed with endless legs. If it's too long, you will have to pull it high over the waist which will accentuate your tummy, too short and it will ride dangerously on your hips and give an exaggerated pear shaped look. Remember panty hose can't be shortened.
2) If the fabric is stretched too tightly over your thighs, then trust me, the tights are too tight sorry for the pun..not intended:). A good pair of tight should give you space for normal activities like walking and sitting. You don't wan't them to rip at the seams.
3) Depending on the shade you buy, the tights will give an opaque or sheer look. Darker colours like Teal, Peacock Blue, and Fushia are more on the opaque side, while colours like shimmery Grey give a more transparent look.
4) Before buying, check the crotch area. The seams should be tight. It is a good idea to get one more double seam done over it. Local tailors who have machines which can stitch Lycra fabrics will give you the best results.
5) Keep your feet crack free if you want your coloured tights/panty hose to survive. Cracked heels can stretch the fabric leading to runs. Once there is a run, you can bid bye-bye to your tights!
Coat it on!
All Indian clothing brands worth its salt has stocked up on winter coats this season. Popular clothing lines like Madame and Fifth Avenue have similar checked trench type cats in Fuschia, Grey and Black (check pic). BTW...this same design was displayed last Winter as well...Hello old stock! The only store that had a little variation on this style was Edge, DLF Place Saket. Its doubled breasted checked coat is a mix of Canary Yellow, White and Black priced at Rs. 3, 799. The belt also has a sassy back buckle unlike last season's one.
The coat is visible in the Shop window...you can't miss it!
The coat is visible in the Shop window...you can't miss it!
Look what I found!
Lately I have been quite obsessed with accessories with a geometric/optical illusion edge. I love the way these pieces add a bit of jazz to plain tunics. On one of my recent jaunts to Sarojini, I found a felt bib necklace in black and red combo. It felt a bit scratchy around my neck, but I bought it nevertheless. The piece looked very Etsyian and I was not suprised to find the exact
copy on Etsy's website www.etsy.com except in a different colour combo. Wonder what Etsy will have to say to their designs selling for 100 bucks in India?
Here's the real thing:
copy on Etsy's website www.etsy.com except in a different colour combo. Wonder what Etsy will have to say to their designs selling for 100 bucks in India?
Here's the real thing:
In the name of fashion, what were you thinking Ms. Jon?
I must confess, the closest I got to a Wills India Fashion Weeks or the Lakme Fashion Weeks was through DT (Delhi Times). So on these hallowed pages, I first got the glimpse of Sanjana Jon's
debut on the Wills India Fashion week. This appearance pulled my trigger in multiple ways:
a) Ms. Sanjana Jon made this appearance for her brother, fashion designer Anand Jon (who has been sentenced to 59 years in prison on cases of molestation of underage models).
Since when has it become fashionable to show support who have sodomized or raped young girls?
b) Ms. Jon claimed that she was inspired by the Indian family system, hence she roped in celeb siblings - from Riya-Raima sen to Salman-Sohail Khan, she had them all. Last time I checked, WIFW was supposed to be the capital's major platform meant to showcase new and established designers to foreign and domestic buyers.
c) As far as the clothes go, the less said the better. A radiant Sushmita Sen walked the ramp in a
debut on the Wills India Fashion week. This appearance pulled my trigger in multiple ways:
a) Ms. Sanjana Jon made this appearance for her brother, fashion designer Anand Jon (who has been sentenced to 59 years in prison on cases of molestation of underage models).
Since when has it become fashionable to show support who have sodomized or raped young girls?
b) Ms. Jon claimed that she was inspired by the Indian family system, hence she roped in celeb siblings - from Riya-Raima sen to Salman-Sohail Khan, she had them all. Last time I checked, WIFW was supposed to be the capital's major platform meant to showcase new and established designers to foreign and domestic buyers.
c) As far as the clothes go, the less said the better. A radiant Sushmita Sen walked the ramp in a
black tube structured tube dress (she's got back into shape and how!). The pic looked good, but the dress as such was no great shakes. But it was still the best of the lot.
Take a Bow!
Take a Bow!
Arabian Nights anyone?
Lose those platform heels Shibani
The worst of the lot - cringe worthy designs at its best!Happy feet
If I had it my way, I would have named this blog as shoegal.blogspot. From the time I started earning my own two pennies, I started my investments in shoes. The way I saw it, my feet size had finished "growing” and unlike my body, they will remain a Bata size 4 or a 361/2 (depending on where I buy my shoes from) till the day I die. And among all my recent purchases, my black stillies occupy the pride of place. At this point, a little history behind this purchase might be appropriate. Last Christmas, I had gone to Australia on a holiday. On the flight itself, I made up my mind on two things - a) I will buy a pair of red carpet worthy heels b) the said heels must be bought within a day or two otherwise I might end up spending money all my money on worthless things. I had been informed earlier that all major shopping should be done on 26th December, Boxing Day aka Australia’s biggest sale day aka shopping nirvana.
On the said date, I reached Meyer's , one of Australia's most popular malls. It resembled Mumbai's Victoria terminal. Women of all shapes, sizes and colour were teeming over the place. Me and my sisters split up. Whatever shoe stuck our fancy, we grabbed it, and this was no mean feat considering that we are all 5 footers while our fellow shoppers towered over us by several inches. I tried out all the pairs, but got no "message". I had assumed that at least one of the 17 pairs that I had selected would fit the bill. Disappointed hardly covers my feelings at that time. My sister, a more patient kind, told me to look around a bit more. I took her advice; after all she had got me my fabulous red Guess bag, so obviously she knew what she was talking about. And then, I found it - a pair of black Steve Madden (Steven by Steve Madden to be more precise) - a stunner and oh it was luxe! interesting bijoux, soft leather soles with suede covering, skinny satin straps, and deadly 5 inch heels. A killer pair, nuff said.
On the said date, I reached Meyer's , one of Australia's most popular malls. It resembled Mumbai's Victoria terminal. Women of all shapes, sizes and colour were teeming over the place. Me and my sisters split up. Whatever shoe stuck our fancy, we grabbed it, and this was no mean feat considering that we are all 5 footers while our fellow shoppers towered over us by several inches. I tried out all the pairs, but got no "message". I had assumed that at least one of the 17 pairs that I had selected would fit the bill. Disappointed hardly covers my feelings at that time. My sister, a more patient kind, told me to look around a bit more. I took her advice; after all she had got me my fabulous red Guess bag, so obviously she knew what she was talking about. And then, I found it - a pair of black Steve Madden (Steven by Steve Madden to be more precise) - a stunner and oh it was luxe! interesting bijoux, soft leather soles with suede covering, skinny satin straps, and deadly 5 inch heels. A killer pair, nuff said.
Guess did it for me!
About two years back, I was on a major hunt for the perfect red bag. I didn’t want just about any bag in red colour, what I wanted was a bag with personality, something that would make me happy even on my worst days. After two months, the hunt for the “perfect red bag” was getting on my nerves. I was shown tacky vinyl bags, extremely uncomfortable to take in the Delhi heat; massively oversized bags in which I could hide myself if the need arose; tassled bags (cheap copies of Gucci’s Hobo bag) or “party bags” with enough bling that you needed sunglasses. Ultimately, frustrated, I gave up my search. But, my elder sister didn’t. When she came to visit me, she gifted me the most fabulous bag – it was red, it was perfect, it was Guess!
From the moment I slung the Guess bag over my shoulders, I knew this was the right bag for me. And why not, it saw me through job interviews and date nights. It saved my mobile and cash from getting soaking wet during Delhi’s recent deluge. It has received appreciative glances and polite where-did-you-buy-it from curious passerbys. In the two years since I started using the bag, I haven’t faced a single zipper failure, or a loose stud/buckle mishap.
Sure the bag was expensive. Would I have bought it on my own? I don’t know. But the one thing I do know is that my Guess bag isn’t just a holder of my possessions. It wasn’t conceived by Marciano for random consumption. It was designed, crafted and labeled with love for one special lady. And when you chance upon such a perfect fit, you don’t question the “what ifs’ you just take it as your right.
My Guess Bag
Close-up of the front buckle. The leather is a self embossed snakeprint.
From the moment I slung the Guess bag over my shoulders, I knew this was the right bag for me. And why not, it saw me through job interviews and date nights. It saved my mobile and cash from getting soaking wet during Delhi’s recent deluge. It has received appreciative glances and polite where-did-you-buy-it from curious passerbys. In the two years since I started using the bag, I haven’t faced a single zipper failure, or a loose stud/buckle mishap.
Sure the bag was expensive. Would I have bought it on my own? I don’t know. But the one thing I do know is that my Guess bag isn’t just a holder of my possessions. It wasn’t conceived by Marciano for random consumption. It was designed, crafted and labeled with love for one special lady. And when you chance upon such a perfect fit, you don’t question the “what ifs’ you just take it as your right.
My Guess Bag
Close-up of the front buckle. The leather is a self embossed snakeprint.
Side pouch with dull gold stud details
The week that was!
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Monday to Friday can be a hectic time for all of us who work in a corporate set-up for a living. And mine was especially bad. First, I missed a deadline. Second, my reporting manager left for greener pastures. Third, I was going to the pot, literally (the effects of two very tasty samosas consumed with glee on my way back home). Fourth, all my crops had died while I was enjoying the not so pleasant after effects of the said samosas. By the end of the week, the stage was set – the only thing that can lift me from this morass of a woefull week was a shopping spree.
But in an angst ridden 21st century, nothing is simple: two of my fellow shoppers on whom I can count for expert advice related to colour, size and what would suit me were unavailable and, I was short of cash (newspapers say that recession is over, my CEO says we still have to ride rough times…GOD I wish they make up their minds on which way the wind is blowing).
Not to be undone, I resorted to underhand tactics and secured the services of an extremely reluctant fellow shopper - a metalhead whose preferred choice of attire is a black tee of his favourite band “Iron Maiden”. Fashion advice was not forthcoming from any quarter, responses ranged from lukewarm “nice” to “what is this? Which way do you wear it?” Notwithstanding these obstacles, I still managed to get what I wanted.
Here’s my loot:
But in an angst ridden 21st century, nothing is simple: two of my fellow shoppers on whom I can count for expert advice related to colour, size and what would suit me were unavailable and, I was short of cash (newspapers say that recession is over, my CEO says we still have to ride rough times…GOD I wish they make up their minds on which way the wind is blowing).
Not to be undone, I resorted to underhand tactics and secured the services of an extremely reluctant fellow shopper - a metalhead whose preferred choice of attire is a black tee of his favourite band “Iron Maiden”. Fashion advice was not forthcoming from any quarter, responses ranged from lukewarm “nice” to “what is this? Which way do you wear it?” Notwithstanding these obstacles, I still managed to get what I wanted.
Here’s my loot:
- Peach pin tuck shirt with buttons (great for layering)
- Black jersey dress with layered tie-and-dye at the bottom
- Graphic tees (Simpson + electro monkey tees)
- Blue polka dotted Lerros jacket with hood
- Pink skirt with red mini hearts print ( love the print)
Waking Up to Style!
As a starting point for my post, I am not picking on the accepted dissection of the LFW (Lakme fashion Week) or the WIFW (Wills India Fashion Week) which ostentatiously dictate the style trends of a newly emerging Indian fashion consciousness. Instead I am picking a more easily recognised parable, the most common denominator which influences the subcontinent in all things related to fashion and lifestyle - Bollywood.
As Wake Up Sid has been my most recent Bollywood fare, let me get started on that one. This movie had an interesting combination for me as far as fashion sensibilities go. On one hand you had Konkana Sen (a thinking actress with an average figure, I haven't come across KS in an outfit onscreen or offscreen which screams Haut Couture. Clearly, this is an actress not aiming for a size zero fig or being one of the top ten Bollywood fashionista). On the other hand, this movie was from the Dharma Production stable, arguably one of the most stylish production houses in the Indian movie scene with urban lifestlye as its forte. A marriage between these two dichotomous souls would be interesting.
As a movie meant for the urban masses, the styling for its two central character bring out facets of their individual styles. An immature spoilt brat living it up on his father's money and a 27 year old Bong who lands in Mumbai to eek her living and smell the first wiff of financial independence, the movie does have its fashion moments.
Ranbir Kapoor
Checkpoints
- Photography - snaps of his feet wearing socks
- Creativity - collage in his room, his quilt
- Brand conscious - Sony laptop
- Tee shirts- cartoon and animation centric (reflection of his own boyishness)
Konkana Sen
Checkpoints
- Living space - fairy lighted white bird cage, books placed all round the room
- Independence - yellow wall with white birds strung across a wire
- Individual style - multicoloured camel printed kurta, tan coloured hobo bag (a jhola would have made her too NGO intellectual)
- Structure - fitted evening dresses in silk, halter kurtis
The work space of Mumbai Beat also deserves a special mention - with its coloured furniture, graffiti walls and bright cushions, it did reflect the required "coolness" quotient of a magazine that is trying to capture the soul of Mumbai through its fresh writings and rich visual imagery.
The one thing that did disappoint me in this movie was the inadequate amount of hairstyle experiments. Being a KJo film, sufficient amount of thought must have gone into the "mane styling", but sadly, it wasn't enough. Especially if you juxtapose it to the freshness that Audhuna Akhtar gave to Dil Chahta hai with her radical hair styles for all the lead actors. Ah well greedy me!
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