Anand Kabra Cut-Out Suit

Happy Friday! Indian designer Anand Kabra (check out a couple of his pieces here) has been on fire with his latest collection, and it's great to see Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty wear one of his designs. Ms. Shetty pulls off this tricky cut-out suit with style and grace, and topping it off with that gorgeous long necklace was a wise move. It gives an elegant touch to an otherwise trendy look. Hit 'Love It' if you agree! 

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high-low hem at manish malhotra autumn/winter '12

wow, it's been so long since i last posted hasn't it! but here's an update for today - high-low hemlines are all the rage it seems - from dresses to skirts and now, even indian wear. lovin' this piece from manish malhotra's latest collection - i think it's a fun trend with lasting power.

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dia mirza in ritu kumar at 2012 screen awards

very, very pretty look. i love dia mirza's fashion sense - always glam, but makes it look so effortless.

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exquisite indian wear - anand kabra

source: fashion inquisitive

manish malhotra, lakme india fashion week, spring 2011

this collection was "very spring." the color palette was easy & breezy -- whites, pale greens, aquas, and beiges. overall, pretty.

source: wedding sutra blog

filmfare awards 2011 -- lovely in white

as if you didn't already know, it's award season dahlings, and that's not just in hollywood. bollywood too, has started it's award shows, with the latest being the most popular one of all -- the filmfare awards.

among all the beautiful outfits seen at the show, i have to say the ladies wearing white stood out the most. these weren't your typical white outfits that usually do the job of radiating elegance and grace because of their simplicity -- these creations were very much embellished and heavily bedazzled, yet still came across as effortless and clean. how angelic do these ladies look?

katrina is just a vision. the beigey-pink sheer long top, over her stark white and full lengha is fabulous. and that dash of emerald green? wow. we all know from the past golden globes award show, that emerald green is the hot color of the moment, so it was a treat to see that in katrina's look as well. urmilla looks exquisite in her long anarkali gown with its high mandarin collor top and dash of spicy red at the bottom. and can't forget about those beeeeautiful drop down diamond earrings. loved them both.

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ritu kumar's latest suit design

love this fun and funky creation from indian designer ritu kumar -- this ad was featured in vogue india's dec. 2010 issue, and it immediately caught my eye. it's a fun alternative to all the anarkalis we've been seeing everywhere -- anarkalis are long babydoll type dresses, with a huge circumference at the bottom (causing the dress to flare out a lot) and they are worn with tight leggings, called churdidars. although i still love anarkalis very, very much, something new and fresh is always much appreciated.

it's hard to tell exactly, but it looks like this outfit has a kurta top in baby pink, which is basically just a long tunic in a straight cut, worn overtop a white and black tie-dye skirt (which gives the flared-out dress aka anarkali effect). the model is seen wearing no churdidars underneath, but of course that is just for the editorial. in real life, baby pink chudidars to match the kurta top would look great. the yellow/golden chunni, or stole, adds another pop of color, but again for real life, i might choose a less distracting color -- or maybe no chunni at all. either way, it's something different and something new, and i hope to see more of it in indian fashion.

source: scanned in from vogue india, dec. 2010