fashion friday - black and white

fresh takes on a classic color combo.


source: facebook, high heel confidential, luxpresso

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

kareena kapoor style in kurbaan

just got a chance to watch kurbaan, a fairly recent bollywood movie. i thought the movie was very well-done, but i also admired the styling within the film. kurbaan's leading actress, kareena kapoor, sports a unique east-meets-west look, with a plain cotton top, full crinkled ethnic skirt, chudidar pants (aka long leggings), and a scarf. it's a very different look than what we've seen in bollywood before, and i must say i'm loving it. it's very casual, ethnic, and pretty....as well as quite comfortable looking.

source: google images 

lavender love

lavender is such a pretty shade...it looks great in everything from gowns to rooms to beauty...it's soft and angelic (with a bit of spunk from its purple beginnings), and when done right, it's striking.

sources: frolic in tulle, interior design portland, makeup for life, foglu, just jared

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

red & blue

it's fierce combo (similar to red and purple) but while red and purple gives a va-va-vixen vibe being that they are both feminine colors...the contrast of red and blue is a bit more edgy and powerful. the sensual-ness of red is hit hard with the masculinity of dark blue, producing a very sexy result. i think it's great -- especially in interior design. i'd feel divine lounging in a room like the one above (located at the gramercy park hotel in nyc.)

source: bollyspice, haute design

vikram phadnis -- lakme india fashion week, spring 2010

gorgeous designs from vikram phadnis during the spring 2010 lakme india fashion week. it was a very opulent, royal, and traditional collection. especially loved all the layering i saw. each piece had this over-the-top grandeur but still remained very elegant. i always admire how designers combine a variety of fierce colors, fabrics, prints, and embroideries into one cohesive and graceful ensemble. the entire collection was very imperial india...going "back to an era of resplendent royalty not seen in India for centuries"....as a fashion editor put it. my favorite, though? the pairing of trendy gold gladiator sandals with a traditional churidar suit...as you will see in the second pic below. it showed just the right hint of modern spunk to go along with this very timeless & luxurious collection.

source: rediff.com

hot summer brights

i'm still patiently waiting for summer despite it being a chilly day here in d.c.!

sources: the fashion spot, style.com, style me pretty

well-suited

great post from garance dore:

"Have you ever worn a pant-suit before? I have, just once, and I definitely should do so again. It gives you a funny sensation. You get this incredible confidence. It’s sexy, but a different sexy. Not innocent nor trashy, and not at all obvious. It’s just very… Femme

What’s crazy is just how much men love them. Saint Laurent knew what he was doing. I don’t know what exactly it frees up for them but put on a pant-suit and a pair of heels and you’ll have heads turning everywhere you go. I think its the classic charm matched with a timelessness, it leaves something to the imagination, something about the unexposed body leaves in its place nothing but pure allure.

Like a mystery you suddenly want to pierce through."
source: garance dore

shah rukh khan at lakme india fashion week

nothing much to say about his look, but i just had to make a post about him...it's srk on the runway!

he is wearing a manish malhotra designed suit.

source: day life