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The pictures above are from the archives of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week and I thought it’d be appropriate to revisit them, just this one time, considering Fashion Week is but a few hours away! (From the top: A model for Manish Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty for Tarun Tahiliani, Ridhima Kapoor for Surily Goel)
At High Heel Confidential, our fashion toes are tingling!
DIVA…a term used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent. It comes from an ancient Italian meaning of “goddess”.
Alas, it looks like Deepika Gehani never checked out the meaning of the word before she decided to use it in her fashion show!
This is one of those posts where I wasn’t having a hard time picking my best choice.. but rather I was having a terrible time picking my worst piece of the lot!! After looking at Ms Poonam Dhillion who was also in attendance, I have decided to pay homage to her and have a competition.. A La Ms. India ishtyle!
And the winners are..
Fourth Runner-up:
Ms. “What Princess Leia would look like in a Sari”! A simple girl whose favorite idols include Silk Smitha, and, she is currently shooting for “Ishtaaar Wars!”
Third Runner up:
Ms “I am dreaming I am in a Manish ensemble!” Her hobbies include walking backwards with eyes closed and she believes in saving energy by wearing mirrored clothes which she believes capture solar energy…
Second Runner up:
Ms. “Zebra on ecstacy”!
She has 20-20 vision and would love to become an optical illusion puzzle designer.
First Runner Up:
Ms. “I promise no animals were harmed in the making of this dress”!
President of PETA India, she is a pure vegetarian whose favorite dishes include murgh makhni and rogan josh…
And the winner is (drumroll plsssss!)
Ms Simone Singh in this ghastly red ensemble with ugly red lipstick. I guess she just watched Umrao Jaan and thought she could (snap! snap!) “work it”. No baby girl…you ain’t!
For more pictures, go here
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Here is a pic of Karisma Kapoor and her Gucci Horsebit Hobo. It saddens me when I see celebrities like her who have so much money (or atleast HAD) buy a logo covered bag. As if that was not enough, they buy one that is made of canvas! That is such a big DON’T. If you are going to be spending all that money and get a super expensive bag, why not just go ahead and spend a little bit more and get a good leather one. Ugghhh…
Now that I have picked on her so much, I better back it up with an alternative! Check out this delicious chocolate color Guccissima Hobo. As much as “logo overdose” is a crime, this bag is far more subtle and much more classy because of the leather, and not to mention.. yummy! Screams ‘Gucci’ and still is timeless and subtle.
Buy via Gucci
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I am in love with “Kundan”. And No Kundan ain’t a guy and neither is Kundan a girl!
(I had to clarify! What if mom and dad are reading!)
“Kundan” is a form of gem setting with pure gold. The purest and softest form of gold (24K) is hammered into sheets and mounted around stones to encase them. I didn’t know this, but because the stones are encased, light strikes the stones only from above which actually gives them the dull look versus a shiny one.
Seeing the Jodhaa-Akbar poster reminded me of this classic and timeless style of jewelry. Now, what Ash is wearing probably runs into lakhs and crores of rupees, but since I don’t have that much money, I am going to have to find pieces that are much cheaper but that still maintain the essence. I searched far and wide, high and low all over the world (on the internet of course!) and finally came up with some reallly cute pieces that I am thinking of buying.
These cute bangles are very reminiscent of the Kundan design with the red and green stones that almost look like precious rubies and emeralds. You might think that these might run upto more than a thousand dollars, but they are only $34 for the pair.
Buy via Carma World
Check out this uber cool Kundan cocktail ring for only $15!
Buy via Kaneesha
I have never seen Kundan anklets before but am totally loving the idea. These would be great to wear with skirts or capris. You could probably even wear these on one hand and make a great chunky bracelet out of em!
Buy via Carma World
An…d for the grand finale.. I cannot end this post and not have a pair of earrings.
This simple chandelier style earrings with golden beads are just too delicious for only $32.
Buy via Kaneesha
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Jia Khan has been signed on as the Brand Ambassador for Campus Awards 2007, a first of its kind, initiative from Bharatstudent.com and thats a picture of Jiah Khan in Mumbai to unveil the logo! And now that we have the small talk out of the way, lets talk fashion.
Big hair? Check. Strange shade of neon pink lipstick? Check. Does it match the neon pink lights on the stage? Check. Matching nailpaint? Check. A zipper running the entire length of the dress? Check. Cowboy boots? Check. Black stockings? Check.
A passport to time travel? Check.
And I thought we were done with the Eighties! Disgusting.
