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Wearing separates from Swati Vijaivargie with a denim jacket, Athiya lent her support to her mom Mana at the latter’s initiative, Araaish.
While I like the outfit as a whole, the pants seemed to have an awkward fit around the crotch, possibly caused by the zip.
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Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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It was a full-skirted Swapnil Shinde dress for Sonali while at a recent event. And a pair of earrings and metallic Tamara Mellon sandals were her accessories of choice. She wears the custom dress well; Sonali looked nice.
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Sonali Bendre At An Event For Revital Woman
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Sonali Bendre At An Event For Revital Woman
Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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I have always secretly hoped to make it to High Heel Confidential. But I have also always secretly suspected that I was going to be under the WTHeyyy! section. (Let’s just say I am very relieved I am not.)
So now that we are finally meeting on this page, it’s safe to assume that we all have one thing in common — our idea of a guilt-free fashion fix.
Probably like you, I am also a vintage member here. My fix addiction goes way back to 2008 and my discovery of HHC came through a referral. (Blogs were not as commonplace those days and celebrity fashion disasters weren’t national concern. Remember that time?) HHC was newly born and my cousin who went to school with Priyanka kept on about her best friend’s new blog. “We should check it out.”
One morning we googled it. And I was hooked.
Over the next couple of years, the blog kept booming. P&P were getting featured in the glossy power lists. And I was getting the swollen head. You know, by association.
I have been privy to very important conversations in the past. For instance, during a dinner with Designer Y, leading Actress X who got dressed by him for an important event made it to the pages of HHC. The moment of truth. Actress X calls Designer Y to discuss the HHC verdict. I am eavesdropping. X & Y talk about the comments, the photos, everything. Since she got great reviews — both neck up and down — X & Y are elated. I get very excited. You know, by association. (Bonus, I get to find out the name of X’s signature smokey eye shadow.)
This blog has been so many things to me in the different moments of my life. As a fashion editor in India, every time I felt the need to decompress I’d open up High Heel Confidential to see what the film industry wore the previous night and engage with the posts and comments. We know it’s no exaggeration when people say celebrity outings set more trends — and sell more things — than fashion week showings in India.
When I moved to the US two years ago, I started checking the blog on my phone 3 times a day. Maybe this was my way of keeping in touch. I was homesick. And High Heel Confidential provided that comfort of home. I liked seeing those familiar faces wearing clothes created by my friends.
Though I definitely feel more settled and less homesick now, the visits to the blog are just as frequent. It keeps me current. I might also have massive FOMO — maybe I need to know who Bebo’s bump is wearing as soon as they step out of the door. I can never imagine not knowing what’s happening back in India. So what if that news is routed through Texas.
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Shradha Agarwal is a San Francisco-based fashion writer. Her work has been published in The Telegraph, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar India. When she’s not gasping in disbelief at the similarities between Mindy Lahiri and her, she can be found at happy hour. Follow her on Instagram here.
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Wearing separates from Chola, Neha attended an event launching her very own show for Saavn. Keeping her make-up understated, the actor finished out the look with a multi-color clutch and pair of Jean Paul Gaultier booties. Like what you see?
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Neha Dhupia At No Filter Neha Launch
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Congrats to Sumitra, Shweta_suraj, Monica Dangeti, and Karuna! You will be hearing from us soon!
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This week’s giveaway comes from Rejuvenate Jewels. Up for grabs are the two earrings, the belt and the body chain from their Heritage collection.
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To win, all you have to do is:
1. Follow Rejuvenate Jewels on Facebook here and/or on Instagram here.
2. Follow HHC on Instagram here.
3. Tell us the price of any two of the items featured above. You can find your hint here.
Once you’ve followed Rejuvenate Jewels and us on social media, leave a simple ‘Done’ along with your answer in the comment section below.
As always, we also have a parallel giveaway running on Instagram where you can win a ring or a pair of earrings from the brand. Catch it here.
Now, the rules!
– All comments will be pending moderation until contest closes.
– Contest closes on 14th Oct.
– We’ll pick four winners from a random draw from pool of qualified entries from here on the blog that will win either one of the four items. We will not entertain any preferences. If for any reason, a product is unavailable, one of equivalent value will be provided.
– One entry per person only on the blog please.
– Giveaway open only to Indian residents and you have to be above 18 to enter.
Good luck!
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