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Mugdha and Giselli also walked the runway today at the IIJW in gowns we suspect were Archana Kochar. Don’t love em but in comparison to the traditional wear that Sonakshi/Ayesha walked in, these were a thousand times better!
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Mugdha Godse at India International Jewellery Week
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Giselli Monteiro at India International Jewellery Week
Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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We just don’t get how beautiful people (who seem to be in their right minds) agree to wearing ghastly designs and strut on the runway looking all happy!
We totally think Ms. Kochar has been using black magic to blind everyone. She doesn’t need to use it on us though, that blouse on Ayesha already is.
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Sonakshi Sinha at India International Jewellery Week
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Ayesha Takia at India International Jewellery Week
Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani
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With her upcoming movie ‘Miral’ about to release, you can be sure Ms. Pinto will be everywhere and it has started with her being on the cover of New York Times’ Style Magazine: T.
Here’s a look.
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Freida Pinto on New York Times’ Style Magazine: T
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Ms. Dharkar walked for Solitaire at the ongoing IIJW in a white dress with floral details… Never-mind the dress (which we didn’t care much for anyway), how lovely does she look? Love the jewelry too!
She also took in Bina Goenka‘s show in a black strapless dress and while we didn’t much care for the accessories that she paired with it (barring the necklace), have to say the dress fit her perfectly and she looked rather lovely.
Such an infectious smile.
(Close-ups inside.)
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Ayesha Dharkar
Left: For Solitaire, India International Jewelry Week 2010
Right: At Bina Goenka’s Show, India International Jewelry Week 2010
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For the past several years, designer Ritu Kumar has been dressing up Miss Indias for the National Costume round but this year (post Sushmita Sen taking over the selection process for Miss India Universe), the costume has gone a different route. A very different route.
Ushoshi’s gown this year was designed by Kolkata based designers Dev R Nil who on suggestion from Ushoshi dropped the traditional sari/lehenga idea and created this piece inspired by the national bird: the peacock.
Yes, it is quite drastic and may find very less takers but I don’t think I could take yet another cutout-choli design from Ms. Kumar! As for the gown itself, it is too in-your-face-peacock. Here’s hoping over the years, we get better!
What’s your verdict on the design? Love it or hate it?
P.S. Catch Ms. Sri Lanka in a more toned down blue costume inside.
P.P.S. ‘apurva’ reminds us that the design seems eerily similar to the Marchesa Spring 2010. An homage to Marchesa (or McQueen) or badly executed (or well executed depending on who you ask) inspired gown.
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Ushoshi Sengupta at Miss Universe 2010 National Costume Round
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Left: Alexander McQueen, Fall 2009
Right: Marchesa, Spring 2008
