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Even though the maxi was casual, Ms. Sharma sure looked fierce in it. The red print with the patchwork bodice may have felt busy but she pulled it off.
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Dipannita Sharma at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2012: Day Three
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Anita Dongre closed out day three of LFW with a collection titled “Urban Goddess” consisting of indo-western silhouettes using traditional weaves and ikat prints. While her Resort collection had more flared dress, this collection was more into a fitted look with pencil skirts and cigarette pants with the occasional maxis that have become a trademark. We’re sure to see the collection off the runway soon. It’s just a question of when.
Like Pernia, Anita also presented her only traditional look via her showstopper Preeti Desai wearing a white and gold lehenga.
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We’ve seen these vintage-inspired, full-skirted dresses on Sonam, Dia, Poorna, Urmila and now more recently on Neha, who while attending recent Awards became the latest celebrity to be spotted in Anita Dongre.
We thought she looked great!
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Neha Dhupia At Percept Excellence Awards 2012
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Slacked off on these Wish Lists, didn’t we? So without much further delay, (drumroll please) here’s one!
Ms. Saran was an easy pick for the series. Beautiful woman, unfortunate sartorial choices. She tends to favor a certain kind of sari, a certain kind of dress… And if not stuck in that rut, the hair and make-up seem to let her down. Below is our wishful indulgence… How we’d love to see her in any/all of ’em! Some are bit of a stretch but, think twice why don’t you?!
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Shriya Saran
It’d be great to see Ms. Saran pick Indian-wear that wasn’t the tried and tested, her go-to sheer and/or blingy options. Styled differently to work off the runway, each of these looks would look great on her. A soft braided updo and a statement necklace with the sari-inspired Tarun dress or the Kotwara one with the dupatta worn more casually and plaited hair would make for such a great change!
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L To R: Anju Modi, Krishna Mehta, Kotwara By Meera Muzaffar Ali And Tarun Tahiliani
We’d love to see more pared down, minimalist tinged looks on Shriya. There is no reason to fall back on bling for every Red Carpet appearance, is there now? Look at that JJ Vallaya gown, impactful without assaulting the senses. How we’d love to see that off the runway!
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L To R: Shantanu And Nikhil, Swapnil Shinde, JJ Vallaya And Deepika Govind
It can’t always be floor-sweeping gowns, can it? These looks below are worthy of their moment and, we know with just the right hair, make-up and accessories, there’s no reason why Shriya can’t have a moment in them. That Namrata Joshipura look is practically made for Shriya. And look, it’s not tacktastic. (P.S: The Joshipura skirt could be yours!)
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L To R: Pankaj And Nidhi, Rohit Gandhi And Rahul Khanna, Namrata Joshipura And Adarsh Gill
We know Ms. Saran loves her maxis, wish she’d try some quirky printed ones too. Like the Rimi Nayak one. You are young. And you only live once! 😉 It’d be great to see her in an easy-breezy dress like the Anita Dongre one too.
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L To R: Soup By Sougat Paul, Rimi Nayak, Anita Dongre And Rajesh Pratap Singh
And now, this is the part where we cross our fingers!
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As much as we liked the sari on Preeti, the unkempt hair made the look a bit of a Not Quite.
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Preeti Desai at Esha Deol-Bharat Takhtani Wedding
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