In Twos: Part Deux

• By Payal
• March 25, 2014
• Found/Off The Runway
• 11

Nargis also attended the Boogie Woogie Grand Finale, wearing a fresh off the LFW runway Payal Singhal maxi. The denim maxi featuring cutout shoulders and a gold overlay skirt just didn’t seem to relate as well off the runway as it did on it. Also not helping the look was the bad pick of innerwear and the hairdo.

She also sported another runway look, an Archana Kocchar (see inside) at a different event, but can’t say I liked that one either. In this case, just wasn’t a fan of the outfit.

Care for either look?

Left: Payal Singhal, Summer/Resort 2014
Right: Nargis Fakhri on Boogie Woogie for Main Tera Hero Promotions

Left: Archana Kochhar, Summer/Resort 2014
Right: Nargis Fakhri at Main Tera Hero Promotions

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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• archana kochar,
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• Main Tera Hero Promotions,
• nargis fakhri,
• payal singhal

In Archana Kochar

• By Payal
• August 19, 2010
• Found/Off The Runway
• 21

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.

Sonakshi Sinha at India International Jewellery Week

Ayesha Takia at India International Jewellery Week

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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• archana kochhar,
• ayesha takia,
• india international jewellery week,
• sonakshi sinha

In Archana Kochar

• By Payal
• July 26, 2010
• Found/Off The Runway
• Your Turn On The Soapbox
• 28

At a press meet in Dubai, we were pleasantly shocked to see Celina looking quite cute in an Archana Kochar dress. Yep, you read that right, it is an Archana Kochar. ‘Pdaervo’ lets us know that the dress is a Forever 21 and now the world is back in order. Thank heavens, she passed on those extra pointy silver pumps.

As for whether the good streak continued on the ramp (she walked for Archana at the Dubai Fashion Fiesta), you’ll have to look inside.

Left: Celina Jaitley and Archana Kochar at Press Meet
Right: Forever 21 Cherry Blossom Dress

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• Celina Jaitley,
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Yin And Yang

• By Payal
• July 6, 2010
• The Daily Etcetera
• 8

Haute Couture Fall 2010 shows are underway and yesterday John Galliano (of Dior) presented the “La Ligne Florale” collection which reminisced on Christian Dior‘s ‘Tulip Line collection’ from 1953.

One of the particular gowns instantly reminded us of this Archana Kochar gown presented a year back. No, this isn’t a Seeing Double edition because you can clearly see which designer took an inspiration/idea and came out with a winner instead of a dud.

This isn’t a post about discrediting Ms. Kochar, either. We know how much effort goes into a gown like that but the reason it didn’t work is because the flowers are too in your face. It doesn’t feel like inspiration any more, just replication.

Below are some of my favorite pieces from the collection. You can catch the whole collection Here.

Dior Haute Couture Fall 2010

Photo Credit: Style

• Tags:
• archana kochar,
• Christian Dior,
• floral gown

In Archana Kochchar

• By Payal
• February 27, 2010
• Found/Off The Runway
• 14

Doesn’t matter who and how many endorse Ms. Kochar. A bad gown is a bad gown. Period!

Left: Amruta Patki for Archana Kochchar
Right: Celina Jaitley at 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010

Photo Credit: Viral Bhayani

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• 55th Idea Filmfare Awards,
• amruta patki,
• archana kochar,
• archana kochchar,
• Celina Jaitley