Showing posts with label Spring 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring 2009. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A Night Out...

This spring had been a tough one for you, not only at work trying to keep your job but also on the personal front, frantically despairing to lose all the winter weight gained by indifferently giving in to plum puddings, roasted turkeys and endless bottles of wine.And after the New Year party, you were, all tired, depressed, bloated and heavier by 15 pounds.You stepped on the weighing scale innumerable times, just hoping that the scales might be a bit too hard on you, but the truth was out there, the time to pay for the gluttonous sins committed during the holiday week of Christmas and New Year.You thought of all the new clothes that lay unworn, and that by now are a cool three sizes too small from you, tears well up in your eyes but after momentarily giving in to melancholy, you rebound with determination to melt those extra pounds before the sun got brighter and people basked by the sea, letting the salty air play their hair, in a season called summer.

You gave up on junk, meticulously shopped fresh fruits and vegetables every single day on your way back from work, cooked your own food, counted calories and every morning ran by the Seine river with a regularity that could be likened to the rising of the sun, and now three months later you pride yourself not only for the lost pounds but also for your determination in achieving what you wanted to, you feel you can surmount any obstacle, conquer any mountain, oh what it feels to be light as a feather and fit as a fiddle!!And just when you couldn't wait any longer to show off your toned body, in drops an invite from your friend for an evening of fun at the newly opened club.What better excuse have you got to flash those leggings which now accentuate your lean long legs?

As opposed to the usual LBD that would be spotted on you on such occasions, you decide to blend in a little white into the black that you normally wear at night!! While not exactly a conservative when it comes to dressing, you still feel a bit shaky about those "x-ray" print leggings and decide to show just a tad bit of it by covering it with a long monochrome tunic on top and black over-the-knee boots at the bottom.You neutralise your monochrome clothes by blacking out on accessories, for you still want black to be the dominant color of the evening.Finally you up your funkiness quotient by wearing a hexagonal cuff watch in black and finish the look with a black clutch embellished with golden grommets, and do I need to say which way heads turn when you walk down the street!! Did I hear someone whistle "Downtown Girl"??

P.S:Just a small note of caution - the leggings shown above work best on tall girls with slender thighs, as the vertical plane of the thigh is cut horizontally where the boots meet the thighs owing to the boots being in a much darker color than the leggings, creating an illusion of a shorter, stumpier thigh, to avoid that substitute the skeleton print leggings with black leggings to create an illusion of long endless legs.

Mad about the look? Emulate it as follows:

Monday, May 11, 2009

A Glamorous Evening...

Its not everyday that you decide to get glamorous, and when you do, you have stirred up a tornado!! Shake off the laxness caused by a weekend of relative inactivity by dressing in bright fuchsia, the color of Spring 2009, from head to toe, don't worry there can never be too much of pink on you!! Break in an embellished python clutch in multicolored hues of turquoise to neutralise the bright fuchsia.Finally polish off your look with some statement jewellery in mild hues and rest assured that you are the envy of the town!!

Relish the glamorous idea? Replicate the look..

1.Notte by Marchesa Strapless silk ruffle dressicon

Friday, April 17, 2009

Drew Barrymore, the new Fashion Angel ?


After turning out a stunner during her movie Grey Gardens' premiere in NY, Drew Barrymore extended her good fashion sense right into the movie's premiere at Los Angeles, where she graced an Andrew Gn white dress with an elaborate bib necklace and equally big turquoise bracelet, rings and earrings.Talk about what statement jewellery can do to a simple dress!!

The only cribbing that I would do is about her shoes, the violet looks totally out of place in her detailed jewellery's color scheme.Hope she had chose a color that was part of her jewellery's color palette.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Fringes, John Galliano or Alexander McQueen ?

Left:Alexander McQueen Spring 2009 Ready-To-Wear
Right:John Galliano Fall 2009 Ready-To-Wear

So whats your take? I'm too partial to John Galliano to make my choice but both the dresses are very pretty.While you have to wait for some more months for Galliano's fringed dress to hit the stores, if you are really besotted by fringes and have to do it NOW, then go the McQueen way.There is as much drama happening at the back as there is on the front in this Ombré fringed dress of McQueen's.Wondering what I'm saying? See for yourself...



Alexander McQueen Ombré fringed dress icon


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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Spring Trends 2009 : Shining Beauties

Shelve those chunky necklaces , bracelets, rings and bangles and trade them for sequins, beads and more.This spring let your dresses do the talking.And if you can remember what you learnt at your craft classes years back, then use those skills to transform an ordinary slip or corset into an ornamented top.At least that's what some designers did on the Spring 2009 Ready-To-Wear runways!! And remember when doing an embellished dress, use minimal accessories or else you might end up looking like a mobile shop!!

I don't like clothes!!

I make my own statement!!

I'm the bead vendor, which color do you want?

Sequins and glue make a great dress!!

Don't I dazzle you?

I borrowed it from a dacoit!!

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Anna Wintour goes Exotic!!


The dress in question is from Prada's Spring 2009 Ready-To-Wear collection.The dress is lovely, but the velvet jacket, oh so gross, if Anna wanted to avoid the skin show wouldn't she have been better off with a nice legging or at least a jacket with sharp shoulders?But then that would have made her common, fashion editors should have a perverse dress sense so that no one ever in their sane mind can think of copying their style!! Is it too much to ask for that perverseness to be a bit more kind to the eyes of the beholder, sighhhhhhhhhhh!!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Much Mismatch!!

How many of us have faced the frustrating situation of finding only one of a pair of socks just when we have timed ourselves to get the 8 'o clock metro to work, with only few minutes to spare? If you have a regular corporate job to attend to, then after much cursing and ransacking of the closet, you either get lucky or you decide to find a totally new pair of socks.But those with a fashion job especially on their way to attend a fashion show when faced with the same situation, just put on whatever comes their way and declare to the world that they are the most fashion forward in starting a trend that was there to stay!! Don't believe me? See for yourself what happened during the fashion weeks on the streets of Paris...


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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Head to Toe in Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 Ready-To-Wear



Spotted Lara Bingle in Sydney at the recently held MTV Australian Awards show in what could be named as Louis Vuitton Spring fest.The star had donned a top, skirt, bag and shoes all from Louis Vuitton's Spring 2009 Ready-To-Wear collection.Agreed that the collection was the toast of Spring 2009, but a bit of mix and match can go a long way in showing that you have some original style, instead of making it seem like you had this event to attend and you discover at the last moment that you don't have anything to wear, rush into a nearby Louis Vuitton store and grab everything you need from there, certainly not the way to go for a red carpet event unless of course you are Louis Vuitton's brand ambassador, that too specifically for Spring 2009!!

On an aside, Lara's outfit looks a cheap imitation of the one seen on the runway(on the runway the colors are rich and vibrant as opposed to near dead colors on Lara's outfit).Is it that the runway photos are doctored to look great or that a photographer with an allergy to bright colors had covered the Australian MTV awards and decided to drain the colors off the outfit? I only hope its the latter for Marc's sake and as for Lara, Bingle girl you failed to jingle!!

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Spring Trends 2009 : Be a Jeanius

If you had always thought that there were only so many different ways of sporting denim, then think again!!This spring cling on to denim while doing jumpsuits, harem pants, prints, mini dresses, well the list just seems endless.So trade those typical "skinny jeans" look for some variety and you will be convinced that you could live on denim alone this season, without appearing a bore!! Also enjoy your summer in the relaxed fit of boyfriend jeans(in vogue this season) and though, what with recession doing the rounds and the misleading name, while it might be tempting to stealthily flick one from your man's wardrobe, resist the temptation, for unfortunately boyfriend jeans too is cut keeping in mind a female's silhouette(fits snugly around the hips and is relaxed down the legs).And a final piece of advice for all you folks out there, "unisex jeans" cannot exist without the emergence of unisex human.So please don't try to convince yourself and others that its cool to walk around in a man's jeans.Its so NOT!!

Look, there's a new painter in town!!

I have the freedom of movement!!

A stitch in time saves nine!!

There's space for two!!

I love my second skin!!

Straight from the fields!!

Playing the little girl!!

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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Put your Best Face Forward!!

Instead of a printed dress always meaning either one engulfed in flowers or abstract art or geometric patterns, add an interesting twist by making yourself a canvas for cave painting aka mythical faces all over you!! Break the monotony of the dress not by the usual "cinching your waist" skinny belt but by a completely avant-garde black apron skirt. Finally introduce a shock of bright color in the form of black and red checked accessories and when you walk thus into an art gallery in downtown Manhattan on a fresh spring afternoon, don't be surprised when all eyes treat you as the hottest art exhibit in the entire gallery!!Want to check that out for yourself, go get some...

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Friday, March 20, 2009

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose...

Which is why, despite the different ways designers expressed them on the catwalks of Spring Couture 2009, they still turned out elegant, sophisticated and romantic, just as roses are meant to be...

Ever heard of the walking rose bouquet?

The latest mad hatter in town!!

Like my origami skills?

Twists, turns and a lacy affair...

I used to make jalebis in my previous life.

Am I in the valley of roses?

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Spring Trends 2009 : Wear A Face

This season, for a change, instead of pulling a face, wear one instead!!!

Heard of the two faced woman?

Spreading the message of love...

He's not my dad, ok!!

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