30th September 2013
Oooohhh enjoy the print-tastic explosion via Jeetinder Sandhu GFW collection. I’m crushing on the pops of colour and tribal type elephant print! I actually discovered Jeetinder’s work through a post by Theresa from Retarded Velvet (another fab print design label) and decided I definitely had to share his work on my blog too. And check out the awesome short fashion film by Sebastian Mantilla
30th July 2013
Get ready for two weeks of all things WEDDING on The Asian Fashion Journal! I will be covering India Bridal Fashion Week in three parts and will be introducing a new regular on the blog tomorrow- Wedding Wednesday!
Day 1: JJ VALAYA & SHANTANU & NIKHIL
JJ VALAYA
JJ Valaya kicked off the week. His signature rich and opulent Mughal Maharanis & Maharajas were this season given an Iberian twist. Beautiful rose embroideries reminiscent of traditional flamenco scarves, a palette of blacks, whites, reds and blues as well as bolero-esque and off the shoulder shapes all hinted at his Spanish inspiration.
Whites & Golds @ JJ Valaya IBFW
Iberian-esque Boleros and embroideries
Sheer Paneling and Off the Shoulder detailing at JJ Valaya IBFW
HOT TREND ALERT: Manish Malhotra’s last collection featured sheer paneling between borders on lenghas and anarkalis and JJ Valaya showed a few examples here too. If two of the biggest names in Indian fashion are championing sheer paneling you know its def a HOT, HOT, HOT Trend.
JJ Valaya styled some of the saris with sari purses on a sari belt. I really don’t like this- it reminds me of a bum bag (or fanny pack) !
Showstoppers Kabir Bedi & Kangana Ranaut
SHANTANU & NIKHIL
Shantanu & Nikhil collection was a little hit and miss for me. The menswear as usual was Ah-mazing but the womenswear was not as strong or cohesive. I loved the white and gold gowns that opened the show but the jacket silhouette that followed and was repeated through the collection was sooo unflattering and the simple grey and ochre outfits were just to simple for bridal wear.
Shantanu & Nikhil Whites & Golds IBFW 2013
Like I said I did love the white & gold gowns but I did think they were pretty similar to Marchesa’s gowns. Especially the middle one which looked similar to this gown that Naomi Watts wore last year. What do you think?
Styles I didn’t like from Shantanu & Nikhil’s IBFW 2013 collection
Menswear at Shantanu & Nikhil IBFW 2013
Day 2: Kotwara by Meera & Muzaffar Ali & Jyostna Tiwari
MEERA & MUZAFFAR ALI
Meera & Muzaffar Ali’s collection is my fav so far. I love the delicate colour palette and the beautiful examples of chikankari work and delicate embellishment. It’s one of those collections that would have been great to see up close. I wasn’t too keen on the long jackets over saris that JJ Valaya showed but here they work well in sheer embellished fabrics that enhance the sari or lengha instead of just covering it.
White on White at Kotwara by Meera & Muzaffar Ali
Sheer layering in Pastel and Ivory
Jyostna Tiwari
For the most part Jyostna Tiwari’s colour combinations were a little too loud and bling tastic for me but there were a couple of beautiful cocktail saris that I had to include! I think the blue sari would make a fab statement at a wedding reception.
Gorgeous Cocktail Saris @ Jyostna Tiwari 2013
Images: Vogue India
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India Bridal Fashion Week Part 2 & 3 are coming soon! so check back.
16th July 2013
Sikh style is in the spotlight once again. There was Jean Paul Gaultier S/s 13 look book featuring a turban wearing Sikh model and then there’s the ohh soo dapper Mr. Alhuwalia’s who ALWAYS looks good and now there’s Singh Street Style. Singh Street Style is my latest blog crush featuring many a stylish Singh beautifully shot around London by blog creator Pardeep Singh Bahra.
All images Singh Street Style
25th June 2013
Ok, I have to admit that my Bolly crush is Ranveer Singh (I can hear you giggling through my computer screen) It all started with Band Baaja Baaraat. Yes, the crush kinda waned when his fashion choices regularly included shiny suits, bad print vests and an array of dodgy headwear but am glad to see he’s FINALLY got himself a stylist and is now looking ohhh soo dapper. Hopefully he’ll keep the stylist once the Lootera promos have finished
Here’s my style spotlight on Ranveer- The good, the bad & the ugly
The Good
Wearing Paul Smith suit & Etro pocket square
Wearing Etro
Here he is with Lootera co-star Sonakshi Sinha- love this simple and elegant sari.
Wearing Burberry Suit & Paul Smith tie
Wearing Burberry suit & Etro tie
The Bad
Left pic he’s wearing a vest with a vulgar message! middle pic one of his horrible hats! and right pic a beautiful Ermenegildo Zegna suit styled so badly
The Ugly
Image from Miss Malini and she’s so right to fine him for this ugly outfit- I think it could even be described one step further as a (f)ugly
Images Purple Window and Miss Malini
23rd March 2013
Shantanu & Nikhil’s A/w collection was all about the menswear (although there were some stunning womenswear laser cut leather pieces too) For me Menswear is all about strong well cut separates, attention to detail and chic styling and this collection ticks all those boxes. I especially love the ethnic touches from the drop crotch pants, folk weave jackets, nehru collars and the fabbest of fab takes on a modern jersey draped kurta type shape.
There were some hot menswear holdall/clutch shapes- well with slim cut jackets and pants boys they need a bag, right?
This is what I mean about the attention to detail and fab styling!
Love, love, love this jersey draped kurta!
The dapper duo take a bow
Images: Vogue India
22nd Jan 2013
This week sees the exciting launch of a Menswear section on Pernia’s Pop up. I’m always blabbing on about this cool as e-tailer, their accesibly priced edit of the hottest Womenwear labels and big designer name diffusion lines (think Manish Mahlotra & Sabyasachi at a fraction of their usual retail price) is sooooo on it for the young modern Indian woman. I’m sure the Menswear section will prove just as popular and with the likes of Atsu’s bold prints, Raghavendra Rathore’s sharp take on the traditional and Nimish Shah’s perfect basics there’s something for all tastes.
Images Pernia’s Pop Up, Vogue India.
14th Oct 2012
I spotted Jean Paul Gaultier S/s 13 pics on Miss Malini recently and had to cover the collection too. Although she talked about ‘Singh is King’ references, I thought JPG may have been channelling the altogether more refined Waris Ahluwalia (jewellery designer/actor and general dapper man about town)
Above pics of Waris and below JPG’s collection
JPG’s infamous nautical touches didn’t hit the mark for me- the striped trousers, sailor collars and button up trousers were just blah! However the slim cut cropped sleeves suits paired with toile de jouy shirts & turbans as well as the tux’s paired with dropped crotch pants were super slick.
Images Style.com
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