Colour Me Happy

Going by the abundance of colours (on and off the runway), it is more than clear that rainbow hues are going to be 'big' this season.


Niharika's AW '12 collection

Effective Colour Blocking.

Hi 5 by Mrinalini's AW '12 collection. She was inspired by kindergarten geometry, which manifested itself in the form of lines and colours in her garments.

Perfect balance of androgyny and femininity.



Confetti at the end of Pankaj & Nidhi's AW '12 show.

My Village by Rimzim Dadu AW '12

Season after season, Rimzim Dadu seems to steer away from the organic Indi-chic image she'd built for her brand('my village' pretty much says it all), and has started veering towards a more sexy femme-fatale-esque interpretation of an Indian woman, something that Namrata Joshiapura has come to master over the years. But i'm far from complaining. Her show was a heady mix of dull sequins, pvc bandage dresses and interesting surface embellisment(something that Dadu has come to be known for). All in all a good show, however, a certain PYT's comparison of Rimzim's bandage dresses to Amit Aggarwal's work, should be a slight bit worrying. However, Rimzim's still quite young, and has more than enough time to grow into her own(as a designer that is, this was in no way a jab at her petite little frame)!

Zen Moment

When you think of Japan, you think of peace, serenity, a state of zen and tranquility,words that have come to become synonymous with Japan today. However the Japanese design movement that started in the 1980's, when the likes of Rei Kawakubo, Junya Watanabe and Yohji Yamamoto decided to defy norm and deconstructed the notion of form in clothing,is anything but 'zen'. With their gender bending, androgynous-anti fashion 'garments', they started a revolution that layed the foundation for future enfant terribles such as John Galliaono and Mcqueen, to not only push the envelope, but to constantly redefine fashion. So quite naturally, Japanese fashion's influence on the global market cannot be ignored. Japan has time and again influenced pop culture. Be it the stylish Harajuku girls that played muse to Gwen Stefani during her debut solo album or the vibrant city of tokyo that more than made it's presence felt in Sofia Coppola's 'Lost in Translation'. So it's about time that our Asian neighbours made inroads into the Indian market in the form of 'Tokyo Fashion Week in India'- an initiative by The Japan Fashion Week Organization(JFWO), wherein 10 brands that represent the creative and cultural scene of Japan,will be exhibiting and showing at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, February 15-19, 2012.

Of the 10 participating brands, the ones that stood out for me were Giraffe, a Japanese based brand specializing in neckties, that comes out with quirky concoctions such as a bow-tie with an attached tie, and collar necklaces; and the clothing label Hirocoledge, whose designs reminded me of Zandra Rhodes' kaliedoscopic creations.

Jewellery by the brand, e.m. on display.

Along with the exhibit, there will also be a conjoint fashion show by 'ANREALAGE','mintdesigns' and 'suzuki takayuki'. The presence of a global venture, such as this one at an Indian fashion week, goes to show what a long way the Indian Fashion Scene has come, and the day when we too will have events such as the Premier Vision to promote design talent is not far away...and I for one cannot wait!

WIFW SS-2012 Roundup

They say as you grow older, you get a better insight into your self, and the thing I've realized about myself is that i'm a fiercely competitive person. I like to call it the 'shiny new toy' syndrome wherein I get obsessed with something and go all out to get it, and after having gotten it, I get bored and move onto the next thing. Now I know that this is not a very nice quality to possess, but I am only human, and am trying to overcome this vice, and I'm sure that with age I will surely get over it. Now I do realise my loyal readers are not my therapists, hence I will stop with the ranting and rambling, and save that for an actual shrink. Not to say that I treat my blog like a ''shiny new toy', but yes in the recent past I did get a little too pre-occupied with the mad dash to get more followers and web-hits, actions that in retrospect seem totally uncharacteristic and quite honestly immature. I don't know why I felt the need to compete in the first place, cos quite honestly, I blog because I love doing it, and feel like it will serve as a learning curve for ultimately building a career in fashion journalism and design.

So recently I got to go for the spring-summer 2012 editon of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, and thanks to my friend Nayantara(who was nice enough to lend me her DSLR) I unleashed my inner shutterbug and went clickity clack clack(sounds that a camera makes, just incase i lost you there).

Arclights: A full house at the Rahul Misra show
trippy awesomeness
Mallu striking a pose(not quite)
shoes, that i need in my life.


Nainika, of Gauri and Nainika, at her stall.
Sailex chilling in between shows at Rimzim Dadu's stall. Notice the surface detail on the sleeveless jacket? well that happens to be potpourri. ingenious no?

my German pattern making teacher Maya Keischgens
model Tinu Verghese strutting her stuff.

I do realise that my posts have been terribly sporadic of late, but college and other important matters keep me tied up. I will however assure you (like I aways do after every post) that i'll try and be more regular. Peace out!

Best Dressed:Fashion Week

Ok sorry for the lateness and the blurry-ness(In some pictures-yes that is what a few beers will do to you-make you lose track of the camera flash), but I'm finally posting pictures of some slightly interestingly dressed women(yes,sadly this time there were no extra ordinarily dressed people-of the female variety that is!).FYI these pictures are from day 4.





Loving the power shouldered tuxedo-esque blazer from New York based brand TT(which I mistook for Tarun Tahiliani-someone kill me now,please!)



Love how she's used colour blocking to turn her simple outfit from drab to fab(I know,I know,such cheesy-might I add pansy-cliches can be totally avoided!)



Vogue India's Junior Fashion Editor Archana Walavalkar wearing a FCUK sequinned dress and a vintage Chanel 2.55-esque bag.



These shoes are kinda nice(the neon nail paint kinda sealed the deal for me!)



Ok so when I was hoping to spot an interestingly dressed model, I kinda had a Bhawna Sharma or a Sapna Kumar in mind.But Sonalika Sahay kinda managed to get my attention with her interesting choice of outfit(I was as surprised as you are,I mean do people really expect a Sonalika Sahay to dress well?I certainly don't, but anywho)



Ok so I could'nt help but click a picture of channel [V] VJ Andy.
I mean c'mon people the man is friggin hillarious on Dare to Date, and he's kinda also dressed nicely, so there!