Over the last few years, we’ve seen a huge shift in the way fashion is created and consumed in India. Where even half a decade ago, people were going crazy about innovations in synthetic fabrics and large scale, short production cycles… we’ve come back to a point where natural, rough fabrics, the thought, the skill …
Tag: Fashioned Culture
The culture of a place whispers to you the secrets from its past & its present. Culture inspires you to re-imagine fashion. Culture provokes you to re-invent fashion and create something uniquely your own. Here’s my take on fashion inspired by the history, customs, traditions, icons and the local life of people from the various places that I travel to.
Inspired by Sri Lanka
Last month, I celebrated my Birthday in Sri Lanka and must say, I was totally smitten by the sheer natural beauty of the place! The bright turquoise blue ocean, the stark shades of green and the bright orange sunset… together, they formed a medley of colours that I’ll never get out of my mind. I’ve …
Inspired by Tibetan Folklore
All those of you, who know me; also know my obsession for accessories and jewellery. It’s one thing I simply can’t get enough of! One of my favourite places to buy accessories from is not a store at some mall… it’s actually the local flea markets in different cities when I travel. And Tibetan flea …
Boho Demystified!
As a second chapter of my ‘Inspired Fashion’ series… this one is me creating a modern-day Bohemian look inspired by the Latinas, Roman warriors and Tribal arts! Actually, while working on this look, I was generally trying to find out the history behind the various elements that we use in this ‘on-trend’ ‘boho-chic’ look, and …
Spanish Style: The Country Girl
I’ve always had this fascination for taking traditional stories and cultures, and using them as inspiration to create looks that I’d wear in today’s world! Spanish and Latin American Cultures have always fascinated me greatly as they’re symbolic of the fun and freedom from centuries ago! Traditionally, Spanish culture is what inspired all of Latin American [...]…
Reinventing Indian Handlooms: Wearing Saree over Jeans!
With the re-emergence of Indian handlooms at all the various Fashion Weeks, with Anita Dongre’s Grass Roots initiative and Samant Chauhan giving a contemporary twist to Dabka embroidery and zari work at the AIFW A/W 2016, … with FabIndia and Ogaan, and their lovely collection of Indian handlooms… with young upcoming designers like Preetham Jukalkar …
How Traditional Spanish Fashion inspired Bollywood’s leading ladies at the IIFA 2016 @ Madrid
When in Rome, Dress like the Romans! Or the same could be said about Madrid this year!! The IIFA 2016 awards ceremony that was held in Madrid couple of weeks ago, saw all the leading ladies of Bollywood walk the green carpet in outfits that were gorgeous, elaborate and mind-blowingly grand! As is true for …