About 6 years ago… I read the second book from Alex Rutherford’s ‘Empire of the Moghul’ series – Brothers at War. This book, was all about the least spoken about Moghul Emperor, Humayun… and his fearless and gorgeous queen, Hamida. It’s an account of how Humayun lost his entire kingdom, and then, with …
Tag: Mythic Fashion
Myth-ology means possible truths, possibly embellished. Mythology is larger than life and more than the mere real. How wonderful for fashion to be inspired by what might or might not have been true, but what definitely was more fantastical. After all, fashion also does need to help you feel and act surreal.
Some of the most fascinating heroes and stories belong in mythology! The way mythological texts describe them, they weren’t just grand in their deeds and personalities, but each of them, had their own style quotient as well! Here’s my attempt at decoding the style quotient of these glorious mythological characters to create modern day, wearable looks.
Saraswati – The Goddess In the Modern Day
Language and imagination… the two things that separate human beings from animals! SARASWATI … Is the goddess who represents these! The Goddess of wisdom, knowledge, arts and music… The Goddess that rules the mind… Saraswati, is the one that enables it all…! According to mythologist Devdutt Patnaik, “Saraswati is the Goddess of fluid thoughts …
Durga – The Goddess in Today’s World
When we think of the Goddess Durga – what comes to mind? Red! A powerful, fierce woman… dressed in bridal finery… with wild hair and weapons in her hands! Perched on her throne which is a lion – the most powerful animal in the Jungle! Everything about her, screams power…! Power …
AGNI: Fashion Your Inner Fire
‘Agni’ is the fiercest and one of the most important Panchmahabhutas – 5 Elements of Life! “In this culture (The Indian Culture), the element of fire is personified as Agni Deva, a two-faced god who rides on a fiery ram. The two faces are symbolic representations of fire as a life giver and …
“BHU” – The Earth (Featuring ‘Ek Katha’ Organic Fashion)
Hello beautiful people! I’m back with a new series under #MythicFashion and this time I’m exploring the ‘Panchmahabhutas’ or the ‘5 classic Elements of life’. This is the first chapter of this series and it starts with ‘Bhu’. BHU stands for ‘Bhoomi’… or ‘Prithvi’ which means ‘Earth’. Incidentally, all ancient mythologies, refer to …
Shiva: The Destroyer
One would think with me doing this series on Mythic Fashion i.e. fashion inspired by mythological characters and stories… that I’d primarily be picking the Goddesses! But the Gods in Indian Mythology are every bit as inspiring, gorgeous and ‘stylish’ as the Godesses…! (Sometimes even more! ;)) Take Lord Shiva for example! …
Satyabhama: Part 2: The Warrior Princess & the Story of Diwali!
As with all my posts under Mythic Fashion, I’d like to start with saying that Sanathana gives one and all the freedom to interpret, re-interpret and understand mythology as per them. This, is my version of Satyabhama, based on my readings, research and embellished with my own imagination. If you’ve read my previous post about …
Satyabhama: The Shrew
Satyabhama… The most beautiful, most ‘pampered’ and most ‘possessive’ wife of Lord Krishna! A lot of you may not have heard of Satyabhama, but once you read about her, I’m pretty sure, you’ll understand her as one of the most amusing characters in Indian Mythology…! Satyabhama was, somewhat like a spoilt, pampered, brattish South Bombay …
Draupadi: In Today’s World!
This look is inspired by a little more imagination than just mythology! What if Draupadi lived in the modern day… how would she be?! I’d imagine her as a powerful, confident, go-getter… she could be in any career she chooses to be in… A corporate woman, a lawyer, an artist or a blogger, but she’d [...]…
Draupadi: The Fire Born
As with all my posts under Mythic Fashion, I’d like to start with saying that Sanathana gives one and all the freedom to interpret, re-interpret and understand religion as per them. This, is my version of Draupadi, based on my readings, research and embellished with my own imagination. Everyone knows of Draupadi… though most of …