My fav saree at DCW Gaurav Gupta’s net saree
We used to have a delightfully vocal commentator on our site “the girl”; I miss her comments at times because she would probably look at this one and say “hey, give me my curtain back…”
But I like this delicate net/lace saree saree.
A seamless blending of east and west. Mikey likes it.
Tassled pallu saree
“A grey georgette sequin beaded saree with stitched multi colour chiffon flower and a tasseled pallu teamed with a grey sequin sheeted blouse.”
From Sheetal Sarees.
The saree is $1050 and the blouse is $229.
Movie still from 1936 – Achhut Kanya
There is something glowing about this movie still.
It is from the movie Achhut Kanya (untouchable girl) from 1936. This was the first movie to challenge the cast system.
There is a delightful real life story surrounding this movie:
The movie stars Ashok Kumar (cast after the original hero had eloped with the producer’s wife and leading lady) and Devika Rani (the producer’s wife who decided to come back) in the lead roles.
And you think the current scandals are unbelievable…
Yes, I love Pallavi Jaikishan’s sarees
And here is the lady herself. The colour palette revolves around myriads of colours starting with Peachy pink, Blue, antique gold and green. She added, “One can see a lot of embroideries with very Victorian feel and have played a lot with different techniques highlighting 3D shaded flowers and embroidered velvet appliqué adorning sexy cocktail sarees with draped blouses, swing coats and vintage lace skirts with tasselled scarves.”
Under the umbrella of her title collection, the designer will be presenting different lines of ensembles namely, Maharani and Sitare. Crafted in georgette, and embellished with Minakari embroidery, the saris and lehengas to be showcased under the Maharani collection fits splendidly when paired with velvet blouses with zardari work. “The zardosi work has been blended well with the trendy sequin work which will definitely take you back to an old era.”
While the oth
er line named, Sitare offers excellent cut and fine colour palette with sequins work sourced from France which has been well blended with beautifully done patterns along with Pallavi’s signature floral motifs designed in gold. She claims, “This collection is light as feather in weight although heavily embroidered. The collection will be a bridal assortment in true sense with gold, silver embroideries, floral patterns and motifs in antique gold and antique silver.”
The colour palette features auspicious colours like burnt gold to saffron, peachy apricots and vermillion, embroidered with Zari badla and French tape and multi-colour lurex threads along side with crystals and pearls. Any celebrity as your showstopper? “My clothes are my celebrities,” she signs off.
Source Stylekandy
JJ Valaya saree presented by Indrani DasGupta
Is it day four of the DCW already?
Loved JJ Valaya saree showing. I decided to showcase this one because I think I might be distantly related to Indrani – related in the sense that we all might have Lucy in our ancestry.
Gaurav Gupta’s sarees and sareesque dresses
It was all shimmer and sheer at Gaurav Gupta’s show on Day 2 of Delhi Couture Week. Drawing inspiration from the mysteries and beauty of the deep, the collection entitled ‘Fantastical Creatures’ began with light pastels and gradually moved into dark greys and black.
While all the outfits were delicate, flowing numbers in sheer fabrics like chiffon, net and lace, the sensibilities flowed seamlessly from Indian to western with a healthy sprinkling of saris, lehengas, gowns and dresses. Check it out!
First up is this gorgeous ruffled fish-tail skirt paired with a sheer top with Swarovsky crystal embellishment over a satin bustier.
A delicate net sari set off by the heavy floral applique on the pallav, draped over a matched saree blouse.
There was one sareesque black dress that I also liked.
Sources Rediff.com Indiatimes.com
Briyanka Desai in an overdone blouse
Briyanka Desai in an overdone blouse.
I like the saree-blouse combo. The colors are pretty and coordination is pretty good.
But the design of the blouse strap and that of the saree border is not particularly dancing well to gather.
I even question the type of jewelry she is wearing. The intricate design of the necklace not only doesn’t add to the outfit, it detracts from it.
Let me show you another view of the same saree
Do you see what I mean?
About US
Sunny is a designer in Los Angeles. He loves the fluidity and fluency of a saree and believes that when a woman wears a saree, she not only adorns her body but she also adorns her soul. His design ethos is that “simplicity never goes out of style.”
Rupa Gupta: A writer, editor and journalist, Rupa has been in the media for more than two decades. She has worked as Editor with major publications, both in India and abroad. a keen eye for fashion and current trends. Her sense of aesthetics transcends the hype and always finds the true beauty.
Liza Varma is a former Femina Miss India and well known model in Delhi. Today, she is a leading Fashion Choreographer with over 1000 shows to her credit in India and abroad. She is also a member of the Fashion Design Council of India and a Consultant with Shoot Talent Management. Her client list is the who’s who of Indian fashion industry.
Misty is a student in London and has her fingers on the pulse of London fashion industry.
Abhi is a student in San Francisco and showcases sensuous saree pictures.
Kamini is a model in Los Angeles and loves to accentuate the best a saree has to offer.