The Good and Bad from WIFW SS'14: Masaba Gupta

A lot has already been said, so let me come straight to the point. The clothes are beautiful ( well some of them exceptionally are) and color palette is summery (pinks and blues), yet a perfect balance of designer and her label's personality , that's where the splash of gold and black comes in. The only flaw that I see here(look at the pictures below) is, the fit of the show stopper dress could be much better ( finally, I also said it). Yes, the dress is perfect and suits the young and ever so effervescent, Alia Bhat's personality and  Masaba's  design sensibility( what she is really known for). BUT....

Alia Bhatt(left) and Masaba Gupta(right) , WIFW SS'14

My Take on the Look:
Now let me exaggerate(  hehe..) My degree in Fashion gives me leverage to be a little critical ( obviously in a constructive way). I think that length of the dress is too long for Alia, it should have been till her calf, with the kind of footwear she is wearing, it's clearly looking odd. Aesthetics of the whole look goes for a toss if these things aren't given attention, specially for a show as grand as this one.
Fitting too seems to be an issue here( refer to the pic where Alia turns on the ramp), I cannot ignore bulge on the back.Also, Backstage crew could have used a bit of steam ironing on hemline of the dress. All of that together is clearly making this a MAJOR Fashion Faux Pa.

Trend Alert:

Our favorite Gen Next Star designer is clearly obsessed with Dots, black and white stripes( make a note of that, Monochrome is still a Hot Trend ), Summary hues of Pinks and blues, Interesting Avant Garde bags are a few Spring Summer'14 Trends you can pick from Masaba Gupta's latest Spring Summer'14 Collection, showcased at the WIFW SS'14.

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Cotton at its Fashionable Best : New York Fashion Week'12

Supima show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fahsion Week Spring 13

The Lincoln Center surprised the audience when cotton came out in its most couture and versatile avatar. The Supima show at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week floored the people witnessing the action with beautiful designs and refreshing take on the only fabric that loves you back.

Dhruv Singh, winner of Cotton Council International’s Let’s Design season 4 had a gala time at the fashion week. Absorbing the fashion chaos, he also couldn’t resist the wonders of cotton showcased on the ramp.

I would be back with another post soon.. Till then keep it Stylish.. because , " Jab Style mara toh Darna Kya? *__^ "

LOVE..

Shaily

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Style in the City: Who Glammed Delhi Couture Week??

Our Very Own Divas were spotted together Yesterday in the Capital !! Sonam Kapoor and Pernia Qureshi..
Painting the City in Style as these Divas enjoy "Anamika Khanna's show at the "Delhi Couture Week" yesterday..!!

Totally LOVE the Fusion Saree Sonam is wearing.. 

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Pernia is wearing a Red Saree with Silver border by Anamika Khanna . This Saree by Anamika Khanna along with her other designs are available exclusively here at Pernia's Pop-Up Shop

Would be back with more Candid updates..

Love,

Shaily

Outfit Of the Day3 at Rajasthan Fashion Week 2012 : Finale

This OOTD Post is to make-up for the Video I promised to upload..But unfortunately something goes wrong every-time I try to upload it.. *(Puppy Face)*
This is going to be a picture heavy Post..Because, I have an exam tomorrow.. and I can't do the talking today :(

Here we go.......!!!!!!

This is my most Favorite of all.. !! Aaahh..!! <3

Want this Necklace?? get in touch with me here- confessionzofacloset@gmail.com or wait till August end for the Blog-shop to go online *__*

I think its because.. Bag is OPen..!!

Those of you follow me on my Instagram (@shailykhera -find me if you don't have me..) know I shared the outfit picture, during the Fashion Week..

I am more than Happy to Announce Confessionz's Blog-Shop.. It'll go online soon.. I have been getting a lot on inquiry mails about the customized designs.. So, I have thought of sharing them with you Lovely Ladie,s through the Blog-Shop..

I would LOVE you Feedback on this..

Love..

Shaily 

Outfit Of The Day2 at Rajasthan Fashion Week..!!

For those of you..who have missed My last OOTD1 Post Of, "Rajasthan Fashion Week" can catch it HERE
And those of you ..who missed the Day2 Highlights of,"Rajasthan Fashion Week".. Can read the post HERE




The Second Day at.. Rajasthan Fashion Week was as good as Day 1..
 Its Always good to meet new, interesting people from different walks of life.. sharing the same interests and passions.. This was one such event.. Had people not only form all over India.. But from Around the world.. In short..it was an Enriching Experience.. 
The shots are taken by Mr. Vinod Kumar..( Official Photographer : VOGUE INDIA ) .. It was a Windy Day.. and you can see that in the pictures..  !! The whole feeling was so BOLLYWOOD :p with hair and clothes flowing with the Wind.. !! I am actually trying to Hold my Tank Top in the picture below.. The wind was so strong that I was afraid it would blow the Top Up!! But I love how the pictures have come.. :p #SelfObsessedMuch  Hahahah!!

Day 2 Outfit was more Comfy and Casual.. I chose this Fuchsia Pink , Asymmetrical Tank Top and Blue denim Jeggings.. !!

 

The Last Outfit Post from The Fashion Week would be up soon..After which.. I am going to some Product reviews..So a lot of New Brands and Products coming your way..
Do let Me know how you like this Post..!! I LOVE reading your Comments and Suggestions..


I am Wearing-
Tank - Thrifted
Jeggings - Shoppers Stop
Bag - Kins, Sarojini Nagar
Shoes - Venus , South Ex-2
Watch - Aldo Accessories
Bracelets - Forever21
Necklace- Customized ( if you want a similar one ..write to me here-confessionzofacloset@gmail.com )

Love..

Shaily 

Outfit Of The Day1 at The Rajasthan Fashion Week

My Day1 at the " Rajasthan Fashion Week 2012" was so Magical and Fashionable as I expected it to Be..and Those of you ..who missed the Highlights post.. you can catch it Here

After the last Fashion Week.. I realized  attending them is one Fashionable Affair.. You just not  have to LOOK Your BEST but also FEEL Comfortable in what you are wearing.. Because you are Not Some Model who just have to walk the Runway and then get outta that dress.. You have to sport it for the rest of the Day..(Unless you are a Celebrity or some exception..) So wear something that's..

1. Comfortable- You have to spend the rest of the Day( few hours) in the same outfit..so I chose my all time favorite Jegging and a White Asymmetrical Shirt ( last worn Here )

2. Make a Statement - Because its Fashion Week.. you can't just wear your favorite Tee or Jegging ( in my case) .. You sure don't want to feel like some Alien among all the best dressed people..In short.. you should look you Stylish Best..

3. Keep it SIMPLE and YOU-- For example- If you are not a Dress person( like Me) you should NOT wear it just for the Sake of Fashion Week (or some other Fashion Event). The Outfit that you wear and how you accessorize the whole Look should be just YOU.. Its Not the RIGHT Day for Going over the top and Dressing like someone else.. So No Major Experiments..They might  turn out into BLUNDERS ..!!

4. Others- I am a Big BAG person.. because I carry whole lot of stuff.. You dont have to do that..!! That's what I learnd .. Carry the few essentials.. and keep it as light, as possible.. coz you have to carry that for the rest of the Day..So I carried my Favorite Orange Side Sling Bag..
 FOOTWEAR is an essential part of the look.. so if you are not feeling comfortable wearing it .. It will ruin the rest of you Day.. Its not the Day to deal with shoe bite rite?? Because Fashion Week requires a lot of walking and running around.. So I wore my favorite Tan Wedges..

(Opinion Expressed above are from My Personal Experiences.. They might differ from person to person..)

Here are few pics from The Day.. I managed to Convince VOGUE India's Photographer, Mr. Vinod Kumar to click mypics everyday.. for Blog Posts..!!

I am wearing-
Shirt - Splash
Jeggings - Shoppers Stop
Bag - Kamla Nagar
Shoes - South Ex II
Watch -Aldo Accessories
Necklace - GK 1, M-Block
Bracelets - Forever21 and Customized

There are two more Outfit Posts from the Fashion Week.. So watch out this space in case you wanna know what I wore.. *__*

you can write your Suggestions and Feedback in the Comment Box below  .. I LOVE Reading them..

Love..

Shaily 

Highlights of Day3 / Finale :Rajasthan Fashion Week 2012

If you think Day 1 and Day 2 of Rajasthan Fashion week were MAGICAL then.. wait till you see what Day 3 has got in store for you..From Bollywood stars , Reality TV stars to Bollywood's own Favorite designers.. all under one roof..




Akshay  Kumar and Sonakshi Sinah.. walked the ramp in Rowdy Collection. They were in the city to promote their recent release "Rowdy Rathore.." 

Rowdy Dance Movements..!!

Sangram Singh and Payal Rohatgi walked the ramp For Nitya Bajaj Birla ..Dressed like " Little Red Ridding Hood " in a Beautiful Red Gown..

Gitanjali Rawat with the show stopper Jesse Randhawa

Julia Bruchwitz , German Designer

Rohit Verma turned Show stopper again on Day 3 for Sulakshana Monga, Jesse Randhawa walked along them..

The Beautiful Event came to an end.. with a perfect Finale.. by Vikram Phadnis.., Rima Sen walked the ramp for him in this beautiful Lehanga..

There is so much more about these three days than just the Fashion Shows, Clothes , Designers or Celebs..Going to share all that in the upcoming posts..

Love..

Shaily..

Highlights of Day 2: Rajasthan Fashion Week..

The Day 2 at Rajsthan Fashion Week was Colorful..

First Show of the Day, by Poonam Patel and Swati Modo was a huge success:

Rohit Verma was the showstopper for her opening show on the second day of Rajasthan Fashion Week.

·      This young designer fromVarodra showcased an Indo-western collection with big motifs  and a wide range of outfits ranging from semi stitched dresses, tunics , kurta, sarees ,chaniya-choli to bridal wear..and Swati Modo was the official shoe partner for the entire Fashion Week..

Among all the well know designers..there were few new names.. Hetal is one of them.. She is still a Fashion Design student in Kota, Rajasthan.. 

She is already making a mark in the Fashion industry with her entry in the prestigious, Rajasthan Fashion Week .. Her Collection was called, "Power of Shiva" so a lot of Rudraksha jewellery was seen and colors were earthy and eye-soothing ..

·       Designer Surbhi Shah had supermodel Jesse Randhawa stopping the show for her. The look Surbhi gave to Jesse was a very ethnic inspired by the royal Rajasthan. She was draped in a bright Rajasthani colourful Gota Patti lehenga.

 Surbhi Shah’s collection was a mixture of intricate Gotapatti work in an effort to revive the colourful Rajasthan. The word for the whole collection was "Beaututiful"..

  Ace Designer Pam Mehta showcased a ‘Floral Fiesta’, a collection wherein ‘Relaxed Couture comes to life. The collection was a amazingly vibrant, colourful embellishied with zari, resham and swarvoski. with predraped saris and sari gowns,it was  a very unique concept in itself. 

 The highlights of the collection were interesting head gears..

 The gorgeous Riya Sen was her showstopper for the designer. Pam draped Riya in a eight kali pre-stiched lehenga sari in turquoise and gold. She wanted to potray Riya as a contemporary bride.. and sure.. She looked like one..

 Sumit Dasgupta's collection was inspired by Chandragupta which potrayed the  ancient Maurya’s Era.

 Television's popular face.. Aamir Ali walked the ramp for him..to open the show..He came and left in a hush-hush and was unavailable for media byte..

Rohit and Abhishek did the closing show with their latest collection  ‘The Dance of Life’

 Rohit Kamra introduced a Vibrant summer collection with a new palette celebrating the different colors of Life. White represents eternity and dusty tones of Yellow Orange Green & Blue exude different moods one experiences. He designed a formal look of Bandhgalas, Achkans and Sherwanis coupled with Breeches, Patialas, Cowl and Harem pants for men. Androgyny comes into play with women carrying Jackets, Jodhpurs Long Skirts, representing their independent & intellectual persona, dancing to a new tune of Life. The show stopper for his show were Pankaj Singh, Ashok Maneria and Dikshant Yagnik from  Rajasthan Royals...........

That's it for Day 2 of Rajasthan Fashion Week..If you this this was good.. you have better in store from Day 3 with a lot of Bollytown walking the Ramp..Stay tuned.. 

Love..

Shaily 

Confession .. Fashion Week ..meeting Akshita and The Big Announcement..!!

Hello Ladies..
Hope you all have enjoyed the Giveaway.. and again Congratulations to the Winners.. and thank you Jaya Wadhva from "Goddes of Couture for Organizing this Giveaway with us and being so understanding and supportive..!! *_*

Wills India Fashion Week
I am sure last week you have read , heard enough about the "Will India Fashion Week " in the Capital.. So I am not going to do any trend alert or fashion forecast here..we all have read and seen that enough on Blogsphere and T.V . This post is all about my experience at the Fashion Week..

I am not whining here ..but when u r studying Fashion you expect your college to atleast know about Fashion Week or other Fashion Events.. n I am not going to take its name here..but yes that how it is.. So..I had to ask a friend to get Me a pass.. and fortunately I got one for the " Hi5 " on Day 2 .. its a show where 5 budding designers showcase a few outfits from their collection..

Day 2
As I sat near the Head-Ramp excited to see which one of them is the one who'll dress Lady Gaga next ..I realized .. there was only 1 designer "Shantanu Singh " out of those 5 .. whose collection I though was different and of the level of the Fashion Week and clothes did justice to the theme " Penguins ".. and the show stopper walked with a Globe in her hand.... left Me with goosebumps ..
Others were good too but their work looked inspired or similar to what I have seen already.. :/

The Desinger "Shantanu"  himself.. addressing the Press..

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After the show ..fortunately I got the chance to interact with Him.. He seemed like a really Nice Guy.. down to earth.. simple..creative.. and a Man of few words.. coz His Work speaks a lot about his Talent..and I told him.."I see a Lady Gaga wearing your clothes someday.. " (dill se..) congratulated him for the show..and left to discover and absorb the whole atmosphere full of Fashion..

Shantanu with the Show-stopper.. like I said she carried a Globe in her hands ..this is just before our little chit-chat by the way.. sad no pics of that.. :(  

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In the evening I read a Tweet of a fellow Blogger Akshita from  "Colorific"  about fashion week.. This  made me curious ..as I thought I saw her sitting on the other side of the ramp ..so a few Tweets and Dms later we met on Day 3

I am wearing a Zara Blouse( last worn Here)and Belt ,Jeggings,Black and white structured sling bag, and Aldo flats..

I stacked my wrist with bracelet ,bangles and watches..

Akshita Jain.. she comes across as someone very simple and down to earth ..that is just a Disguise .. She is quiet a Diva in her own ways.. we spent nice 3 hours..chatting about everything but Fashion Week and didn't even bother to attend a show together.. we were talking like long-lost friends .. and I was like " that's another one from the Species.. "

Colorific Akshita jain herself..

She told me ..how she dreamt of getting 10 bags on her Birthday ..by the way she actually managed to get them in real.. *-^  and how she managing a professional life.. a website , a Fashion Blog , Fashion Week  and her Best-Friends Wedding all at the same time..

like I said.."We clicked.. "

And Posed Together.. (just before the Bye-Bye )

It was Awesome meeting you too Akshita Jain.. *_*

And I did Stop by Shantanu's Stall to say Hi! and pose *-^

The Designer and Me.. and Penguins (His Muse..) 

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That's his Stall..and this  outfit is My personal favorite from his Collection.. I personally think this would have made a better show-stopper outfit.. 

And now the Big Announcement.. I am planing to start a new section here at Confessionz.. -"Confessionz of My Closet " where we are going to feature one of you ..So I want you all to send me pictures of you wearing your favorite outfit..or some experiment you did with accessories and clothes that turned out well..a special story behind the outfit you love the most ..any style-tip or experience that you wanna share with all the readers..

 Lets make this place a community where we discuss our individual take on fashion..our personal styles.. inspire each-other or get inspired.. To get featured in the section "Confessionz of My Closet"  you can send me your pictures at- confessionzofacloset@gmail.com 

Love..

                                                            xoxo-Shaily