High School Hot!

Happy Friendship Day to all!
High school was indeed all about friendships. Sharing our best secrets, gossips and style talks with our best buddies was our favorite time-pass. Even college days were fun in its own way, when we used to have those hostel moments, sharing clothes with our besties and of course being a fashion student, what you wanna talk about most is that McQueen platform boots & Ackermann's oh-so-chic collections.
And perhaps the reason why anybody would love to be a school girl chic is that we miss our school days a lot and would do anything to get back those days. Fashion indeed helps us to connect ourselves with anytime in the past or future. Here are a few of my top 'back to school' looks from this years top designers' collections. Style yourself adopting one of these looks and yes, watching you will give only one expression on everybody's mind: High School Hot!

Baggy sweaters with mid-thigh length pleated skirts

Shirt worn with sweater on top with a pair of jeans/trousers and big frame glasses

Shirt with knee length skirt and a backpack 

A loose t-shirt with a pair of shorts and knee high socks

Meshed up...

The embellished net mesh was indeed pervasive for most of the Fall 2012 Couture collections. And perhaps its because of these elements, covering up the face and head, that the runway saw such profound drama all over the place. It reminds me of the fifties and the sixties, when women used to wear net veils attached to their hats so elegantly. Needless to say, it was a sophisticated way of concealing their faces. But, in this day and age, veils have a whole new denotation in fashion parlance, atleast as defined by the great couturiers at present.
At Armani, the beaded face-coverings depicted the mysterious character of a woman. The ornamentation on those coverings in exquisite sequins, stones, and beads made them look oh-so-chic.
Chanel's headgears also had a tint of retrospective manner of concealing one's hair. Mr. Lagerfeld had the house's favorite tweed mixed up with mesh and sequins in the beautiful combination of pinks and grays covering up the model's hair.
The collection displayed by the talented Italian designer, Giambattista Valli, perhaps really enchanted us all with the models' veiled heads studded with butterflies.
And perhaps the most bizarre of all were the crystal-studded full face-covering masks at Maison Martin Margiela where not even a single speck of skin could be seen through those masks. I wonder how the models walked in and out!
Jean Paul Gaultier had a subtle way of putting forth the decorative net mesh, which looked more like a hairnet with a forehead band, giving it a whole sixties flavor.

Armani Prive

Chanel 

Giambattista Valli

Maison Martin Margeila

Jean Paul Gaultier
Images Courtesy: Vogue.com, Style.com

In the wild...

Well this one's a long pending post. It's because of my internship which had me busy for quite some time and I wasn't able to catch up with the blog. But after a long break and being back to college for another hectic semester, I thought of publishing a post with something different this time.
I got this zebra print fabric quite long time ago, as I'm very much fascinated by these various imprints that animals have. I feel they are so beautiful, that if adorned appropriately, is definitely a fashion statement. So, I designed a jacket for the fabric. It is a double-breasted jacket with princess panels, side-front lip pockets, short sleeves, shawl collar and an extended shoulder to give that power look as a whole. Check out the pictures and comment if you like it. ^_^

Dare to bare!

In fashion parlance, Midriff is generally used as a courteous synonym for belly or for waist. The midriff exposing is not something new we are seeing but it has been coming back & forth for many decades; especially it gets attention when wearing a crop top or bikini. The cholis worn by Indian women also exposes a thin section of midriff, but the garment is a mark of traditional modesty and not else.
Pop singers like Jennifer Lopaz, Britney Spears and Shakira are well known for adorning midriff exposing costumes and we all know how best they take control of that part like no one else could. Its inevitable though only those with flat toned abs can confidently flaunt this trend.
If we see, shortening of hemlines has been going on from quite some time but showing a sliver of stomach is the new erogenous zone. The Spring 2012 collections had many designers showing explicative pieces of exposed midriffs in just the right proportion. What's the best part of these designer wear, I would like to appreciate is that the belly button was kept covered, which prevented those ensembles to look nasty or indecent. Hence the whole look was very chic. There were crop tops layered under suits & high waist skirts, midriff-baring bra tops, bodysuits, knee-length dresses to name a few.

Carven, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci

Roland Mouret, VPL, Aquilano Rimondi, Prada 

Anthony Vaccarello, Nina Ricci, No21, Proenza Schouler
Images Courtesy: Vogue.com

Demonics!

A year before, I was just out of my fashion school, and I landed up taking admission in an MBA college two weeks after. A month later a fashion show was organized for all of us freshers. I was very much excited about a fashion show being conducted that too in a business school, so I participated with a team of 14 people, and had a chance of showcasing the skill that I developed being a fashion graduate. Well all that passion and enthusiasm was well paid off, as apparently I won the show. Here are a few clicks of the show, theme being 'Demonics'.

Candy Floss it is!

Summer has just started and it reminds me of my summer holidays in school when I used to have all fun with my childhood friends, having colas, ice candies, candy flosses etc. I have always had this weird fascination with candy floss. The Fairy Floss, as it is also known, is really something that amazes kids, whether it be its texture like wool, those neon colors, or its voluminous size. I'd always lick my fingers that used to become sticky, sugary and sweet after having a little of a candy floss. The most popular color that it used to come in, fuchsia pink, is like synonymous with the very name of cotton candy.
And this is why when I see the latest collections of accessories in this vibrant color, what comes to mind is a cotton candy. The color is so apt for the summers because of its playful appeal, youthful and peppy feel. Here are some of my favorite pieces for this summer.

fall 2012 Reed Krakoff, fall 2012 Alexander McQueen, fall 2012 Chanel, fall 2012 Christian Louboutin,
fall 2012 Diane von Furstenberg, fall 2012 Kotur

fall 2012 Alexander McQueen, fall 2012 Balenciaga, fall 2012 Christian Dior, fall 2012 Jerome C. Rousseau,
fall 2012 Jerome C. Rousseau, fall 2012 Jimmy Choo, fall 2012 Rupert Sanderson, fall 2012 Versus

Images courtesy: style.com

Crystalline Chanel

I have been a little late in publishing this post on the blog as the collection which I am going to write about was showcased quite few days back. My end term exams and then just after it beginning of my summer internship, all kept me tightly scheduled. But I cant miss writing about Karl Lagerfeld yet again spectacularly putting up the Chanel Ready-to-Wear Fall Winter 2012 Collection on the runway. The collection is all about minerals and crystals, which were exquisitely incorporated into the models' eyebrows, the heels, and even the whole background set out there. Apart from the classic Chanel jacket-and-skirt suit we could see the designer's new favorite from quite some time, the three-piece suit—jacket, skirt, and pants. Abstract color-blocking also gave a feel of cubism to the whole collection.

Images Courtesy: Vogue.com

The theme of the collection, be it Water or Shanghai, and here with the crystalline theme also, the genius designer has played less with the silhouettes but more with the surfaces, and this is what I adore the best about the designer - keeping it simple with the silhouettes so it is wearable yet avant garde that it happens to be all the rage. 'A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous', the house truly stands as of what Coco Chanel used to believe in.