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Supermodel Gisele in a sari

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:06:18 +0000

Gisele Caroline Bundchen is a Brazilian model and occasional film actress. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world with an estimated $150 million fortune.

Supermodel Gisele has been a spectacular model for different brands like Dior, Versace and many others. Now, people will look her in a complete Indian look in one of the collection by Suneet Varma. Even this supermodel has justified sari as one of the sexiest costume in the world. She takes the lead to be on the upcoming Vogue India issue in sequined sari.

According to sources, Gisele said, “I’ve never been to India, but I’ve always wanted to visit. Its stories and culture are fascinating to me.” So, a land of stories and tales has finally fascinated her towards the Indian culture and tradition. Again she admired, “I like the traditional Indian clothes with an edge, and their fabrics and colors are beautiful. They feel very comfortable and natural.”

Sources: Hindustan Times

Velvet is the queen among Autumn Winter 09/10 Fabrics

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:33:24 +0000

Pics Courtesy:Stella McCartney

Among all other fabrics, velvet is considered as the queen of all the silky and soft-touch fabrics in Autumn Winter 2009/10. Velvet has its natural virtue to be called as royal and luxurious fabric. This time it has covered a wider aspect in the whole fashion arena as one of the important fabrics spotted in trend direction.

Key Colors: Cobalt Blue, Teal, Black, Grey, burgundy

Basic Silhouette: Coziness and sexiness are in full swing. Sleekness is considered to be the sister of coziness. Due to sleekness the shape of body has been defined in each and every silhouette.

Fabrics: Graphics placements, shiny colors, with burnt-out effects

Trims: Sateen, Contrast lace, piping and tapes, frills and ruching

Autumn Winter 2009/10-Pic Courtesy:Alberta Ferretti

Silhouette is unique and tailored with some good cuts. Silhouette’s waistline has been emphasized in many collections with shiny trims. Different structure formation and detailing are good when compared to others. Mix of two solid colors with different placements has made this garment appealing and vibrant.

Autumn Winter 2009/10-Pic Courtesy:Balenciaga

Wrap over tunic dresses are one of the major comebacks. Broad trim details and sateen belt have given extra charm to this particular silhouette. If you have big bust, I think this wrap-around is the perfect flattering style for you.

Autumn Winter 2009/10-Pic Courtesy:Bottega Veneta

Burnt out effect on velvet is trendy. Being so soft to touch, velvet has all its virtue to show its silky feel. The look is awesome. The same effect can be observed in one of the collection given by Bottega Veneta.

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Heel becomes Hill

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:18:04 +0000

Shoes trends for Autumn-Winter 2009/10

Courtesy:Louis Vuitton

Every season comes with new mood and colors. You will find the warmth of winter with coziness of autumn in these collections. In Fashion world, every second has something new to tell what fashion is. So, it’s hard to guess out . Well, when it comes to fashion accessories say shoes, special care has to be taken. What is hot and ongoing trend? Talking about Autumn/winter 2009/10 for shoes, is off course different from the previous season. I have seen a change in fashion every season of the year. This season is something very particular about different silhouettes and colors. It is something more pragmatic unlike previous season.

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This time simplicity is the best. So, simple silhouette will cool the pressure of tough time generated by recession. But you may find some of the couture styles from designers which are little unpractical.

The colors in this season are swarthy, dark and supernatural. These colors provide elegant look to the accessories. Teal and midnight blue, black and gray, dark green, dark purple and dark reds are the highlights among Autumn Winter 2009/10 colors. Apart from the clothes, these accessories are important to complete the overall look.

Neutrals like beige and gray are the major additions in color canvas. It represents the coziness and other softness in this warm season. Warmth is represented by the color of wine, brown tones and other red shades.

The intricacy has turned into simplicity. This simplicity can be seen in many designers’ shoes and boots collection. Apart from the supernatural colors, the silhouette has taken very natural and common shape. The geometry has been altered a bit. The tip from rounded oval has decreased and square tip-toe has increased to pointed tips.

I have captioned “heel becomes hill”. The stilettos style is almost important as it is common in street style. But it is replacing the major heels in shoe categories. Any heel of shoes regardless of shape and size has gone higher like hills.

Both heel and form have won the Olympics. The tie is about to reach the heights. The boot and heel have taken too much of height. The boot has crossed the height of knee. In this race the heel is not left behind but it has also crossed 6″ of height.

Autumn Winter 2009/10 Shoe Trends- Courtesy Hussein Chalayan

The facade of boot is almost like stockings or some boots are very similar. In most collections from different designers boots are shown with tunic. In such cases, you do not need any lower. This is a good sign for this tough time when whole world is suffering from recession. You can avoid wearing lower when using tunic top. This is normally followed by stockings or leggings. But leggings and sandals can take a form of high heel boots over the knee. This is not only my opinion, but this trend has been shown by many different designers.

The black, gray, brown and red mostly contribute the color palette of above-knee size boots. The boots are made up of leather and suede which can be surfaced with laces and other trims. Zipper is one of the highlights in trims section.

Many boots can be used in office wear collections. But some of them are like bikers ready boots with lacy and zipped structure. These boots are inspired from motor cycle racing theme. You will find the same trend adaptation in uppers like jackets. Jackets are found to be zipped with different zippers and buckles of the autumn winter 2009/10 collections.

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