It started with reading excerpts of Julia Chaplin’s book ‘Gypset style’ on Net-a-porter (I am yet to get hold of the book and I think all of you would want to as well), which perfectly coincided with my having to work on a newspaper feature ‘Mismatch heaven’ on Bohemian style (You can check out today’s retailplus, Hindu. Will post the feature here a little later).In fashion terms, to dress bohemian means to be confident enough of one’s personal style to not be afraid to break fashion norms. This got me thinking about the fashion experiments that I have dared so far
• Kurta, denim capris with ankle boots (worn them to work at express a lot of times)
• Little black dress with huge silver jhumkas on hoops(I wore this to an event at Amethyst and Sonam Dubal remarked that it was a very interesting look)
• Purple harem pants, black cardigan with bright yellow sandals(this was really not as weird as it sounds)
• Ivory beige embroidered dress with black leggings, oversized silver kada and Indian wooden jewellery
• Mom's royal blue silk sari converted to a skirt and dupatta worn with a turtle neck tee
(Most of them are quiet tame and fall into the category of fusion or indo western wear as well. I have promised myself to experiment more outrageous looks from now on)
Season 2 of the Chennai International Fashion week commences this Wednesday. I am totally looking forward to Middle finger clothing’s collection and the finale by Satya Paul. The absence of the real crowd puller Sidney Sladen is a definite disappointment. Season 1 was a great initiative by Storm fashion and Galatta cinema
but the event was lacking in the entertainment quotient and high energy drama that is expected of a fashion week. The first installment of this five day event closed on Dec 20th 2010 leaving everybody with the feeling that the best was yet to come and I believe that’s exactly what it’s going to be about this time. Looking forward…
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