Entertainment
Fashionably Cruella
The season’s and possibly decade’s most fashionable movie, Cruella, has been making waves. It charts the life of the young fashion designer navigating the counter-culture of London in the ’70s. The origin story of an iconic fashion Disney villain casually passes the Bechdel test in the process. This movie is not a fight over a man but a fight between … READ MORE
Grammy Shammy 2021
A few years ago Adele mused about Beyoncé at the Grammy Awards and it went something like, “What the fuck does she have to do to win Album of the Year?” That stood true today… again. As edgy as Grammy Awards’ red carpet is, the nominations and awards reflect a different story. The racial controversy surrounding the awards gained a…. READ MORE
Fashion in Movies – Hollywood 2017
These end-of-the-year picks by no means are conclusive final word – the movies are the ones that I caught and watched therefore anyone coming after me why a certain movie was not included – well I did not see it. But this year undoubtedly was where women were on the forefront – be it kicking ass in real life or on screen and with their multi-layered portrayal, hit home and ran away with all the accolades. Matching actors and actresses were the costumes that helped them transform into these multi dimensional characters, merging with it’s sensibilities so much that you only see the character – not the actor
Fashion in Television – 2017
Of the tv series I watched and caught up to during 2017, while complex women, even in sitcoms, imbued their characters by looking a certain way and these ones certainly made their mark by being there or lack of i.e. meshing so well with the character that they were hardly noticeable. From seventies to millenials – high end to corporate – this year had quite the variety that seemed to have a common thread of power, strength and vulnerability running through it especially these ones made the maximum impact for me
Films in Fashion – 2016
From crowd favorites to award frontrunners to indie movies, 2016 closed on a high note with movies with some amazing costumes becoming one with the characters sporting them. Informing the characters with fashion choices through the physical self and externalizing it with fashion choices Read the rest of this entry »
Television in Fashion – 2016
2016 might not be a great year, but in Television it kick started fashion trends like never before. From calling to the 80s by Stranger Things and Read the rest of this entry »
Films in Fashion – 2016 – Bollywood edition
It is that time of the year that we look back on the past year to see who made an impact on fashion, who set trends and who aced it in terms of costumes in movies in Bollywood. From fabulously styled to chameleon character looks transforming the actors, this year Bollywood dabbled in both regional and contemporary themes with its costumes within movies. From looking fab to getting down and dirty, the hindi movies explored it all in a range of movies. While there were many like Neerja and Dangal where the costume meshed so well with the character that you hardly notice it (the best thing a costume designer Read the rest of this entry »
the Red Carpet Wars
Prepping for Red carpets are no mean feat, some play it safe, classic and minimal, others love to experiment on a whole different level, sometimes leaving people surprised that it could work. This award season was no different where we had our range of celebs dressed to the nines for the big awards night few days after each other, appearing flawless despite making transatlantic journeys. Here’s a rundown of the few of their own red carpet looks.
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Films in Fashion – 2015 – Bollywood edition
Sabyasachi Mukherjee once said that the costumes should never overpower the character and actor. It should meld in so seamlessly that you should hardly notice the clothes. And if the actors are not present, the clothes should be able to tell that narrative within a scene. While many bollywood movies do employ designers, sometimes it is important to have the character take centrestage than the designer. There were some gems in 2015 that did just that. Read the rest of this entry »
Films in Fashion – 2015
While there were compelling stories on big screen this year, A lot of period films made to the forefront. From50s to 20s to mid 1800s from various geographical areas and timezones made this year quite a reflection on the past century of how the fashion has evolved over time. Transformations, character arcs and even playing pivotal roles in stories and narratives, clothing is one of the outer reflections that help judge the audience what the director wants to convey about a certain person on screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Musings of a fashion designer 