Looks of the day

Who: Chitrangada Singh in Burberry Resort 2011
Where: At the opening of Burberry store

I dont have a full size image of Chitrangada at the Burberry store opening so till then, the runway picture will have to do:(

That out of the way, I just want to drool over Chitrangada. She is tres magnifique! What really blew me away was the color combination of soft orange with brown and then topped with red lips. She is the only one who can carry off this "window drapes inspired couture" dress:-) Dying to see what shoes she wore..

Who: Shazahn Padamsee
Where: Museum store opening

Another "meh" floral dress but Shazahn kept it interesting by wearing red hot peep-toes with it. Another reason to buy more shoes since they can totally make or break an outfit.

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com, style.com

Best Dressed of the Month - Jan'11

First, a big welcome to my new readers. And of course, I am grateful for all of you who keep coming back, too:-)

Just some background on the "Best Dressed of the Month" post. At the end of each month, I go through all the comments and select the best "liked" four outfits. We do a poll and the winner goes to our "Hall of Fame". Do check out our past winners! (on the right side of the blog)

January was the awards season, so it was impossible to choose only four. Still I was able to narrow it down to nine outfits. The nominees are:

Who: Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Shilpa Shetty

Who: Sonakshi Sinha, Katrina Kaif, Chitrangada Singh

Who: Urmila, Urmila, Malaika Arora Khan

Spotted around town.

Who: Priyanka Chopra

Where: "Saat Khoon Maaf" promos

We have been seeing this silhouette a lot lately and I have mixed feelings about it. It always looks like the person has tied a cape around the waist. The color is beautiful against her skin tone and the shoes also work but it will take me sometime to get around this style.

Who: Sushmita Sen

Where: Marigold Fine art event

Havent seen the fabulous Ms Sen in a long time. Love her chic outfit - the black accent at the waist gives definition to the look and totally elevates it. This kind of clean, streamlined silhouette looks best with simple, unfussy shoes.

Who: Chitrangada Singh

Where: "Lets Design" finals

Its great to see celebs embracing bright bold colors. Chitrangada looks gorgeous in a red, strapless grecian gown. The only issue with this style is that you look pregnant if the photographer catches you at the wrong angle!

Who: Neha Dhupia

Where: Elle cup and IIFA promotional event

Neha in a lace dress at an event. I am trying to figure out whats goin on near her neck area. It looks very clumsy and spoils the dress. Doesn't the reflection in her sunglasses give her alien eyes?

Who: Shradda Kapoor

Where: Elle cup and IIFA promotional event

Bold color, great dress and an overpowering hairstyle! The ends of her plait looks like rat tails and all I can think about is that she has some dead animal on her head!!

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com

A post of few words...

Who: Neha Dhupia
Where: Ceat cricket awards

This outfit could have worked but for the bizarre embellishment on her bust.

Who: Anushka Sharma
Where: "Chak Dhoom Dhoom" show

Isnt her anarkali just Divine? White/gold is my favorite combination and I like the way the deisgner added a layer of net - makes the whole outfit look ethereal. Anushka's slender, narrow frame gives it a lovely air of femininity.

Who: Sameera Reddy
Where: Neeta Lulla-ING card launch

Hon, we will need a lot of great outfits on the red carpet to make us forget this one.

Who: Chitrangada Singh
Where: "Yeh Saali Zindagi" premiere

This has to be the most fanciest tissue dispenser I have ever seen! A rare misstep by the gorgeous Chitrangada.

Who: Sonali Bendre
Where: Zakir Hussain concert

This outfit is perfect example of one great piece (top) can totally elevate your look.

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com

Weekend Round - The beautiful and the bewildering

Who: Sonam Kapoor
Where: Manish Malhotra Chivas show

Pirates of the Caribbean or woman whose shoes we could live in?
Wow, she has big feet, and the shoes make the problem worse!
The whole look has a deja-vu feeling since Sonam tends to wear a lot of these high-waisted pants and did I mention I could live in her shoes with my 6 kids, 3 dogs and 1 cat and still have room to spare!!

Who: Sameera Reddy, Urmila Matondakar
Where: Manish Malhotra Chivas show

Love both the dresses - have a very boho-chic vibe.
A big kick in the ass to Sameera for wearing such ugly shoes - what did her feet do to deserve this!!
Urmila would have fared better with a longer hemline.

Who: Kareena Kapoor, Chitrangada Singh
Where: Book launch, "Yeh Jo hai Zindagi" promos

Both, Kareena and Chitrangada, did the blazer and jeans combo. Kareena went for a semi-formal look pairing her jeans and graffiti t-shirt with a tuxedo blazer. She also went for a black/brown combination which always gets my attention.
Chitrangada went for a causal look with corduroy jacket and some killer heels and hair. Both look good.

Who:Lara Dutta
Where: At an engagement party

Wow, that saree is so striking and Lara does it full justice. She looks stunning!

Who: Bipasha Basu
Where: Maxim cover launch

If Bipasha has paid more than $29.99 for that dress she is wearing, she got ripped off. That dress is done in by its hemline - its really ugly. And the yuck shoes. Double Fail!!

Who: Neha Dhupia
Where: Manish Malhotra Chivas show

I like the color combination and the belt ties the whole look together. I am a little iffy on the width of the pant - maybe a tighter fit at the thighs and then gently flaring?!?

Who: Celina Jaitely, Shazahn Padamsee
Where: Manish Malhotra chivas show, CID gallantry awards

Celina - The dress is OTT but its a fashion show so I will let it pass.

Shazahn - I would rather die than wear this in public!!
Is she dressed "in character"? I cant seem to think of any other explanation for this atrocious dress she inflicted on us!

Weekend Roundup

Who: Vidya Balan, Urmila Matondkar
Where: At a wedding reception

Red alert!! Vidya and Urmila razzled and dazzled at a recent wedding. Rani wore a reddish-pink saree whereas Urmila went all out in red-n-gold anarkali (Manish Malhotra??). What's ur wedding style - simple like Vidya or OTT like Urmila becoz its a wedding after all?

Who: Karisma Kapur, Rani Mukerjee, Shazahn Padmasee
Where: Launch of Goretti Store, NOKJ promos, "Dil To bacha Hai" promos

Jeans love!! Seriously, jeans are so versatile. You can dress them up with a formal shirt and a nice bag or go for a laid-back look in ripped jeans and simple t-shirt. My favorite is wearing it with nautical stripes and then adding some color with a bag or scarf.

Who: Chitrangada Singh
Where: "Yeh Zindagi sali" film promos

Girl Crush!! Chitrangada is just perfect in every way in this monochromatic outfit and "I WANT THOSE" shoes. This woman looks good in anything! She complete the look with nude makeup and flowy hair.

Who: Minissha Lamba
Where: At "Save out tigers" event

Who let the tiger out?
Not very sure about this one. What do you guys think? Yikes or Yowza??

Events: Star Screen awards 2011

Who: Katrina Kaif

Wow, Katrina rocks this color like nobody's business. She sizzles in a red Notte gown by Marchesa. Katrina tends to favor white/beige outfits but occasionally goes over to the bright side. I really like it that she is dressing up more on the red carpet.

Who: Kalki Koechlin

You are either gonna love or hate this dress, there is no in between. Kalki in her favored designer - Preeti Kapoor. At first, I didn't quite like it as its too neon but the style is interesting and unusual and Kalki's gorgeous smile won me over.

Who: Sonali Bendre, Chitrangada Singh

Both the ladies totally own the red carpet!!

Sonali wore a beautiful teal gown with a bib necklace. One single accessory makes her gown so much more interesting.

Chitrangada wore a green Shane and Phalguni Peacock dress that was earlier worn by Asin during the Dubai premiere of "London dreams". She kept her makeup and hair simple and is flawless example of great style.

Who: Dia Mirza, Sonal Chauhan

Cant make much of Dia's gown but the shade is unusual and the shoes so wrong:-)

Sonal knows you cant go wrong in anything that hugs ur curves and is all sparkly. She looks fantastic in a silver sequins gown.

Who: Mahie Gill, Amrita Rao

Looks like Mahie's dress got caught in a shredder on her way out! Not knowing what to do, she applied her makeup twice thinking that slutty makeup might distract the viewers...

Amrita is bland and boring in this outfit. At least Mahie is showing her boobs!!

Eevnts:No One Killed Jessica movie premiere

Who: Rani Mukherjee

Rani wore a showstopping orange-red Donna Karan dress to the premiere that she paired with gold cut out pumps and a gold necklace. The hair and makeup looks beautiful but the dress could not be more unflattering. The fit is awful and the draping is sloppy. Other than the eye-popping color, there is nothing I like here:-(

Who: Vidya Balan

Yikes, whats up with all this bridal red sarees on red carpet? First, Deepika wore it to "Khelein hum Jee Jaam se" premiere and now Vidya. It would have been better if Vidya had stuck to her predictable Sabyasachi sarees.

Who: Kalki Koechlin, Chitrangada Singh

After all that red, Kalki is like a breath of fresh air - understated but chic in a cream saree with all-over leaf motifs which she teamed with a multi-stranded pearl strings.

A misstep by the always fabulous Chitrangada. She wore a Tarun Tahiliani anarkali which really doesnt work becoz of the wide belt. Hand her a sword and she looks ready to do battle!

Who: Shazahn Padamsee, Shraddha Kapoor

Shazahn sticks to cutesy safe formula and gets it right in a leather-velvet dress that fits her beautifully.

I like how Shraddha put together her outfit. She works a couple of popular trends here ( boyfriend blazer and floral top) but makes it look fresh.

Who: Amrita Rao, Kiran Rao

Amrita outfit would have been perfect if she had chosen a brighter color - not the fiery red which seems to be a favorite nowadays but something more youthful.

Kiran wore a delightful Prada Spring 2010 RTW jacket that totally goes with her quirky dressing sense. Its high-time she changed her hairtyle.

Who: Sophie Choudry, Sunita Gowariker

Love the color of Sophie's dress but the look is pretty ho-hum.

Sunita's silk top is fabulous with a luxe feel to it but such a wrong choice of footwear!!

Best Dressed of the Month - Oct

And the nominees are:

Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

Sonali Bendre, Rani Mukherjee, Chitrangada Singh

Its a famine of color!!

Who: Chitrangada Singh
Where: Roopa Vohra collection launch

Chintrangada's outfit is nothing to write home about but what really caught my eye was her pendant and perfectly coiffed big hair..The pendant is not very tasteful and I am going to leave it that...Her hair and makeup is perfect for a big shindig..

Who: Bipasha Basi
Where: Vera Moda model auditions

Bipasha finally experimented with her hair and its....... bad!! Why did she style her hair into a turban (Tipu Sultan, anyone)? And she can afford to wear real black pearls - why did she pile on these tacky plastic beads? and why did she wear such manly shoes?

Its very important to ask 'why' becoz without scientific curiosity we would not have scientific discovery. And today's scientific discovery is --- money doesnt buy you style!!

Who: Sophie Choudry
Where: Madame showroom opening

That a very interesting take on LDB with the belt and neck in the same print. I have a feeling its DIY - Sophie has taken a strapless LDB and tied a long scarf around her waist and then around her neck with the knot behind her neck..All you, DIY Queens, let me know if this works and how it looks..

I am not going to try since I am quite capable of strangling myself!!

photo credits: filmicafe.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Daily catch

Who: Rani Mukherjee
Where: At Durga Puja

Wow! Rani is really glowing! I love her gorgeous makeup more than the Sabyasachi sari. Looking sweet and simple at the puja(prayer meeting)..

Who: Chitrangada Singh
Where: Launch of Tanisq new range

Chitrangada wore a bandage dress for the launch of Tanishq new watch collection. Love the pairing of the dress with nude shoes but not sure if the skinny belt was required. Again, gorgeous nude makeup with a hint of blush..
What do you think - does the belt enhance the look or is it distracting??

Who: Deepika Padukone
Where: Launch of Tissot new model

Another watch launch, this time by Deepika. The coral color looks really great on her but somehow the dress has a very tacky/cheap look to it..

Who: Celina Jaitley
Where: Eygptian tourism party

Celina in a floral sari which looks like two different window curtains proving the theory that even window curtains/treatments can be recycled!!
On the bright side she experimented with her hair:-) And this is one instance when she needed her big bindi as her makeup looks pale..

Who: Priyanka Chopra
Where: At the launch of her Avataar by UTV interactive

Priyanka is back in her uniform of short dresses. All her red carpet looks are starting to roll into just one typical dress, sigh..
Doesn't the print remind you of TV static before TV went digtal? Maybe she is sending signals to aliens..With those shoes, even they wont welcome her on their planet!!

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Best Dressed Of the Month - Sept'10

Sonam Kapoor was voted Aug month's best dressed and she is now on Bollywood Style Diaries "Hall of Fame".

This month we have some really gorgeous outfits and without much ado, here are the ones that got the most compliments. Happy voting!!

Left: Freida Pinto, Right: Chitrangada Singh

Left: Malaika Arora Khan, Right: Bipasha Basu

Best Dressed Of the Month is:
	Freida Pinto
	Chitrangada Singh
	Malaika Arora Khan
	Bipasha Basu
pollcode.com free polls

Celebs at Lakme Fashion Week Winter 2010

Who: Chitrangada Singh

The trick to wearing a tulle skirt and avoiding the inevitable comparisons to Carrie Bradshaw is to wear anything but pink and to go long. Chitrangda looks like a doll in her beige outfit. I love how her top is in the same color family but not an exact match with the skirt. The bodice is gorgeously embellished and is a nice contrast to the full skirt..

Who: Guest

What a boho-chic look!!

Who: Rhea Kapoor

Rhea continues her love affair with black pants and pairs it with a bold-shouldered jacket. I love the color of the shoes but not its shape. And she also managed to run a comb thru her hair..

photo credits: filmcafe.com, pinkvilla.com