Tarun Tahiliani Spring Summer 2011

Weekend Roundup

Who: Sonam Kapoor
Where: Shahid Kapoor bday bash

Bed-sheet tied up with string or lovely grecian dress ?? You decide.

Who: Suzanne Khan
Where: At her "Charcoal project"

Suzanne kept it simple in a very feminine and flattering LBD in a classic silhouette - a close-fitted bodice and full-flare skirt nipped with a skinny belt. The pleating on the sleeve and tiers on the skirt add a new twist to the old classic. Love!

Who: Preity Zinta
Where: Suzanne Khan "Charcoal project"

Love is blind, so is adoration:-) I refuse to see Preity's washed out face or her common-place front-ruffle dress. I think she just rocks!!

Who: Katrina Kaif, Twinkle Khanna
Where: Suzanne Khan "Charcoal project"

Katrina succeeded in doing the impossible - making florals look as dull as the ditch water. And as if the dress wasn't depressing enough, Katrina paired it with drab brown accessories.
Twinkle also wore some dull colors but by adding a bright green bag and layered gold necklace, she totally elevated her outfit. All hail the queen of accessorizing!!

Who: Shilpa Shetty, Sophie Choudry
Where: Suzanne Khan "Charcoal project"

Wow, Shilpa's body is a work of art! Just one question - how do you sit in that dress or more importantly, breath?

A wraparound dress and a tulip hemline - both are my favorites and no wonder, I love Sophie's outfit. The color is great and I like her choice of accessories.

Who: Gauri Khan, Farah Ali Khan
Where: Suzanne Khan "Charcoal project"

Is that really you, Gauri? Gauri in something that is not bright orange, OTT or blinding us! And she is looking good! Gauri is hip and trendy in a masculine pants worn with a very feminine halter top. I just hope she keeps it up.
Farah also looks trendy in her slim cigarette pants worn with a loose white top and teamed with red clutch and red lips. Not sure about her hairstyle - I think its too teenagerish for such a sophisticated outfit.

Who: Rani Mukherjee, Genelia D'souza, Sonali Bendre
Where: Shahid Bday bash

Rani - Whoa, why is she so orange?Is she preparing to be a pumpkin in her next movie?
Genelia - Lacy leggings with a sheer blouse?? No one is that cute enough to make such an outfit work!
Sonali - She is having a serious relationship with bib necklaces and I am not complaining!

I really love my...

Who: Shilpa Shetty
Where: Araish Exhibition, FCCI wellness seminar

.. Vivenne Westwood Lady Dragon slingbacks! Those globes on the shoes are really hypnotizing- they seem to be calling my name:-)
The first outfit is too color-coordinated and the second outfit has put me off white jackets/blazers for ever!

photo credits: pinkvilla.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

Looks of the day

Who: Shilpa Shetty
Where: IOSIS event for underprivileged kids

Shilpa wears one of the hottest trends of Spring, 2011 - colorblocking. The outfit colors are loud and pack a punch. Love the exposed zipper trend and the fluid draping of the skirt. The outfit is amazing, pity Shilpa got her accessories wrong..

Who: Madhoo
Where: Ritu Kumar's fashion show

Mixing prints can be tricky and most of the times comes across as trying too hard. But when done right, its fashion utopia! I love the Sabayasachi outfit that Madhoo is wearing. And with messy, bed hair, Madhoo gives it a very boho-chic vibe.

Who: Lara Dutta
Were: Ritu Kumar fashion event

Lara looks radiant in a tiered, strapless gown. Does her presence at the show mean she will be wearing Ritu Kumar for her wedding? I am sure Manish Malhotra is throwing a fit somewhere:-)

Who: Celina Jaitley, Gul Panang
Where: Cotton council meet, Ritu Kumar fashion event

Never knew Celina wore anything other than sarees! This is quite pretty. I hope its not once in a lifetime thing..

Another colorblocking dress, this time in geometric prints. Gul paired the dress with nude pumps and black clutch, giving the whole ensemble a very pulled together look.

Who: Bhagyashree
Where: Ritu Kumar fashion event

Not sure why Bhagyashree had to hide her lovely features under a shaggy dog haircut! But the dog is rather cute, so I really cant blame her for copying:p

photo credits: pinkvilla.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Of weddings and receptions

The bride and the groom

Who: Neelam and Sameer Soni

Congrats to Neelam on her wedding. Wish them a long and happy married life!

Who: Shilpa Shetty

What is there not to love!!? That is one stunning saree! The equally gorgeous top/blouse emphasizes her dainty clavicle bones and Shilpa looks very delicate and sophisticated here. A total slam dunk!

Who: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee
Where: At Neelam's reception

Whats there to love? Aishwarya dress is blah and Rani's dress is just tacky - Forever 21 meets Dollar store!!

Who: Karisma Kapur
Where: Neelam's wedding, Wedding reception

How does Karisma do it - she is impossible chic all the times! Never into fashion fads, Karisma sticks to classy silhouttes in subtle colors with perfectly matched accessories. She is one of the few people who get get away with matchy-match stuff.

Who: Sonali Bendre
Where: Neelam's wedding, Reception

The first time I saw the pic, I liked Sonali's saree but the more I looked, the more I found it frumpy. She fares better in the multi-colored outfit and I love the color of her shoes.

Who: Raveena Tandon
Where: Neelam's Wedding, Reception

The colors of Raveena's saree are pretty but the design/style combined with her hairstyle ages her by 20 years. She recovers very nicely with her outfit for the reception. Striking green color that plays well with the gold design, lovely halter neck top and exquisite necklace!

Who: Amrita Arora
Where: Neelams' wedding, reception

The crushed red velvet outfit is not that bad but the golden saree is the one that caught my eye . Teaming it with a golden-yellow clutch was a smart move. No to Amrita's Goldilocks hairstyle!

Who: Laila Khan
Where: Neelam's wedding, reception

That red stops you in your track, doesn't it? Since the color is so eye-searing, I think the designer did a good think by keeping the saree simple - no superfluous embroidery - and letting the color be the star. The necklace is perfect with the saree. If Laila soared at the wedding, then she stumbled at the reception in that cheapy color combo.

photo credits: filmicafe.com

Celebs on the ramp

Manish Malhotra

Who: Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta

Who:Shilpa Shetty, Anushka Sharma

Who: Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy

Who: Shazahn Padamdee, Dia Mirza

Who: Celina Jaitley, Amrita Rao

Who: Monikangana Dutta, Lisa Haydon

Shyamal and Bhumika

Who:Sonakshi Sinha

Which designer outfit did you like best?

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com

Looks of the day

Who: Aishwarya Rai
Where: Filmfare party

If you took the saree that Katrina wore for the Apsara awards, 2011 and dyed it blue, this is what you will get. Aishwarya in a net/velvet Manish Malhotra(who else?) saree. Similar hairstyle as Katrina and similar kundan earrings. Not only are we sharing designers but also hairstylists and jewelers. What love!!

Who: Sonakshi Sinha
Where: Filmfare Party

I like the dress on her, she looks good. Love her eye makeup but not her lip-color.

Who: Urmila Matondkar, Surily Goel
Where: Filmfare party, Olay Total effects event

There is no way to sugarcoat this so I am just going to say this - I love, love Urmila's outfit!! The sequins dhoti pants just rocks!! And it is beautifully complimented by the gently shading top. The outfit is in perfect proportion to her body. Never knew Urmila had this outfit in her.
Surily wore a pale white batwing dress and paired it with peach colored accessories. I find this shade of white to be very chic and polished and in general have a weakness for one-shoulder dresses.

Who: Shilpa Shetty
Where: Olay Total Effects event

A decent look from Shilpa after a lo-o-ng time. Looks like her stylist is back from Christmas break:P The draping and soft colors give the outfit a very feminine look which goes well with Shilpa's girly image. Thankfully, she did not accessorize.

Who: Prachi Desai
Where:Gitanjali store opening, Filmfare party

Prachi's outfits of the day are very evocative. The first one reminds me of sea-lion and the second one looks like something that used to hang over the couch at my grandmother’s house. In fact, I am going to call my granny to make sure its still there:P

Who: Anushka Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor
Where: Filmfare Party

Both the outfits made my day. Anushka does spoil it a little by her choice of accessories. Shraddha is a picture of prettiness.

Who: Sameera Reddy, Raveena Tandon
Where: Filmfare party

Animal prints gone wrong. Sameera wore a leopard print with velvet(??) pants whereas Raveena did a tiger print with satin pants. On second thoughts, Sameera is not that bad - she looks very pulled together and the red lips help. On the other hand, Raveena is beyond fashion redemption.

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