Indian Stars hit Cannes

Indian Stars hit Cannes:

Best of Bollywood take on Cannes

As the film festival in Cannes has kicked off, India's finest Bollywood actors and actress are present and doing a fabulous job of representing Indian Cinema and all its glory. Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor, Freida Pinto and Amitabh Bachchan having been hitting the red carpet in Cannes bringing their top fashion a-game.

Classic Indian beauty Vidya Balan, is joining the film fanatics in Cannes as apart of the Jury members team. She has been seen embracing heritage Indian style in multiple masterpieces by Sabyasachi Mukherjee. Her first look featured a red Mangalgiri anarkali by Sabyasachi and jewellery by Amrapali Jewels. Many of the western international stars, have commented on her cultural couture. 

Brand ambassadors of beauty brand L'Oreal, Freida Pinto and Sonam Kapoor will also walk the red carpet in Cannes this year. Showcases the best of their fashion style from traditional to western show-stopping gowns. 

Sonam Kapoor creates fashion drama in her outfit choices from Anamika Khanna Sari and jacket for the opening ceremony to a Dolce & Gabbana strapless bodice and voluminous skirt paired with a Sunita Kapoor neckpiece. I simply think that Sonam Kapoor is making all the right fashion choices, with her modern twists on Indian classic styles to her dramatic catwalk head-turners. 

Striking actress Mallika Sherawat wore a golden beaded Emilio Pucci, the star is no stranger to the Cannes red carpet. This year she failed to present any sparkle in her outfit, I felt she lacked style and did not challenge her fashion boundaries. It was ordinary and no show-stopper. 

Slumdog Millionaire break through superstar Freida Pinto stuck to the western style of fashion, for the start of her Cannes trip. The ambassador of L'Oreal beauty brand, she worked her natural beauty and classic cinematic style to great excellence. Wearing haltered Gucci and also Mumbai based designer Sanchita golden gown. 

Its is so wonderful seeing the two worlds combine, form the western to the eastern. With the major appreciation of Indian actress, artists, and designers, events like this can always promise a spectacular cocktail of international designers and fashion style.- ★

Delhi Couture Week 2012

Delhi Couture Week 2012

India's fashion finest take on Couture:

The biggest fashion week for India has arrived, the best of the best designers show their innovative eastern and western talent at Delhi's Couture Week 2012. Couture week in India marks the delivery of the finest extravagant bridal outfits to the perfect ball gowns and sari's, each designer weaves their style into some classic with a new contemporary twist. 
  
The Couture runway showed clear trends of:

- Red & black colour combination 
- Classic crisp whites with silver embroidery 
- Deep luxurious velvets in tones of Raspberry, Peacock blue & Moss green
- Contemporary updates of classic styles of Sari's, Lengha's & Anarkali's 
-  Vibrant tone of Orange 
- Light rich tones of Gold

If there's one thing that can be promised at Delhi's Couture Week, is the beautiful and unique cultural embroidery that is timeless and usually inspired by past decades of fashion movement in India. 

Designer's Breakdown:

I have selected some of my favourite pieces, from each designers collection during Delhi's Couture Week:

Manish Malhotra:

Manish Malhotra is truly ever girls bridal outfit fantasy, he never fails to produce some of the most princess style Indian gowns, dusted in head to toe luxury. He knows how to balance the right amount of volume in every Anarkali that he puts his name on, enough flare to make you feel fierce and yet the poise of a classic Maharani (princess). 

Malhotra bought detailed kashmir embroidery and can-can like layering to the modern day Lengha and Anarkali. He added the power of drama and fun with the use of pinks, orange and gold, with detailed highlights of colour with in the combinations. 

The show was closed with a special celebrity wearing the final look, Bollywood Superstar Katrina Kaif. The beige and gold lengha had a trail at the back with Kashmiri embroidery and net duppta. 

This show was everything Manish Malhotra's charm of fashion is known for, being pretty yet glamorous and straight out of a Bollywood fantasy. 

Gaurav Gupta: 

Guaurav Gupta the sculpture of Indian gowns, with his great use of fabric draping. The sari-dress's which bought tradition into a western ball gown, in a light pearly colour. Great tones of beige, fresh white, flash of orange and mustard yellow. Gaurav Gupta never fails to bring his trademark of Grecian pleating to his masterwork. -★

Varun Bahl's:

Anamika Khanna:

JJ Valaya: