She Does It Again

The more I see of Bipasha Basu, the more I'm getting to like her sense of style. She does city chic so well. Like this appearance of hers at a movie premiere recently.

I love the color on her. Love that she kept the accessories and make-up minimal and went with a contrasting bracelet (definitely prefer the bracelet over a neck piece). The only thing I'd change would be her golden sandals, maybe replace them with nude/camel peep-toes. The golden sandals aren't taking anything away from the overall look, just that nude peep-toes would've taken the look a notch higher.

Jimmy Choo Quiet Patent Peep Toe, $665 (http://www.shopstyle.com/)

Charles David Jocelyn, $179.50 (www.shopstyle.com)

RSVP Katrina, $85 (www.shopstyle.com)

P.S.: I'm so glad her extra-long hair extensions are gone! This hairstyle looks so much better on her.

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Seriously, How Good Does This Woman Look?

When Ms Basu gets it right (that is when she's not wearing a "frock", or sporting Golliwog hair, or busy ruining a Sabyasachi saree with a tacky filmy bikini blouse just 'coz she's got the bod), she gets it SO right.



These are casual appearances and not photo shoots, so the styling is most likely her own.

She's the only Indian celebrity I know who can make a ghastly dress or a tacky gown work on her...



...and look gorgeous with exaggerated make-up.



Way to go, BB!

Can I have those arms PLEASE? NOW.

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Mr Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Take a Bow

SO....PHEW!! Sabyasachi's flagship store in Calcutta has opened right in front of my house!

I just absolutely completely adore Sabyasachi. He makes the most beautiful clothes on earth. Breathtakingly beautiful. His designs are different from any other Indian designer around, and he's made it into the big league on his own terms, without blindly aping trends and giving in to the blinding overdose of "bling" all around in Indian fashion today. Sabyasachi's clothes spell class and that's probably why they cost an arm & a leg too.

Now, his store is really infront of my house and know what....it's like wonderland! It looks more like a store where you can go with a book rather a place you'd go to buy clothes. Why, it's even got a cafe!!

The concept of Sabyasachi's store is as different from the regular concept of stores as Sabya's designs are from those of his contemporaries. Don't believe me? Curious? Take a look yourself...

And here's the man who created wonderland...

Photo courtesy: The Telegraph

PS: I wish I had bigger pictures.

Valentino

These pumps look so delicious I could eat them. They reflect exactly what Valentino stands for - luxury.

Can be worn on an all-black palette or with a white/off-white/nude gown.

Valentino Leather Platform Pumps

Cutie

Okay, this man I love anyway. And how cute does he look in this Indian ensemble?

Cutie all the way.....

Breet Lee for Abu Jani - Sandeep Khosla, Delhi Couture Week

"Girly" Does It

I love love love this orange-pink-grey Georges Chakra dress that Elizabeth Banks wore at the Cannes 2010 Red Carpet. It's soft, feminine, romantic and happy & playful at the same time!






I love how the soft colors come together in this swirling dress, love the flowiness of the fabric (organza), the shoulder detail and how she's kept the entire look so soft & feminine. It's such a "girly" dress, I'm lovin' it!!

BUT (and there's always a 'but', isn't there? :) I can't help feeling I would've loved the dress much more without the trail. Then again, that's me...I'm not a big fan of sweeping trails and I have a thing for short dresses ;)

She paired the dress with satin nude pumps. Another great choice! Absolutely Fabulous!!

And It Just Got Better!

After a stellar appearance in a pink/fuschia pleated gown at the Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya Rai gives us another Ab Fab appearance in a - hold your breath - Sabyasachi saree!!

She paired her ombre & gold embroidered saree with a dark green velvet blouse. I would've prefered a deep red blouse given the ombre base of the saree, but then that might have become too conventional. There's nothing to fault with this look.

She kept her accessories to a minimum, kept her neck bare. She also kept her make-up as nude as it could get. I thought both were excellent decisions - she let the saree be the center of attention.

I love Sabya. He's so different from the other Indian designers and his clothes are so breath-takingly beautiful that even something that's mediocre by his standards, looks exquisite. To me in any case!

Hoping we get more Sabya sightings in the days to come when she gets busy promoting 'Raavan' at Cannes :)