2010 Summer Fashion, Sheer Genius in summer dress

Women Fashion, In 2010 Summer Fashion Sheer looks—like those we called out in our trend report—dominated the Spring ‘10 runways—and we wondered how Hollywood would take to the style. Up-and-coming actress Mia Wasikowska, for one, seems to be signing on: At two events for her film “The Kids Are All Right,” the pixie-ish actress dared to go (almost) bare. For a promotional lunch in New York on Tuesday, Wasikowska wore a polka-dot chiffon blouse and pleated skirt by Jason Wu, paired with black tights and boyish leather oxfords (left). And for the film’s premiere last night, she chose Rodarte’s crystal-embellished tulle lace Illusion dress, with bare legs and minimal accessories and makeup for what we think is the stronger look (right). What do you think? Do you like Wasikowska’s see-through chic, or would you prefer something a little more demure?

2010 Fashion Style, A Reality Show To Get Excited

Fashion Style, 2010 Fashion style is not quite The Real Housewives of Osaka. The latest Reality Show isn’t even a show at all—it’s a new magazine out of Tokyo, created and edited by fashion writer (and Style.com contributor) Tiffany Godoy and Tomoyuki Yonezu. For the first issue (actually 5 separate small magazines wrapped together in a giant poster), Godoy approached style icons who’ve caught the eyes of Japan’s rabid street-style photogs—everyone from acknowledged celebrities, like Japanese supermodel Ai Tominaga (above) and DJ/scenester Mademoiselle Yulia (below) to the hairstylist-in-training Nirei twins—and had them style themselves in a combination of their own clothes and the runway styles of one designer of their choice. (Tominaga chose Japan’s own Yohji Yamamoto; Mademoiselle Yulia, Balmain.) The magazine, Godoy says, aims to be “a window between Europe and Asia,” but Tominaga, for her part, is a hometown loyalist. “I want Japan to refine what ‘Japanese’ is,” she says in her interview. “Look inside. I don’t mean look back, but look at themselves, look around.” Fellow Japanese may be looking around, but odds are all eyes were on Tominaga herself tonight at the magazine’s launch party in Tokyo, where she took to the decks as a special guest DJ. Those farther afield will soon be able to get their hands on The Reality Show’s first issue at Colette and online at Restir.

2010 Celebrities, Angela Lindvall’s Photo Diary From Bali

Celebrities Fashion, Angela Lindvall—who’s balanced modeling with a steadfast commitment to environmental issues and awareness—recently signed on as the new face of John Hardy and the collaborator for its new sustainable jewelry collection, Hijau (”green” in Balinese). “My mission,” she says by phone from her farm in upstate New York, “was to take environmentalism to a new level—not the green-and-brown crunchy [style], more fluorescent pink graffiti—to really engage people in an inviting way.” Hence Hijau’s sparkling pink and orange stones and sliced-bamboo designs, a nod to Bali’s abundant bamboo crop. (A percentage of the profits from the new line goes to Forest Ethics, a nonprofit fighting deforestation worldwide.) Lindvall recently visited Bali with John Hardy creative director and designer Guy Bedarida, to see the new production facilities and meet the Balinese artisans working on the line.

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Farah Ruma – Bangla Deshi Saree

Women Fashion, It is interesting to see how the Sarees are adopted to local culture. The most notable element that changes is the color combination and this saree reflects that as well. Other day I was at a Bangladeshi restaurant in Los Angeles, a place that is perfectly nestled in the Little Bangladesh area, and I watched the Bangladeshi satellite channel. Interestingly, all the newscasters and almost all of the female guests were wearing sarees, or sharis as they call it.

And it occurred to me that except for showcasing Bibi’s designs off and on, I haven’t been posting any pics from Bangladesh.

The Vibrant and Versatile Saree

India Currents, a magazine in US recently had a story about saree.

Indian Saree, The sari was born on the loom of a fanciful weaver, goes a folktale from India. The weaver wove together the shimmer of a woman’s tears, the colors of her many moods and the softness of her touch. And when he was done, he sat back and smiled.

The world’s most ancient surviving fashion statement, the saree is said to be more than 5000 years old. Mentioned in the Vedas, this unstitched garment has survived the test of time, cultural invasions, and even colonization from the West. Pleated around as a convenient skirt or a flowing gown, sometimes wrapped and pulled up as trousers, a sari was worn for working in the fields, tending to chores at home, and during festivals. It was not only convenient, but also great for the hot and humid climate of India.

The graceful garment has been portrayed beautifully in Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings of Indian goddesses. It is believed that when the famous 19th century artist was commissioned the paintings, he searched high and low for the ideal female wear, and a nine-yard sari that draped beautifully was what he painted his deities in.

What’s special about the saree?

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2010 Fahion, Nargis Bagheri bursting with colors

Indian Fashion, Indian Saree Fashion is most popular fashion in the world, I find the sarees with unexpected burst of colors on the pallu kind of intriguing and exciting. I would have preferred slightly lighter color on the base of the Indian saree, but otherwise I don’t particularly mind the Saree Fashion.

2010 Indian Saree, Pinki Saree

Indian Saree, Saree and the blouse are not fully coordinated, me thinks, and that is detracting from the overall look. The picture is from the Boroplus Gold award and I think Shubhi Mehta looks sweet and subtle – that is another way of saying that she doesn’t look as glamorous as I would have expected her to look at he Gold awards.

2010 Gaga Fashion, La Roux Unplugged At Viktor

Fashion Lady GAGA, Viktor & Rolf’s menswear show this morning was an intimate engagement, so when they booked Elly Jackson—a.k.a. the front woman of dance/pop sensation La Roux—they requested something softer than the usual dancehall thrum. “I think Viktor and Rolf originally wanted me to do a cappella,” Jackson told CLICK HERE. “It was a nice idea, but I wasn’t sure entirely how that would work.” They met in the middle with an unplugged set of three songs, including, for the models’ final exit, the worldwide hit “Bulletproof.”

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