Picture of the Day: Karishma Kapoor in Indian Bridal Wear

Designer Vikram Phadnis' new collection of Indian bridal wear was exhibited this week at the Autumn/Winter edition of the Lakme Fashion Week 2013. Featuring garments with a heavy emphasis on gold, the ace designer told media he chose the Bollywood diva because she had 'flawless skin, [and] defined beauty like nobody else in the industry.'

Anushree Reddy’s New Collection Inspired By Kalki’s Indian Bridal Wear

We all know that Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap tied the knot in 2011.
But did you know that her Indian bridal wear was the inspiration for designer Anushree Reddy’s Winter 2013 collection? The actress was very stirred: “It’s really beautiful and I was really touched because she said she was inspired by my own wedding when she saw such an easy-going bride”, she said. 

Reddy’s new collection is composed of Indian bridal wear – bridal lehenga cholis in very light material and cream colors with shades of pink and green.

Anita Dongre’s New Collection of Indian Bridal Wear

Anita Dongre showcased her new collection of Indian Bridal Wear at Lakme Fashion Week on Friday. Her Jaipur Bride 2013 was dedicated to the Rajasthani culture; it took elements from ‘Bandhani’ to ‘bandi’. About the Jantar Mantar’s influence on her creations, she said “I am fascinated by it. It’s a scientific marvel and I want the world to know about it”. (Thank you Anita!)

The colour palette she used for wedding functions included bright pink, lime green and ink blue. 

What a trendy Indian Bridal Wear! 

... We loved it!

Indian Earrings at the IIJW 2013

The IIJW 2013 has just closed and we would like to share with you our best moments from the catwalk! 

The event started on August 4 with the jewellery collection by co-sponsor Gitanjali Gems, worn by model and renowned actress Sonakshi Sinha. The Shuddhi Jewels collection included stunning Indian earrings and worked around the theme of earth, water, air and fire. We loved the fact that it was dedicated to the empowerment of women! 

The Grand Finale was by PC Jewellers, who showcased a bridal jewellery line with many Indian earrings made of fine diamonds, kundan and polkis. These were beautiful sights for our eyes!

  

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Picture Of The Day: Esha Gupta at the IBFW 2013 in Wedding Lehenga with Gold Embroidery

Esha Gupta walked the ramp for designer Adarsh Gill in a gorgeous orange wedding lehenga with golden embroidery at the India Bridal Fashion Week 2013! The necklace certainly adds another element of glamour to this elegant look.

Picture Of The Day : Bridal saree by Monisha Jaising at Delhi Couture Week!

On the first day of the 2013 Delhi Couture Week, Indian fashion designer Monisha Jaising showcased her new collection. This beautiful bridal saree is part of her wedding collection for which Jaising used colours that go well with the sand and the beach environment.

Don’t you think this bridal saree is beautifully embroidered? 

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Indian Wedding Clothing: 5th Day of IBFW 2013

    

 

The Indian wedding clothing has an exquisite style that goes behind every sort of imagination.

Also the fifth day of the IBFW 2013 made us dream, thanks to beautiful models like Sucheta Sharma, which walked the catwalk for the enjoyment of everyone.

Looking at the beautiful creations we were enthralled by the brilliant colours, the meticulous embroideries, the perfect length of the dresses and the astonished flared skirts.

The models that belong to Indian wedding clothing are variegated in shapes and colours, usually women prefer colours such as red, blue or cream, but even the unconventional black model showed on the catwalk succeeded in transmitting grace and elegance.

Classy Touch: Chitrangada Singh In Indian Wedding Clothing

We all know that the famous Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh is already married with the amazing golfer Jyoti Randhawa, nevertheless she could not miss the opportunity to wear again an amazing piece of Indian wedding clothing for the designer Suneet Varma, during the fifth day of the IBFW 2013.

Her beauty enchanted not only the designer, but also the entire audience at the event. Her innate class perfectly matched the long red lehenga, showed as part of the Suneet ‘s Indianwedding clothing collection.

She absolutely gave the IBFW the touch of glamour that everyone was expecting until now!

Picture Of The Day: Chitrangada Singh in Beautiful Red Wedding Lehenga at the IBFW 2013

At day five of the India Bridal Fashion Week 2013, Chitrangada Singh walked the ramp in a gorgeous wedding lehenga for designer Suneet Varma. She looked stunning with the use of dramatic earrings to complete the outfit!

Picture Of The Day: Bollywood Star Jacqueline Fernandez is the Face of IBFW2013

Stunning Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been titled the brand ambassador for the 4^th edition India Bridal Fashion Week 2013! We can’t wait to see the event!

WLIFW 2013 : Abraham & Thakore Brides

Abraham and Thakore in Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2013 showcased a collection called ‘Shaadi redux.’ For their contemporary bride they used traditional Indian bridal clothing yet reworked it slightly to look modern, such as wearing a silk georgette kurta with tussar brocade skinny pants. The outcome is striking while remaining beautiful!

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IBFW 2013: New Collections of Indian Wedding Sarees and Lehengas

The India Bridal Fashion Week is set to open in New Delhi for the first time on July 23. The five-day fashion event will start with top designers presenting the best in luxury and bridal fashion, including JJ Valaya, Tarun Tahilani, Raghavendra Rathore, Shantanu Nikhil, Falguni and Shane Peacock, Rohit Bal, Suneet Varma, Ashima Leena, Meera Muzaffar Ali, Adarsh Gill, Jyotsana Tiwari and Rina Dhaka. 

The event is considered as one of the best platform to showcase bridal fashion and to see the latest collections of Indian wedding sarees and lehengas. Stay tuned!

Fashion Week 2013 – Marchesa And Its Bollywood-esque Collection

  

It seems like Marchesa designers decided to make a bold move during this year’s Fashion Week in New York. 

We were used to seing A-list celebrities wear their dreamy dresses on the red carpet, but they apparently moved aside from their fairytale inspiration. 

For their fall collection,  Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman got influenced by “the spirit of India in the 1960s” and came up with embroidery, fringe and saree weaves for their evening gowns. The looks were very Bollywood-esque on the catwalk and didn’t leave the audience indifferent.

I will let you judge through these few pictures what you think of this change in style.

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London Fashion Week 2013 - First Day

Ladies and Gentlemen,

London Fashion Week 2013 started today!


The venue, perfect for such an event, is the beautiful Somerset House, in the heart of the city.
Today, as it was the first day, the schedule was rich of Press and Welcome events, and obviously the first beautiful Fashion Shows!


Strand of Silk will not be able to attend the next two days, because the team will be busy with the "East Meets West" Event, but we will join the following days!

Fashion Addicted like us cannot miss it!