Everything from Dua Lipa's Pink celebration at Grammys 2021 to homegrown label Chola defining its presence in Black and white, these are the moments that have caught my attention. Read along to find out about them!
Minimal Makeover / First movie of this Summer
After scavenging through almost every platform to find one more ‘90s beloved movie and tick it off my watchlist, I loved ‘She’s all that’ starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. The style of “art student” who wears dungarees filled with paint dabs and messy hair formulated with clumsiness but strange stiff behavior made me love the character of Laney Boggs (costumes by Denise Wingate). Her style before the transformation is fresh and quite apt for what the stand out art student might wear to school. Post a minor makeover she dons a simple black gown that is as ‘90s as it can be -Spaghetti straps, sleek silhouette and a sequined work in classic black. This looked so pristine on her. It was a smooth transition from her art student to a girl embracing the best of both of her personalities. Make ‘She’s all that’ your first movie to watch out this summer.
Paint the GRAMMYs Pink!
My attention instantly flew to wherever there’s pink. It was a staple color in Dua Lipa’s whole appearance on stage and off stage. She stepped in Versace and that seemed like an obvious choice as both the parties have found the love for the past decades as their common ground. Lipa has been on a roll since Future Nostalgia saw the day of light and became the party anthem a year back. And Grammys' 2021 seemed like a perfect way to showcase her growth as an artist and the color she chose to summarize was pink. Using such a strong color which celebrates association with femininity, turned into a color of bold glitzy celebration of the same growth and there’s no stopping that beat! She flipped and made pink a bold, disco loving and an ‘It’ color. So what are we wearing to the club tonight? All shades of pink, I say!
‘60s / '70s Lookbook by X MEN First Class and Gangubai Kathiawadi
I have a corner in my heart that goes out of the ‘60s. The era that brought so many fashion moments and paved the way for ‘70s to be more celebratory. This reminds me of the meme going around: ‘60s walked so that ‘70s could run. Who could forget the bell sleeves, angel sleeves and flare pants gaining momentum. I have laid out two movies that should serve as a lookbook for ‘60s- one is straight from Marvel Universe and the other one is yet to be released, from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Universe of stark imagery and gripping story telling. The knit dresses, mini skirts and bell bottom hems, X Men: First Class keeps it muted color wise but silhouettes follow the decade strongly. Gangubai Kathiawdi seems very promising with it's white front drape sarees, the iconic red bindi and that black mini handbag (adding it to my wardrobe ASAP).
Blast from the Future
One definite thing that I am admiring and loving is the amount of creative expressionism that is going in ready for the performance wear for the new age pop and R&B stars like Doja Cat (VMA’s, BMA’S and recently Grammy’s wearing a latex suit by Jean Paul Gaultier). As evidently, out of the world expression has been Doja’s way of performing her hits. She put out ‘70s version, had her wearing full proof jumpsuits from the disco era, the futurist exploration seems to be the fixature Doja wants us to remember Pop culture in 2021 by with her BMA’s and Grammy’s 2021 performance, she played homage to 1920s with a little Charleston taps and a flapper look- adding those ‘Chicago’ vibes. Fantasy and Future seem like a great pair and Fashion might just be their best friend.
Everything between Black and white
Let’s talk about brand evolution and the style that comes with it. Chola, a homegrown Indian label showcased its collection at the “phygital” fashion week in the month of march. And I was blown away with the evolution of the looks. Having followed the brand since it’s much talked about showcase at the same fashion week a few years back, It was silently in my radar for making waves with its larger than life silhouettes that provide extreme freedom. It’s unique concept of no age, no size and no gender beautifully instilled this brand as the face of homegrown labels in India. So, this showcase had the label play out with its signature oversize button downs, flare pants, innovative jackets, uneven lapels and an envious natural color palette. This has been the highlight of the month march and just excites me to follow what’s coming up!
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