Ashish went Bollywood this season! Honestly, the clothes are ‘meh’, but the crowns and jewels are where it’s at. Also, the blue face was cool, but don’t be surprised if a crowd of Smurfs protest… blue face is not a funny matter to them! Anywho, this was Ashish for the …
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Our favorite Bollywood designer, who clearly loves the rave scene, unveiled his latest collection in Paris and it was not disappointing at all! This season’s theme included his usual techno- rave style in conjunction with gypsies from the mountains of Bulgaria. I love his recurring theme of colorful neon colors juxtaposed …
Read More »Wowie Wow wow wow! It’s nomadic! It’s gothic! It’s festive! It’s Bollywood! It’s techno-grunge! It’s fan-friggin-tastic! Manish puts his usual tribal twist on this collection, but offers a slightly more street flavor to it than past collections. I’m really drooling over the skeleton chest plate (12th photo), boots and cage …
Read More »This collection has got to be the best one from the mind of Manish! The colors! The fabrics! The sparkles! The embellishments! The fannypacks! Or shall I say fancy packs! I love the embellished casual wear look that he’s gotten right in this collection. It’s like Salt n’Pepa meets Bollywood …
Read More »Australian designer Nixi Killick took a page out of Manish Arora‘s book and created a line of clothes that make you wonder what effed -up, super futuristic Bollywood movie did I run into and how can I get out? These are kinda cool if you plan on going to a rave in a …
Read More »So colorful! So elegant! So tribal! It’s really hard to make tribal elegant, but Manish managed to accomplish just that. This is probably one of my favorite collections this season so far. Always incorporating his Indian roots, Manish’s designs are so very distinct. And the hair, like beautiful birds!! Yay …
Read More »I just discovered a brand called YEASHIN that designs fun girly, Bollywood, woodland outfits. A BIG YAY for me because I love that look, especially the girly, woodland part. Faux bois fabrics paired with ruffles and satin- yes, pleeeeeeaase! London based Yeashin is designed by a South Korean with a …
Read More »Look at all that gold and flashy stuff on the face and head! It’s so 1980’s, Indian discotheque-ish! It’s as if Bollywood exploded with Jem and The Holograms! I kinda love it. My fave is the tiger shirt and leopard skirt- Rrrrrooaaar! Check out Manish’s site for more of his …
Read More »I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! Designer Angela Brandys is not afraid of color and mixing and matching textures to make a totally new look- punk rock luxe gypsy. I pulled that one out of my ass- but doesn’t it sound super fancy and cool… punk rock luxe gypsy. Yeeeaaaah, I like …
Read More »Karl the Kaiser has never set foot in India, so he’s never seen the monkeys that steal, the harrowing poverty amongst the children and for sure the chilled monkey brains (ok, that was in Indiana Jones, but it totally could’ve been real, man!). Instead, Karl popped in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ , some cheezey Bollywood movie for inspiration. …
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