Weekend Roundup

Who: Aishwarya Rai
Where: FICCI Frames 2011 awards

Love the soft pink color but the saree isnt very striking or glamorous. Her pink makeup is perfect with the outfit.

Who: Vidya Balan
Where: FICCI Frames 2011 awards

I have given up hope of seeing Vidya in anything other than Sabyasachi but its good to see her in a color other than red or white. The green is stunning and the outfit is like a visual punch to the eyes. She needs to fire her makeup artist since the foundation isnt the right color and the yellow bindi is a really bad idea.

Who: Sonakshi Sinha
Where: FICCI Frames 2011 awards, FICCI Frames 2011 press conference

After the pleated shorts disaster last week, Sonakshi redeems herself in these two outfits. She is elegant in the white/gold outfit. Her printed blue/white outfit is just "wow"!! Love, love!! And her side plait gives her a youthful look. My only complaint - such a beautiful dress requires sky high stilettos :-)

Who: Kiran Rao
Where: FICCI Frames 2011 conference

Ha, Kiran decided to dress like a "normal" person! Have to say I like it!! Hopefully, she will return to her old style otherwise I will have to no one to make fun off:-) wait, we still have the Celinas and the Ameeshas...

Who: Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora
Where: Polo match

I think the two sisters have great potential as con artists. One can dazzle and blind everyone with her age-defying hot body and the other can carry out the crime. Don't you think? I mean, was anyone looking at the horses at this match? Do they even remember which horse won??

Who: Amrita Rao
Where: Somewhere over the weekend

Fab or Fugly?

Spotted around town

Who: Priyanka Chopra
Where: Nikon Coolpix camera launch

Genie Pants Jumpsuit - didnt even know these things existed! They do look comfy but peeing is going to be a major pain, no? Anyways, I digress...Back to Piggy Chops - love the necklace. The shoes are pretty too but look a little discordant with this outfit. Her foundation is the wrong shade, too.

Who: Monikangana Dutta
Where: At Neeta Lulla store

Please tell me how is this girl a model??
Are there no mirrors in her house?? If Priyanka overloaded on her foundation, Ms. Dutta skipped hers. And hon, blotting paper is available in most places - invest in it.

Who: Preity Zinta, Deepika Padukone, Guest at LFW 2011

Who rocked the trilby hat? A rhetorical question, no? Preity!!!

Who: Amrita Arora, Suzanne Roshan
Where: Paul and Shark launch

Who rocked the black/blue combination? This you can answer truthfully without any fear of retribution;-)

photo credits: pinkvilla.com, filmicafe.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Celebs at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2011

Black and White

Who: Amrita Arora, Minissha Lamba, Soniya Mehra

Who: Mandira Bedi, Rhea Kapoor

Skinny belts

Who: Sameera Reddy, Mugdha Godse

Sabyasachi's Muse

Who: Sabine Chopra

Quirky

Who: Soniya Mehra, Tanushree Dutta, Guest

Curtain Raisers

Who: Mugdha Godse, Vidya Maldave

My fashionista sister dressed me up!

Who: Rhea Kapoor

I killed Carrie Bradhsaw for this dress!

Who: Guest

Which look did you like best?

photo credits: filmicafe.com

I want..

Who: Lisa Haydon
Where: HDIL invitation Cup press conference

.. a blue sequins dress to sizzle in. Neck down, Lisa is fabulous but her hair and makeup looks a little dull, no?

Who: Amrita Arora, Shazahn Padamsee
Where: Suzanne Khan Charcoal project, Stardust party

..nothing from Amrita's closet (would anyone?) except her weight loss diary!

..Shazahn's leopard print clutch. Leopard print has never been hotter and this clutch is so versatile. It adds the right amount of sexy to a black dress and can also be paired with your favorite jeans for a touch of vintage glamor.

Who: Narmaada Ahuja, Madhoo, Krisha Lulla
Where: Neeta Lulla collection preview for Aza

.. a Hermes Birkin, Parda and Fendi Spy bag to add to my bag collection.

Seriously, did you see the size of Narmaada's Birkin? That is one plus-sized bag!

photo credits: pinkvilla.com, filmicafe.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Style roundup

Who: Amrita Arora, Raageshwari, Akanksha Malhotra, Namrata Barua
Where: Araish Exhibition

All four wore the most basic of outfits - jeans + white top but added instant glamor with $$$ designer bags. Love the color of the Kelley bag but also like brown against white (Raageshwari) and Amrita's top is cute..Well, I cant decide which look I like best!

Who: Sonam Kapoor
Where: At a wedding

This one is easy. Love the color combination, hate the pant style.

Who: Preity Zinta
Where: Adolfo Dominguez Store launch

Preity wore a black drop-down waist dress with a silver bow and red pumps to a store launch. Curly hair and heavy eyeliner completed the look. She will always look gorgeous to me but I cant help but notice that her skirt is crumpled and the fitting around her waist is little off:(

Who: Ayesha Thapar, Anupama Dayal
Where: Adolfo Dominguez Store launch

Ayesha - Dreamy, romantic dress paired with red lips and gold peep-toes. Perfect.
Anupama -Love the pairing of a tailored leather jacket with a floaty chiffon dress. The shoes just don't work for me. Its one more element fighting for attention.

photo credits: desimaritini.com, pinkvilla.com, bollywoodhungama.com

Of weddings and receptions

The bride and the groom

Who: Neelam and Sameer Soni

Congrats to Neelam on her wedding. Wish them a long and happy married life!

Who: Shilpa Shetty

What is there not to love!!? That is one stunning saree! The equally gorgeous top/blouse emphasizes her dainty clavicle bones and Shilpa looks very delicate and sophisticated here. A total slam dunk!

Who: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee
Where: At Neelam's reception

Whats there to love? Aishwarya dress is blah and Rani's dress is just tacky - Forever 21 meets Dollar store!!

Who: Karisma Kapur
Where: Neelam's wedding, Wedding reception

How does Karisma do it - she is impossible chic all the times! Never into fashion fads, Karisma sticks to classy silhouttes in subtle colors with perfectly matched accessories. She is one of the few people who get get away with matchy-match stuff.

Who: Sonali Bendre
Where: Neelam's wedding, Reception

The first time I saw the pic, I liked Sonali's saree but the more I looked, the more I found it frumpy. She fares better in the multi-colored outfit and I love the color of her shoes.

Who: Raveena Tandon
Where: Neelam's Wedding, Reception

The colors of Raveena's saree are pretty but the design/style combined with her hairstyle ages her by 20 years. She recovers very nicely with her outfit for the reception. Striking green color that plays well with the gold design, lovely halter neck top and exquisite necklace!

Who: Amrita Arora
Where: Neelams' wedding, reception

The crushed red velvet outfit is not that bad but the golden saree is the one that caught my eye . Teaming it with a golden-yellow clutch was a smart move. No to Amrita's Goldilocks hairstyle!

Who: Laila Khan
Where: Neelam's wedding, reception

That red stops you in your track, doesn't it? Since the color is so eye-searing, I think the designer did a good think by keeping the saree simple - no superfluous embroidery - and letting the color be the star. The necklace is perfect with the saree. If Laila soared at the wedding, then she stumbled at the reception in that cheapy color combo.

photo credits: filmicafe.com

Spotted around town

Who: Deepika Padukone
Where: Triumph show

Runaway disco ball on the red carpet!!

Deepika's outfit would have worked but the red nails, crystal belt and clutch make the whole thing look like an expensive Forever21 creation that is intended for a Christmas party with some disco dancing.

Who: Akshay Kumar and Twinkle
Where: Triumph show

Akshay looks yummy and I could drool all day long but the giant chessboard keeps distracting me. Oops, its his wife, Twinkle! Hey, not a bad dress. Loose the ruffle and we are talking.

Who: Shazahn, Soniya Mehra, Sonakshi Sinha
Where: Triumph show

Shazahn - I like her clutch and shoes but her dress is yawnsville and it somehow doesn't flow with her accessories.
Soniya - Great dress but socks!! Girlfriend, what were you thinking? I like quirky but that's just silly.
Sonakshi - I like the whole look but I think its more suited to a causal event.

Who: Amrita Arora, Neelam
Where: Triumph show

Amrita's leopard print dress is cute but those shoes really clash with the outfit.

Neelam's printed dress has a classy and chic look but for the piece of lace around her shoulder. Looks like the designer ran out of material and patched it together with lace.

LBD

After the past few appearance on the red carpet where it looked like Amrita was sharing a closet with the circus clown, this look blew me away! She looks sexy in a black lace dress paired with silver snakeskin clutch and silver peep-toes. You go, girl! And now don't disappoint me.

Madhoo is equally good in the Lavin dress for H&M which she teamed with a red Hermes Kelly. Both gals got their shoes right - a rarity in bollywood:-)

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com

Bollywood celebrates Diwali!!

Winter White

Who: Mallika Arora Khan, Laila Khan
Where: Shilpa Shetty's Diwali party

White can look phenomenally chic when done right. Love both their outfits - they look polished and classy.

Who: Suzanne Roshan, Minissha Lamba
Where: Shilpa Shetty Diwali Party, Tushar Kapoor Diwali party

Suzanne's sparkly Loubs are to die for and the red bindi looks good on her. As far as her outfit is concerned, it is too bland compared to her clutch.
I like the top part of Minissha's anarkali. The rest looks El-Cheapo!

Nude Tones

Who: Prachi Desia, Mehr Ramphal
Where: Shilpa Shetty's Diwali party

Prachi wore a cute outfit with some really ugly shoes!
Mehr's dress is elegant and classy but the problem is that Mehr tends to favor nude makeup and with no accessories, it gives her a very 'Plain-Jane' feel.

Color me bright

Who: Kareena Kapoor
Where: Tushar Kapoor's Diwali party

Kareena in a very loud Manish Malhotra outfit and wa-a-y to much blush. She can give any drag queen a run for her money!!

Orange Delights

Who: Dia Mirza, Neelam
Where: Shilpa Shetty's Diwali party

Dia and Neelam look youthful and charming in their outfits. Didnt like Neelam's clutch - would have preferred something more ethereal.

Revenge of the stylists!!

Who: Ameesha Patel, Genelia D'Souza, Amrita Arora

Ameesha - We get it that you have boobs! Do you have to showcase then at every party??
Genelia - Are you color blind?? She looks like a movie extra from a from a c-grade movie!!
Amrita - The circus clown called - he wants his outfit back!!

Celebs at Aamby Valley Bridal week

Who: Sridevi

Sridevi wore a nude-colored bodycon dress to the event. She paired the dress with soft pink clutch and shoes. I really think she needs to quit wearing short dresses since they don't really work in her favor...

Who: Amrita Arora

Its really funny to catch celebs in same pose - they sure do practice in front of mirrors!!
None of her outfits work for me..

Who: Bhagyashree

Bhagyashree stuck to ethnic wear and wore sari and salvaar-suit to the bridal week. Love the blue color and the silver accessories. The sari could have worked with a better clutch and less bling-y necklace..

Urmila, Guest, Pria Kataria Puri

Urmila in a black/gold combination. The draping is terrible and the dress makes her shoulders look bulky.

I love how the guest wore black with brown and then added color with a red clutch.

Pria in her own design. The digital print is difficult to make out but is the actual image of jewellery that the late Maharani Gayatri Devi wore..

Events: Dabangg premiere

Who: Bipasha Basu

Just yesterday, Bipasha bowled us over with her green dress and she wows us again in this beautiful white/gold saree. Bipasha tends to be a little OTT when it comes to Indian attire but hits all the right notes in this saree. Love the golden blouse, hon..

Who: Sridevi

Sridevi goes for classy in a monochromatic look in fall's hot beige/nude color. The shade looks gorgeous on her and I like how she plays with shape and proportion. The delicate chain belt is a spot on final touch. My only complain is that she should have worn a bright red lip color..

Who: Malaika Arora Khan

Dont you just hate Malaika? She manages to make an unforgiving, clingy dress look amazing!! Malaika dazzled in her snake print gown teamed with big, ornate earrings and red BV clutch..

Left: Jacqueline Fernandez, Right: Minissha Lamba

Jacqueline is very smartly dressed in an outfit more appropriate for working in the airline industry than the red carpet..

First Aishwarya, and now Minissha is a proud owner of a flashy, tacky gold LV..Her white dress with white Mary-Jane is not that bad..

Left: Amrita Arora, Center: Shahzahn Padamsee, Righ: Juhi Chawla

Amrita in Vikram Phadnis attire. The top is awesome but not really going with the black pants..

Shahzahn looks sleek in her abstract print dress - love her hairstyle and shoes..

Juhi in her standard uniform - kurti with pants..The color of the kurti is bright and cheery and a nice contrast to her khakis..

photo credits: filmicafe.com, pinkvilla.com