Isn’t she wonderful: My pop culture fashion icons

It’s true right? We find many of our fashion inspirations from TV, movies and music. I love clothes, love dressing up, but i don’t necessarily know if that means I love fashion. I think we all operate in a void where personal style is concerned, and maybe we should, because style is all about what suits you and not what is in trend. But it always helps if there is a stylish lady to look upto — i never copy what they wear, but the way they wear it is quite important as well as their innate style. Let me start with my all-time favourite fashionista — Carrie, whom i would never dress like maybe, but i adore her courage at wearing what she does. She awesome at experimenting and I love her flightiness. Her fashion choices always made me feel so lame — i mean how does someone carry off a tutu in real life!! I bow down Carrie.

My second spot goes to Joan of Mad Men, only because no one has ever embraced her shape the way this one does. That booty and those boobs are perfectly clothed and perfectly prepped at all times, and I thank her for giving me courage to do the same. It’s after I saw Joan that I knew it was okay to look this way. Really! I love her bold colours and her silhouettes which make her look ultra feminine and yet always in control. Joan, you are my style mentor.

recently though, I admired Shoshanna Shapiro in Girls. Preppy, cute, girly, and in place, her style is so up my alley. I wanted everything she wore in the show.

Here is a song that just says all the things I feel like saying about fashion. Fregie sings Labels or Love

Style icon: Victoria Beckham

I never noticed Victoria when she was a part of the Spice Girls, but ever since she entered the world of fashion, i absolutely adore her personal style. It’s classy, understated and chic. It’s about dressing your age and still looking so damn stylish. I love her pencil skirts and cardigan combo. She is actually being blamed for spreading disease now! “Medical professionals in Britain have singled out Victoria Beckham for influencing the masses to purchase large purses similar to the ones she’s photographed carrying, the Daily Express reports. “Poshitis,” as it has been labeled, refers to the back and neck pain one gets from carrying a heavy purse in the crook of one’s arm like Posh Spice,” said a piece in the Huffington Post. I don’t care. I am going to copy her style, just because it’s so in tandem with mine — understated style.

New New! June 3, 2013

You know all the important news right? This is the less important but fun news. Why not begin every day with what’s new out there. Is there book you may want to buy, or a track you are just going to love? I am looking forward to this section too, as I will be self-educating. Tee hee. Chalo, let’s get started.

New music:A singer called Somo does a rendition of John Mayer’s (Who is my absolute favourite) Slow dancing in a burning room. It makes you feel what every sad love song makes you feel – tingly. You may just miss your ex, but it’s worth it. It’s a great song.

New book: Tomorrow is going to be a great day for erotica and thriller lovers. Sylvia Day’s new book Entwined With You is releasing on Amazon, and so is Stephen King’s Joyland.
Day will once again recount the erotic adventures of Eva and Gideon (I think the one most important thing for erotica is to get the names of the protagonists right…Gideon!!).
And King, who is truly the king of thriller/horror, is a story about a young man who is on the heels of a serial killer in a truly awesome setting – an amusement park called Joyland. I can already feel the goosebumps.

Fashion: Must read interview
Style.com has Alexander Wang and Oscar De La Renta and conversation and it’s pretty fun. Renta started his career at Balenciaga “picking up pins from the floor” as he says, and Wang is now creative director there. Fun read. Read it here

New on TV
Many months ago, I had been contacted by a producer asking if I wanted to be on a show where I would be a given a camera to shoot my daily life. What did ordinary, working women do everyday? I declined, not only because I really don’t want to be on reality TV, bit also I didn’t think my life was that interesting. Then I saw the trailer for Connected Hum Tum and I am sort of glad I said no. The show, directed by Paromita Vohra, is about the life of six women, seen through the cameras they aim at themselves. So there is Preeti Kochar, a dentist who just want her husband to support her, while another is a struggling actress. Though the makers have said it’s not like other reality shows which sensationalize everything, the initial promos are pretty Big Bossish. Hope it turns out differently.

Sunday reads

We all wake up on Sunday and ask for the Sunday papers, don’t we? I need them to even drink that cup of tea. and i must admit that these days the only thing i really like reading on a Sunday is my horoscope. That great Sunday story is hard to come by. Leaving the main papers aside, the supplements, which are supposed to be fun have some random pieces. I actually like Mumbai Mirror on Sunday as they do some cute features. This time, the one that caught my eye was the one on resort deliveries, where women go and have their babies with a help of a mid-wife, not doctor. Scary yet fascinating.

Bombay Times obviously has Bollywood on its mind with a so-so Amitabh interview and a news clip about how Katrina and Hrithik got stuck in a storm!! Really? the rest of the paper just has ads. HT cafe has Deol interview and that’s it. DNA After Hrs has a story about Priyanks tryst as Mary Kom (who really cares) and really nothing else. I am sad to report that my newspaper vendor forgot to give me my Brunch, which is always fun reading. I am also tired of newspapers carrying depressing health stories on a Sunday. I know i am mortal — please don’t remind me every chance you get. I feel that if you don’t worry too much about what you may fall sick of, you will actually be healthier. Don’t worry, be happy yaar.

So then i went online and found these. I went through pictures of Ottavio Missoni of Missoni at work at the New York Times. Ottavio died at the age of 92 recently, after creating a fashion house that’s both respected and coveted. missoni

and then there is a NY mag piece about how Punk is taking over high fashion. Great stuff. punk
Click on links to read.If i find something else, will pukka do a post. Coming up two songs that are a must listen on Sunday. 🙂

Before Sex and the City, it was just Carrie

So Zee Café is going to start airing Carrie Diaries, based on the book by Candace Bushnell, which talks about how Carrie became who she is and came to NYC. Our young Carrie, played by AnnaSophia Robb (who was the kid who chews chewing gum in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is a very good fit, but I hate the way she keeps screwing up her relationships, especially when all she wants to do is fall in love. Her love interest, Sebastian Kid, played by Austin Butler, is to die for good looking. Really! I love his slicked back hair and that smile. Her other friends are a fun gang and there is enough to keep you coming back for more. But for me the highlight of the show, like the original series, is the fashion. Once Carrie heads to NYC and meets her mentor Larissa Loughlin who works for interview magazine, it’s all about the clothes. And I love all of them. From Larissa’s 80s over the top style to Carrie’s sparkling prom dresses, it’s a feast for the eyes. Watch and drool. Perfect chick viewing.