Why so Serious???

Ms. Rai made her 10th appearance at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival. As gorgeous as she looked in her yet again Elie Saab couture gown (which was quite similar to the Lavender Elie Saab she wore last year)…I wish she’d opt for some fun, color and drama this time around.

This was 2010...







I'm hoping that 2011 will go like this:

Alexander McQueen silk gown
4,790 GBP - brownsfashion.com

Pierre Hardy wedge booty
$1,1900 thecorner.com

Alexander McQueen platform heels
$1,165 - couture.zappos.com

Azzedine Alaia black ankle booty
1.125 EUR - montaignemarket.com

box clutch
$1,495 - cultstatus.com.au



Box clutch
$1,495 - alexandermcqueen.com

ELIE SAAB studded handbag
ly.st

Forever21 flower bracelet
$13 - forever21.com

G by Guess black cuff bracelet
$19 - gbyguess.com

Linea Pelle wrap around bracelet
$65 - lpcollection.com

Lucifer Vir Honestus blue sapphire ring
$9,650 - barneys.com


Kimberly McDonald gold bangle
42,670 GBP - brownsfashion.com



Feather earring
4.99 GBP - republic.co.uk

One shoulder dress
$368 - aliceandolivia.com

Christian Louboutin stiletto heels
695 GBP - brownsfashion.com

ALDO leather high heels
$100 - aldoshoes.com


Christian Louboutin platform stiletto heels
595 GBP - brownsfashion.com

Satin handbag
95 GBP - karenmillen.com

Dorothy Perkins clutch
15 GBP - topshop.com

Alexander McQueen gold clutch
ly.st

Halston heritage handbag
$356 - my-wardrobe.com

Kendra Scott filigree jewelry
$90 - stefanibags.com


Kimberly McDonald stud earring
2,350 GBP - brownsfashion.com

Crystal earring
20 GBP - coast-stores.com


Kendra scott earring
$60 - stefanibags.com




H M metal ring
3.99 GBP - hm.com

Zac Posen silk gown
$3,800 - net-a-porter.com

High heels
$1,630 - giuseppezanottidesign.com




Gladiator sandal
595 GBP - harveynichols.com

KOTUR suede handbag
$455 - boutique1.com

Chloé leather handbag
$1,835 - mytheresa.com

Leslie Danzis bead chain necklace
$88 - nordstrom.com


Aurélie Bidermann chain necklace
$2,080 - kirnazabete.com


Marni metal bracelet
$189 - mytheresa.com

Julie Wolfe drop earring
$1,490 - barneys.com

By Malene Birger metal bracelet
$165 - ssense.com


Brass bracelet
$115 - reissonline.com

Gold earring
99 GBP - freemans.com

Forever21 cuff bracelet
$7.80 - forever21.com

Erickson Beamon chain bracelet
$840 - barneys.com

Alice Olivia silk evening dress
$495 - net-a-porter.com

Charlotte Olympia high heel shoes
550 GBP - harveynichols.com

Filigree jewelry
$258 - dannijo.com

Rodrigo Otazu collar necklace
$428 - charmandchain.com

When you have a face that can launch a 1000 ships...why oh why doesn't a colorful playing field beckon?

Pixie Lott, Coachella and California Dreaming

If you’ve ever visited the ASOS shopping site then you are definitely familiar with the UK brand Lipsy… they churn out a steady stream of bang-on-trend apparel to trendy accessories!
After performing at Coachella, singer Pixie Lott’s apparently so smitten by the trend-spotting there that she is collaborating with Lipsy to create two collections for them- Pixie Party and California Dreaming.

California Dreaming inspired by all the different looks spotted at the music festival looks like a collection which is a revival of the 70s….wispy fabrics, vintage lace, florals and playsuits. For the party collection, she is going the Gucci way with bright color blocking.

Her webisode which is pretty interesting, documents her inspiration and bringing the designs to life…



The collection was recently launched at the Swarovski Crystalized Lounge in Oxford Circus.. and the designer was spotted in one of her own!

Matthew Williamson for Macy's Impulse

It was H&M and now it's Macy's who is having a designer do-over....

They've now roped in Matthew Williamson to do a line for Impulse. Williamson's designs are all about jet-setting, glamazon luxury...and this line is no different.
He's ticked off all the check boxes in the 0-11 trend list: Brights, animal print, tribal prints, shoulder detailing...though the first thing that struck me about this ad campaign is how similar the Yellow one-shoulder dress is to the coveted Lanvin for H&M dress.
Seeing how popular and sought after that particular piece was.....guess Macy's took a page out of the H&M design book.

Believe In Me Now

He's back, he back..he's back!!!! So after a short hiatus..one of my favorite artist's is back with hopefully another chart buster.. I can't really tell if it will be or not, especially since it comes after 'Dynamite' and 'Higher'. Actually, who cares....Taio Cruz = Super hot music!

Taio Cruz's new one 'Believe in Me Now'. If you're wondering why it has such a house feel to it..it's coz it's produced by Swedish House Mafia.

If you aren't listening to it already, you should be

Stay Addicted

Growing up, a favorite pastime during seemingly endless vacation time was to get the local tailor to bring to life what I had sketched on paper. From clothes to bags and belts, I’ve watched in fascination as he would quickly cut and sew these designs…it was like watching a magic show and waiting with bated breath for the next thing to come out of the magicians hat. Over the years, lesser time was spent vacationing at my family home and the tailor has long since pursued more lucrative career prospects….(though I still do remain his preferred customer)…but the love for design stayed on. So fast forward to 2007, a gnawing restlessness to do something oriented around my love for design descended on me and thus ‘Addiction’ began. ‘Addiction’ is a brand under which I design clutches and bags. Again, like my tailor from my school days, I managed to find some skilled workforce who’d bring to life my sketches. Though the language barrier and our differences in design aesthetics required a amicable work-around, it’s been a lot of fun getting these pieces together and the learnings, from these guys who actually tailor these pieces, is slowly making up for my lack of formal education in design. This year’s summer collection was on display at the ‘Soul Santhe’ which was a Goasque flea market that was held last weekend in Bangalore. For the collection I chose to stick pre-dominantly with breezy fabrics in bright and deep hues, threw in a few fun florals, made staple blacks a little more dramatic with lace and animal print and added a customary white with my favorite pyramid studs. I also thought I’d branch out into other aspects of the accessories world and sourced some great jewellery from statement necklaces to bejeweled earrings, rings and cuffs. ‘Addiction’ is on Facebook (The Facebook badge on the top right hand corner of this blog should take you to it). The pictures are courtesy a photographer friend of mine and the website is on the way…...Now a breather and then it’s time to start thinking out the next collection for later this year. All in all, the entire journey has been a lot of fun and I’ve discovered that there’s nothing more fulfilling than doing something you are passionate about!