Gathered Neckline Top

Gathered neckline top - is an attire ideal for summer.

Take any dress of yours (close neck)for a basic block.  Spread the folded garment neatly on a table and trace the outline of the dress with a chalk.  Trace only front upto your desired length. Use this block for cutting Back too.

This paper block looks the same what you have outlined from your dress.  You have to make one little change, is that keep a mid point in neck.  Draw a line from mid point of the neck to the bust point.  (Pay attention to the neck on my block).  While tracing your dress on the paper, take 9.5 cm from armhole depth - for 36" bust size.  Cut from mid point of neck to bust point.  It is your dart.  Place the block paper on another paper and spread or open the dart upto 5 to 8 cm and trace along your original bodice block (1), your neck, shoulder, armhole, waist and centre front (means all sides).  

Draw a line from shoulder tip and blend along armhole curve.  Cut from the line as shown below in image, and your block (2) is ready for tracing on the material.

Cut front and back with same block.  Cut 4 cm breadth strips on bias to finish neck and shoulder. 

On back, cut 5 cm length in centre back for back opening.  To finish a placket, attach 3 cm breadth with 7 cm length strip and fold inside.  Finish other side too.

Attach shoulders, (may be an inch left as shoulder for joining).  After attaching shoulder, finish neck with bias 4 cm strips.  Keep the ends open in back (placket ) so as to insert a rope for gathering.  

4cm bias (wrong side bias on right side of cloth) attached to neck with pins, draw a 1 cm breadth along the neck for hassle free stitching.  Trim 0.3 cm will help in better folding when finishing neck lines.  Fold inside the neck line and finish with a stitch.

Preparing rope:  Take 4 cm breadth of desired length.  You can attach many lengthy pieces together for desired length.   Make a rope by folding both raw sides inside.  After finishing this rope, insert one open end at the back side.  Pull from another side.  

Final construction:  Attach sides leaving 1.5 inch from raw edges.  Seal the edges with overlock stitches.

The final dress of yours would look like this.  Keep trying.

BOLLYWOOD LEHENGAS - MOST INFLUENTIAL FOR BRIDES-TO-BE

Brides and Bollywood combination is a 100-year old affair in Bollywood.  Brides-to-be are swooning about Bollywood fancy lehengas.  Bollywood has a great admiration in our lives.  It is starting from buying a grocery to beauty tips, we are influenced by bollywood celebrities.

Bollywood movies are the one we follow for bridal fashion.  Desired to wear best lehenga for the wedding, brides-to-be are desperately waiting for the release of Karan Johar's family drama film for the latest bridal fashion trend.

   
The most famed lehenga is Madhuri Dixit in "jutte do paise lo" song was a box-office hit.  Desperately, we are following gorgeous Bollywood brides for fashion to win over our hearts.

   
It is a remembrance to those box-office hit movies, we revisit some Bollywood brides hit lehengas here.

The green lehenga - Hum Apke Hain Kaun.

Poo's lehenga- K3G

Simran's Green lehenga - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

Naina's Blue lehenga - Kal Ho Na Ho

Maya's Red lehenga - Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

Aisha's white lehenga - Aisha

Rani's Blue and Red lehenga - Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

Tanu's Green lehenga - Tanu weds Manu Returns.

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MADRAS COUTURE FASHION WEEK

Third Season of Madras Couture Fashion week is very close.  It is an opportunity for aspiring fashion designers, students who completed their fashion course can showcase their creation to frontiers and critics from the industry.

Venue:  Grand by GRT Hotels
Dates:    June 16, 17, 18

For registration and participation details, please call - 9841420066

Half Saree type Sarees in 2016

FASHION TRENDS In SAREE - 2016

Sarees trends are always coming up with new styles whether it is material, colour, or length.  The trend, catching in Chennai is "HALF and HALF-SAREE."

     Looks modern, yet this design comes from old traditional value where young girls used to wear half- saree.

     Half Saree has gained fabulous popularity in recent months.  It sounds familiar and too-old South Indian attire, thus style is not restricted to only few specific patterns and designs, but it is a great party wear too.

     Georgette, cotton, Shibori, Bangalori silk, net are some materials used for this design.

LACE SAREE

    The prettiest material is lace.  It adds the value to a garment so as to a saree.  It is known for the classiest value and it will never leave the trend.  One such highlight is the intricate weave and it gives a glamorous look.  The lace saree is best matched with the right blouse to compliment the crisp texture.

BANARAS SAREE

Very traditional but it is considered as glamorous attire.  It is most popular for its heavy detailing and lavish brocades.  It is gaining popularity among young because of revival of Indian weaving techniques.  

SHEER NET SAREE

If you want to have a modern chic look then sheer net Saree is definitely the right choice for you.  Saree is lightweight and transparent.  This material gives a glittering look to your outfit.  It is always a hit with Bollywood celebrities and fashionistas.  It is worn at parties and special occasions.  Maintenance can be challenging and because of its crispiness and long flowing material it is unmanageable some times.

  

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Melange - WOW PIKU COLLECTION

This is to simply share my interests with others about Melange.  Melange is from Lifestyle.  The collection at Melange boasts an exceptional style statement.  I felt like I need more words to express; it is fashionable, fancy, embellished, embroidered, on trend, finely detailed, figure friendly, edgy and so on.  Some dramatic collections at Melange makes you feel "must have" in your wardrobe.

Some latest new collections:

                                                     Timeless Elegance

This is waist coated and can be removable.  Simple and ethnic.

                                                     Floratec

The design by name is called Floratec.  This is sound, vibrant and colorful.  This front buttoned mandarin collared kurti is summer special.

                                                      Finely detailed

This anywhere-wear traditional embroidered, knee length kurta with a string knot for a refined look.

                                                      Tales from Suzan

I found mystic when I saw this dress; may be the color of the dress or the print.  I can say it is a kind of pull over type or a peasant type can be teamed up with denim.

                                                      Entangles

Piku  - This is famous Piku Collection.  Plain white chikan kurta with black bandi (jacket).  Piku collection resembled the styles of Deepika's look from "Piku" movie.  This modern-ethnic look is functional and comfortable.

                                                     Ikat bazzar

It is a Ikat printed 3/4th sleeved polyester kurti which is vibrant and colorful.

This is a flouncy, double textured kurta which has got eye-catchy look because of floral design, can be clubbed with orange leggings gives a chic and ethnic look.

Melange by Lifestyle latest collections are breathtaking.  I inspired by Piku collection and its versatility among other brands that put me to pen my thoughts in the blog.   Many dramatic collections like Oriental Bloom and Ethnic exclusive are among the best.  I am going to add some more collections to my wardrobe and I recommend to others also.

JEANS: NEW ARRIVALS

  Jeans is a style quotient for every women and at the same time, it is fashionable and comfortable.  Major fashion brands in India are  

1. Levi-strauss
2. Zara
3. Wrangler
4. Lee
5. Pepe
6. Calvin-Klein
7. Desire
8. Flying machine
9. Desire
10. Raymond

Out of above, Levi is always my first choice to choose.  

LEVI NEW ARRIVALS are slight curve, demi curve and bold curve.  Indigo Bay, a new arrival of slight curve which pair up with any kind of blouses, tops, tees and tanks.

   In demi curve, a style called Blue Ribbon,  it has got many rips otherwise called as strategic rips around hip and upper thigh area which is a classic boyfriend style yet it comes under skinny style.

In bold curve, Indigo smoulder which would be a common pick for every women  because it gives trendy, cool and slouchy look for women.  It can be paired up with light-hued blouses and tops.

The trend of boyfriend jeans is hitting slowly in India and it surely will catch up its position. 

In Will's Lifestyle, floral blended leggings are good choice and a popular brand called 109F has also launched floral printed jeggings which are available in Shoppersstop.

Jeggings also comfortable it gives an alternate look to skinny jeans which is casual and stylish.   It can pair up with knee-length dresses like tunics and  short-kurtis, it would really add your fashion quotient.

For babies, Levi-Strauss has come up with, called "My first Levi's."

JEAN SIZE:

Buying a pair of perfectly-fitted jeans is absolutely priceless.  It boosts your confidence and  your image level among your friends and colleagues.  Some jeans come sized in inches (such as 32, 34, 36 and 38).  Knowing your waist size will allow you to buy a perfect jeans from any brand.  By taking a measuring tape, you can do it yourself.  Wrap the measuring tape around your waist where the crease line is, which is around your waist.  This is located by a bend at the waist to your side will make you to identify the crease line around your waist.

The second part is to measure your inseam length (in non-technical terms, double line stitch at your jeans which is started from the zip end to the ankle point.) . The other way is to find the inseam length is by; if you already own a perfect-fit jeans then lay them flat on a table and using the measurement tape, take the measurement from the crotch seam (which is from the zip end) to the ankle hem would help you to find a perfect-fit jean for you.

HEAVY ARMS OR FLABBY ARMS:

When women doesn't have ideal body weight, it is common to have excess fat on your arms.  The choice of dress like sleeveless, fitted sleeves, short sleeves and sleeve styles cannot be worn by them.  Fitness is one way to get rid of flabby arms.

The other way is to give a conscious effort to wear dresses with,

1.  Long tapered sleeves
2.  Extension sleeves
3.  Vertical detailing on center front (as shown in below picture)

This will help move attention from heavy arms.

They should avoid:  Fitted sleeves, short sleeves and raglan styles.

                                              Heavy/flabby arms

Should wear vertical detailing like this would suit female.