https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:41:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539854 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:46:40 +0000 MsMary 539854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wowzers! Those looks are nothing short of spectacular!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539732 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:46:01 +0000 Anonymous 539732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sylvie, thanks for the offer, but I wouldn't be able to fit any anklets over my new gladiaters, lol! Plus I'm not sure how a middle aged mom in suburbia would be percieved jingling throught the grocery store. Maybe the look will become popular and I'll find some then (I can always dream, right)?</p> <p>Last year about this time I was fed up with the up-coming clothing choices for my extremely hot climate. I ended up googling what other people wear around the world that makes more sense for keeping cool. I loved the lightweight and loosely fitting woven clothing of India and remember wishing it would look ok for me to wear some churridar (?) pants sets around town! Let's hope these looks take off in the US!</p> <p>Mandipa, thank you so much for giving me the background on the silver anklets! I had wondered about that. For some reason, I love that fact that two matching ones are worn. Maybe I can get two matching (bracelet) cuffs and live out my fantasy that way! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539648 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:38:19 +0000 MNsara 539648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I have to agree that these are absolutely gorgeous!! I love the elegant, sumptuous fabric and jewels, the exotic feel, the high style interpretation, in fact, everything about these is fab!!!</p> <p>If this actually begins to show up in RTW, I'll be the first to grab one of those ivory jewel-button Chanel jackets - yum :-)</p> <p>ETA: even their dreadlocked updos are fab, fab, fab with the gorgeous jewels in them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539619 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:32:44 +0000 Sylvie 539619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Claire: Silver anklets are very common. I own umm... several pairs, because I keep receiving them as gifts.</p> <p>@Manidipa, your analysis is spot on.</p> <p>@Bella: Some of the shoes, particularly the sandals are identical to those sold off the rack in India. Unfortunately, they're definitely sitting shoes - who cares about comfort if you can make your feet look good?</p> <p>I think my mom has some costume jewelry and anklets from a previous trip that are just sitting around- or I could pick up a few more later today if anyone is interested? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539572 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:25:45 +0000 lyn* 539572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow; the jewellery is large, but very tasteful... I like all the pink tones with gold </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539549 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:13:49 +0000 modgrl 539549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG this stuff is stunning! I would wear any of these pieces! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539546 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:09:51 +0000 catgirl 539546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*screaming*</p> <p>These are so gorgeous I can't even stand it!</p> <p>I have a tikli, nothing like these but now I want to wear it to the upcoming wedding. OMG, I would love to wear the one you linked to if I could find something similar - it is TDF and so stunning! I love these interpretations. I've seen lots of Indian high fashion designers with similar creations but Chanel is a whole different spin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539531 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:48:18 +0000 bella 539531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can I get one of each pair of shoes featured? This collection is breathtaking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539235 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:16:32 +0000 ManidipaM 539235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sylvie, thanks so much for this link. I can quite imagine a lot of these inspiring ethnic daywear and eveningwear in India as well, just because Chanel's 'endorsed' it! Thought much of it not very far from what many women wear fairly regularly here, as evening or occasional wear. It's actually not so much inspired by men's formalwear as women's garments here, I think, looking at the shapes of necklines, the overall lines, the detailing. (Men usually wear higher, often collared necklines, straighter and simpler silhouettes, not as much surface embellishment.) </p> <p>Daywear's less embellished for women too --- maybe only as much as the white outfit with the green bag and purple-pink-green embroidered 'jewellery'. But the mad beaded sandals even turn up as workwear with ethnic clothes in many cities!</p> <p>I for one will be very curious to see how these translate to highstreet garments and street fashion where you ladies are.</p> <p>When I was born, my grandmother got one of those dangly headpieces, called a maangtika or tikli, made up at once for me to wear when I grew up and got married! 27 years later, I did just that. The pieces shown here are of course far more intricate than my simple gold medallion. </p> <p>PS: Silver anklets were common to the point where it was de rigeur for all little girls at least up to my own generation, Claire! Though many of the everyday ones will only include a single small cluster of bells, but they all tend to tinkle! These silver anklets typically turn up at weddings as well, and we always wear matched pairs, sometimes with toe rings added. They are often the only piece of non-gold jewellery the bride wears, because the goddess of wealth is identified with gold, and it is considered disrespectful to her for gold to touch the feet (symbolic of kicking away luck and prosperity). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539162 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:24:33 +0000 Meredith1953 539162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow!! It's like the Arabian Nights come to life! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539120 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:12:58 +0000 Anonymous 539120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh this stuff is so amazingly glamorous and the headpieces look absolutely royal! I love the beaded sandals and cuffs: stunning! This all really strikes a chord with me. Thank you for sharing the link.</p> <p>I once saw a little Indian girl with two matching anklets made of tiny jingle-y silver bells and I experienced a sudden stab of envy. I don't know if these are common or not; I've never seen any before or since. I'll totally wear a dangle-y headpiece with you Sylvie! In my mind I'm an undiscovered princess. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/chanel-pre-fall-2012-inspired-by-india#post-539105 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:32:01 +0000 Sylvie 539105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello all,</p> <p>I was searching the internet for shopping locations for my last day in India, when I stumbled across this blog post showcasing some Indian inspired fashion.</p> <p><a href="http://heymishka.com/2012/01/22/festive-dressing-part-2-lessons-from-chanel-pre-fall-2012/" rel="nofollow">http://heymishka.com/2012/01/2.....fall-2012/</a></p> <p>I would wear this one right off the runway if I had the opportunity and chutzpah. It's inspired by Indian men's formalwear, but I love the interpretation.</p> <p><a href="http://tchaikovskydarling.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/chanel-pre-fall-2012-27.jpg?w=600&#038;h=857" rel="nofollow">http://tchaikovskydarling.file.....#038;h=857</a></p> <p>Also, if dangling head jewelry comes into fashion, I'll be the first to sign up for it. I have 1-2 pieces that would love to come out of the closet for more than the occasional Indian wedding.</p> <p>I love almost everything about this collection - the colors, the fabrics, the excessive use of jewelry. </p>