https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:52:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-546412 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:31:52 +0000 ManidipaM 546412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mander, bad links! Try right-clicking on the photo to open it in a separate/window or tab, and then copy the URL? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-546390 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:06:37 +0000 Mander 546390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Neat! I liked the gender-bending shoe selections on some of the men, and the bright colored oxfords. Maybe I'll think more seriously about a few items I have seen around here...</p> <p>These were a few of my favorites, that I could actually envisage adapting for myself:<br /> <a href="http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw-2012-people-shoes-and-style/2012/02/#" rel="nofollow">http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw...../2012/02/#</a><br /> <a href="http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw-2012-people-shoes-and-style/2012/02/#" rel="nofollow">http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw...../2012/02/#</a></p> <p>And I really like this guy's asymmetrical jacket:<br /> <a href="http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw-2012-people-shoes-and-style/2012/02/#" rel="nofollow">http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw...../2012/02/#</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-546285 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:25:04 +0000 maharani 546285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Indian fashion scene has always been lively-even traditional tailors all know what is in style and can interpret it in custom clothing very quickly. Both the sari and salwar have entered the 21st century successfully and of course western styles are influencing Indian fashion. I try to stay in touch with both, which can be challenging but is fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-545451 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:05:23 +0000 Jenava 545451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Since I started working in IT at a comapny who contracts with InfoSys I've become friends with a few Indians. A couple of gotten married and I LOVE looking through their wedding albums! I wish I could afford to attend!</p> <p>Thanks for posting these, I esp. love the Wear About blog. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-545304 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:38:51 +0000 Fruitful 545304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>T-shirts sporting lapels - what an interesting comparison! Very informative post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544976 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:32:05 +0000 rachylou 544976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome links! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544873 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:13:18 +0000 ManidipaM 544873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CocoLion: No worries, there's lots of pretty serious designers and a lot of very stylish women in India who have been and continue to be taken with Nehru's preferred look To give the devil his due, his was a fairly conservative and unimaginative version, apart from the cap (aka Gandhi topi, though Gandhi is not known for wearing one!). The 'Nehru collar' (his coat style) actually predates him, and the coat and pants, with the tunic beneath are to men's ethnic formalwear in India what the 3-piece suit is in the West.</p> <p>Since about the 80s especially, but even earlier to some extent, women's fashion has also adopted that silhouette and those specific pieces. Nehru collars are seen on men's dress shirts (worn with regular Western-style pants) as well as women's tunics, and even make it to the short 'choli' blouse worn with sarees or the longer version with lehengas/ghagras (the long skirt ensemble for women). </p> <p>Going a little off-topic, it's pretty fascinating how fashion evolves! Men's casual wear these days often features jeans with a short shirt that has a Nehru collar and just enough of an opening to slip over the neck (instead of buttons all the way down the front). The original design for these shirts was based on very casual clothes, almost in the realm of underwear. When I think about it, the equivalent would be T-shirts suddenly all sporting lapels instead of crew necks because we all came to admire Lincoln's look!</p> <p>In northern India, men's wedding suits are almost always still based on the same Nehruvian template, with an added stole and often a cartload of embroidered embellishments. Indian designers often have a deep leaning towards party clothes and eveningwear precisely because our traditionally elephantine trousseaus and week-long (or longer!) wedding 'events' are their biggest source of income by leaps and bounds! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544863 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:22:18 +0000 CocoLion 544863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh very fabulous, thanks for the links Mandipa! I see some seriously cool style happening in India, and I am taken by the men. I've long been a fan of the style of Mr. Nehru. Don't laugh! At least what I saw interpreted via TV dramas such as "Mountbatten." Those long coats + skinny pants + interesting footwear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544858 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:00:16 +0000 DragonflyJane 544858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the colours &amp; textures - so vibrant. A feast for the eyes on a cold wintry day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544841 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:35:50 +0000 Fruitful 544841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Manipida! You're so lucky to know someone who worked for Vogue! I'm going to ask my Dad who she is. Thanks for explaining about SAHMs in India. I still feel I'll come across as the clueless expat descendant that I am:) you've given me courage, I shall follow up anyway! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544840 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:29:57 +0000 ManidipaM 544840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ladies, I'm so happy you enjoyed this. I was feeling a little silly and uncertain putting up this post at first --- I mean, how is this relevant to most people here? But then I remembered the Chanel show several people were so excited about.</p> <p>Meredith: Those two caught by eye too! In fact, I happened on the blog while trawling for shoes, and I've been eyeing the second pair in an online store for a few months. But I need to go to a shop and try it on first. There's not much by way of return policies here for virtual stores.</p> <p>Fruitful --- Ah, Goa! The land of eternal holiday Such a lovely laidback place from which to claim your roots. Colourful, too, and deliciously welcoming to those who march to their own unique drummer.</p> <p>Vogue's been VERY popular in India. A friend of mine was the editor there for a while, so I know a few names on that tombstone. What's your cousin called? I do hope you get in touch... I think SAHM is pretty much the default lifestyle here, at least for part of most Indian women's lives (childcare support is from scary to non-existent). So it's really a non-issue here in most circles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544792 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:43:34 +0000 Jilly 544792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Really fun photos of the shoes, and I loved the clothes in the wearabout blog so much. I love how they were more covered up but still very stylish and interesting looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544579 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:33:23 +0000 Fruitful 544579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really enjoyed those links Manipida! I loved some of the button detailing on dresses and coats in the fashion show, and the pairing of 2 toned oxfords with salwar type pants.</p> <p>I also liked seeing the fashion graduate wearing the top from South Goa. My Dad is from Goa but I haven't been since I was little (my bad) so it is just a picture in my imagination.</p> <p>Your post reminds me, my Dad brought home an Indian magazine - maybe even Vogue, I could be imagining that though - one of my relatives is a junior stylist for them. I have no idea why I haven't followed this up and tried to communicate with her! I guess I feel I just don't know her... I'm a bit shy and culturally helpless and my SAHM status makes me flail in the face of professionals ^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544519 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:14:10 +0000 Meredith1953 544519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome link. Some very lovely shoes!! Here are two of my favorites. Nice low heels but very pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544506 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:01:42 +0000 Lisa 544506@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Neat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544266 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:54:56 +0000 Amy 544266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh wow, these blogs provide a treat for the eyes! Thank you, Mandipa! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544233 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:10:09 +0000 Beth Ann 544233@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Mandipa! This is something fresh to my eye, and I reminder to see style globally! I so love the fearless approach to color and the clear appreciate of comfort and ease in dress, as well! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544157 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:31:27 +0000 ManidipaM 544157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love to, Angie. Glad you ladies are enjoying a glimpse of India! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544150 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:22:25 +0000 Angie 544150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, wow! Be sure to post these links on this weeks Link Love thread, Manidipa. They are amazing. Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544149 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:17:10 +0000 Anonymous 544149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What great links, thank you so much! I love the idea of covering up with something light weight, loose and light colored in the summer. The sun is so strong here in Phoenix that it feels like your skin is going to catch fire. But no one covers up in a white long sleeved shirt because we have been conditioned to believe that "bare is cooler". So not true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544073 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:47:55 +0000 ManidipaM 544073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! Hello Kitty, a l'Indienne! :-D</p> <p>Well, it's winter now (and some of India does have actual real freezing winters) AND even in summer, you would want to be covered so that the sun (stronger in the tropics) doesn't burn you to a frizzle! That accounts for a lot of covering up. The desert areas are particularly painful, being like an oven by day and chilly at night even in summer. You will therefore also notice a lot of headgear or ad hoc coverings for the head.</p> <p>Plus, when the roads are really mucky underfoot --- sanitation is a real problem in overcrowded cities where there are a lot of homeless and tenement-dwelling populations, and it gets crazy during the monsoon rains --- you really want your legs guarded against splashes of mud and worse. </p> <p>Covering up is very timeless in India, for quite practical reasons. And I guess winter pallor is not much of a concern for us, so no reason to try and get a tan! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544065 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:33:55 +0000 Vildy 544065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for these! I was interested to see how covered up most people were in the wearabout blog. Also, loved these shoes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/india-fashion-week-shoes-style-off-the-runway#post-544033 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:33:37 +0000 ManidipaM 544033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Someone said they were happy to see Indian fashion on YLF, when I posted my WIW. Taking you at your word, then, a couple of links!</p> <p>Found this blog just today. Not the best quality of photos, and no real analysis of the shows, just runway shots. But what caught my eye was this people watch: <a href="http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw-2012-people-shoes-and-style/2012/02/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.bestylish.com/wifw.....e/2012/02/</a></p> <p>This is one style blog I really like --- fabulous photos of real Indian street fashion, not just fashionistas and celebs but just the regular folk about town, and also shows, designers, couture etc. Not very wordy, but the pictures are resoundingly articulate. <a href="http://wearabout.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wearabout.wordpress.com/</a> </p>