CHaaTs

after shopping for hours one does tend to get tired......and chats are just the thing to eat !! these spicy - tangy and absolutely delicious dishes are specialty of north India.... and there's so much to choose from......

and to cool off there's chuski - the Indian ice-cream (umm actually there ain't any cream).... they crush ice in front of u and then mount it on a stick and add a flavoured liquid of your choice....and of course there's fresh coconut water... these are yumMy!!!

clothes....anyone???

oh my god!! these street shops are any shoppers paradise... i mean..every thing's so cheap.. saris n salwar material.....tones of them !!! the shops are filled with brightly coloured clothes.. there's a wide range to choose from in both ready made n tailored goods....plus the tailors are right there.....n the prices can be bargained ... :)



did I forget to mention their service



walls covered with clothes, they are all hung there for display....

DeLhI

i was in Delhi for a couple of days.....n i saw these gr8 flea market stuff jeans, bags , shoes, u name it they have it......n its so darn cheap.... footwear for just 100 bucks...bags n purses ranging between 100 n 150.... n the fancy bikini's for like 50 bucks....plus plenty of street food for a tired shopper.... i shopped for 6 hours straight and still couldn't get enough of it!!! So the next few posts are going to be filled with stuff i bought n saw in Delhi....

chikan kari

primarily done on fine fabric like Georgette of chiffon.... its base is in lucknow...its basically a white on white work but recently people have started experimenting... the shadow work done here is remarkable. In this the herringbone stitch or Bakhiya is worked on the wrong side of the fabric. Looking on the right side the effect is that of the shadows between the double running stitch. Another variation of shadow work is created by cutting the patterns in the same fabric as the base material and stitching it on the wrong side.

resembled french knots are used to make tiny raised flowers, simple stem stitch, buttonhole stitch(hool), running and chain stitch (zanzeer)... there are a lot of sites which give instructions on how to go about making these....if any queries mail me.

cute Dior shoes

i was checking out some stuff and came across these really cute shoes from Dior wit these great woven and interlaced pattern ....check them out...

illustrations!!

these are my illustrations wit my garments and the knitted swatches i made........filled using corel draw...this is a complete knit collection, all the swatches used are made in a hand flat knitting machine.......

traditional paintings.....

in my colg v are taught a lot about traditional Indian work of art...so this time th assignment was to recreate the painted textiles on India on paper using poster colors....this is what i did.....

KALAMKARI



PABUJI KI PHAD

PATACHITRA

















PICHVAI

my first garment!!!

i just finished it the day before...my jury was yesterday and the professors liked it :) .... this is the 1st am making a garment n that too using a knitted material was kinda harder than the woven material i practic on...... but am so happy wit th outcome....

black aint back this time...........

black.....th classic color.....naah....not any more.....basic black aint basic any more....for a long time now every1 has been so crazy abt black(so have i) but lets move over ppl....summers here.....so are so many new shades........am not the only 1 sayin this......look at th celebs for instanc....didnt j lo wear that way deep neck green thing to th grammy....didnt jolie wear white at the award function....so ppl...lets stop bein shepherded into th age of th black anymore.....but hey a bit of th lil' black dress wont hurt(i stil ve a soft spot 4 it )........ :)

pretty corky stuff!!!

i found these cork slippers in t nagar.....they are really cheap(100bucks) plus they come in so many shapes n sizes plus there are so any colors to choose from..... i found it really hard to select 1.....so i got 2 :)........well the pic i ve is some what like th ones they r selling.....

Belts

this summer belts are in and our local flea markets have a wide range to choose from....th prices ranging from 100-500, there are so many colors to choose from.....and there's no end to creativity add beads, shells, metals, ........and customize it!!! this season say good bye to leather belts and try on fabric belts..(mostly woven) these come with great print and surface ornamentation.........add them on to ur jeans or skirts....

fashion 4 all

this blog is dedicated to fashion fanatics all over....as a student of fashion i keep learnin new stuff every day...and like every other student(who loves to shop) am always on the look out for the low-priced flea market stuff.....this blog will contain tips on the trends that are in and helps u know where to shop!!!! plus i ll keep updating my works for your feedback....