Saturday, November 24, 2007

Salwar Khameez-Really Nice Ones






I recently put up some salwar khameez for sale on my site. I bought them from this guy from Madurai who stops over in Singapore when he is bringing his shipment of salwar khameez to his buyers in other places. It is like a family business for him.Designed and made by his family members! I like his clothes because they are really simple and elegant. I try not to wear salwar khameez because they make me look like a sack of potatoes!Shapeless! Sometimes no choice, I have to wear because of attending family functions. I try to tailor make my salwar khameez so that it looks more well designed without any garish overdone embroidery. These guy , i met has buyers from boutiques in Europe. I really like his stuff.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Rekha's a classic!




Rekha, who can be arguably termed India's Greta Garbo, continues to be Bollywood's ever-graceful style diva and still sets many a heart aflutter even as she turns 53 .
The actress, who is synonymous with style and beauty for her fans, surprised many when she bagged the MTV Lycra Maha Style Icon Award in 2004. In 2006, British magazine Eastern Eye listed her as one of "Asia's Sexiest Women" in their September issue.
A rare blend of beauty and talent, Rekha also hogs the limelight for her timeless beauty and mysterious lifestyle. She is quite secretive about her personal life, lives alone with her secretary Farzana and doesn't socialise much except to attend award functions.
She manages the media's prying eye tactfully and always keeps her cool.
"I'm a very shy person. Unlike what has been insinuated, it's not a strategy to retain my aura. I'm not trying to live up to any mystery woman image.
"People might think that I am not married and have no children, the conventional lifestyle you know, but I see it this way - as long as you are alive, you have a chance to have a future. At least there is hope," she was quoted as saying.
As an actress she evolved with each role she played. Be it a courtesan in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan or a housewife in Ijazzat or a fun-loving girl in Khubsoorat, she has always proved her mettle.
After watching Umrao Jaan, nobody could believe that she could barely speak Hindi when she came to Bollywood as her enunciation of Urdu in the period film was flawless. She won the National Award for it.
"As a performer, she is inspiring. It's not only Umrao Jaan but her entire career and characters that she essayed through her performances that are extremely inspiring," Aishwarya Rai said in an interview.
Rekha gave memorable performances in Ghar, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Khubsoorat, Silsila, Vijeta, Utsav, Khoon Bhari Maang, Zubeida, Bhoot and Krrish.
But she disappointed her fans and critics in Mira Nair's controversial Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love in 1996 and as a wife who turns to prostitution in Aastha: In the Prison of Spring the following year. Many felt it was the end of her career.