KIM PEREIRA

In 2011 I submitted two designs so I could be selected to participate in the Lakme Fashion Week. It was too early to aim at that platform but I have always done what my heart said. Accepting failure positively is just another step towards success. So yes, my saree designs didn't get selected but I got the ticket / pass to watch the Gen Next Show....something I wouldn't want to miss.What I didnt realise was that the ticket was valid only for the one show and not for all of them on that particular day. When I reached the venue I was miserable and yet believed that I would get to enter somehow. Fortunately my friend was around and he knew this person who knew Akshay Kumar (Bollywood Superstar). So there..... I had the passes ordered via AK's office and got to meet the important people of the industry. It is here I met an elderly man from TOI who asked me how I planned to stand out in the fashion industry....what was my main motto After talking for a while I realised I love th

Not all are comfortable wearing the Saree. Some think they are too young to wear it while the older ones think they will look the same old self by wearing another saree. So the Saree Gown invention is perfect for these type of women. It looks like a gown and yet has a saree tinge to it because of the pallu / stole draping; and it is pre stitched ;) I have uploaded a Saree Gown Picture designed by me for a close friend in Colaba, Mumbai. It has thread / resham embroidery in the front and the back of the yoke. The back work is sexily designed to reveal the beautiful back elegantly.

Colours make us feel good. However too much of it in a garment can make one look like a Rainbow. And who would want that. So if you are someone who loves vibrant colours and yet want to keep it subtle then the best thing is to add a darker colour in one shade either to the top or bottom of the garment. Eg. have a single colour yoke / blouse and the kalis / lehenga could be colourful. and the dupatta could be shimmery but subtle. Just like the lehenga picture I have uploaded here. With the Maharani neckline on the blouse and few borders on the lehenga and the dupatta you will look no less than a maharani on your special day.

Today's Weddings are like Fashion Shows. Everyone is trying hard to look their best. Some may revamp their old outfits while others may borrow from their friends and squeeze into them while many may buy new designer clothes. For many it is like the more the bling and work, the better and trendy it is..... In this made up competition one fails to appreciate their true beauty though deep down they know that actual beauty lies in simplicity. So wear on your best Smile no matter how simple your outfit is and look like a Diva.