The Navy Blue of India is Indeed Hot Pink
August 24, 2010
Our guest blogger from Mala Handmade, Richa shares her favorite discoveries from her visit to THE prettiest showroom in Jaipur called Hot Pink!
P.S: Just a note that the Hot Pink house line is on sale Wednesday (that’s tomorrow!) on Exclusively.In.
Pink walls, grand forts, the Hawa Mahal: Jaipur has good reason to be a top tourist destination in India and a go-to backdrop for romantic Bollywood movies. I always visit the old city when I’m in Jaipur and make time to visit the palaces in the hills – but during my last trip to the famed pink city, I made sure to stop by the gardens of Narain Niwas, a charming palace turned hotel in the heart of Jaipur. I told those accompanying me that I wanted to visit the historical building, but readers, I had a hidden agenda: Hot Pink. A beautiful boutique located in the hotel’s shopping arcade, Hot Pink is one of the Jaipur’s first modern concept boutiques, which showcases India’s top fashion, accessories, and home decor designers in a contemporary space. (Another location has recently opened in Mumbai).
Hot Pink is set up like a chic Indian apartment: white-washed walls with pops of color showcasing clothes that are wearable in the U.S. but constructed with traditional Indian handicraft techniques. The store was founded by French jeweler Marie-Helene de Taillac, who first made her name creating modern, colorful precious jewelry crafted by master Jaipur jewelers who still utilize techniques used for Maharajas. Self-described as French by birth but Indian by adoption, Hot Pink’s selection of India’s top designers (and on-trend house line) highlights that Jaipur’s great shopping isn’t confined to traditional designs but also has an eye for the future, and it’s inspirational to see how beautiful simple, western silhouettes can be when made with colorful textiles. For those who can’t make it to all the way to Jaipur just yet, but find themselves halfway there in Paris, Marie-Helene de Taillac’s designs are available in France with an accessible collaboration with French retailer Bon Marche.
source: Hot Pink India
by ST in Accessories, Art, Bag, Beauty, Fashion, Gifts, Global, Home Decor, India, Inspiration, Jewelry, Lifestyle, Mala Handmade, Textiles
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GiGi’s Online Vintage Boutique
August 3, 2010
Hi everyone, it’s Richa from MalaHandmade! Today’s post starts with fashion wisdom from Heidi Klum: one day you’re in, the next day you’re out. But I’ll add that what’s out is destined to be trendy again — like vintage clothing. I loved (and still do!) raiding my mom’s closet for anything she would let me get my hands on. While fashion is always recycling past trends, for me there’s no substitute for authentic pieces from the past. Not only have some methods of garment construction been rendered obsolete, but the colors, prints, and even wear-and-tear of real pieces from the past are irreplaceable.
That’s where Gurmeet Grewal comes in. Her online vintage clothing boutique, GiGi Vintage, launched this year and offers a variety of clothes, accessories, and shoes from the 1920′s to 1990′s. Every item is unique and handpicked during trips around the world. While I’m still in denial that the 90′s is considered vintage, Gigi Vintage is well-curated for current trends. If you love the broad shoulders that have trickled down from Balenciaga to Rihanna and now retail worldwide, many of her dresses hit the mark. And after seasons of denying the romper trend, the raindrops print playsuit is adorable. Grewal makes a good argument for vintage pieces as sustainable fashion: wearing and buying vintage often captures catwalk trends at a fraction of the cost – with the bonus of being the real thing.
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source: GiGi Vintage
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On The {8th} Day Of Christmas…
December 21, 2009
Vera Bradley carries various ethnic inspired prints. Here are a couple of BollyInstyle favorites. The Pink Elephant can be purchased via Amazon.
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On The {3rd} Day Of Christmas
December 14, 2009
LL Bean calls it the Healthy Back Bag, I call it the lifestyle bag. You name it, there is a pocket for it! 13 pockets total. And it is lightweight and comfortable to carry. An iphone fits perfectly in the outer pocket and its secure because of the velcro flap. Don’t you love the paisley print?
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On The {1st} Day Of Christmas…
December 10, 2009
Let the countdown begin! From now until Christmas, I hope to unveil a BollyInstyle holiday gift post everyday until christmas day…will be here before we know it.
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January 8, 2011 at 8:35 pm
I really enjoyed the resources shared on this blog. God bless.