The final look brought a big content smile to my face. Prasad gives me this 'let's make a fashion statement' look with his distinctly Japanese nobility inspired ensemble.

Prasad wears a classic butterfly silk bow tie in a rich jewel blue on a crisp light blue shirt with subtly contrasted collar in a mild grey and sleeves rolled-up. He wears a version of the traditional Japanese 'hakama' or the Samurai pants as we know it in a gunmetal grey, in linen. These pants are favored and worn by the Japanese Royals, the Nobles and the Samurais and are identified with their distinct knotted waist and pleats representing the 7 virtues of 'bushido' or the samurai life. 

The chunky silver kundals and his choice of footwear black leather mojris add to the aura of this wandering samurai.

Few men can carry off and own this look like Prasad does, he looks powerful, in command and imposing in this garb, his personality still towering above all. He affirms my theory that clothes speak a language of their own. I was totally awestruck and impressed by the power that this image manages to convey. 

 

Samurai pants - Narendra Kumar

Shirt - Zara

Bow Tie - Zara 

Mojris - Colaba Causeway

Five days Five Looks One Pal : Prasad Ramamurthy : Updated Traditional

For the fourth look Prasad chose to don his version of traditional look. The clothes are all his own creations.

Traditional/Ethnic look is one of my eternal favourites for all Indian people. Its one look all of us can carry off without a ever going wrong. Although classic traditional always works but there is nothing more interesting than to see people updating it and making it more contemprory and personalised. It is elegant and stylish look that can be worn from casual do s to festivities to a more formal settings.

The jewel tone green kurta with overlapping front secured with a metal button and an asymmetric hem pairing with the dark grey rolled up hem trouser is divine. Further adding the style quotient is the choice of shoes, brown leather formal.

Wishing you all Merry Christmas. Stay Blessed.

Kurta-My Own

Trousers - My own

Shoes - Zara

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Prasad Ramamurthy : Formal Work Wear

Day 3 of the 'five day five looks one pal' Prasad Ramamurthy steps out for an editorial meeting at work, not the usual bow-tie affair but he makes it one.

Its 10:55 am and the meeting is in five: but Prasad is all cool, calm and collected not mention his savvy best in his Official meeting attire. He wears a textured white crisp cotton dress shirt with a narrow stiff collar, a two button single-breasted jacket in black; a plaid trouser in a slim, straight fit(both his own creations),  and a black velvet bow-tie.Prasad also happens to own a line of clothing which he designs for his close friends. 

I love the choice of Prince-of-Wales plaids in subtle grey with a pop of blue and red for the trousers which has such an English heritage feel and gentlemanly air.  Keeping up with his sartorial choices Prasad's bow-tie with a collared shirt look adds to his personal style aura.

Prasad dares to step off the beaten path of formal dressing and chose a whole lot of textures yet it all becomes coherent and in unison. The shoes are formal, yet to add his to quirks and personal touch Prasad chose to wear them sans socks yet again.

Prasad Ramamurthy

Jacket- My own

Shirt- My own

Trousers - My own

Shoes - Zara

Bow tie  - Zara

Five days Five Looks One Pal- Prasad Ramamurthy : Casual Work Wear

For the second look of the series 'five day five looks one pal' with Prasad Ramamurthy, I requested him to put together a casual work wear look. This is when he has no meetings to attend; mostly assimilate various thoughts, pen them down and edit at his desk. 

Prasad chooses a plain tee in Navy with a slightly wider neckline and teams it up with Corduroy Pants in ocher folded up till the ankles. He adds a pendant in silver with filigree work to a long chain and personalizes his look. The reindeer inspired ring is another great addition to the look and perfect for the coming Christmas season!

Sporting winter colours in otherwise tamed winters in Mumbai is what I love about this look. The colours clash yet come together beautifully in this pairing. He can also effortlessly carry on the look to an evening out with friends.

When choosing his footwear Prasad opted for a pair of well aged and oiled leather shoes in brown and can easily be teamed up with casual and formal attire. This keeps his looks in line with office formalities and evening out yet he the carefully opts not wear socks with them by pushing the style envelope a bit further.

Tee-Zara

Trousers-Zara

Shoes-Zara

Chain and pendant - A pawnbroker in Chandni Chowk

Ring - From a Vintage Market in Shanghai

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Prasad Ramammurthy : Casual Day Out

In continuation to the earlier story,on how clothes interact with the wearer, the surroundings and the world to create a language of its own, and conveys our personality to the world, I present to you Prasad Ramamurthy.

Prasad is a dear friend and is professionaly associated with a world renowned media firm. He dons many hats and dabbles in cooking, writing and design. Having lived in New York among other parts of the world he currently calls Mumbai home. A thorough gentleman, Prasad is a great conversationalist and stimulating company. Here's is to many moods of Prasad.

Casual attire for men I have discovered is a conscious effort or even an art. Its refreshing to see men put together some cool casuals and own the look. 

Shorts are the new trousers for men and they are wearing it everywhere and all the time.

I love Prasad's out to get groceries, or lounging with a drink look in a pair of shorts, catching up with a friend over coffee; and the Indian spin on it! A basic white deep V neck, shorts burnt umber hues in Ikat pattern and hand-crafted Mojris in leather . An Indian at heart, rooted and metro-sexual; completely stylish and updated. 

The silver earrings are an inherent part of his individual style and give him an aura of a royal heritage, the tinted shades add the swagger.

Prasad Ramamurthy

T - Zara

Shorts - Fashion street

Mojris - Fabindia 

Silver earrings - Colaba Causeway

Summary- Five days Five looks one pal

Here is a visual summary of the looks you saw on previous days with Sudipta Nandi. What strikes me here is how versatile one can be in one's dressing just by paying a little attention to details, yet allowing your inherent personality to shine through at all times.

Sometimes we decide our favorite pieces or looks and stick to it for all occasions. In a way way typecast ourselves in the way we are seen, out in the world. Just having a little bit of fun and knowing how to put different things together can do wonders to our self confidence and add dimensions to our personality.

You can do it yourself and if not you can definitely count on me!

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Sudipta Nandi Look 5

Off to a Music Fest

A bunch of friends are going to this Music/Rock Fest. Sudipta has decided to combine her Gothic (Black kajal, dress and boots) and brings along her Bohemian (accessories, bag and her) side for maximum fun. 

She wears a casual and comfortable black knit dress with a fun lace back detail and ruched side. She carries a studded sling bag with fringes, big enough to carry her supplies. The flat boots add to her rock chic persona. I love the choice of her accessories. the Tibetan beaded necklace and the most contemporary and chic version of the 'haath-phool' I've come across. Not to mention her 'Love Respect Freedom' tattoo is most relevant here and fits perfectly with her look.

She is definitely ready to rock'n'roll!  

Dress-Vero Moda

Bag-Mango

Neckpiece-Khan Market Roadside shop

Ring Bracelet-Blur

Gold ring-Aldo

Silver Ring-Aquamarine

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Sudipta Nandi Look 4

Wine and Dine

Wine, Music and Dance, when you find these three together any evening, its time to let your hair down and party in style. Sudipta is ready for such an evening of air-kisses and fun. She wears a sequined pencil skirt in the color of the Young Cabernet Sauvignon wine she is looking forward to enjoy. She pairs this retro Hollywood glam skirt with a top in black lace and a jewel encrusted bib-neck piece. I think the skirt is the key piece in the ensemble and gives it a high glamour quotient.

She wears her hair in a side bun, wig tips her eyes and wine red lips.


A shimmering sequined clutch in jewel tones for her phone and her cards and a pair of killer pencil heels and voila! she is ready. Bring on the sparkly!

Lace Shirt-Vero Moda

 Skirt-Asos

Heels-Nine West

Clutch - Forever New(gifted)

Watch-Guess

Beaded Bib-Khan Market Street

Emerald Ring(worn throughout)-Reliance Jewelry.

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Sudipta Nandi Look 3

Bohemian Love

Today Sudipta decided to dress for herself, a self confessed bohemian at heart, easy and put together in five minutes flat, as she creates her favorite look. She wears an ethnic printed paneled Maxi dress in cotton with flat brown suede boots. In her true Bohemian spirit she pulled off a maxi dress, and rightly so as the dress adds to the height.

The tasseled metal ear-cuffs, the assorted bangles in one hand and the armlet in the other, and the voyager hat bag with vintage french graphics picked up from different places as a traveler would, take her bohemian look to boho-chic.

The accents of colors turquoise,red,ochre,blue and green add vibrancy and cheer to the whole outlook.

She wears her hair hippie style with flowers on the back of her head and a carefree-happy smile on her face.

Ethnic print Dress-Global Desi

Bag-Fabulloso

Suede boots-Zara

Bangles-Bandra street

Ear Cuff-Republic of Chic

Flower Clips-Fashion and you

Arm Band-Asos

Black Ring-Blur

Five Days Five Looks One Pal - Sudipta Nandi Look 2

Corporate Presesntation

Sudipta had to go for a Corporate Presentation. Being an independent design consultant, she loves to conduct her business with pleasure. She chose to wear a top over a slim fit skirt and a casually thrown jacket on her shoulder, keeping the colors predominantly black. The top has tone-on-tone embroidery and bead work that spells 'subtle style'. The puffed sleeves of the jacket broadens her shoulders and gives her the sense of confidence and convincing power that she'd need to crack the deal! The fit of the flora-n-fauna printed skirt complements her pear shaped body and is the highlight of her ensemble.

Sudipta's choice of accessories, the laptop bag, the shoes complement and gold bracelet, timepiece add to her look at the same time being extremely practical.

She chose to wear her hair tied up and refreshing and pleasant day make-up. I particularly love what bits of the color CORAL in her skirt, her shoes and her lips and nails is doing to the whole look, a perfect deal I'd say! 

Jacket-Bandra Market

Embroidered top- Promod

Printed Pencil Skirt- Zara

Laptop Bag and green Bracelet- Aldo

Color Block Wedges- Nine West

Watch-Gc by Guess

Spike bracelet-Forever 21

Five Days Five Looks One Pal - Sudipta Nandi Look 1

Hey there Friends! I have always believed that Clothes have a language of their own. They speak to us and the world outside. We wear a certain set of clothes for a particular occasion, purpose, place or weather. Sometimes what we let our attire reflect our moods. However almost always one's personality is reflected through one's clothes. What one chooses to wear inadvertently reflects the kind of person one is. This is because one is drawn to a particular set of colors,patterns,styles,products and the rest which one's personality has no affinity for does not appeal as much. That said, our personalities today are multi-faceted, we don multiple hats. Jay could be a IT programmer by the day,DJ by the night and an underwater photographer and a scuba diver when he can. Mira could be a banker by the day, a mother, a writer by the night and a zumba dancer for fun. 

I would like to introduce you to some of my stylish friends in a new series. I have tried to capture their personalities as they are on different days, for different occasions,confident and gorgeous.

Sudipta Nandi

Girls Day out

Sudipta Nandi, a dear friend, trained and experienced in the field of Design, is a consultant by profession and a dance instructor at Baile-de-salon by passion.

Sudipta is seen here in what is an easy breezy style that she can wear to the beach or on a casual day out with her girlfriends. She wears a white comfortable sleeveless top with a pair of printed pants with Dutch blue-white pottery inspired wallpaper artwork.The key here is "less is more'. Her tribal beaded cuffs and the printed canvas tote is her only fun indulgence. Her casually braided hair taken to one side tells me that she's ready to get some wind in her hair and all the fun! The heels just add a right dash of color and glamour to the otherwise soft look.

Vest and Black Ring-Mango Basics

Loose pants-Zara

cuff-Forever 21

Bag-Fashion and You

Color block heels-8teen Style boulevard

Cat necklace-Accessorize