When I was summarizing the five looks from my pal Prasad Ramamurthy, I was amazed and happy at the same time realizing how one can stay true to one's personality and yet display an array of vivid and distinct colors. From casual tee and shorts to a tuxedo look, from an ethnic take to a period and cultural statement look, Prasad owns all the looks and totally works it. A lot of time we tie ourselves down to a very set pattern of wearing clothes that we have identified for ourselves as our style. However this might soon become boring and predictable. When you keep experimenting and trying out new things, all keeping with your personal taste and choices, fashion becomes FUN. 

I have said earlier we have different shades to our personality and its so important to recognize that.

The year is coming to an end and I suggest you make this one of  your new year resolutions to keep for life......

Keep Flirting with Fashion and let it flirt back!

Prasad Ramamurthy

Five Days Five Looks One Pal- Prasad Ramamurthy : Making a statement

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

Street Style Diaries Mumbai- Tushar Ghadia

I am a big  fan of the Classics. Tushar gives me an updated version of the classic white shirt-black chinos Modern Gent look. The secret to getting this look right, which no one tells you lies in the FIT, and the fits seen here is impeccable and contemporary. The shirt is crisp and snug, probably in a stretch cotton, the pants form-flattering and cut at the ankles, the latest way to wear your chinos.

Tushar wears his hair in the latest undercut style, with almost shaved sides, the origin of which seem to come from the British underground and carries an air of the punk-skinhead influence. He sports a goatee style mo-beard.

I totally love his choice of accessories which include horn earrings, one of the latest shapes to flaunt as accessories/pendant spectacle or a mustache, a ring, a watch, a braided belt in leather, and a pair of sartorial leather chunky tassel fringe loafers, ALL IN BLACK!

Tushar looks like a londoner walkin the streets of Mumbai. 

Tushar Ghadia

Street Style Diaries Mumbai- Kubra

When you own every element of  your style the comfort and confidence shows. 

Kubra is vivacious, gorgeous and has that rarity of making the bespeckled-beauty look work. Very few women  have managed to make Geek look the ultimate sexy, Brigitte Bardot in the 60's, our own Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Guzarish in 2009, Caroline Murphy for Tom Ford in 2010. Ace designers like Tom Ford and Sabyasachi Mukherji have identified, appreciated and incorporated this unique perspective in their respective looks and created distinct unforgettable identities.

Kubra wears a charcoal jumpsuit in crepe-de-chine with a cowled front neck and a super-sexy scoop back with multi metal chain detail in gold unlike any that I have seen. Multi-chain necklace are very popular neck adornments, but Kubra shows a new way of wearing them that I totally dig!  Jumpsuits and playsuits are the flavour of the season and women world over are wearing them and lapping-up the look. This outfit adds to one's height and make one appear taller. 

A black leather bag with metal chain strap,  ballet flats in black, her amazing pair of slightly cattish spectacles and a pair of diamond drops complete her look. Her playful soft curls and dark cherry red lips just add the sizzle!  

Kubra- Anchor