Fashion Lovers Meet Up at the Bangalore Fashion Week

So, here is an attempt to have a fashion lovers meet-up in bangalore. I mean there are meet ups for board game lovers, tech-geeks, poetry fans and wot-not - so why not for fashion right? After all we love fashion in so many ways... what we wear, what we buy, how we dress for different occasions, our views on other fashionably or not-so-fashionably dressed people... and so there is Bangalore Fashionistas.

Bangalore Fashionistas is a Bangalore based meetup group that is trying to get all fashion lovers from Bangalore on our meetup group and is trying to organize fun fashion gatherings where we discuss styling, fashion photography, fashion design, trends and other fashion related subjects.

This time's meet up has a bit of a twist in the form of a great contest where the prizes are passes to watch the runway come alive during the Bangalore Fashion Week 25 - 28 January, 2013.

Contest Details

Entries can be in the form of

1. Fashion Photos / Videos - self-styled / street-style / modeled for you 

2. Fashion Blogs written by you 

3. Fashion Design sketches that you have done 

4. Fashion Collages collected and created by you

You Win a chance to catch a Bangalore Fashion Week - Fashion Show Live. Yes! Bangalore Fashionistas are giving away passes to 6 lucky winners for the best fashion shows at the Blenders Pride Bangalore Fashion Week - 25 - 28 January, 2013. Yayy!

What Happens at the Meetup? We get together at the BFW Venue, get a peek into the fashion on display, chance to talk to the designers and critque their collections together. Also, vote on all the contest entries to give out the lucky winners their passes to the fashion show. Simple!

Some Rules:

1. Content in the form of photos/ videos/ write-ups should be original and your own creation. No copycat entries please.

2. Entries can be shared directly on the meet-up page, or on our Facebook page, can be emailed to us or shared at the meet up. You can also send us the link to the entries. Entries should be labeled: 'BFW Contest by Bangalore Fashionistas - Your name' 

3. Entries will be posted on our Facebook page and the Bangalore Fashionistas Meet up page 

4. Entries will be judged at the meet-up by all those attending it and the passes will be given to the winners at the meet up itself 

5. There is no entry fee for the contest. However, the meet-up will have a small entry fee of Rs 100 per head payable on arrival at the meet-up 

6. Contest entries can be be received until 25 January, 2013 

7. All are welcome to participate in the contest but Bangalore based entries will win passes to the Fashion Shows while other city entries will be eligible for other prizes.

So what are you waiting for. Entries have already started coming in and several guys and gals have signed up for the meet up. Sign up and send in your entries...

Some entries are showcased below:

‘Pitara’ - The Trunk Show - A Box Full of Surprises & Delights

As consumerism grows and fashion hits at you from all sides - ads, fashion events, store displays, crowded malls, television, online sales - there may come a point when you want to hide from it all... well temporarily anyway! That’s why celebrities today want private fashion shows in the penthouse suite of fancy hotels, previews of upcoming fashion collections for their eyes only, before everyone sees them - yes the world is moving from customisation to personalisation to the ultimate exclusivity of ‘just-for-you’ fashion. 

While not exactly the same - somewhat fitting for a fashion loving group is a ‘Trunk Show’. An opportunity to feel the excitement of rummaging through heaps of clothes without the push and pull of holiday shoppers and noisy drama. Therefore, ‘Pitara’ the Bangalore Fashionistas first in a series of interesting trunk-shows offering collections roped in with themes, fun and surprises.

This time the theme was Christmas (obvious) the collection was hand-crafted ethnic wear on festive coloured, cotton and cotton silk from the interiors of UP and the surprises were the value-for-money bargains.

Ladies loved it. Biggest hits were the mustard coloured fabric, the intricate thread-work, the wide selection and the prices.

Then there was the added Christmas spirit from the mulled wine, plum cake, pizzas, cookies, chocolates and strawberries and cream. Carols in the background and fashion books to browse through... an evening with friends in a cozy setting - here’s to many more new and interesting trunk shows. Next time - with a private fashion show as well!

If you live in Bangalore or visit often you can check out the Bangalore Fashionista's Meet Up Group on this link

http://www.meetup.com/Bangalore-fashionistas/

About Beluxed Fashion

Conceptualised by 3 batch-mates in 2011, Beluxed Fashion is an online luxury fashion rental service that aims to bring an extended wardrobe to its members through leased access to the world’s most iconic luxury fashion brands.

Beluxed believes that luxury is not about ownership and flaunting expensive labels but about refinement and appreciating perfection in design and quality. Therefore, our philosophy is inclusive luxury for the practical fashionista.

Coming soon to India, Beluxed Fashion services will be available on a pan India basis through online subscription.

To stay updated and enter exciting contests please join our community on facebook/beluxedfashion

Fashion from the Streets of Bali

So, I went on this short vacation to Bali and wanted to capture it’s entire culture, tourism, history, food on camera - like every holiday goer... but this is not a travelogue so I should get to the part where I thought it would be fun to get a look into what the fashionable are wearing on holidays to Bali and afcourse what the balinese beauties wear - for work or leisure...

Naturally, I shopped there as well and thought I should share my delight in the bargains I got from Bali...

First of all, Bali is great for a lovely beach holiday... white sands, clear waters, beautiful sunrises and sunsets (depending on which side of the island you are...) so everyone is in gorgeous beachware... what I found most interesting apart from the sarongs, loose cover-ups and colourful prints - was ‘the sarres’ - a very practical and clearly ingenious beach-wrap-sarong with 2 arm loops that make it perfect and fashionable. Must have one on my next trip to a sunny seaside...

http://www.saress.com/shop/saress_sundown-4/

Then there is this fantastic blend of the western and oriental that Bali is famous for - afcourse it’s a nearly 100% Hindu state with well preserved culture that dates back centuries. They definitely keep it alive as it’s the mystery of Bali that drives thousands to its temples, beaches and cultural centres, year after year.

The ladies wear a beautiful silk and brocade pencil skirt with modest jacket style top - lots of bright colours and bold motifs - truly oriental chic...

Always my favourite - the shoes - like anywhere else in Asia - large heeled clogs and colourful strappy sandals were the order of the day...  (i got me one...)

The eyes saw more than the camera remembered to capture - but I will be better prepared for my next street fashion blog on my next exotic vacation... 

About Beluxed Fashion

Conceptualised by 3 batch-mates in 2011, Beluxed Fashion is an online luxury fashion rental service that aims to bring an extended wardrobe to its members through leased access to the world’s most iconic luxury fashion brands.

Beluxed believes that luxury is not about ownership and flaunting expensive labels but about refinement and appreciating perfection in design and quality. Therefore, our philosophy is inclusive luxury for the practical fashionista.

Coming soon to India, Beluxed Fashion services will be available on a pan India basis through online subscription.

To stay updated and enter exciting contests please join our community on facebook/beluxedfashion