Bright colours dominate beauty trends, with bold hues on lips, cheeks, and eyes. Designers’ Spring and Fall collections feature vibrant shades like wild strawberry and jungle green. Graphic cat eyes and colourful blushes enhance playful, youthful looks.
As I entered the second stage of life, my youthful glow faded, and forehead lines became prominent. A younger colleague’s Facebook Story hinted at adding retinol to my skincare routine. Retin A, discovered 30 years ago for acne, is now used to brighten skin and improve texture.
Clothes give definition to a person; they accentuate one’s personality. For me and most fashionistas I have known in life, fashion is not only about the runways; rather, it’s about the city streets and the village markets
It is 2 PM on a Tuesday afternoon, and I am elbow deep in a pan of loose, golden glitter. My entire family is either watching satellite TV or playing board games with no worries in the world. “Let them be," I tell myself, for I am busy experimenting with makeup.
Falgun is the time to feel your best. Everywhere around, flowers are blooming and people are more often than not, in jovial moods. The fashion game is also at its peak because the fashionistas have already stacked away their dull and dreary winter wear and stocking up on strikingly beautiful and equally bold fashion wear.
After a long hiatus, it became almost necessary for me to return. Begging winter to be over, I found an interesting way to do it. Force yourself to wear colourful clothes and bring out the vibes of spring — forceful maybe, but it works. Let’s cut out the confusion and dive straight into the fashion perspective.
People wear gemstones for many reasons. For many, they hold special meanings — from devotion, and trust, to commitment. It is considered extremely romantic to receive or gift someone a precious stone with a special meaning attached to it. Here are some familiar stones and what they represent.
Even amidst the heat of summer, when you close your eyes. What do you see? We are sure, it’s nothing close to muted tones or low-key shades. It must be the other way round, bright blues of the sea, shades of orange that put the sun’s rays to shame and of course, the blood-red shades that represent closely with the different shades of fire.
On the contrary, a little bit innovation from our ends could turn things around. After all, isn’t this what the pandemic has taught us? That we can, and must work with whatever options we are given.
Even the colours evoke a sense of nostalgia, with soothing hues such as ivory, beige, ocean blues, greens, and corals to sizzling hot blood reds and wine, he has every colour for the differing moods of women. But it is his personalised couture, especially his regal evening wear and bridal wear, that gives away his true nature as a romantic.
Butterfly shaped kaftans, oversized capes and bell-bottom pants. We are not only discussing our Eid wardrobe wish-list here, but what is trending in the world of modest fashion.
“I used to order bespoke jewellery all the time; some of the designs were manufactured based on inspirations while others were jotted down on spot. Later, when people began to appreciate the creativity, inquiring about the sources, that’s when the idea ‘to start a jewellery business popped up,” revealed Hai, co-founder of Mrinmoyee.
Zabin Iqbal felt a passion for styling from a young age. But he didn’t have the courage to pursue his dreams until much later. In 2012,
Brown is one shade that is available almost anywhere, from the pathways we walk on to the walls of our homes. “Browns always make me feel safe and comfortable,” said Fatema Zohra, an avid fan of Aranya Bangladesh, a sustainable and ethical fashion and lifestyle brand in the city, chockfull of handcrafted wardrobe in earthy hues.
Clad in blood-red sari with a tiny dot in her forehead, and loose braids entangled with the aromatic jasmine, she looked like a fairy that stepped down from the heavens.
In 2021, despite the gloom, we fight back by keeping our souls lifted and dreaming of better times. And what can keep us motivated better than a gorgeous shade on our manes.
House of Ahmed recently launched their winter ethnic wear collection - A Velvet Affair, designed to add sophistication and a splash of colour to our monotonous lives.
December 27, 2020 witnessed yet another fiery ramp-display breathe life back into the momentarily halted Dhaka fashion scenario.
