Spice september 2016 issue ipad pdf

THE GUIDE ||||| RULES OF STYLE
HOW TO MAKE A STYLE STATEMENT
BIBHU MOHAPATRA, COUTURIER
• I am the one with the Western mind
and Indian heart. I trained in the West
for the market, but my core is very
Indian.
• The colour black is non-fussy and
elegant. Black cotton T-shirts are always
my uniform while I work. Investing in
things black is always a good idea.
• Style is more than just how you dress.
It is also about how you develop your
personality.
• Luxury is what has been preserved
over a long time, what has been kept alive
by people’s skills and passed down the
generations. Only that repertoire of
craft can be considered genuine luxury.
Investing in real luxury, where there is a
history attached, will pay off better in
the long run. A watch, a pen, an
accessory which comes with a heritage
story, a back story.
• Style is paying attention to detail - like
keeping your facial hair well-trimmed
and getting a manicure.
• Know your body type. Develop a
unique sense of style. Push the envelope.
• Whilst travelling abroad, a man can’t
go wrong by wearing a black sherwani at
a black-tie affair.
• I think Amitabh and Abhishek
Bachchan have a great sense of style.
• Indian men should give ethnic wear
more of a chance. It would be nice to see
men wear traditional Indian clothes
more often, rather than just stock them
for festive occasions.
• Givenchy is perhaps the only designer
I admire.
• I always tailor my cotton shirts. If you
have access to a tailor, try to get one
tailored yourself.
• Black Converse sneakers, slim-fit
Marc Jacobs jeans, a T-shirt: I could live
in them. The more classic you are, the
simpler your style, the classier you look.
EXCERPTED FROM AN ARTICLE THAT
APPEARED IN MW
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