Designer in Spotlight : Bishwo Gautam

With vast influence of globalization in Nepalese lifestyles, Nepalese fashion industry is ever expanding and so is the prospects of job for fresh designers. One of many new talented faces in Nepali fashion scenario is Bishwo Gautam creating his designs via logo which reads 'bg'.

Bishwo Gautam in folio magazine cover

Whatever we can see through media, pages and his fashion shows; he has taken style and fashion of Nepali celebrities by storm. As far as I've seen his creations flaunted by popular celebrities and media personalities, I immensely like the way he has captured the trends popular in west and created for Nepali personalities. Sheer, Net, Slit, Cut out you name it! 

One of creations of Bishwo Gautam

You can find what you like in his creations. If not, you can head to his store located at Soaltee Mode, Kathmandu, Nepal for the kind of dress you want. 

Malvika Subba who regularly chooses BG creations

Isn't this black gown a stunner and can dazzle in international red carpet events ?

Whatever we can see through media and pages, he has taken style and fashion of Nepali celebrities by storm. As far as I've seen his creations flaunted by popular celebrities and media personalities, I immensely like the way he has captured the trends popular in west and created for Nepali personalities. Sheer, Net, Slit, Cut out you name it! You can find what you like in his creations. If not, you can head to his store located at Soaltee Mode, Kathmandu, Nepal for the kind of dress you want.

Loving these intricate lace details in dresses worn by Diya maskey and Nisha Adhikary They are BG creations.

            

Priyanka Karkee in Bishwo Gautam Cut out dress

Bishwo Gautam with model wearing his new Saree design

A Model wears Bishwo Gautam Cut out Bikini range.

A Bishwo Gautam creation

As a prospect consumer, only thing I would like to see is that a non celebrity could afford to flaunt them. But yes, the universal truth of high cost of raw materials to make these designs remains sole reason for the cost we pay. It still is fabulous unless Bishwo Gautam can make us look fabulous. If you want to splurge, designs of Bishwo Gautam are worth it. Hope he will cater best of his creations in coming days that are fabulous and wearable as now. He can also be contacted via his website www.bishwogautam.com.

So, are you planning for a stunning dress for any special event?

Image source : Facebook page of Bishwo Gautam

Color Blocking Trend : How to wear for maximum benefit ?

"Fashion is what served to us 4 times a year and Style is what we choose from it". And I simply agree. 

While Color Blocking was a rage last year in fashion and home decor. It was a popular trend but how we choose to wear it ? It depends upon how we decide to style it in our way. Color-blocking is when a garment or outfit is composed of finite blocks of color.  

                                                                     

Now the reason it is popular, and mentioned as a trend is because color blocking is most commonly styled with bright color; it is almost used with bright color as well as monochromatic colors. And Often almost neon shades! That isn't something for the faint of heart. 

                                 

However, we can still wear the color blocking trend by combining two solid block of color.

Style Tip 1# While color blocking your outfit, don't mess with many colors. Chose two colors that you don’t normally wear together.

                                           

Style Tip 2# Without a doubt, color-blocking is a bold and fun way to dress! The secret is to make sure the focus remains on you and not solely the style technique. You want to wear the trend and not let the trend wear you.

Style Tip 3# Complete your look with neutrals – neutral colors (gray, brown, black, camel, white, navy, etc.), neutral designs and/or neutral accessories, as necessary. These neutral pieces can be gorgeous, yet they need to be visually uneventful in relation to the rest of your outfit to best support your chosen color-blocking style.

Benefits of Color Blocking:

1. Color Blocking is great for all body types and shapes. If strategically placed, it camouflages the bulges and fats in tummy areas which is a problem of many.

                                   

2. While wearing color blocked dress or outfits, body can have new dimensions and you can appear taller. It helps to elongates heights which can work wonder for boosting confidence levels.

 

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• Here is what Vogue suggests while color blocking outfit:

# Team colors from the same family together for a harmonious look - think bright pinks with vivid fuchsias, turquoise with royal blue.

# Keep warmer tones like orange and red together.

# Go for a neutral-toned shoe to keep it simple.
# Work regal purples in with contrasting, fiery oranges.

# Go to town on the look with a loud, contrasting shoe or handbag.

Now, of those many trends in runway, i found Color blocking wearable in daily lives for corporate wear. If strategically placed, these blocking of colors can make you look slimmer, taller and confident. Even a purple sweater thrown over a yellow dress can be a simple yet effective color blocking. Depends, how you choose the colors that will flatter you. What do you think ? Do you use color blocking or is it just a trend for you ? 

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How to make small space look larger (ideas :-)!!!

For most of all, space in our home is usually restricted. Unless you live in a house that is a Mansion and Villa, I think you too need to manage with whatever space you have. I prefer to use the areas in my home strategically than to live in a mansion that will make me spend more on cleaning and managing a larger space. Sometimes, we just need to give refreshing change or I would say facelift and makeover to whatever room and space we have. Here are some of popular and not so popular methods to make a room look larger than it really is!!

1. Create a Focal point in the room :

Creating a focal point in a room is great as it makes our eyes stuck to the certain part or point of a room. 

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You can play with prints and patterns in a wall, or place only one furniture, chest or cupboard that is a statement in itself. 

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This will trick the eyes of the persons entering into the room and attention won't be on the tight space. 

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You can even place a soothing or eye catching artwork to fake a view or distract from architectural flaws.

2. Give your window some Treatments:

Hanging Curtains and rods in the window from the ceiling to the floor will make a room look larger. 

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Matching the color of curtain and drapes with wall color will only add to its enlargement. So keep matchy matchy in tight space.

For more precise look, please have a look on the image below by apartment therapy that i fell in love with. Always hang curatins wider in width even for small width windows in a tight space and from ceiling to floor to make the room appear larger.

Image: www.apartmenttherapy.com

3. Choose Glass or Lucite Furnishing

It may seem costly to many but placing furniture, specially a table made of glass or Lucite will make the room larger as they will disappear when looked in a room with other things.

Can you notice the lucite dining table in the image below. You almost didn't notice it in a group right ?

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These furnitures just disappears when looked with other things.

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4. Give your walls some Stripes Treatment:

Giving walls and floors stripe treatment is budget friendly and will make a room feel larger. 

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Place a rug with stripe pattern, in a room or in staircase, this is a simple trick.

5. Mirrors are always a hit

Everything made from glass in a room, it will make a room appear larger. Decorating with Mirrors make a room look spacious. 

Let Mirrors shine in almirahs or just let it be an art itself. This is one of the cheapest ways to maximize a small room, or just to feel it's been maximized.

6. Choose items with functionality

Choose furnishings and decorative items that offer maximum functionality in minimal space. We should use two small round tables instead of one big coffee table which are easier to move around.

Thankx for the read and I hope this post selects some of the major changes with little efforts in a tight space that needs attention. We all need some ideas isn't it? :-)

Summer dressing up with an edge (Recycle your outfit !)

There are times when we tend to realize that jacket hanging in closet is of no use in summer, monsoon and autumn days. That old sundress is too old to use and recycle. But we need to re think again. Because here are the ways to let style factor flourish regardless of change in weather. Now sit back and have a cuppa of tea/coffee as i am doing while writing this post.  

Simple, comfortable and stylish outfit ideas in every season are easy to channelize with some great ideas that will save us from breaking the bank and celebrities often show us how. :-)

Style Tip 1 : Mixing up with Bold and statement making accessories

Have a pastel colored sundress or any dress and you are bored wearing it in every season repeateadly ! No need to get bored. Wear that ever friendly sundress you have, mix with shoes/sandal in contrast color. Red is versatile. And wear a bold watch. I would have worn watch of my Dad or Huby. :-) That's it. Look yourself in the mirror. Smile for what you have. You need not go head to Toe Matchy matchy. Explore color with contrast. 

Gyenith Paltrow in Cream Summer dress

Here, Gwyneth Paltrow experiments with creamy white skirt and some understated fun with accessories that is not too loud. 

Style Tip 2: Enjoy being a Lady with Polka Dots

Kerry Washington has shown that the classic print Polka dots is modern, not matronly. We can go for feminine pieces and add simple yet sexy versatile accessories like steel grey purse, shoes. Showing a little skin via V shaped neckline and/or arms via cap sleeve is a super classic. 

Kerry Washington in Polka dotted dress

This will suit even in every kind of profession for working women. If not a dress, we can even explore the magic of a good Polka dot V naked blouse/shirt for office. 

A 'V' naked Polka dotted blouse

Style Tip 3 : Floral with Leather Jacket 

Florals are synonyms for dressing up in summer, i think. And it makes us look more of a lady and refreshens our overall look. Combine floral with Leather jackets; the look is much edgier and sharp. It has personality and substance.

Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough's outfit shows floral can be taken to an edgier direction. Her sweet printed pants get some attitude with motorcycle jacket and buckled sandals. That's much hint for us to recycle an outfit. isn't it ?

Style Tip 4 : Sweater in summer ? YES .

Shocked with the caption ? Don't be. Jessica Alba oozes like a fresh breeze in the street with a crocheted sweater, fun shades, and floral kicks make jeans (especially pastel ones) feel light, fresh, and very cool. 

Jessica Alba

Our regular Old Jeans in pastel color will look great combining with a pastel and/or bright hued crocheted top. This is slowing becoming a classic that will repeat in every season. With layers and some funky accessories of our own choice. 

Style Tip 5: Monochromatic dresses that is party ready

Dress in a single color and that is airy but looks sexy and needs no more accessories is just SIGH !! The fierce Red summer dress of Eva Mendes can take her right from street to date night. A floaty dress  is fit in her body frame and shown alluringly against curves, while a pastel-green bag is the color you don't expect, but love.

Eva Mendes

It's all about realizing and respecting what we have and how we can re purpose. Think, think and think again. You never know a dress hanging far in your closet can make you still look a princess in your own!

Musings of a Style Enthusiast

I've been continuously asked these days why didn't I take up to fashion and interior courses! Instead of giving some comments while answering them, I ponder into deep thoughts as it was what I wanted to be in real. I loved style, I loved nature, I loved interior, putting things together for a beautiful looking result. 

And I still heart all of it till now. But hey, I am into banking profession as I was a management graduate before. So, does my passion and love for Immaculate style, Getting ready for any event, putting things together and home decor need comma/full stop? In my case, I don't think so.

Yes, there are many people in this world today who get to study as per their personality and follow their instinct through their jobs. But how many?? For me, I was brought up in a tiny small village looking town (with full of life I would say) with dreams in my growing mind. Lack of adequate courses matching my personality; I took up to Management as many of us still do. And it has turned me a Banker today. If not a banker, I would have been a Bureaucrat, a Government Officer or something like that; but no....never a Style maven fashion enthusiast, Stylist or Designer or Interior Decorator. 

Now, my profession has turned me into a person with patience and I think twice before I speak. These are the best things we get in people related jobs. You grow with all the persons and happenings around you and that is same with me as well. Deep inside me, there is still a fashion maven, style lover who lets her wings whenever I am off duty :-).

I would like to applause those who fearlessly take risk of changing profession and get start from scratch. For love of ones' personality, for the way they are, for their inner peace; change is what they prefer. While I stay away from thoughts of getting into new profession due to fear of dependency. I am independent and I love the fact. 

Having said that, I will still continuously respect inner ME and follow my heart. Style and Passion for anything Never dies. 

Is your thought different of mine or you agree with me ? Thoughts are to be shared :-)