CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK - SINDHU

Sindhu is a regular client in my store. She is a very shy girl who is gentle and soft spoken. She prefers wearing bright colors and has a round face shape that exudes natural youth and charm. In the first picture, she is seen wearing a striped salwar set in black and the fabric is jute cotton. The colors on the dress are striking and though it is a casual dress, it creates drama. She was sporting enough to pose in one of my dupatta draping styles which is draped on one shoulder and the other end knotted on finger. In the second picture, she is seen wearing a red and green combination salwar set. The fabric is cotton but the print looks similar to a tussar silk print. Hence it gives a striking look. She belongs to the Dramatic Style category which is one of my favorite categories in style. As a thanksgiving, La Princesse, would like to present her with a gift coupon.

Dear Sindhu, Kindly check your email for more details.

CHRISTINA'S QUERIE ANSWERED

Many times people use words like Haute Couture or Prêt- a-Porter and Avant Garde. Have you ever given it a thought what all this jargon means? Well, these are terms used by fashion designers to categorize their garments. Couture is the art of dress making and Haute Couture is fashion created by the art of dress making. The clothes that belong to this category are one of its kind, hand sown and a perfect fit made to suit your body structure. In other words, these are clothes that are custom made especially for you. These garments  are exclusively made for you and there will not be a repeat of the same design. Haute Couture is a French work and it means high sewing.

Prêt-a-Porter is ready to wear garments that can be chosen off the racks. These clothes are made in different sizes and may be less expensive because of the bulk production. The disadvantage in this category is that you will find several people wearing a similar dress in same colors. These garments are made in different sizes to fit different body shapes. Another disadvantage with this category of clothes is that you have to try your best to fit into a dress rather than the case of haute couture wherein the dress will fit onto you.

Avant Garde is again a French word that describes a garment to be unique. In the right sense these garments will be very unique and innovative that they will stand apart from the rest. These clothes will create a kind of drama when worn and attract attention. Vintage clothes also belong to this category and are unconventional. These clothes are ahead of their time and associated with the current arts that fight against the already known and accepted forms and traditions, suggesting a new revolution. Hence the clothes made in this category are rebellious.

Niveditha is a tall and pretty girl who is slim and petite. She literally raids my store every fortnight checking out for good bargains. She is lucky most of the time as she definitely finds something for herself on the racks. In the first picture, she is seen wearing a white hand painted dress with a chiffon dupatta that is also painted with floral motifs. The salwar is diagonally striped in cotton that suits her body structure. The second picture shows her wearing a sleeveless kurthi and she wanted an ethnic dupatta matching her dress. The black dupatta is especially custom designed for her so that it matches her outfit. I have created an abstract design in painting for her and she was extremely happy with the effect. She is looking gorgeous in this dress.
As a thanksgiving, La Princesse would like to present her with a gift coupon. Kindly check your email for more details, Niveditha.

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK - HEMAMALINI

Hema Malini is one of my regular clients who is getting her clothes made with me for over a decade now. As you can see, she follows the classic and traditional style. She is very consistent and conservative in getting her clothes designed. It is a great pleasure to have her as my client especially because she has ample patience when sometimes the delivery dates go haywire due to unexpected holidays taken by workers at my unit.
She is seen wearing a handloom cotton churidhar in a green and blue combination with patches of embroidery on the kurta. In the second picture, she is seen wearing a brocade outfit in black color with antique color weaving done on it.
As a thanksgiving, I would like to present her with a gift - Dear Hema, you may collect your gift from La Princesse and check your email for more details on same.

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK

Safia and Zainab are sisters. Safia is 5 yrs old and Zainab is 6 years old. Safia is the shy type and is very quite while Zainab is an extrovert. Both are looking very pretty and as you can see Safia has almond shaped eyes. Their mother Asma, who does not look like a mother of five kids, got these lehengas designed with me for her two daughters. Safia is wearing an orange top with green skirt whereas Zainab is seen wearing a fuschia top with a blue skirt. The top fabric is in cotton tissue and the skirt fabric is in nylon tissue. The inner lining for the skirts is in cotton tissue in the color of the top to give a contrasting effect to the lehenga. Both the tops have been embellished with glitter crystal sequins and a mirror work lace. The skirts are embroidered with gold zari work.

As a thanksgiving, I would like to present them with a gift coupon from La Princesse. Asma, you may kindly check your email for more details.

Fashion Tabu on Jaya Plus

http://youtu.be/6_t_koF80bA to watch the interview on Jaya Plus that was telecast on 31st Dec.

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK - CHRISTINA

Christina is a regular client of La Princesse. She is full of life and is always seen bubbling with joy and looking forward to sharing information. She is one classy client who has a fetish for footwear. She always has this craving to match her footwear with her dress. Once I made a raw silk dress for her with beautiful embroidery and that very same day, she went out shopping for her matching footwear. She was so excited that she got a similar embroidery footwear with the same color combination. She is, most of the time, lucky to get such matching footwear or may be, it is her will power working in her favor that she  always manages to find something similar. She is able to carry any dress with a wonderful attitude.

In the first picture, she is seen wearing a white pure georgette dress worked with Parsi embroidery and Pakistani lace. In the next picture, she is seen wearing a light orange peach netted and embroidered set with a netted dupatta. She enjoys dressing up and I enjoy giving her a variety of looks with her clothes.

As a thanksgiving, I would like to present you with a special discount of 20% on the fabrics purchased in my store in your next billing. This will be valid up to 31st January. Kindly redeem it within the validity period. Details for same will be posted to your email id.

50 STYLES OF DRAPING A DUPPATA

31.PLAIT STYLE DRAPE
32.PUNJABI STYLE DRAPE
33.REVERSE TUCKED STYLE
34.SARI STYLE DRAPE
35.SARONG STYLE DRAPE
36.SCARF STYLE DRAPE
37.SHAWL STYLE DRAPE
38.SIDE KNOTTED KASHMIRI STYLE
39.SHOULDER TUCKED STYLE
40.SPREAD STYLE WITH CROSSED UNDERARM
41.STOLE STYLE DRAPE
42.TIE STYLE DRAPE
43.TRIBUNAL STYLE DRAPE
44.TURBAN STYLE DRAPE
45.TWISTED ON HAND STYLE
46.TWISTED OVER HAIR STYLE
47.V STYLE DRAPE
48.WAIST KNOTTED DRAPE
49.WAIST TUCKED STYLE
50.WINGED STYLE

The very name of the draped indicates the style in which the duppata can be draped. Still in case of any doubt, you can contact me on fashionprincesse@gmail.com
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!!!