Wedding Saree or a Bridal Lehenga?

PICTURE OF THE DAY!

Today I wanted to post about Indian bridal wear, but when it came up to choose what to show you, I really couldn't select between a wedding saree and a bridal lehenga...

Then I decided to just show you both! You will tell me which one you like best!

Thank you Strand of Silk for these beautiful Indian bridal clothes!

Invited to an Indian wedding? Wear a Saree!

Dear All!

It seems like the bridal season has taken over!
I recently received a lot of calls and texts from some friends asking me what to wear for the weddings that they got invited to. Most of them were asking me about the perfect outfits for their friends' Indian weddings! I felt important. I know that among my friends I'm the one who knows the most about it.

I suggested to all of them to wear sarees for two reasons: the first one is that not only the wedding sarees, but all sarees are incredibly beautiful IMHO; the second one is that I think that for a European girl wearing a saree for a special event is more exciting as compared to wearing a Lehenga or a Salwar.
Lehengas and Salwars can be considered as a particular kind of skirt or dress, while a saree is a unique garment!

The styles above are two sarees by Siddartha Tytler (Left and Right) and a wedding saree by Raakesh Agarvwal. They are available on Strand of Silk's website!

PS: If you are looking for your perfect style for your friend's wedding, don't forget the right accessories!  Wedding Clutches are a must have this season!


See you soon for the next stylish advices!

Bright like an Indian Bridal Dress!

Dear all,

You know how beautiful and detailed indian bridal dresses are...
They are characterized by the embroideries and the precious appliques: my favorite are the mirror worked embroideries.

I recently read some articles about it! Here you can find the most interesting one that I found. Enjoy!

From Strandofsilk.com | Mirror Mirror

"Mirror embroidery originated in India in the 17th century. It is also called shisha or shisheh work, which means glass in Persian. This work involves fine craftsmanship to hold down pieces of glass or mirror on the fabric by embroidery threads. It is a kind of embroidery that was first found on garments worn by the traditional folklore in central and west India. It is a rather tedious process but is definitely worth." [Read More]

From Strandofsilk.com | It's time to go floral

Dear all,

As it often happens, I was navigating Strand of Silk website.. when I got captured by one the grey headings on top of the page : "Go Floral This Season!" - it said.

The first thing that I loved as soon as I landed on the article was the picture:
The beautiful Sonam Kapoor, which usually wears Indian long gown dresses on the red carpet, in beautiful white dress with floral motifs.
(See picture below)


"Floral motifs are what can be called a classic in terms of motifs. It is like having a white shirt in your wardrobe. They have been used starting from the Middle Ages till today and will continue to be used until the end of time. Though this is such a widely used motif, it is interesting how designers have been able to create so many variations of it. So many years and still new kinds of floral prints every season, isn’t that amazing?"

Cool, right? Read the rest of the article here!!

Picture of the Day : Indian Long Gown Dresses By Anita Dongre

Today, I wanted to show you these nice blue long gowns made by Anita Dongre. I love the modern structure and the traditional motifs! 

Anita Dongre is a talented designer who perfectly mixes the Indian embroidery with a modern style. Versatile and creative, her collection of Dresses, Kurtis, Tops, Tunics and Salwar Kameez Suits is diversified. From traditional to contemporary, take a look to her creations on Strandofsilk.com!

Read more about Indian Designers

Neha Sharma in Payal Singhal Kurta

Indian actress Neha Sharma was wearing a Payal Singhal patiala kurta at Yamla Pagla Deewana Promotions in Dubai. 

She looked simply gorgeous!

Indian designer Payal Singhal is also very popular for her bridal collection: Bridal Sarees, Indian Bridal Dresses and Indian Bridal Lehengas available on Strand of Silk.

Read more about Indian Designers

From Strand of Silk Blog: Trend Files from Bollywood

Today I want to talk to you of an interesting article that I read on Strand of Silk.

"Bollywood was always a lot more than just story telling. Today, this ‘something more’ is what we call trend setting. Of all the avenues of fashion following, Bollywood styles are the most followed and desired."

The article goes through some stylish suggestions taking the outfits performed by the beautiful Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor as a starting point.

The styles lovely suggested for the summer are all white! And I particularly like the indian long gown dress that Sonam is sporting in the first picture on the left. 

If you want to read this interesting article, you can find it Here in the Strand of Silk Blog!

Traditional Indian Bridal Dresses by Indian Designers From Strand of Silk

This is a teaser of the ceremonies in a traditional Indian wedding. 

The Indian bridal dresses are from Strand of Silk and include collection of leading Indian Fashion designers that are offered on Strand of Silk. The collections includes Contemporary Indian Dresses, Traditional Indian Sarees, Indian Saris, Lehengas, Lenghas and Anarkali Suits.

Exclusive Preview: Interview to Palermofashionblog

Dear all!
Few days ago I was in palermo and I got in touch with the most important bloggers of the area!

I had an exclusive interview with them for Strand of Silk (which will be available soon on the website!)
In the mena time, I want you to enjoy a preview of the interview!


The Palermo Fashion Blog team includes Mariagiovanna and Loredana, each of whom gave us their perspective. Extracts from our interview are below and translated to English by our brilliant in-house team!

Mariagiovanna Martorana Genuardi: First of all, thank you Strand of Silk for engaging with us on the theme of Fashion and of the fascination that it creates. 

Loredana Mannina: Thank you, it’s a pleasure for us to share our mission with you and your followers.

 - When did you start developing the “palermofashionblog” project?

Mariagiovanna Martorana Genuardi: Palermofashionblog was born on the 9th of January 2013 to promote the made in Palermo and the made in Italy.

- Talking about Traditional Indian Fashion, what are the designer(s) that you like the most? What are the characteristics of his/her style that you – as a non-Indian – appreciate the most?

Mariagiovanna Martorana Genuardi: Karieshma Sarnaa's Collection of embroidered Salwars.

Loredana Mannina: I agree with Mariagiovanna! I fell in love with the fabrics that she uses!

- What is the Indian fashion designer that you like the most? What kind of clothes designed by him/her would you use for your daily outfits? Which for special events?

Mariagiovanna Martorana Genuardi: I would use Karieshma's coloured tunics for my summer styles! For a special evening.. Narendra Kumar's Layered Gold Yellow Dress

Loredana Mannina: Even I like Narendra Kumar's styles! For a special night I would wear his Sky Blue Satin Saree!

- What are the most charming characteristics of India and the Indian culture according to you?

Mariagiovanna Martorana Genuardi: I love the colours of India, the handcrafted artistic embroideries and precious fabrics. 

Loredana Mannina: The fact that it's a country with a multicultural and multilingual, incredibly rich of natural sources and beautiful landscapes. I particularly appreciate the production of indian handcrafted fabrics.

 Do you want to find out more about the world of Palermofashionblog? The full interview with Mariagiovanna and Loredana will soon be available on the Strand of Silk blog! Don't miss it!

Want to know more about Asian long dresses?

Special Focus on: The Wedding jewels

In Indian weddings, jewellery is as much important as bridal lenghas dresses, the make-up and the hair. 

It has been used for adornment since centuries and if men use bracelets, pendants and earrings, the Indian women wear them for other significance.

In fact, for Indian women, jewellery is considered auspicious and whatever they are poor or rich, women wear some jewels.

In Strand of Silk we think jewels bring light to a woman’s face and embellish her: her skin, her eyes and her hair are enhanced thanks to the colour and the of metal and precious stones. 
Traditionally, jewellery has always been linked with wealth, power, femininity and status.  

Jewels are gifted at different events and phases of life in an Indian woman’s life : birth, coming of age, marriage, becoming a mother, and certain ornaments are essential for married Indian woman.

We suggest you few indian contemporary jewellery pieces available on Strand of Silk’s e-shop. You can wear it during the day, on the evening, or even in a wedding:

Discover also Indian jewellery around the world!

Neeru Kumar - Brief Route Of Her Life.

Neeru Kumar is an Indian Designer. She has been working from long time ago, around 31 years ago.
Neeru Kumar graduated in institute of Design Ahmedabad in 1980. She arose as an important designer in 1989 thank to a famous collection. From
there she started to grow commercially showing her collections in other countries, in famous events.

She continues designing nice garments as we can see in Neeru´s products on strand of silk: Neeru Kumar at Strand of Silk

She is selling her product in showcases in Delhi, Banglore, Jodhpur and Bombay, also her Indian fashion designer website is: Neeru Kumar

In 2011 Neeru Kumar was on Wills Indian Fashion Week, we have got a video that we would like to share with you.

Neeru Kumar - Wills Indian Fashion Week 2011:

Video - Neeru Kumar - Wills Indian Fashion Week 2011

Current Kumar Indian Clothes: 

Shop Indian Bridal Wear By Siddartha Tytler On Strand Of Silk

The last Bridal and Festive Collection by Indian designer Siddartha Tytler is now available on Strand of Silk. 

The collection is composed of wedding and evening Indian clothes with fine fabrics and rich motifs that are the designer’s specialty.

Shop Indian Bridal Wear by Siddartha Tytler on Strand of Silk:

 http://strandofsilk.com/

How to Style Indian Fashion

Dear all,

We've been showing you the best of the lates Indian Fashion events and creation.
But what if you're outside India? Sometimes even the most beautiful piece of a designer's collection can be hard to style...

Here are some stylish thoughts for you, to help you addressing the issue of adapting a piece of cloth to a specific situation or environment!!

These are some suggestions that Strand of Silk created to inspire fashion passionate like you!

In the set above you can recognize Siddartha Tytler's unique style, characterized by precious fabrics and embroidery.

Below, two masterpieces by Anita Dongre: inspired by tradition, created to set new trends.

Get more Styles by following Strand of Silk on Polyvore! http://strandofsilk.polyvore.com/

Follow Strand of Silk on Facebook to discover the trends, event and collections of the best Indian Fashion http://www.facebook.com/strandofsilk

Shop Indian Designers' Collections at http://strandofsilk.com/

Our workdays in Strand of Silk.

We would like to share with you some of the songs that we listen during our workday. This is a good way to inspire to get wonderful ideas that we transfer in a plenty of ways to you. Trying to give you the best service in Indian Fashion.

Playlist: (some of our songs.)

1.       Stay Rihanna / Mikky Ekko – Unapologetic (Deluxe Version)

2.       Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) –Singl

3.       Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 experience

4.       Maverick Sabre – I need

5.       The XX – Crystalised.

6.       Ho Hey – The Lumineers.

7.       Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars.

8.       Tonight John Legend Feat. Pusha T.

9.       Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars.

10.    Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner.

Strand of Silk Team. 

Don't miss the trends of this summer!

Strand of Silk - My Dream Wedding

Dear All,

We all know everyone in the world spends some time daydreaming of his/her future.. 

Where will I finally live? 

What job will I do?

WHO WILL I MARRY? AND WHEN?! 

Don't look for excuses, we know You make no exception to such rule.

This is the reason Strand of Silk is currently running a Contest on Pinterest: 

"Strand of Silk My Dream Wedding".

Our purpose is to give to all the participants a good excuse to stop their lives for 10 minutes, relax, and start dreaming about THAT day.

The Competition is easy to enter and the prize is Yummy!

The Winner gets a £100 voucher to buy at http://strandofsilk.com !

If you want to Dream with us, visit our page!

http://strandofsilk.com/pinterest-contest

Get the best out of your weekend!!

H&M finally arrive in India!

East Meets West? We Meet Both!

Did you guys know that Strand of Silk is currently working with Imperial College London for their event “East meets West”?

Following this event is one of the first and most relevant responsibilities I have been assigned so far as an intern.

The event is now at its 21st edition, and in the past it was hosted in the most important theatres in London.

This year the event will take place in the Phoenix Theatre.

As usual, the Imperial College Indian Society created different choreographies for the teams of performers in the West and East segments.

It was beautiful for me to assist to the rehearse and choose some of the outfits for the performers in both segments!

Don’t miss the next updates on this and the other events in the Strand of Silk calendar!