fashion designer: rocky s

we finished most of the kankotris this weekend! woo! and now it's procrastination time..

i wish i did a bit more research into india's fashion designers; i would have gotten some interesting ideas for my reception outfit. anyway, this is rocky s. - a designer with a retro contemporary style. he not only designs for commercial sale, but for bollywood movies. (which ones, i can't tell you. i tried to do a bit of research, but came up blank..) his collections span indian wear, western wear, bags, and home decor. here are some of my favourite pieces from rocky s' website:

	i really like the colour combination and the border on this one. pink pops so well off the beige.
	the top on this lehenga is AWESOME! it looks like boning, but i don't think it is.. probably just well placed embroidery? anyway, i really like the top. it can hold its own without trying to compete with the skirt.
	the detail on this is so nice. i really like the fact that the embroidery is the same colour as the rest of the purse.
	wouldn't these be really awesome for a mehndi night? (and if you accidentally drop a bit of mehndi on it.. you wouldn't notice cause they're so dark.)
	(not from his website; it's from his 2006 collection) this jacket would be really nice to wear at this time of year. i love the fringe and the puffy shoulders! the rest of the outfit on the other hand.. brings the attention in a very awkward place. i don't know about you, but i'm really not into wearing something that mimics a body part you don't find on women.. :|

last picture from nirvana woman

gorgeous mehndi

i love mehndi. i draw it more often then not, especially when i'm trying to figure something out. it's very relaxing. this mehndi artist, bisha mistry, is awesome! her designs are incredibly gorgeous. she's certainly an inspiration for my doodling..

gosh, i wish she was in canada. i would have hired her in a heartbeat to do my mehndi.

decor mehndi

i wish i was as creative as these people.. mehndi patterns on things i wouldn't have imagined!

mehndi on vinyl.. what a ridiculously awesome idea.  this is advertised as wall decor, but you could easily use this as part of a centrepiece.. an alternative to the doily mirrors.

use the vinyl with some mehndi pillar candles instead of regular candles.. or a vase decorated with mehndi patterns, and you've got an interesting combination!

personally, i'd use the vinyls as chargers. probably not for all the tables, but at least the head table.. or i would paint both sides and hang them at different lengths from the peak of the tent during all the pre-wedding festivities.

searching for other mehndi items, i found mehndi cookies with exotic flavours to boot.. YUM!  i would totally use these if i could get the icing to be as perfect as she has it.  probably not for the mehndi night cause there will be enough going on that icing cookies would be at the bottom of my list.. but maybe for a geet gavanu?  i just re-read the exotic flavours list.. tumeric?  coriander..?  err.. it's worth a try i suppose.

from etsy - janisuka, etsy - mehndiart09, etsy - decoCookie