Friday 12 July 2013

Potli of the day - proudly made in India

Handmade magic of fabric. Wedding favor bag from India. Pure raw silk, golden chimes , golden lace made in India. 


Monday 8 July 2013

Does it look like fabric clutch ?


Digital printing on fabric is soon catching up in India. I have designed this clutch using digital printing on pure crepe. Check out the Colors, how distinct they are compared to any roadside digital printers. High quality fabric, high quality prints, database of over 2000 prints so think of a new print every day for years to come. That makes it Unique. No one can touch your designs, copy your ideas and even if they do, you have already come up with a new design. Sounds good ? :) 

Check it out 


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Wednesday 3 July 2013

Anarkali

The famous Indian dress Anarkali has a long story behind it. 

The story of a girl named Anarkali is a legend in the Indian history books. A very famous Indian film tells this story enigmatically. 

Anarkali played by the scintillating Madhubala 


Is a story everyone should know. 

As per the movie, Mughal E Azam, after trying for very many years, Mughal emperor Akbar and his Wife Jodhabai are blessed with a son named Saleem. 


Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, as Prince Saleem steps into adulthood, his interest in adultery fairly surpasses his interest in politics. As a result Emperor Akbar sends his son away to learn the tricks of war. After many years of training, prince Saleem returns to his home land. He is welcomed with a lot of galore and glamour. 

As soon as he returns, Saleem is smitten by the beauty of a slave girl "Anarkali". 

Anarkali knows her position as a slave but equally smitten by the Prince, she cannot prevent herself and romance blooms. 


Everyone notices the love between the prince and the slave girl but terror strikes when Emperor Akbar learns of this news. 

He imprisons Anarkali for this propensity, tortures her and asks her for a promise to never meet the prince again. 

Anarkali disobeys but the emperor releases her from prison. Anarkali then overtly displays her affection for Prince Saleem in front of the whole kingdom. 


Emperor Akbar is hugely embarrassed but doesn't want to be the bad hit to his son. So he falsely promises to get them married. Secretly the emperor holds Anarkali's mum a prisoner and blackmails Anarkali to leave his son alone. 

Marriage happens and the two love birds become one for the night. 


Anarkali only asks the emperor one thing in return. That she would like to be the Princess for that one night. Emperor agrees . 


Anarkali wears the royal crown for one night. Then she makes Prince Saleem smell a drug that puts him to sleep. 

Anarkali is then taken by the guards and it is said that she was buried alive by the emperor. Her only crime was to fall in love with the prince. Sigh! 


End of the story. After this movie the dress became famous and you can see the collection of these dresses at 

Www.facebook.com/aphroditescollection 







Monday 1 July 2013

Home decor


If you are an interior designer or are from the hotel industry or plain shopaholic or just an appreciator of beautiful things then this blog is for you. 

These are items from the wood art section. Using high quality wood, these items are made to hold napkins, cutlery, magazine, waste, refreshers, mouth feshners, pen stands, photo frames, notepads, trays, butler, breakfast,bedside, desk organiser, dining organiser and many other home accessories