Vive la diva

The feisty fashionista who looks ravishing in a red,flowing chiffon dress with a plunging neckline says that she gets her ideas in “crazy flashes” that make her follow “totally psycho” urges.

Her latest collection has done a volte-face from the past because she wanted to grow as a designer. “This,for example,” she elaborates plucking an aubergine dress from a table littered with her creations,“is a colour that I’ve never tried before. It is a great winter colour that suits Indian skin tones.”

So why is her collection called ‘It’s a Playdate for Bombabes’? “I have a lot of playful clothes that you can virtually wear for any occasion. It cannot strictly be classified into party or day wear.” She points out a tribal-print dress that a friend is wearing. “See that dress,for example. She’s going to wear that to pick up her kid from school. Later,she’ll cook for her husband in that.”

Bombabes? “I just thought it was a fun word.” Why? “Why do you think so,” she asks poker-faced,quirkily raising a pokey eyebrow. And then we dare to venture into personal terrain. Paramour of the moment? The reply is clipped. “Whoa. That’s personal. All I can say is that I’m between lovers at present.”

The wheaty beauty says that her beauty regimen is minimal but effective. “Sadly,” she says,deadpan. “I suffer from the Peter Pan syndrome. That means I never want to grow up. I still feel as if I’m 18. That’s why I look young.”

Three style tips she’d like to dole out for the chic cavalcade of the city? “Don’t try too hard to look good. Everything hinges on shoes. Scruffy shoes have caused the downfall of many a woman. And wear as much of Malini Ramani as possible.”

BOMBABES
Bhavna Sharma
Koel Purie
Kareena Kapoor
Tina Tahiliani
Adhuna Akhtar