Fashion Police

Why settle for beige? Embrace the colours in your wardrobe and makeup

Bright colours dominate beauty trends, with bold hues on lips, cheeks, and eyes. Designers’ Spring and Fall collections feature vibrant shades like wild strawberry and jungle green. Graphic cat eyes and colourful blushes enhance playful, youthful looks.

7m ago

Forehead lines and Facebook stories: The unsolicited skincare advice I never asked for

As I entered the second stage of life, my youthful glow faded, and forehead lines became prominent. A younger colleague’s Facebook Story hinted at adding retinol to my skincare routine. Retin A, discovered 30 years ago for acne, is now used to brighten skin and improve texture.

8m ago

Dignity, self-expression, and fashion

Clothes give definition to a person; they accentuate one’s personality. For me and most fashionistas I have known in life, fashion is not only about the runways; rather, it’s about the city streets and the village markets

8m ago

M for magic; M for makeup!

It is 2 PM on a Tuesday afternoon, and I am elbow deep in a pan of loose, golden glitter. My entire family is either watching satellite TV or playing board games with no worries in the world. “Let them be," I tell myself, for I am busy experimenting with makeup.

8m ago

Celebrating the colours of Falgun

Falgun is the time to feel your best. Everywhere around, flowers are blooming and people are more often than not, in jovial moods. The fashion game is also at its peak because the fashionistas have already stacked away their dull and dreary winter wear and stocking up on strikingly beautiful and equally bold fashion wear.

1y ago

Spring, fresh blooms, and fashion

After a long hiatus, it became almost necessary for me to return. Begging winter to be over, I found an interesting way to do it. Force yourself to wear colourful clothes and bring out the vibes of spring — forceful maybe, but it works. Let’s cut out the confusion and dive straight into the fashion perspective.

1y ago

Precious stones, precious meanings: Discover the stories behind gemstones

People wear gemstones for many reasons. For many, they hold special meanings — from devotion, and trust, to commitment. It is considered extremely romantic to receive or gift someone a precious stone with a special meaning attached to it. Here are some familiar stones and what they represent.

1y ago

Brightening up our lives with bold hues

Even amidst the heat of summer, when you close your eyes. What do you see? We are sure, it’s nothing close to muted tones or low-key shades. It must be the other way round, bright blues of the sea, shades of orange that put the sun’s rays to shame and of course, the blood-red shades that represent closely with the different shades of fire.

1y ago
June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022

Monsoon and the cotton sari: Shades of a woman

The versatile cotton sari is her perfect monsoon companion. Simplistic down to the last thread that make a handloom sari, they exude an aura of grace in all Bengali women. The myriad variants that exist enriches our fashion repertoire and it’s safe to say that there is one cotton sari type for every shade of a woman.

September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021

Mastering the Jamdani trade with Zaaya

Zaaya became quite popular after people watched REKKA starring the gorgeous actress Azmeri Haque Badhan. Her saris became a cult favourite after the airing of the web-series, early this year.

September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021

Star Lifestyle’s ‘5 top picks’ from the 2021 Met Gala

Like everything else, no bad situation lasts for long and as the world heals itself in its own pace, one of the most coveted fashion event of the year, the MET GALA 2021, finally took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMOA) on September 13, with the exclusive theme In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion.

September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021

Shining Bright with 6 Yards Story

“This year I am obsessed with toe rings and you would get to see a lot of it in my collection soon enough! Plus, there will be range of polas to choose from,” informed the designer.

September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021

Karutantra: Where fusion fashion finds a place with Jamdani saris

The story of the Jamdani, however regal it maybe, has been unable to reach the height of its former glory in the 21st century. And Marzia, mostly blames a handful dishonest tradesmen for the descent in the trade.

September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021

The story of The Lost Garden with Grace by Haneef

The same thing happened to me a week before, right when I thought I was done searching for trendy floral design posts, entered Grace by Haneef, a brand that immediately took my breath away. For a moment there I was thinking it was probably not local because of the uniqueness in the outlook (a very international vibe was being emitted).

September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021

Business by day, Party by night: switching between office and party wear

Imagine a day when you are tired to the core after ‘back-to-back’ presentations at the office, but you also have to make it to a party after the excruciating hours, all because it’s your best friend’s bash and she is ecstatic about it.

September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021

The story of the magnificent choker jewellery

Many sources claim that the chokers were first seen during the French Revolution. History states that females of the upper class French society used to wear ‘blood red,’ neck-hugging, jewellery almost similar to the modern day chokers as a symbol of tribute to the martyrs who had lost their lives at the guillotine. 

September 4, 2021
September 4, 2021

Futuristic makeup and Khadija Islam Reem

While most of us grew out the impulse for experimenting with makeup, for some it stayed as a lifelong obsession, and Khadija Islam Reem, is from the latter group who went onto call the art of makeup, her one true calling.

August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021

The Russian folk story: The Malachite Casket gets a deshi twist

Scrolling down our favourite online e-commerce platform, Go Deshi, in search of local entrepreneurs making headlines in the community, we came across two sisters with magical painting abilities. Both of them armed with the knowledge of sketching and painting professionally, knew they had to do something different to be recognised for their talent.