It was 10th anniversary of the most awaited event of the year i.e. Jaipur Literature Festival 2017. This was my 5th year at JLF & I was very much excited, I was literally preparing for it for a week to be precise. The Lit fest plays a silent role in staging street fashion of people from around the globe & a great platform to exchange ideas with people from all walks of life. This year as I was shooting photo stories for various publications, that allowed me to meet like minded folks & to know a bit about them.
So here are my top 10 picks of best of street style at Zee Jlf. Please comment below & let me know your thoughts about this photo story.
Photographs by Abhimanyu Singh Rathore.
Ghazelle, dancer. Ariel Dandelion, Artist from New Delhi, you can check her work hereGita Vishwanath, Writer.Suman Bajaj, Fashion designer at Suman Bajaj. This is a beautiful print melange of polka dots & alphabets, now you are ready to rock in a sari.Anushka Seth. Who said black & tan can’t go together?Inna Modja, Malian-French singer, find more about the singer here. The singer was seen rocking a red jumpsuit paired up with kitschy Jaipuri bag.Nimisha Verma, founder of Home for Artists. From hair color to fringes to gypsy jewels, this jogan was talk of the town.Pallavi Chaturvedi. Fashion Blogger at That Desi GirlPriyasha Khandelwal, Style Blogger at Pout Out Proud. Well, I can’t stop clicking this beauty, completely picture perfect beautiful.Protima Tiwary, Food & Fitness blogger at Dumbbells & Drama
Zee Jaipur Literature Festival the annual literary festival happens every year in the heart of pink city Jaipur, Rajasthan. As the festival is just 3 days away so I thought this would be the right time to publish the portrait series which I shot last year in 2016. This year is going to be special as it also marks the 10th anniversary of the festival.There is something mesmerizing about the festival which drags me to Jaipur every year ever since I first volunteered in 2012. The people, the culture & the music everything is so perfect. Whether it’s the diggipuri chai, the venue diggi palace, clueless crowd or the beautiful voice of anchor Catriona Mitchell, I love everything about the festival.
Last year I thought to do black & white series of portraits capturing the important faces of festival in 2016 starting from the festival director William Dalrympal to controversial indian columnist Shobha De. I felt very lucky to capture these intriguing faces very closely. Every portrait is very special for me & I am very proud to share this photo series with all of you.
Photographs by Abhimanyu Singh Rathore
English comedian Stephen Fry.Legendary photo journalist Steve Mccurry.Transgender rights activist Lakshmi Narayan TripathiScottish historian & festival director of Jaipur Literature Festival, William Dalrymple.Columnist & novelist, Shobha De.Writer & photographer Abeer Hoque.A brief history of seven killings writer, Marlon James.Actress & singer, Ila Arun.Jamaican poet & fiction writer, Kei Miller.Founder of Siyahi, Mita Kapur.
Is sari age appropriate? Well there is no such term applicable here, whether you are young or middle aged or above, the sari is for everybody, it is a quintessential timeless piece in your wardrobe. Interesting part of sari is, it has a emotional value to it, like classic jewels saris too get transferred from one generation to another, from “classy” grandmother to “elegent” mother to the “edgy” daughter . Young fashionistas these days are opting for desi cool rather than being uber chic, even for not so occasional events too. It is now a common sight to see young girls experimenting with hand-loom saris & drapes. Some prefer mixing it with western pieces & some keep it completely traditional. So I came to this conclusion that as far as saris are concerned age is just a number, so here is a photo series I shot at various places of India majorly New Delhi, Mumbai & Jaipur, that celebrates SARI for everybody (literally!)
Photographs & text by Abhimanyu Singh Rathore.
Classic white Saree.Saree with kurta blouse.Solid colored bright tangerine saree with striped T-shirt.Geeta Athreya.The magic of silk. Shot at Jaipur Literature Festival 2016.The modern indian women.Saree with quilted jacket. Viji Venkatash at Zee JLF 2016.A Sari for everybody. Make up artist Jason Arland & Fashion Blogger Pallavi Chaturvedi of ‘That Desi Girl’ blog.A closer look at the ethnic coined jewelry Pallavi teamed up with handloom sari.The Badass Sari. Shot at Lakme Fashion Week Mumbai 2016.Street Style Jaipur.Who needs a petticoat (skirt worn under saree), when you have saree that shows legs for more glamour quotient.
The sophisticated drape.Street Style Mumbai.Poonam Sinha at Lakme Fashion WeekLove the entire styling , I must say this is so editorial, fashion stylists please make a note.Rasna Bhasin, Social Media Influencer in designer Anavila’s sari.Enter a captionEx-fashion editor of Marie Claire & the author of ‘The Powder Room’ Shefalee Vasdev in a parrot green leheria saree. (Leheriya is a traditional style of tie-dye practiced in Rajasthan)Street Style New Delhi.
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