I subscribe to American Vogue back home in the US and made a habit of collecting India Vogue while here in the fall. I picked up this month’s edition while I was at the airport on Saturday and I have decided to try and blog about one article each day. 
Lily Donaldson would model this.
Deepika Padukone is on the cover of this month’s India Vogue. She is wearing a gorgeous, what appears to be blue cotton, D&G ball gown with a cascade of applicay daisies eating away at the surface. I thought it only fitting that I should start with her article…
The article is called 9 to 5 with Deepika and I think that is the first elusive statement because the Indians I have come to know usually start their day late. One of the dresses she models is a great Donna Karen crystal swirl number which I could have sworn I saw Racquel Zimmerman wearing in American Vogue, although not for a spread but rather a quick showcase or identification photo. Another dress I absolutely love is a silk jersey one-shoulder Dior gown: the snugness of the bottom contrasts with the looseness of the upper draping, while the broadening at the bottom keeps the dress level. Of course a great butt is needed for this dress. Her makeup is consistent throughout all of the photos: her lower eye lid is seemingly nude (although her almond eyes are very defined, perhaps the result of a light application of eye shadow) while thick eye liner crescendos with a flip at the far end of her eye and of course there is heavy mascara. Her lips are dark but not deep pink and contrast nicely with her pale skin as well as her dark eyes and hair, two features that ensure she is relevant in India despite her skin color. She has a little Blair Waldorf going on with her look. And let me say her attitude appears just as upper class, lady of the manner. “[A] part of her morning now goes into dealing with a myriad of responsibilities.” Well, I highly doubt she is doing any of those responsibilities herself, but is rather delegating them to others. Excuse me, I may have spoken too soon, “if the maid is on leave, ‘even washing the dishes’” can be one of her responsibilities. On a side note though, the very fact that Deepika’s flat is in suburban Mumbai, only reminds me that Mumbai is for Bollywood and Bangalore is for IT. However harsh those stereotypes maybe, each city has a distinctly different feel and I hate to say it but Bangalore has not sold me yet. Mumbai has glamour, history, and the sea. And Bangalore has… wait it has Deepika! She grew up here and so she says many of her friends whom she likes to go to a movie with still reside here. Perhaps she flies in on a private jet then?
Lily Donaldson would model this.Deepika Padukone is on the cover of this month’s India Vogue. She is wearing a gorgeous, what appears to be blue cotton, D&G ball gown with a cascade of applicay daisies eating away at the surface. I thought it only fitting that I should start with her article…
The article is called 9 to 5 with Deepika and I think that is the first elusive statement because the Indians I have come to know usually start their day late. One of the dresses she models is a great Donna Karen crystal swirl number which I could have sworn I saw Racquel Zimmerman wearing in American Vogue, although not for a spread but rather a quick showcase or identification photo. Another dress I absolutely love is a silk jersey one-shoulder Dior gown: the snugness of the bottom contrasts with the looseness of the upper draping, while the broadening at the bottom keeps the dress level. Of course a great butt is needed for this dress. Her makeup is consistent throughout all of the photos: her lower eye lid is seemingly nude (although her almond eyes are very defined, perhaps the result of a light application of eye shadow) while thick eye liner crescendos with a flip at the far end of her eye and of course there is heavy mascara. Her lips are dark but not deep pink and contrast nicely with her pale skin as well as her dark eyes and hair, two features that ensure she is relevant in India despite her skin color. She has a little Blair Waldorf going on with her look. And let me say her attitude appears just as upper class, lady of the manner. “[A] part of her morning now goes into dealing with a myriad of responsibilities.” Well, I highly doubt she is doing any of those responsibilities herself, but is rather delegating them to others. Excuse me, I may have spoken too soon, “if the maid is on leave, ‘even washing the dishes’” can be one of her responsibilities. On a side note though, the very fact that Deepika’s flat is in suburban Mumbai, only reminds me that Mumbai is for Bollywood and Bangalore is for IT. However harsh those stereotypes maybe, each city has a distinctly different feel and I hate to say it but Bangalore has not sold me yet. Mumbai has glamour, history, and the sea. And Bangalore has… wait it has Deepika! She grew up here and so she says many of her friends whom she likes to go to a movie with still reside here. Perhaps she flies in on a private jet then?
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