Designer Bride: Suneet Varma - A 25 Year Retrospective - Part I
Last month saw the anniversary of 25 years in fashion for one of India's most prolific bridalwear designers, Suneet Varma. To celebrate the event, he showcased a collection entitled 'A Passage to...
View ArticleDesigner Bride: Suneet Varma - A 25 Year Perspective - Part II
This is part two of my post on Suneet Varma's latest collection. To catch the rest of it, click here. Varma has gone for a couple of shorter length dresses in this collection, with a hi-lo hem. I...
View ArticleDesigner Bride: Sanam Chaudhri Luxury Pret 2012
The luxury line from Sanam Chaudhri, available at Labels in Karachi, is yet another South Asian collection this season to rely heavily on the influence of the matador in execution and style. My...
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Model from the Ottoman-inspired vignette of Suneet Varma's 25 year retrospective collection in November.
View ArticleThe Bride's Lookbook: Bridal Makeup by Humas Parlour
I had so many thoughts as I prepared this post about makeup artist and photographer Huma Sharif's work. I want to go to Norway, to visit this salon personally. How, HOW does one pick the good...
View ArticleDesigns on Love: Bridal Mehndi by Huma Sharif Salon
I said a few days ago that I haven't been posting enough features on mehndi artists. And I'm definitely going to be changing that, starting with these pretty samples from Huma's Parlour. I gave you a...
View ArticleReal Bride: Illinois Pakistani Bride by Maha Designs Photography
Today's real bride was sent to me by Zainab of Maha Designs, a Chicago-area wedding photography service. The bride is wearing some gorgeous ensembles, in a few different styles, and I'm really loving...
View ArticleWant to Advertise with AAINA Bridal?
Whether you are a photographer, makeup artist, craftsperson, stationer, or even a blogger looking to promote your blog, we want to work with you!The current offer is on picture ads in the dimensions of...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon Pretty: The Village Beauty
Gota Jewellery and Ensemble by Ather and Sabeen
View ArticleThe Year in Review: 2012
A little caught up in the festivities of the last two weeks, I ran out of time to post this, but I can't start a new year of blogging without a look back at some of your favourites from last year....
View ArticleThe Bride's Lookbook: Diana Penty for Verve Magazine
Yes, this is everywhere, posted, blogged, pinned, tumblr'd, facebooked, and everything else. But I just can't resist, can you blame? Can you blame anyone It's a very pretty post, and if you're...
View ArticleThe Bride's Lookbook: Bridal Makeup Inspiration from Khawar Riaz Bridal Hair,...
South Asian Bridal lookbooks can be intimidating, and I think many brides feel that way, whether or not they are conscious of it or not. The makeup seems "overdone," very "colourful" and too often,...
View ArticleDesigner Bride: Jaya Misra Bridalwear
Hello lovies!!! Long time no speak, isn't it? I've been seriously stressed with school this semester, and I've been going through a bit of a blogger existential crisis, which I've been working through...
View ArticleWorth Noting: OHM Wedding Magazine Fashion Show
This Sunday, OHM Wedding Magazine is throwing my favourite kind of bridal event. A fashion show, exclusively devoted to to curating some of Toronto's best designers and vendors for brides and bridal...
View ArticleLove-ly Locks: Combed Out Curls on Lana Del Ray
Lana Del Ray is one of those beauty icons manufactured for the blogger complex. Her style straddles several eras, the photographs are always shot with an instragamesque quality, and she embraces the...
View ArticleTricks of the Trade: MAC Cosmetics at Various Fashion Shows Fall/Winter 2013
Alexis Mabille, Fall/Winter 2013Badgley Mischka, Fall/Winter 2013Donna Karan, Fall/Winter 2013Francesco Scognamiglio, Fall/Winter 2013Holly Fulton, Fall/Winter 2013Kenneth Cole, Fall/Winter 2013Monique...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon Pretty: Riverbank Romance
via Dreams by Sapana via Asian Wedding Ideas
View ArticleTricks of the Trade: MAC Cosmetics at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW13
Ekru by Ekta & RuchiraAnnaikaKavita BhartiaMyoho by Kiran & MeghnaManish MalhotraPankaj & NidhiAll images via MAC Cosmetics on Tumblr
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